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Guys, those who know, please tell me how to level up an Orc Warrior against an Inferno Mage and which stacks should be eliminated first?

I recently played as an Orc Warrior in a skirmish against an Inferno Warrior with a Human. This unknown player really surprised me: he deployed two stacks of Lilims and didn't use any tactics. On the second turn, I already defended against both with Furies and Crushers. I attacked the Abyss Lords and Lilims first, until there were only a few Lilims left. Abyss Lords are strong, but they don't last long. He summoned 9 Abyss Lords. They attacked the Cyclops, and the Cyclops, with a preemptive attack and luck, destroyed 7 of them! In short, I won without any problems. It was more difficult against the Inferno Mage. I lost that match, which is why I created this thread.
There's another trick against Inferno. It's better to use the Orc racial ability when it reaches level 4 – then enemies don't retaliate on attack, and the Inferno's luck doesn't trigger, which means reinforcements will be small. Therefore, it's often better to wait than to deal with reinforcements later.

Tell me in detail how the Inferno mage defeated you. They aren't very strong, are they? So, the player must have been experienced. Interesting.

No, he wasn't that experienced; I was just a complete newbie – it was my first battle against Inferno. First, I didn't expect the racial ability to accumulate to level 4 and rushed into melee combat, which helped him create portals. Second, I didn't focus my attacks on the Void Lords; I attacked anyone I could, and third, I didn't even create a hero specifically for fighting Inferno; I chose one that was suitable for a Haven mage. Therefore, my hero didn't have the preemptive extra attack during the first three turns, which is essential against demons. In short, by the end of the battle, he had 4 stacks of Lilims and other troops, and the Cyclops had the Time Stop spell.

A new problem has arisen in duels against an Inferno mage. Today, I lost to someone named Atreides; I simply stopped playing after the second turn. If the Inferno faction goes first, then the strategy is to petrify the Cyclops (it lasts for 2 turns!!!), and the Lilims block the other two stacks. Then, more Lilims will emerge from the gate, and on the next turn, an Earth Elemental will appear, ready to cast another petrification spell, blocking the Archer in the process. In short, I don't know what to do against these demons. Does anyone have any ideas on how to counter this tactic? Please advise!

Chingiz, are you not even reading what the spells do?!
Dispelling from Darkness removes positive effects only from enemies! Petrification is applied to only one unit! How did you even play before? That's crazy!!!

You can try to remove the petrification effect during the battle using Blizzard.

There's no way to remove the petrification. I thought I could deal damage to my own unit with a spell and thus remove it, but it doesn't work. Anyway, it's tough to fight an Inferno mage.

I don't quite understand. Lilims have very low initiative, while the Barbarian's ability will increase the initiative of his troops, allowing them to make the first move. And besides, if the Barbarian is a mage, his troops will move even before Inferno, and if he's a warrior, the first strike and his ability will allow him to significantly thin out the ranks of the Inferno. But this is just theory. I don't play duels...

First Blood will activate only if the Orcs take damage, but it's not necessary to do so. You can simply wait. This means that with this tactic, the Orcs have two options: either attack with Panthers, hitting only one unit at a time, take damage in return, and then the racial ability will activate. Or attack with Panthers against multiple stacks. But then the opponent can wait it out.

I was playing on a Glacier map the other day, using an Orc Warrior with a Blood reputation against a Demon Sorcerer in Blood mode. These were our main heroes. I was level 11, and the Demon was level 13. The battle started, and he had a ton of Succubi (around 500, I think):eek: Plus, 5 Void Lords, about 100 Cerberuses, and 2 Destroyers. All my units were present, but the threat was serious. He summoned reinforcements of Succubi every turn, 2-3 at a time. He also cast Fire Storm on me, Fiery Resolve on the Succubi, and a general slow effect. I won, but the losses were huge. I was left with 2 Cyclops (out of 4) and 7 Snow Golems. After this, my hero leveled up to 14.