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

Andrey_K, I know that the cost needs to be set. I'm setting all the costs one by one, and none of them have a cost assigned.

Andrey_K, I know that the cost needs to be set. I'm setting all the costs one by one, and none of them have a cost.

This is a possible scenario. When creating the preset, you might have given it the icon of an official preset, such as Iris, and then you might not have noticed your own preset.

The thing is, the largest price only includes two official presets – Ora and Erin. It would be hard not to notice a third one)))

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Guys, does anyone know where I can find the most complete list of counter-heroes? Because just browsing through this rather large topic, it's hard to find everything...

Please take a look at this replay and point out my mistakes (I was playing as Marbas).

Here's another video; please point out any mistakes.

I'm playing as Axel, a favorite character of mine.

Hey, maybe someone here can help me? Sorry if this is off-topic.

I can't seem to create my own preset. Well, I can create it, but I can't play with it. I see it in the DuelPresets folder, I check the "Custom Settings" box, but it still doesn't appear. Has anyone else encountered a similar problem?

Check the game's path; it should be in English.
Example of how it should be: drive D\games\Heroes 5
Example of how it shouldn't be: drive D\игры\Герои 5

Now, this is interesting... I have an intermediate folder for the Heroes of Might and Magic Anthology, I need to change it... Thank you very much!

Regarding replays: I would have immediately used Fireballs against Marbas instead of building walls, although the Archdemons pulled the Spectres a few times, but a competent player wouldn't allow that. Orson also had a lot of mana left; he could have summoned someone instead of directly attacking and won. For Axel, I would have used the hero's and adept's mana differently; the Archangels didn't perform to their full potential, and the Black Dragons could have been ignored since they were within range for a direct attack from the ballistae. But Letos played worse; Hunting Horrors should always be placed in a single stack, and if mass spells are used, Slow and Weaken should be prioritized, but he cast Vulnerability twice. The Unholy Word at the end is beyond comment.

You always need to place hunters in a single stack.

Why is it "necessary"?

And if you use mass spells, prioritize slowing and weakening.

So that Axel can remove them both with a single dispel, which is great in my opinion. Or what? Is casting debuffs more than once already outdated?

That unholy word at the end doesn't need any further comment.

Don't bother, I'll figure it out myself.
The Hydras wouldn't have survived until their turn in 80% of cases, with Axel and his inspiration. More units mean a higher chance of Axel getting to act frequently.
I understand that the move was risky, and I could have cast something better, like vampirism, but I did it this way. Plus, it's not a given that the archers wouldn't have done something bad.
If the Archangel had resurrected some Seraphs, I might have won.
And besides, it's more fun this way).

Hunters should always be placed in one stack.

Not being an expert, especially in the duel sector, I still join the previous questioner – why always? My thought is that you can divide the hunters a little differently than in the replay, because I didn't like that division either – but for a different reason, namely: you can divide them according to the scheme: all hunters + 1 hunter. Of course, it is also not necessary for them to disappear at the same time, but it is better to keep one unit on the battlefield and disappear "quietly" later. I think that this approach expands the tactical possibilities of the Warlocks.

Andrey, could you elaborate on the mana of Adepts and the Hero, as well as Archangels? I didn't quite understand you.

Regarding fire walls, I don't entirely agree – they do last longer and can cause a lot of damage. And you're right about resurrection; I was just sitting there, praying to the monitor that Orson wouldn't remember it)))

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Thank you so much for the tip about the path in English! It works.

Not being an expert, especially in the duel sector, I still join the previous questioner – why always? My thought is that you can divide the assassins a little differently than in the replay, because I didn't like the division there either – but for a different reason, namely: you can divide them according to the scheme of all assassins + 1 assassin. Of course, it is also not necessary for them to disappear at the same time, but it is better to keep one unit on the battlefield and disappear "quietly" later (:D). It seems to me that this approach expands the tactical capabilities of the Warlock.

In general, in my opinion, a separate pair or trio of witches would expand the tactical capabilities of the Warlock much more. A single unit against assassins is only needed against Enven, so that it can stand in the way of the fast-moving elves, and even that is debatable.
Replays) Quite a few have accumulated; I note that the victory over Roma was after my 4 defeats. He is still very strong, and victories over him are hard-won.

I apologize if my previous comment offended anyone, especially the esteemed Wistrit, but I stand by my opinion. I haven't seen strong players split their hunting hounds for Letos, as almost everyone shares them, but sometimes even one extra witch in a stack with a vampire allows them to survive longer. I didn't suggest casting two mass spells in a row for Letos; in my opinion, mass slowing is sufficient. But overall, it's all debatable and a matter of taste.
Fil0sof, I'm answering your questions: I would use adepts and the hero to remove subjugation (if there were any) and plague. I definitely wouldn't waste mana on dispelling witches. Again, it's debatable, but that's my experience. It's better to resurrect archmages when there are four of them. Of course, it doesn't always work out.
The Vittoorio-Ibb map is simply superb!

So, here's another replay from Roma). Orson-Carla. Somewhere in this thread, there's a replay of this match, but with a house spirit and Andrey. I didn't play perfectly, of course, but I still managed to defeat Orson. Carla has an advantage here – slowing without a counter, and many dangerous runes.
Ibba-Nibbus, who is stronger? I think Ibba, although there may be different opinions.
My game against Andrey)
And finally, another replay with a blonde. This time, she lost to Razzak). You could say the stars aligned (morale, luck, artifacts, and the opponent) for Razzak to win against Irina. I was playing during work hours and kept glancing around, so Razzak might have made some mistakes, but I still felt that he could win against her.
And I'll ask the same question: if there are any mistakes in the game, please let me know. They are more visible with a fresh perspective.

Regarding the Letos vs. Axel matchup – if the player using Letos had used a teleport spell to the Witches at the end, they would have won easily. And they should have used Vampirism. Axel has the ability to cast Remove Magic 3 times + Adepts can cast it once more, and he should actively use this (by actively, I mean not mass removal or removing Plague from every stack, but only removing Plague from Paladins and removing some enchantments – save mana for the end of the battle when Letos has little mana left; he always casts Vampirism or Plague, so that's what needs to be removed). Also, in that battle, the Knights should have removed magic from the Angels so that they would have lasted longer. There is a chance that Letos simply runs out of mana, and then it's just a matter of technique. If there is almost no Plague in the first turn, you can try casting Mass Haste and hope for the Paladins' morale.
I watched the Carle vs. Orson battle, and in my opinion, Orson shouldn't move anywhere at all, but just stand still and kill all of Carle's troops with direct attacks from the hero or with crystals (kill the War Wagon and the Ballista). If Orson's troops start to move forward, they will most likely die from Direct Strike. And we should kill Spear Masters first, not Harpooners, although Harpooners hit harder from a distance, but they have fewer shots, and the Masters are much stronger in melee combat later on.
Regarding splitting the Griffins, this tactic is not very effective in the Axel vs. Letos battle, because small units are easily destroyed there. Also, if you cast Vampirism on them and attack with spells, it will be much more effective. 1 Witch casts Dispel on the Archers, which greatly reduces their effectiveness; you either have to spend Remove Magic on this, and there are only 4 of them, or waste a turn of the Paladins, which is a pity. But there are effective tactics with splitting the Griffins, for example, as strange as it may seem, this tactic is quite good in a battle against Iris, especially when combined with Slow. Because the Griffons of Iris will most likely dive on Archers or Witches at the beginning, and not on the split and relatively safe stack, so the probability of guessing where they will dive increases. Then they reach and block the Archers.