Posts from Counter-heroes in duel mode (3.1). Auto-translated

Here, the confrontation between Jalib and the Necromancers is interesting....
Deydra has a 99% chance of losing against Jalib, but Ravenna has a 99% chance of winning against him... and Orson is roughly 75% effective... it depends on the terrain, but more often than not, he wins, even with unfavorable terrain.

Yes, these are interesting matchups.
I agree about Deydra, but not the others.
Let me explain:
Ravenna, Jalib's anti-hero, has everything set up against him. Position your units so that no more than two of Jalib's units are within the range of the spell. Jalib needs to focus on getting the crystal first (you can say goodbye to a single unit of ghosts), then more crystals (I think 16 dead vampires or so), shields, and not traps. Traps can only reliably catch dragons. As for the main villains, the princes, they might explode one (8 dead vampires) if they're lucky, but after that, the opponent will simply avoid the traps. Overall, it's a very difficult duel with fairly equal chances.
Orson, in my opinion, loses to Jalib 99% of the time. Cast traps two or three times, and then things become more or less clear. Teleport can help Orson, but unfortunately, I haven't encountered players using this spell in this matchup. You know, it's not very common on ubi to see random miracles with a Diabolist, or players who could use it.
And also, Anwen against Helmar doesn't work; it's been proven. There are walls, walls, and more walls, making it impossible for the dancers to breathe.
Also, Anwen doesn't work against Ossir; the probability of the dragons hitting at least one unit of archers is 25%, two is 6%, and three is 2% (approximately). Even without one unit of archers, Ossir brutally defeats Anwen. And now, you can't even place a crystal in the rain.

I remember that Razazak was strong as a Warlord of the North, but now, with the Golem split, he's not as effective. Can you suggest a few strategies for him that would work against many heroes?

The tactic for playing as Razazak involves very thoughtful and precise micro-management. You need to carefully monitor the initiative order, calculate the possible chances of morale triggering, how much Razazak will move when artifacts are consumed, and the possibility of throwing golems or titans into a surprise attack (titans are preferable), and many other things. Razazak will be stronger than Synith, on par with or slightly weaker than Dyra, comparable to Deleb, Raven, and Nimue. He might win against Haggeesh if he gets lucky with the terrain, morale, and the artifacts Ossir, Axel, Shaq, and Iris. His tactical maneuvers are very chess-like; you need to calculate several moves ahead, constantly considering the possibility of morale triggering. It's very difficult, but he wins in a very impressive way. He is a very important hero for the server's longevity. Players with a very high skill level can showcase their abilities with him. I remember one time, Domovoy defeated my Shaq with Razazak. True, the terrain was perfect for Razazak; no one could reach the titans, he had 6 artifacts, and I didn't initially pay attention to the fact that almost all of Razazak's troops had artifacts equipped.

Let's discuss a pair that has been discussed many times already.
Vittorio-Axel, simply a wealth of tactics, both for Axel and for Vittorio. It strongly resembles old knightly pairings.
Initially, I thought that Axel had the advantage here, with his overall versatility, plus his insane morale would crush Vittorio. Then, Dex showed the potential of Vittorio, suggesting that Vittorio is the key here. I thought about it for a long time, and I'm still pondering. But I feel that Axel can still defeat Vittorio, and not necessarily every turn will involve morale plus luck, and even the terrain won't hinder him.
Of course, I didn't play particularly well with Axel in the final stage; to be honest, I thought I would win easily and relaxed (I have this weakness, I don't always play to the end). But here, Axel played for me, and the ending of the battle turned out to be incredible. That's why I love this game!))
By the way, Albolabris also lost to my Axel, and that was even more impressive.

Axel definitely beats Vita. I played. On the very first turn, Axel got lucky, and Vita was immediately defeated. Throughout the entire battle, I only got lucky like that. I thought I would win. But it wasn't meant to be. I lost. Although I didn't notice any major mistakes on my part, and luck was on my side, since then I think Axel has no chance there:(

As far as I remember, in the first turn, the Haven faction should attack the Griffins and block Isabel's Knights. Overall, I think this pairing hasn't been fully explored yet. Ax has morale, and there's no arguing with that. It's hard for me to say who dominates in this pairing; perhaps it's Vitia, but only if played correctly (very correctly). And if Ax doesn't get a luck item with morale in the early turns. There are too many "ifs" already. This pairing is in the SUPER INTERESTING section; that's my point of view. If you have opposing opinions, argue against my Agent!).

I'd be happy to play as Vitya against your Axel; just not right now. I don't have a computer available at the moment. What do you think about a match between Ibba and Marbas?

The Ibba-Marbas pair is quite predictable here, with Marbas having a significant advantage. If you cast the Ethereal rune, you end up facing Marbas with his Fireball. If you cast the Elemental Resistance rune, you end up facing the Devils. Of course, if Ibba's morale drops early and the opponent misses, there's a chance. Perhaps it's better to cast Ethereal first, and then the Elemental rune, which would be more beneficial. Or, another option: position them two squares apart (which you should do anyway), cast Elemental Resistance, wait, cast Ethereal, and then move forward. But I haven't tested this, as I didn't have enough time. Regarding the Vitus-Axel pair: I can't seem to win with Axel against Vitus. Vitus definitely has an undeniable advantage in this pair, but to realize it, you need to try hard. And, of course, Axel also needs to try very hard to win here. Overall, it's a very interesting pair.

Well, I asked just to confirm my arguments :) As for Axel and Vitya, I'm not that interested in them anymore :) I won't take Axel over Vitya anyway, it didn't work out the first time, and I don't want to try again :) I'd rather take Ravenna ;) And if we're talking about the pairs Deleb-Erin, Deleb-Deidra?

For some reason, my last message disappeared.
In short, I wrote that Deleb is stronger than Erin and weaker than Deidra. I'm not very sure about Erin; it all depends on the deck, but I was sure that in the Deleb-Deidra pair, the Necropolis hero was stronger... But it turns out that in the final of the "hunt for Karl" tournament, Dexter lost to All-Seeing Deleb, using Deidra. Maybe in 3.1, Storm had such a big impact on the balance, or maybe I misunderstood something.
In general, without Dexter on the Heroes of Might and Magic Online server, it's quite boring and lonely; only Diabolik remains.
I should note that many foreigners have improved a lot: Lord_Michael, yatahasy, mandi, and others; I don't understand where they get their skills from.

I saw Anatox there once. He had 8500. I lost to Daedroy, and all my troops went into defense))) what should I do against such a strong opponent?:) Should I attack immediately?

Here I am with Arantox, but I haven't been able to play against him yet. He only plays with his own presets, so it's hard to assess his skill level. Deleb playing defensively isn't new; against such a Deleb, Deidra has two tactics (30 mana): one is berserk (Devils) and punishing strikes, the other is mass light spells plus vampirism. I think the second one is still more preferable.
But I still don't have enough confidence that Deidra is stronger, because I haven't played this matchup against strong opponents yet(((

That’s what I did. I used a lot of light creatures, then vampires. It didn’t help.

I confirm, the former nun is stronger, and by a significant margin. Is Carli a suitable counter-hero for Ossir? What are your thoughts on this?

Yep! Karl is a counter-hero for all heroes. With skillful use of runes, he's impossible to kill. I haven't lost to anyone with him yet.