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Bone dragons are the weakest, not counting paladins. But paladins can't fly.

Regarding the weakness of bone dragons, it's still quite debatable.
Yes, they don't have the phoenix ability (immunity to lightning, ice beam, storm, and extended attack), nor do they have the cyclops ability (chance to paralyze and extended attack), but still, 150 hit points, 25-45 damage (more than only colored dragons), and a morale reduction of 1 for the opponent are quite impressive...

Zombie mutants are the same, but with a chance to inflict a disease.

Are you sure you're not mixing up the versions? ;)

The Warlock and Necromancer castles are the strongest. But overall, I don't like the second game because of the complete lack of balance.

You haven't mixed anything up; this is the most balanced part, unlike the same Third installment, where Necropolis is practically banned from tournaments, and Conflux is nerfed. The hardest part of the game is playing against the Sylvan faction on the computer because the hero's attack is around 10, there are hundreds of goblins, and dozens of archers due to the cheap dwelling and, God forbid, an upgrade nearby. If you choose a Warlock as your main hero and don't build up the Academy properly, even with dragons, the battle will be a one-sided affair in favor of the Sylvan faction.

I first played Heroes at a friend's house; it was the fifth installment. I really enjoyed it and started playing through the campaigns, but then I saw everywhere that the third game was better, so I decided to try it. As a result, I started playing the first game, completed the entire campaign, and it seemed to me that even the first Heroes was better than the fifth in terms of atmosphere and strategy. Then I started playing the second game, completed Roland's campaign, and now I'm playing as Archibald. So, my gaming experience isn't extensive, but based on my observations, the best faction is the Barbarians (often there's a Fortress nearby on a hill, allowing for quick attack upgrades, and the Scout unit; it doesn't require as many resources to build all the creature dwellings as the "magical" factions, and it has two good archers). In second place is the Necropolis faction (but only if there are plenty of low-level neutral creatures around and the Necromancy skill is developed). You can win the entire map with just skeletons.

I absolutely agree with you. I actually started with the first game, back in the DOS version on 5.25" floppy disks. I only had the fifth game on my computer for two months. The fifth game only has graphics; the atmosphere has completely disappeared. I also like to start as a Barbarian because the castle doesn't need much building. I build wolf riders, get some free goblins and archers, upgrade them, recruit someone, and then I can go attack neighboring castles. Well, the development of a Necropolis faction really depends on the nearby neutral creatures.

I like the Wizard and Warlock castles the most. And I like the Sorceress and Knight castles the least.

Warlock beast )))