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

Regarding albolabris. What kind of behavior is this? He constantly threatens to report everyone "to the right place" and accuses everyone of cheating. People just write "fuck you!" to him.
For example: I played against him, both of us using Helmar. I used the Rune of Magical Insight. I won quite easily. He writes that he will report me to Ubisoft for cheating. I ask where the cheat is??? His answer: Helmar doesn't have that rune. I specifically go to Helmar's profile and see that he has the Flame Rune artifact, which gives an additional Rune of Magical Insight.
In the end, this albolabris remained stubborn. I decided not to bother with him. Although I could have just written "fuck you!" too.

There's an interesting feature with Helmar: the Flame Rune in his hand. I've discussed this somewhere before, but probably not here. The description and manual describe this artifact a bit incorrectly. The Flame Rune in his hand gives Helmar one additional rune. A random factor might give him a rune that he can't learn or a rune that he already has, and then Helmar will only have three runes. Or, it might give him the Rune of Magical Insight, and then Helmar will have four runes. This is a very interesting feature if Lethos, Helmar himself, or another dark/light mage is playing against Helmar.
The fact that albolabris didn't know this is a bit surprising, as I consider him a very strong player. Otherwise, he is generally a quite reasonable player, one of the most polite, and he never resorts to rudeness.

As far as I understand, Albolabris is well aware of this particularity of Helmar and believes that there is no need to further strengthen an already strong preset.

He wasn't even rude. He just wrote that I was cheating and that I would be banned if I did it again. He also started arguing with someone else in the chat. That's why I decided not to get involved.

Helmar was like that, is like that, and will probably always be like that with this rune in his bag. Never mind, Albolabris won't report anyone with accusations of cheating, simply because there's nowhere to report to. And there's nothing to report about, really. Friends, do you have any fresh, interesting replays? If so, share them!

For example, Axel could certainly defeat Erin, but not with that tactic. Why attack the witches, who deal minimal damage in this battle, and with such a focus? By the way, ildarik, did you watch my replay of the Orcs vs. Daemons game? I don't see where Daemons can gain an advantage here if the Orc player isn't a complete newbie.

Oh, I found another one – how I lost to Axel playing as Ibbu.

Damn, this web monitor is so strict; it lets you in only on the tenth try, and it doesn't even allow downloading. Contact me on ICQ. I can only download and upload files using m-agent or KIP (
Regarding a couple of Death-Ogre matchups. Yes, Death-Ogre has an undeniable advantage, but you just need to develop the perfect strategy for Death. By the way, I lost to Death-Ogre once, playing against a newbie. That was enough to realize that Death has hidden potential).

Just now, maybe someone will find it interesting, Anven won against Ossir. Only 1 unit remained. Unfortunately, I didn't remember who I was playing against. Apparently, the player wasn't very experienced, otherwise they would have grouped all the Ossir units together.
Someone wrote that Anven has only a 5% chance of winning against Ossir. I guess I got lucky.

I'm winning against Erin, playing as Daedra! The spells of the Sorceresses are amazing!

A replay from a series on how not to play as Ravenna. The first and main mistake is the unit placement...

What do you think about the Ora-Ravenna matchup? I just encountered it against an Albolabris, and I quickly eliminated his fast units, preserved the golems, and naturally started using Armageddon. He messaged me, saying that if I want to use Armageddon, I should do it from the start, and then he disconnected. It seems like the guy couldn't handle it...
I was so surprised that I forgot to save the replay.

And, in my opinion, Ravenna is powerless against Razzak.

Ora-Ravena, I think Ravena has absolutely no chance. You just start burning everything with Armageddon right from the beginning. Ravena can't get close to Obsidian at all. At the beginning of the game, you hope your opponent won't play THAT way, you build a strategy, and then, bam, it's all over. Otherwise, he would have won right away. I remember playing a couple of Jalib-Karla games in version 3.0, as Jalib. I was almost winning, almost turning the situation around, there was very little left, and then the opponent turned on autobattle... And it all started. The computer began to activate the necessary runes, started hitting with Yarls where it needed to, Karla started hitting Titans instead of casting spells. In 3.0, the computer was quite strong in duels, unlike 3.1.
Regarding the Ravena-Razazak pairing, I'm leaning towards the opinion that Ravena will be stronger. Archers and machines are destroyed by Ravena
relatively quickly, and then Ravena goes into deep defense. Freezing Cold on Steel Golems, Obsidian is supported by slightly elevated Princes and Dragons. I haven't tried this pairing on the server for a while, but I feel that Ravena still has more to offer in this pairing.
Well, I tried to simulate it, and I still feel that Ravena will be stronger. Razazak needs to have a good morale boost, and good artifacts need to drop, although even with an artifact that gives 33% magic resistance, Ravena still kills two Titans with Cold. If you have any opposing opinions, please share them.
And another pairing, Axel-Dirael, I also tried to simulate. It's a pretty interesting pairing, a true confrontation of magic against might. Axel will still be stronger. If I were playing as Axel on the server, I would play a little differently, I just showed that Dira can also win here.

Yes, the auto-battle in version 3.1 is quite something. ALL heroes who have the Dodge spell start using it, including Oru, Jaliba, Deirdre, and Sinistar:smile40:. True, sometimes there are moments of clarity, but they are very rare... Also, the auto-battle doesn't use the runes for Castle. At all. Here are two more replays, not against the strongest player, but I'm interested in the matchups themselves. Castle - Marbas: everything basically ended after the first turn of the Erls, but in general, with a different setup, Marbas should have had a chance. Or not? I'm increasingly liking the attacking tactics for Castle; without the Resurrection rune, sitting in defense is no longer a good idea. His machine is quickly destroyed, or it deals minimal damage (in a duel with Helm, for example). The ranged units also aren't very effective against everyone, and the War Frenzy rune on the Erls or dragons is a formidable weapon. Of course, this won't work with all heroes – it's not effective against very aggressive ones. But against these, readiness won't help either; in my opinion, he doesn't need it at all; he would get much more benefit from Battle Fury from the attack branch. Anwen - Iris: I had good luck with the Blessed, Luck, and Line of Sight spells, while Iris was unlucky, and her tactics were also lacking. But in general, she probably has a chance, and a good one. I think she should have positioned herself on 2 squares.

Regarding the Raven-Razaz pairing, I'm increasingly leaning towards the opinion that Raven is stronger. Archers and siege units are destroyed by Raven quite quickly, and then Raven goes into deep defense. Freezing slows down steel golems, and obsidian golems are slightly hindered by princes and dragons. I haven't tried this pairing on a server for a while, but I feel like Raven still has more to offer in this matchup.
Well, I tried to simulate it, and I still feel like Raven is stronger. Razaz needs a good morale boost, and decent artifacts need to drop, although even with an artifact that provides 33% magic resistance, Raven still kills two titans with cold. If you have any opposing opinions, please share them with negative replays.

In your simulation, Razaz didn't get lucky with the minor artifacts; if they had been given to the golems, it would have provided additional advantages and the opportunity to boost them even more towards the end... I'm also thinking about combining the gremlin squads; they served well, but things could have unfolded differently. At the end, the golems could have been hidden behind the skeletons more quickly, but maybe I overlooked something... And yes, there's a replay. It's like an exhausting tactic.
P.S. I'm not a professional, but I've wanted to discuss this for a long time