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Tell me, is the "Path of War" skill useful? What does it actually give?

to AMAM10
1) Path of War adds approximately 4 turns to the hero for each battle, along with upgraded logistics and pathfinding – it works out very well on maps larger than average (you could say it's one of the most useful skills on large maps), even making logistics specialists into main heroes because of the extra couple of squares they can move each turn...
I don't think Leadership has any effect... or rather, nothing is written about it... it just means there will be less negative Morale if there are "different monsters" in the army...
At least, I came to the same conclusions... some are for money, others are free, and a third group has no effect at all...
P.S. At least this isn't an isolated case... it also happens in nature :D

Tell me, is the "Path of War" a useful skill? What does it actually give? Does the hero really move further on the map after each victory?
And here's another thing: does morale really affect the recruitment of neutral creatures, i.e., the troops standing on the map, or is it predetermined for each specific map, i.e., some can't be recruited at all, others only for money, and a third group is even willing to join without diplomacy:0

The Path of War is simply great; it's a very useful skill.

In Logistics, the Sylvan faction has the "Native Lands" skill, so it's a tough choice whether to take the Path of War or not.

I think it's not a very good skill. It's much better to develop pillaging!

I think it's not a very good skill. It's much better to develop pillaging!

Hmm, I don't really like pillaging. It's only useful when there are a lot of resources on the map, which only happens at the beginning of the game or in areas with abundant resources.

It depends on your level of play. If you start the game by clearing everything and can eliminate several creatures in one turn, then pillaging is nowhere near as useful as the "Path of War" skill. In my opinion, pillaging is useful on maps that are somewhat like an archipelago. Getting in and out of a ship without interrupting your turn – that's really cool! But in Heroes 5, water maps are a rare exception. Not to mention that it's harder to get pillaging than "Path of War."

What about weeks that increase the number of certain creatures on the map?

In 3.1, I encountered a week where everything tripled – income from mines, troop numbers, gold, basically everything... It was amazing! I also accidentally captured a neutral mercenary town for archers. So, by the end of the second week, I had 7 archers... and this is only the second week. That's awesome!