The best race is 100%
1) Assassins are the best tier 1 creatures (they're not peasants or gremlins, after all).
2) Furies (not beasts) are also pretty good. Especially with their "hit and run" ability.
3) Minotaurs... they're the weak link of the Shadow League. They don't fit in here. They'd be better with the mages.
4) Lizard Riders, also known as Dark Riders... are also a decent unit. They're good for taking out archers.
5) Shadow Lords are undoubtedly a strong unit, but not in melee combat.
6) Hydras with their abilities are the best.
7) Dragons are the best :smile20:

1. I'm comparing assassins to gremlins :) when Hafiz is used and gremlins have a miniature showing their HP, initiative, and something else.
It turns out that assassins are not just worse, but several times worse. :)

2. Furies are good, but their numbers are extremely low...

3. Minotaurs are bad, as are their initiative and speed.

4. Riders are actually much better used against high-level units. They're a good support unit. Their attack doesn't hold.

5. Shadow Lords are one of the best casters in the game. Their support spells are all very useful. But again, as support.

6. Hydras are good against neutral casters or archers. Why they're the best is unclear. :) They're a good unit for holding the line. :)

7. Dragons are far from the best in their class. They're expensive to get, they cost a lot, and the Warlock himself can break their magic immunity. Their initiative is low. Emerald dragons are much more dangerous...

In the end, we get decent units, but in small numbers. :)
Also, the hero's low defense and the difficult-to-obtain defense skill make the units easily killed.
And without the hero's offensive magic, this Warlock army will die quickly. :)