Posts from Wyverns

Yes, in a 3v3 battle, Shakh'Karukat is very effective. I think that Dark Elves are good against powerful, high-level units (poison can really help), and the Pao-Kai are good for sieges (it's easy to cover archers).

In principle, both are good in their own way. In prolonged battles, the Pao-Kai are good due to their ability. On the other hand, the Dark units regenerate more often with the speed bonus. And in general, I rarely hire Wyverns and their upgrades – Barbarians rarely have a lot of gold, and it's better to spend it on other creatures.
P.S. Shakk'aruk's ability in 3.1 is much better. Now, by level 20 of the hero, his Wyverns get 40 hit points instead of 10, as it was in 3.0.

P.S. Shakarukata's ability in version 3.1 is much better. Now, for example, by level 20, his wyverns get 40 hit points instead of 10, as it was in version 3.0.

Either I'm having some serious glitches, or in version 3.0, Shakarukata's wyverns received 2 hit points for each level, meaning 40 hit points by level 20...

10 HP at level 20? That can’t be right, it’s nonsense. Who would need that? Here’s a quote from the manual for version 3.0:

Wyvern Tamer
Wyverns, dark wyverns, and pao-kai in the hero’s army gain +2
hit points for each hero level, starting from the first.

20 x 2 = 40, as Vortex already said.

I take Wyverns because of their ability to restore health by eating corpses. This is useful when the armies aren't very large.

They feed on the corpses of the Pao-kai, and the dark wyverns have regeneration, just like hydras.

Either I'm having some serious glitches, or in 3.0, each level of the Wyvern of the Jackal granted 2 HP, meaning 40 HP by level 20...

10 HP at level 20? That can't be, it's nonsense. Who would need it then? Here's a quote from the 3.0 manual:

I read this information in the manual for 3.1. It states that the bug with the Jackal's ability has been fixed.

The only thing I regret is that no one mentioned what will happen if you play against the Academy, where almost all units are either protected from magic or are "cyborgs"... Then, the Pao-Kai will be useless units, as they deal magic damage with electricity. But dark wyverns, on the contrary, look much better in a battle against the Academy.

Who is protected from electricity? Mages, gremlins, rakshasas, and djinns have no protection against it. But lightning also affects gargoyles...

Of course, paladins are effective against the undead – that’s obvious. But there’s a catch. If you use the Necromancer’s “Undead Raising” ability, you can quickly eliminate the skeletons after they’ve been killed. After that, there will be no one left to raise.
By the way, here’s an interesting fact: paladins cannot be close relatives of dragons because dragons have 6 pairs of limbs, while paladins have only 4.
I always use paladins, ever since Dark Messiah – I like them :) It’s a pity they don’t have a “fury” ability.

Paokai are effective not only against the undead; with their chain lightning, they can deal significant area-of-effect damage if they are grouped together.

I didn't say they are against the undead, I just meant that Dark Wyverns are useless against the undead.

Dark wyverns are not very effective in most situations, and they are completely useless against the undead.

Why are dark units so much stronger than high-level heroes? And in general, the Wyvern is the weakest unit of the Stronghold faction; without Bloodlust, they are completely useless.

I don't quite agree. I always build the dwelling for Wyverns last, as it's expensive and not very effective. But to say that it's a completely useless unit is nonsense. As for choosing between Paokai and Dark units – against Mages, Elves, and Humans, I take Paokai to deal with ranged units using electricity, and also against Necropolis. In all other cases, I choose Dark units.