Posts from Wizard – “Audacious Wizard” [Campaign 6, Mission 1]

Easy! I quickly reached level 10 and captured the Castle!

I managed to make that hero leave the Castle. Then I attacked him.

Easy! I quickly reached level 10 and captured the castle!

That's exactly the problem: it's desirable to capture the castle before the hero reaches level 10, so that you can then visit all the places that increase skills. Otherwise, after capturing the castle, the mission ends.

The problem is that it's desirable to capture the Castle before the hero reaches level 10, so that you can then visit all the places that increase skills. Otherwise, after capturing the Castle, the mission ends.

Absolutely correct.
I also don't understand the appeal of rushing through a map in a straight line to the Castle, without seeing anything, or properly leveling up the hero... After all, in Heroes of Might and Magic V, they don't even give a rating for speedrunning, so why deprive yourself of the pleasure of a thorough and inquisitive playthrough?:smile01:

Absolutely correct.
I also don't understand the appeal of rushing through a map along the shortest route to the castle, without seeing anything or properly developing the hero... After all, in Heroes 5, they don't even give a rating for speedrunning, so why deprive yourself of the pleasure of a thorough and inquisitive playthrough?:smile01:

I agree! "True heroes always take the long way!" :smile01: Of course, if you set yourself the goal of speedrunning purely for your own enjoyment, then maybe there's some appeal in that! But otherwise, I also like to explore each map thoroughly!

It turned out that I didn't even fight the enemy's main hero! :-) He ran after the zombies north of the town, and I went past him towards the town, and he couldn't catch me; I was already level 10. I took the town with a level 1 hero and one skeleton – mission accomplished! :D :smile18:

Could you please advise on what skills Zephyr should have (or ideally have) after the first mission to make subsequent missions easier, and what skills are essential? (Master of Artifacts, Magic Mirror, etc.) Are these skills needed immediately, or can they be added later?

I leveled up Zehir in a standard way – light, summoning, sorcery, education, and I don't remember what else. Definitely not leadership, logistics, or mechanics.

Cool mission :) I started by playing with someone else's save (until I killed Koly from the previous campaign :), but I still tried to capture the city as quickly as possible. Then I abandoned that save, finished playing as the Elves, and started a new game as the Mage. Since I already knew where the city was, I calmly went around the map through the northeast-southwest, captured it, and then started capturing mines and various places that increase knowledge and defense/attack, trying not to gain experience unnecessarily. At the same time, I built a 5th-level Mage Guild in the city (there was a problem with gems, so I had to spend time trading and just letting days pass). In general, when I built it and learned everything I was capable of (I learned only one spell at level 5, summoning a Phoenix), I went and killed someone else, and the mission ended :) At this stage, I took only Light and Sorcery as new skills. I also want Luck, something from Attack/Defense, and maybe Chaos.

Wow, they give you a Phoenix in the first mission, that's pretty good, and I got a "Heavenly Shield," maybe I'll replay it.

By the way, I didn't even realize how awesome this creature is until I checked its stats!

In general, the mission is very simple! Here's a walkthrough: First, you get Djinns (they are the best). Then, you go and hire Demons (after buying them, return to the beginning). Then, you go east, not touching anyone. You'll encounter a Necropolis; accept the skeletons and go south. There, you'll find a spell, although it's random, it's still not bad for the beginning. Then, go north until you reach a crossroads (go right). Go right:eek: and there's a garrison with an army of 1,000 skeletons, 200 liches, etc. Just kidding, the army there is weak, so you defeat it :smile13: and go right, defeating the zombies and hiring them. Then, go west; there's only one path, and there you'll find a castle! Immediately take the castle (the castle's army is weak) and stay there. In general, their second hero didn't even approach the castle; he lived for a week and died from the lack of a castle! And after that, you're the only one on the map, and you can calmly develop your characteristics, and that's it, you've won! :) :smile47:

It's clear that the player was probably playing on Recruit difficulty.
The hero spent a very long time wandering around. And the castle should have had a decent army.

The mission is indeed simple, but I recommend capturing a castle with the hero as soon as possible.

I have a question: to obtain "Arcane Enlightenment," do I need to collect "Mentorship," "Secret Advantage," and "Earthquake" together, or can I choose just one?

all together