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Also, Vlad was actively summoning phantoms. If they were far from my troops, he would take them out with Meteor Shower. He also had a huge number of artifacts.
When I defeated the last dragons, the area became noticeably brighter. I was just a little short of level 32. I could have reloaded and gone to gain that little bit from Kolya. I would have done that if he were nearby. But after another resurrection, he holed up in Orange. I decided to just forget about the level. I was really tired of this mission. I visited both upgrade locations and finished the mission. My Fai'den is level 33. Attack and Knowledge are over 30, Defense and Magic are over 20.
I suspect that in version 1.5, they removed the script that gave Kolya thousands of dragons. And if they didn't remove it, they made it happen less frequently. Then, theoretically, with a lot of patience and perseverance, you could level up Fedya to level 40.
Throughout my long playthrough, only once did a Necromancer appear in the tavern – Deidra, level 29. There weren't even any un-upgraded ones. So, you have to take advantage of this opportunity. A high-level Necromancer, with so many Necromancer castles, can make the playthrough much easier.
In general, I didn't just use purchased enemy heroes in this mission.