Posts from All castles in Heroes 3.

Thirdly, I can't imagine playing as Elves without the Sanctuary. Fifthly, I'll take another look, but most likely I'll play as Sylvan Elves.

Castle или Fortress!

I think that if you give a Barbarian the Orb of Suppression and level him up with expert attack skills, he will tear everyone apart with his monsters (-80% defense), and dragons will be easy prey! Moreover, I put monsters on expert difficulty in the first 1-2 weeks!

I usually play as Necropolis! Sometimes as Dungeon. Very rarely as Haven.

I LOVE PLAYING AS THE BLACK DRAGONS.

We usually play with friends on all random (faction, hero, starting bonus, and map), on impossible difficulty, without any restrictions in the rules.
Under these conditions, the strongest faction is Conflux, and after that, it's hard to say, except that Inferno is the weakest (its only chance is to quickly find a scroll with Armageddon, then you can win with Ifrits).
As for personal preferences, I don't like Necromancers (it's just boring to spend the whole game accumulating skeletons, trying to prolong it as much as possible) and Barbarians (it's just a matter of style, I've always preferred hero-mages).
I enjoy playing with all the others :)

I generally prefer, if I'm being honest—the Swamp or the Barbarian.
The same for the swamp - a ton of Wyverns... you know where to get them, besides the population))) Magic Gorgons...."- where are the Black Dragons? - Let's see... closer, how many fell from Death Gaze? Well... don't pull your hair out."
The Barbarians have Behemoths (that's what we call them) or Ancient Monsters...- Now these guys just don't give a damn about anything. They approach someone with bloodlust and minus one unit:) (well, except for those same notorious magic gorgons, and I really don't like dendroids either...)

Well... the most awesome game was when I played as THAT very Conflux and I had Armageddon... It doesn't affect Fire Elementals, magma elementals have zero emotion, Psi-elementals... also no, Phoenixes live there)) And? my first turn and simply minus half of the enemy army... which stack is the fattest? - yeah... we fly in with Phoenixes and wipe them out. In case of misunderstanding, the dose is doubled)

I play as the Swamp and the Dungeon. The Swamp has Hydras – they might be slow, but when six of them gather, it's quite something... And there are also Snakes – a good Warlock cast Prayer, Shield, and Haste on the Knights, and then the Snakes quietly fly in...

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You're a hardcore player :) :) :)

The swamp has hydras.

And Necromancers have spectral dragons. :D :D ;) ;) ;)

Humans or Elves, at the beginning of the game, their archers are simply amazing; with two shots, you can gather a lot of resources from them.

Elementals are a freebie, total cheating, 4 birds, air ones have damage 2-9, basically not interesting.

Devils are the weakest, imps are fodder, devils are expensive but other than speed and "no retaliation", they're complete garbage

Dungeon is a decent castle, though their minus earth underground is a downside, but minotaurs with manticores decide it

Undead are also a freebie, by the end of the month you can gather nearly a thousand skeletons, it's a pain to play against them

As for Swamp, well, gorgons can certainly drive you crazy with their breath, though they're slow, ducks (hydras) are okay when upgraded, basically their units are trash until upgraded

Barbarians are the same as swamp, everything needs to be upgraded to get more or less pleasant troops, and by the time you build those damn cyclops, a lot of time passes

Tower, now that's a castle I just hate playing, very-very-very expensive, if the map generates harshly then that's it, you can just "new game" immediately :)

Personally, I enjoy playing as Necromancers! It's great when new units join your army after each battle (even if they are just skeletons). And if you collect the "King of the Undead's Cloak," you can build a decent army without even returning to your Castle! Plus, their magic is quite powerful! ;)

Yeah, the cloak is definitely good, but it's rare to get it. And Necropolis is the weakest faction. Bone dragons were a disappointment.

Chaos or Swamp creatures – especially black dragons, as no spells affect them. The only downside is their small growth rate and high cost. Also, devils and vampires are good, but only when there are many of them, as well as magic dragons.

And Necromancers have spectral dragons. :D :D ;) ;) ;)

Undeads forever!!! Ehe-ge-gey ;) ;) ;)

The most advanced faction is the one with black dragons. Due to their advantage in the number of ranged units, and their main feature is Black Dragons, due to their immunity to magic. Also, the "Inferno" Castle is a strong faction because of its Efreet. 60 upgraded Efreet are better than 15 Devils. The "Tower" faction is also strong; it is strong because of its Nagas. They have weak Titans, but they have many ranged units, and Djinns are equivalent to Efreet.

There are no good heroes in the Dungeon, so it is immediately ruled out. A large number of ranged units is good against the AI, but against humans, it is better to have minimal range. If a unit shoots, it loses in something else, usually in defense and has a penalty in melee combat. 60 upgraded Efreet may only be better than Wyverns, and they lose to the rest. The only thing that pleases is the fire shield and the movement range. The Tower is too expensive. Titans are not good. But I agree with you about the Nagas. Not being affected by the Slow spell is really a strength. It is best to play as Humans. It is the most optimal faction, and the hero there is the best - Adel. Diplomacy!!!