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

A very funny replay of my Helmar against Leto Rubson. It all ended as soon as my lava dragons stole vampirism from Leto )))

The replay is truly funny; there's an unbelievable number of mistakes on both sides. Perhaps when playing as Helm against Vitka, Daedra, or Letos, you should immediately show whether you have the Magic Watchtower rune or not; otherwise, it feels unfair – it's unclear whether or not you're allowed to use vampirism.

Here's a pair from the "unbeatable" series: Deidra vs. Synitar. It's clear that with the right strategy, Deidra has no chance against Synitar. I'll add two more interesting matchups. Jalib vs. Synitar. This one is interesting because Synitar only used single-target spells, but they never reflected. Nevertheless, Jalib won. Axel vs. Marbas. This turned out to be a strange battle with an unexpected ending.

Cool match with Axe and Marbo, I like Axe for his unpredictability. A lucky strike from Paladin with morale can change a lot in any matchup. However, I'll note that if Marbo had shown even 10% of his potential, it would have been difficult for Axe.
Regarding the matchup between Jalib and Sinistar, a lot has already been said, I'm just posting a replay.

Ildaryk, thanks for the replays. Of course, Marbas is much stronger than Axel; when I tried to recreate the situation, I got similar results. In this case, I got lucky; my opponent blinded the paladins, and as a result, didn't attack with demons. The paladins survived long enough to participate in the main battle and managed to do some damage, but they should have been eliminated at the beginning. Axel gradually eliminated the devils and lords with direct attacks. By the way, the battle dynamics were such that I didn't find a moment to use the mana Axel had left after dealing with the imps. The last mistake was not having someone step on the dead paladins. And some more replays: Deleb vs. Orson: in my opinion, the key here is not to miss the cave lurker's attacks on the skeletons; the damage is simply insane. My opponent missed two of them, among other mistakes. Razaz vs. Marbas: there's not much to comment on here. I just played carefully and won, plus I got lucky with the mini-arts (the titans had two lucky breaks). There was a replay of this pairing a long time ago. I didn't record the opponent's account in these two games; it's just a random string of letters. And the old pairing: Karli vs. Jallib. I'm interested in how to play as Jallib in this pairing.

And the old pair, Karl and Jaleeb. I'm interested in how to play as Jaleeb in this pair.

It's very simple: Fan, a couple of Shields, then you can just keep upgrading, in principle, that's all. Of course, you can experiment: Hive, Traps, Elements, Crystals, it's really a matter of taste, but the first spells should be Fan-Shield-Shield. The author is the same. Reposts are attached.
I remember that in 3.0, this was a super pair, just like Air Elemental and Jaleeb are now. Jaleeb has an advantage against Karl and is quite decent.

Ildaryk, if you could, please stage a match between Airu and Jalib. I don't have any combat replays, and Jalib hasn't appeared in my games, and the players who faced my Airu played too poorly against Jalib. I staged it myself, and this is what I came up with. The focus was mainly on Jalib's gameplay, because even the slightest mistakes on his part lead to Airis quickly and confidently winning. Airu could have been played better.

Again, 25) Please read the topic carefully; I think I already posted replays for this matchup. If not, here are some pretty good replays from Diabolik and others.

It's a decent replay, but it raises more questions than it answers. By the way, I only found this one in this thread; there weren't any others. So, the question remains open for me.

Okay, I understand. It's a matchup for masochists because it's very difficult for Jalib to impose his game plan; people get annoyed after a couple of tries.
Well, never mind. Here's another good replay: Deirdra-Dirael. I don't even know who has the advantage here; it seems like Deirdra does. I allowed the druids to die, losing valuable mana, but I still managed to defeat the necromancers.
Addition: Replays with Romaa. The first replay is the same matchup, but the setup is different; Deirdra still has the advantage. And Ibba-Garuna on the Abyss map. The shaman has the advantage here. My mistake was the initial setup; after that, I don't think I made any other mistakes. The opponent didn't make any serious mistakes either, which made it even more enjoyable to play against him.
Another replay from the thread: for those who wanted to see how Jalib defeats Helm. I have it. Of course, Helm made some serious mistakes. He attacked with small units... a mistake. And he should have used spells; only spells can defeat Jalib, then revenge on the phoenix, regeneration on the warlords. In principle, you can even defeat Jalib with shocks and still win, just by playing defensively. I think I made a big mistake by summoning the hive, although I didn't know that the shock would affect the phoenix and I would lose a lot of mana. I also note that the mages didn't have any artifacts for magic resistance.
I'm adding a couple more replays, long ones. One is 3v3, the other is with a shaman.

No matter how many times I tried, I couldn't beat Haggesh with Shaka. I beat Garuna many times, but not Haggesh. Apparently, the tactics are similar: one stack of wyverns uses roar to scare, and the other attacks with the whole group, and even then, Shaka can win the battle. But Garuna also has luck on his side, and his attack stat increases, while Haggesh doesn't have that. By the way, can Divine Retribution be reflected by a mirror and hit your own units? This is, of course, about the duel between Helm and Jalib.

By the way, can Divine Retribution be reflected by a mirror and hit its own caster? I'm talking about the duel between Helm and Jaleel, of course.

No, it can't. Only Chaos and Dark magic can be reflected. In general, you can use single-target spells against Jaleel, but for that, you need immunity to that spell. For example, Helm has Shock and Slow, Erin has Slow, and the Necromancers have Plague, Berserk, and so on. Only these spells can be reflected on mages. Although, I think everyone knows that.
Adding replays:
1. With Steklovata, I played normally at first, then Jaleel came out with about a thousand mages. In general, it was an unfair player.
2. About how Razazak can win against Ossir.
3. Vitya defeats Iris.
4. The ending is brutal and not for the faint of heart. I still think duels are a very nerve-wracking game. Sometimes I feel that after playing against me, many players leave and at most start nervously smoking. And here, I myself failed very badly, made a couple of decent mistakes, and in the end, I just lacked a tiny bit. I note that I was playing against a not very serious player, and the griffons were not in the "cursed" state.
However... this is one of the most intense duels I've played in Heroes of Might and Magic 5

Bravo! The last duel was simply amazing! I was just watching it and couldn't stay still; I can only imagine what the players were experiencing! I'd like to suggest something similar: my Ravenna against Vittorio, the Dark Juliet. As it turned out, the first turn was fatal for Vittorio. Instead of attacking the liches with knights, he waited, and as a result, I blocked the knights' path with spirits. And even with that, everything was still hanging by a thread.

Hmm, Ravenna is generally considered to be Vitorio’s anti-hero. The first or second turn, using Deadly Chill on the Ballista, usually ends the game. Here, it’s some kind of masochistic game. It’s also lucky that the player controlling Vitorio didn’t play very well.

I'll keep that in mind. :)

Here's a replay of how not to play as Ossir. Opponent: Pepeto.