I watched the Carli-Orson battle, and in my opinion, Orson shouldn't move anywhere at all, but simply stand in place and kill all of Carli's troops with a direct attack from the hero or with crystals (kill the cart and the ballista). If Orson's troops start to move forward even a little, they will most likely die from a direct attack. And we should kill the spear masters first, not the harpooners, although the harpooners hit harder from a distance, but they have few shots, and the masters are much stronger in melee combat later.
Posts from Counter-heroes in duel mode (3.1).
I once defended Orsam, and an albolabr came to me with a full set of runes and a devastating zap against all the Necropolis units. Many troops were huddled behind the shield, exposing themselves to the dragon's breath and the chain lightning of the Jarls. It also becomes quite problematic and dangerous to attack the cart, as after teleporting, the skeletons are left alone in the rear and destroyed, and the liches are likely to be blocked. You just need to understand what tactics the opponent is using, and then apply a counter-tactic.
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 Lethos, as almost everyone shares their Witches, 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 Lethos; in my opinion, mass slowing is sufficient. But overall, everything is debatable and a matter of taste.
I didn't rely on the Hunting Hounds; they were just a backup for the end of the battle, to go into invisibility and cast Plague. But it didn't work out.
I didn't share the Witches for roughly the same reason.
More arguments, and it will be good:)
Except the ones we've made
I'll post a few interesting replays. The first 3 are from a tournament on the league.
1. Anwen defeats Ibbu Dexterwar. It was just a very strong opponent. He won at least one out of four.
2. Battles with Ildarik. Deleth is definitely stronger than Erin, but the battle turned out to be quite tense.
3. Basically, it's the same as 2. Ravenna is stronger, but Shaka still gives her a good run for her money.
4. And a battle with Yubi. Axel defeats Shaka, albeit with some mistakes.
I would like to hear comments about the mistakes made.
What else about Axel-Shak? It's obvious how the archers opened up, but that was when everything was already decided. But how do you play Shak in such a tactic? Also defensively?
Deleb-Ibba is an interesting pair, as it's quite possible to see it in a tournament. I don't know if it's better to slow down or attack the melee units directly.
Well, I'll add my two cents: Razak-Ossir, the opponent allowed me to win. Somewhere it was discussed that Razak can, but I don't remember if there was a replay anywhere.
I'll post an interesting replay in the evening where Vitya, without archers, defeated Ossir.
It's interesting that there are still some duel pairings that many players haven't discovered. There's something to learn, at least for me.
Another replay with Direael, showing how she defeats Raven, I got lucky with the cursed.
Ravenna and Dire's match was interesting; Dire was incredibly lucky, especially with the unicorn spell deflection, but the result was still impressive.
Yeah, I got lucky. It's interesting that this pair appeared randomly before. I played better then, but I lost, I was just a little short.
Albolabris played as Dungeon and came up with something original; the result was noticeable.
Karli vs. Letos. A very intense battle.
Dirael vs. Vitya. Many mistakes were made by Vitya, but overall, he is stronger.
Abolarb played correctly, he just messed up the ending, Jhalib should have lost there. And the game between Carli and Letos was strange. Letos put everything in one pile – he immediately used Subdue and his ranged units were out of position. In the endgame, instead of attacking with Titans, Letos should have attacked with two ranged units or killed a Ballista. And the Word of Power probably prolonged the battle.
Abolarb is generally very strong. His setup is just a bit strange for Jhalib; usually, mages are placed in the corner so that it's convenient to cast Wall. Also, he used a Magic Bomb on the ranged units and then closed off the rest with a Fan of Fire, meaning he could have used the Magic Bomb on someone else, like the Channeling Druids. Although, it's easier to see that from the situation itself. The Walls for Dira are also a questionable decision – they don't encourage a long siege of the mages. A simple Magic Bomb would have dealt as much damage as a Rain of Arrows from two Walls, and with a bit of luck, even more, while using three times less mana.
Recently, Abolarb defeated my Airia with Carli. There, something was wrong with the morale and luck of the blonde, while the Dwarf had good morale. And I also put my own units in a bad position once, exposing them to Battle Fury. When you're just unlucky and your opponent is also playing well, it really gets to me. I almost lost to Delebe with the Fox faction; there was no morale or luck either, so I barely managed to win.
I definitely played poorly against Karli, to put it mildly. Letos should have won.