To build archers in version 1.5, you need a level 6 town. I don't remember about druids. Unless they are in the starting team...
The strength of the initial volley heavily depends on the hero's level. It's frustrating when the hero's archers, at level 30 in mission 5 of the campaign, destroy a stack of unupgraded skeletons, while the archers remain.
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