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I heard that armor is the best – firstly, defense is much more important in all sorts of dungeons, medusa lairs, and gnome strongholds, especially in utopias :) Secondly, in battle, there's the "skip turn" option – the higher the defense, the better :)

In my opinion, the skills are equivalent.
We tested: Tazar, level 20, 10-10-1-1 with 1 Archangel, against Craig with the same parameters, level, and Archangel, and they deal the same damage to each other!!!
But from the point of view of fighting neutrals, defense will be more reliable.
For example, if you give a neutral unit Defense and it runs to our archers... There are many different situations.

And D or spacebar can be very decisive! Especially when you don't kill one unit in one hit, and it doesn't kill you!!

We tested: Tazar, level 20, 10-10-1-1, with 1 Archangel, against Kreg with the same parameters, level, and Archangel; they inflict the same damage on each other!!!

And Tazar will also be good in defense; I tested 40 0 0 0 and 0 40 0 0, and 10 angels; attack is what matters.

If both have taken the Attack and Defense skills, the damage is very close; for one archangel it might even be identical. Otherwise, Craig's is slightly higher. But Defense (armor) also applies to ranged combat. This specific example shows that Tazar's specialty will be better at high levels. If Craig doesn't have Defense, but Tazar has Attack, then Craig hits harder.

Don't confuse skills with parameters; they have different multipliers when calculating damage. For the parameter coefficient, the difference between the attacker's attack and the defender's defense is important. In your example, this difference is zero and no one gets bonuses.
The Attack (offense) skill is more effective for raw damage than Defense (armor). But don't forget that in many key battles like the Dragon Utopia, you are the one who takes the first hit, not the guards. Plus, it depends on which troops you are playing. For example, for Swamp, it is specifically Defense that allows you to avoid losing wyverns in battles during the 1st week; they often have only 10hp left (or even less), but they survive. But for a Barbarian creeping with goblins, Attack is more important, because they can't afford to take a hit or they'll die instantly. An opinion was already expressed here that the skills are roughly equal, depending on the situation. And you should take both.

. But don't forget that in many key battles like the Dragon Utopia, you are the one who takes the first hit, not the guards. Plus, it depends on which troops you are playing. For example, for Swamp, it is specifically Defense that allows you to avoid losing wyverns in battles during the 1st week; they often have only 10hp left (or even less), but they survive. But for a Barbarian creeping with goblins, Attack is more important, because they can't afford to take a hit or they'll die instantly. An opinion was already expressed here that the skills are roughly equal, depending on the situation. And you should take both.

In Dragon Utopia and other structures, usually the "meat shield" takes the first hit—someone you don't mind losing and for whom defense isn't as important (especially if the unit count is 1)—and it is much more pleasant to deal 30% more damage with 1-2 striking stacks and completely wipe out the neutral stack without taking losses; just like with Barbarian and Viva creeps, nothing stops you from bringing a couple of small units into battle just to put them in harm's way

The longer the "tank" lasts, the more intact the same-hitting stacks will be. If you enter the Dragon Utopia on week 3 with Craig using parameters 17-3 without defense, it's a wipe or at least heavy losses, because the tanking will end right after the gold dragons strike, and the green and red ones will bite the hitting stacks; after that, such high attack won't help, as there will be no one left to fight.

Based on everything mentioned above, the optimal approach is to acquire both skills and develop the hero with a focus on attack.

I also heard that someone with stats around 2-10 visited the arena and got +2 defense!!

I also heard that someone with stats around 2-10 visited the arena and gained +2 defense.

You don't actually need to be a father for this; you just need to know the damage calculation and have 3 degrees.

P.S.S.: Of course, I understand that in Dragon Utopia, for example, the choice is made in favor of defense, but in crypts, conservatories, or hideouts, during the early stages of the game, I would still give preference to attack.