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If you can do what I described and also buy everything in the second week and leave, then I'll take my hat off to you. I haven't been able to do it even once! And it's also hard to find outer dragons; the Conservatory only works if there are 10 or a maximum of 20 griffins in a group (with 20, the losses are already significant).
But in principle, in the second week, Shaktis are better; after that, they're not so good, especially against Necropolis.

If you get around 7 attack + the Expert Offensive skill, and also use a magnificent spell like Bless, then 200 hell troglodytes wipe out a stack of 30 griffins in one hit (and if you level up more or find a few more troglodytes, you can even blast 40 in one hit)!!! That's mathematics for you!!!

I might have exaggerated about the 10k damage, but in any case, you can forget about using skeletons and liches as a combat unit, and in this scenario, the battle is heavily skewed in your favor because the Dungeon's archers have no penalties in melee combat, and they are generally fatter and stronger. The Undead are left with vampires and dread knights; I don't think you can lose in this situation, although it depends on how you play.

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If you can do what you described and also buy everything on the second week and leave, then I'll take my hat off to you; I haven't been able to do it even once! And it's also hard to find external dragons; the Conservatory is only worth bombing if there are 10 or a maximum of 20 griffins in a group (at 20, there are already serious losses).
But in principle, on the second week, the Sha'ir is better; after that, he's not so good, especially against the Necropolis.

I've been playing Heroes since the very first installment, and I've been playing the third game for 9 years now:smile17:

Considering the hero's specialization, the main goal is to level up quickly. To do this, first buy 2 heroes and, with a combined army, cause some minor chaos. Then, get archers to level 2, and by the 3rd week, buy more archers and you can start attacking stronger monsters. In the artifact market, buy boots of speed and gloves; the rest is secondary and can be found. Gradually replace harpies and taglads with angels and wyverns from neutral dwellings and lairs (don't forget about morale; you need to buy or find artifacts that give +2 to morale).
Final battle: if there aren't too many skeletons, less than 1500, then confidently use tactics to move wyverns, angels, dragons, and minotaurs to the front.
We start first, then a massive run and attack follows, with the following priority: angels = skeletons, dragons = skeletons, minotaurs = skeletons, wyverns = liches, manticores = liches, archers attack depending on the situation, but the undead no longer have archers or skeletons, and after that, it's just a matter of technique.

This is an empty bazaar. Worthless. To actually realize what kind of "guru" you are, play online, and you will understand the power most players possess. And naturally, you will fundamentally reconsider your opinion regarding the quality of your game.

And whether it's 9 years with a computer or 90, it makes absolutely no difference.

NO OFFENSE.

If you get around 7 attack + the Expert Attack skill, and also use a spell as magnificent as Bless, then 200 Infernal Troglodytes wipe out a stack of 30 griffins in one hit (and if you level up more or find a few more troglodytes, you can even blast 40 in one hit)!!! There's your mathematics for you!!!
A sharp start is important, because the game can be finished very quickly! And most importantly: +1 speed for a troglodyte at the beginning is 100 times cooler than +1 speed for a minotaur later!

Perhaps it upsets you that everyone here refuses to acknowledge the viability of your tactic, but you'll have to keep going. Firstly, unfortunately, an army of 3-4 thousand skeletons for a Necromancer in the second month is a current reality. That is if you don't use Vampire Lords, who are banned in Tournaments. Secondly, your tactic withstands no criticism; at any map difficulty level, when playing against a HUMAN and not a computer, it is absolutely non-viable. If you want to figure out exactly why, read various information on the forum, including the basic mastery school. And finally, players of different levels post here, and in particular, I advise listening to what Forrest writes, who is one of the strongest online Heroes 3 players in the world. And if you disagree with him, then justify your position with specifics, because otherwise it's a confusing waste of forum space. Good luck.

Can you explain one more thing? I read the rules, but how does Necropolis manage to gather 3-4k skeletons by the second month if everything they can use is restricted? (If possible, explain it in a simple way)

Understood, thanks for the explanation.
One more thing – can you explain how Necropolis manages to gather 3-4k skeletons by the second month if they're forbidden from using almost everything? (if possible, in a simple way)

Even an average player can easily take any Fortress or Hive with 12 lords by day 8. They distribute Angels and Vivs to several other Necromancer heroes, and that's it.

Well, getting Utopia on the first map is a pipe dream. This is only possible if you get very lucky with the mines. But getting Utopia on the second map with Galtran (on the Fortress) is much more realistic. In short, the essence of the tactic is to capture Angels in mines or Wyverns from trees, and then distribute them to different Necromancers. By leveling up several Necromancers, 3-4 thousand skeletons by the 2nd month is not a limit. We capture secondary castles and transform creatures of level 1-2 into skeletons using the transformer. We find peasants and send them to the transformer as well! You can also send level 3 creatures from other castles there.
We try not to lose the skeletons, and then we combine them all for the final battle. If the hero is Galtran, the skeletons will have very high stats. This is especially unpleasant if there are rings of life and potions of life.

If you want to know more, search for information on this forum.

And here is a link to saves from very strong players in Heroes 3. There are no Necromancers there, but it is still worth looking at to understand the tactics of good players.
http://randommaps.siteburg.com/indhallbestnd.htm

I checked the save files, thanks for the link. The game differs significantly between 200% and 100% difficulty, and I'll have to relearn how to play, as I'm used to playing on 200%.

Usually people play on Queen (160%)!
They don't play on King (200%) because it drags the game out and a lot depends on the map—for example, if you didn't find a certain resource, you fall behind in development...
Some templates play on Rook (130%) to ensure the fastest possible start and speed up the game!
They don't play on Knight (100%) or Pawn (80%) due to the inadequate behavior of neutrals :)

With good luck, you don't notice difficulty 200, but if luck isn't on your side, oh boy!

we played online without any restrictions; no one played Necromancer simply because of that, so they weren't nerfed, and when the number of DDs is not limited to one per turn, the tactic where every little Necromancer in their own corner with 1 Angel farms skeletons can backfire because they get picked off one by one before you pass them to the main hero—resulting in the issue of coming with 4k skeletons and wanting to hang yourself; I haven't encountered that

P.S. as for the development scheme, of course I'll have to reconsider; I looked at the saves, much is unclear, but the general algorithm is clear, I'll figure it out

The King is sometimes used, especially on fixed maps.
But the priorities in the game are the same for both the King and the Queen. Of course, the tactics differ, but the main goal is to develop quickly, scout as much as possible, and capture treasure rooms, Hive, Conservatories, and Utopias.

The strongest should win, not the luckiest :)
Don't take everything so literally... Noob Necromancers sometimes meet up with the main player and give him skeletons, instead of wandering around the map alone all game!

4 Dungeon creatures are, of course, good! But you still need to get them! And what guarantee is there that the Necromancer won't get them earlier by capturing a Utopia in the second week?

The main thing is to want it, and everything will work out! And to speed things up, it's better to play a couple of online games with someone and then analyze the mistakes.

Even a hedgehog understands this, but in save files, I've seen a player who, by the second week, had a couple of Angels, a couple of Dragons, a built-up Castle, and was bombing Utopia on a 200 difficulty level. This is almost impossible, or at least extremely difficult!
Before this, we usually played online, in a free-for-all, meaning 4-6 people, each playing on their own, or in duels, but usually on XL maps, and to reduce lag, the turn time was 2 minutes. If you play with troop transfers, you simply don't have time to make your move.