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

The replays are really good! Very good indeed. Thanks, Dex, for the replays; that ending with Axe and Haggy was truly insane. As usual, when an opponent plays absolutely perfectly, and you see and understand it, it can be a bit restricting for some, and even paralyzing for others. That's how Dnksterwor and Domovoy play. Maybe Beloguby too. That's all. By the way, in the Axe-Hagga replay, there's one mistake regarding Haggy. Did anyone notice? Any opinions? I noticed it.

Could you enlighten me? I might have missed something in the first 14 turns. In the beginning of the game, there was an option to block the path for the cavalry with cyclops, but I wasn't sure if that would be a better strategy.

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Well, you messed up.
Anyway, to put it briefly, the replay doesn't really show when the Paladins take their next turn, but we can assume that all of Haghi's troops will be able to defeat the Paladins before their next turn... Maybe it wasn't worth scaring them?

Thank you very much for the replays, especially Ora-Letos. In the replay against Haggesh, Axel, in my opinion, was doing something incoherent with his spells and generally playing very passively. My replays: we played about 10 games with erazial, but I only recorded this one. In short, here's our contribution to the old Axel-Vitya debate. I think erazial plays better than me, but he probably didn't know this matchup very well. I would immediately apply a general debuff, and try to remove the blindness from the paladins with adepts. Next, a comic about the maximum number of mistakes in one battle. Dira vs. Anwen - I played against a pretty strong player who always uses Anwen and rarely loses. So it was especially nice to win with Dira, who is generally weaker, but in this case, luck was on her side. My opponent's account is called something slightly different; I didn't have time to remember the numbers.

Regarding Anven, there's a great anti-hero character named Orson, but Virtual plays rather averagely and basically stopped playing when he realized he had no chance. Dira can actually put up a good fight against Anven, as can all heroes except Haghesh, who has a lot of diverse troops.

Whether directly or not, at least he didn't always pick Ossira, so thanks for that. I meant that when playing as Anwen Virtual, he rarely won against me because I would choose a random hero. I don't pick anti-heroes; it's not interesting to play, and it takes too long.

I'd like to add my two cents to the Knight debate. Vitia-Klaus.
The arguments about this matchup still haven't died down; some think Vitia is definitely stronger, others think that with skill and mastery, Axe can win against Vitia in most matches, and some believe that the matchup is completely unpredictable and it's quite difficult to determine who is stronger.
I think that in this matchup, Vitia is not stronger than Axe. I wouldn't state it so definitively. He's a little stronger, but if the supporters play their dispel well, Axe has a better chance, and that's already 50/50.

I usually have Viti's knights run ahead; they'll be killed anyway, so at least let them get a good hit in.

So, having mounts allows you to open access to the ballista faster, and its defense is one of the Vit's priorities. Although, it's still an open question whether it's better to rush forward when there's an opportunity and block the path of the paladins, or to stand in defense. But if you're already cornered, then you have to stand your ground; I don't think there are any other options.

The Marbas-Leto pairing. My opponent mainly plays with his own presets, so I've somewhat forgotten how to play in this pairing. Otherwise, I can't explain the result; or is Marbas really that much stronger?

Slightly stronger. If he struggles in the summer, he might be able to pull it off. It's a fairly even match.

Jalib vs. Dirael. Before playing this matchup a couple of times, I thought Jalib was stronger. But I beat a player (let's call him "Kot"), who generally plays well, and then lost even faster playing as Jalib – I put down 2 groups of archmages and got hit by 4 fireballs on my enchanted units (there were also titans among the enchanted units). So, it seems that Dirael has the advantage in this matchup. Or are there any arguments in favor of Jalib?

Of course, there are. First, in the replay you provided, there are quite a few minor and not-so-minor errors. Well, if we analyze the game move by move, I noticed several mistakes on both sides. 1. Regarding Jalib's setup, the approach is generally correct, but in my opinion, the Rakshasas should be placed at equal distances from the Titans so that the dragon doesn't attack them, and so that the summoned Phoenix stands in front of the mages, not in the gap on the back line, where it's useless. Also, Alexander's second mistake is the first spell cast; he should definitely summon a Phoenix on the first turn. And even on the second turn, I would still summon a Phoenix; Jalib is helpless without it. Also, the Titans should have attacked the dragons, not the archers; the dragons should be the priority target. 2. Regarding Deirdre, she plays quite well in principle, but there are also mistakes (again, just my personal opinion). So, I'll write down what I remember: the first spell on the mages is correct, and I would also summon a Phoenix with Deirdre's second spell. Furthermore, the archers should only attack the mages, and then cast Lightning on the mage's troops – this is not a good move; it would be much better to use Thorns, for example. It's also not a good idea to cluster the units together, even considering the fact that the rogues provide dispel. That's it. Unfortunately, I can't attach my own replays. I also have a question: why can druids sometimes transfer mana at the beginning of the battle, and sometimes they can't? I can't figure it out. In principle, I can assume that they have 15 mana and only 14 units, but sometimes they still transfer it, right?

Thanks for the insightful analysis of the match. First, I'll answer your question: Druids only transfer mana if Dyra has already spent some; she can't receive more than her maximum (unlike Erin, whose absorption amulet grants mana regardless). Druids either give the maximum (1 mana each) or replenish her reserves to full if she has spent less. That's how it works.
Regarding the mistakes – I rarely play perfectly; I mostly rely on my intuition:D
Dyra's first spell was Hive on the mages because I wanted to eliminate them in a line.
The Druids' lightning spell – I FORGOT ABOUT THE MIRROR (yes, it happens), and I remembered later when I started staging the attack. By the way, nothing useful came out of the staging, but Dyra was winning.
I started grouping Dyra's troops by chance, not because I was relying on the unicorn aura. But I think the battle was already decided by that point.
I didn't summon a Phoenix for Dyra because I was afraid that Jaleel would take the initiative, and Dyra has little mana, so there wouldn't be enough for anything else besides the Phoenix. I was probably wrong, as Dyraeli with a Phoenix and mana from the Druids is stronger than Jaleel's (+ luck and sworn).
I still think Dyra has the advantage in this matchup, although that's just my opinion (I play Jaleel very poorly).

A very interesting replay has appeared. My Orson against Nimues. Tons of melee units against tons of melee units.
I sent death messengers to the devils and horses to thin their ranks. And it worked.
When all of Nimues' summoned creatures emerged, I thought it was over! But then a terrible turn of events began! My opponent summons a demon. I teleport spirits there. They ended up killing probably more than half of his army. Out of 5 attempts, the cave lords didn't hit even once! Cerberuses missed 4 times! I think my opponent's keyboard didn't survive to the end of this duel. In general, a victory in a hopeless situation!!! All thanks to luck.

I'm curious what you think about this matchup? It's quite rare.