Posts from Artifacts. Do It Yourself. (a tutorial for Academy players)

I have a question: if I give an artifact to a unit, and then split the unit, will both resulting units retain the artifact, and will it have the same power?

Heh-heh, keep dreaming. It will be a cheesy tactic, though. You can create one artifact, constantly split the stack, destroy the resulting artifacts, and that's it – we won't need mines anymore.

And what happens to the art then? Does it disappear? And can it be restored?

I haven't checked, but the idea is that it's randomly assigned to one of the split stacks.

If I manage to level up the empathy skill, I equip all units with artifacts that boost initiative and morale.

If I manage to level up empathy, I give all units artifacts that boost initiative and morale.

Well, I'm sure you weren't referring to gargoyles and golems! (regarding morale).

Ah, I prefer artifacts that increase luck and defense, and occasionally I also take artifacts that boost defense.

Avenger, without loyalty to machines, there can be no empathy. And with it, golems and gargoyles have a combat advantage.

Avenger, without loyalty, machines cannot evoke empathy. And with it, golems and gargoyles become formidable in battle.

Okay, I didn't know that. I just don't often get the chance to lead when I play as a Mage.

Avenger, without loyalty, machines cannot experience empathy. And with it, golems and gargoyles have combat prowess.

It very well could be, these are two adjacent branches of diplomacy. And loyalty gives morale to machines and golems, but not to gargoyles. (at least, that's how it is in the skill tree, and I haven't played as a mage in a while, but it seems to be exactly that way).

Indeed, gargoyles lack the combat spirit that comes from machine loyalty. And leadership is rarely given to everyone. There is a 2% chance when leveling up and 8.3% for Warlocks, but there usually aren't many of them.

Comrades, gargoyles are NOT machines, but elementals.
Therefore, they have combat morale from the start.

How do you obtain the "Greatest Master of Arts" skill?

Level up to become a skilled master and equip the artifact amulet of mastery.

I rarely assemble them in an online game or when playing with friends because the town itself is quite expensive to build, just like in the third installment of Heroes, but when it does happen, I award medals in the following way:
1. Master Gremlins: + to health and + to initiative (the latter is better)
2. Gargoyles: + to speed
3. Golems: rarely, but it's still possible to get + to "battle spirit" if you have the "machine loyalty" skill, or + to speed/initiative if you get the "golem march" skill.
If necessary, I disassemble the mini-artifacts back, as there is no penalty for such conversion: assembled - war, resources needed - disassembled :)