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Inferno has the ability to open gates, and when combined with Urgash's call + wide gates + fast gate opening, it becomes a unique advantage. They also have chaos and darkness spells in their guild of mages, as well as a lot of knowledge. For example, at level 23, the hero had 190 mana.

Barbarians are ideal for attacking, and Dwarves are ideal for defending a castle. But that's just my opinion.

In my opinion, all factions are good. It depends on the player. The right strategy and skill (and a bit of imagination) will help you win with any faction.

I wouldn't say that Barbarians are even good for sieges, let alone ideal. They have only one ranged unit (1/8 damage, siege units don't count), there's essentially nowhere to gain morale, and the only flying unit is the wyvern, but morale doesn't affect them. And Barbarians have no magic. The only advantage is the free cyclops that break down walls, but this can be neutralized, for example, by the Dark faction.
I don't know about the Dwarves; they defend perfectly well even without a castle. Besides, there are several other factions with their own defensive advantages. Mages can easily destroy a catapult (three ranged units + a Chaos Knight hero), and Warlocks can force the enemy to retreat with powerful spells. There's no clear leader here.

If I know that my opponent is a skilled player, I wouldn't choose Academy or even Dungeon, knowing that he will choose Stronghold! Why? Figure it out!

And when defending a castle, the Dwarves get a lot of Mountain Guards of level 1 for free! This makes defense much easier!

Demons have one feature that many rarely consider; with properly developed ballistics, Jaleh has a huge advantage, all other things being equal.

The strongest factions are undoubtedly the Dark Elves and the Undead. I really like the Dark Elves, but they have one drawback that prevents them from matching the power of the Necromancers. It's their numbers. The Necromancers have dark energy that allows them to resurrect and replenish their losses. They can also use this to resurrect additional units. However, the Dark Elves, in my opinion, have the strongest magic in the game. Even the Mages don't have such abilities. Mages have a lot of mana, but they don't have the Arcane Wave spell, which doubles the power of spells. I think the Dark Elves are stronger, but there was a time when I was scared by the Necromancer's army when their hero attacked me with three thousand skeleton archers. That's when I lost. Dark Elves. That's my final word. They are my favorites in the game.