Posts from Worshipper – “Conquest” [Campaign 2, Mission 3]

Personally, this mission was quite easy for me; I played on the medium difficulty level. The tactic was as follows: stay near the Inferno Castle for the first 2 weeks, gathering a good army and upgrading the castle to the maximum, and then, taking all the troops with me, cross the border (while simultaneously defeating the hero stationed there, with a loss of 17 Imps) and destroy everything in sight!:smile14:
(yes, many strategists would kill me for leaving the Inferno capital completely undefended, but since in the first mission, while playing a chase game, I killed all the neutral units and collected experience chests, contrary to all the walkthroughs, I managed to incredibly upgrade Logistics, so one turn of Agrael is equal to 2.5 turns of the opponent's hero, so no one has ever managed to outrun me:smile44:
However, after reaching the northern part of the map, I encountered a problem with delivering weekly reinforcements from the Demon city, so I had to create a chain of simple heroes up to Agrael and organize a relay race to transfer the reinforcements:smile13:

And I'm on my third playthrough... But nothing seems to work. I've captured two towns, defeated the Druids, but then Gilraen attacked me and killed me... and this has happened three times now...
I just don't have enough troops!

and where is the tent with the orange key for the outpost?

gryphonV - so, don't engage in battle with Gilraen, but run away from him and gradually build up your troops. You can also not kill the Druids right away, but simply don't capture the first castle. The orange key is in the center of the map, behind the first castle (right after the unicorns (or Rakshasas)).

Tell me, what level is your Agrael at the beginning of this mission? What skills do you upgrade for him besides logistics? In general, what are his stats and spells?

the level is the maximum possible from the previous mission; if you upgrade the machines (ballista - 3 shots), it will be easier to complete the mission with Agrael...

I remember completing all the missions with a hero, but somehow I managed to complete this one on Normal difficulty. I captured the southernmost Elven town, then slightly improved it, and developed my demons. Then the enemy hero arrived, and I retreated to my own territory. The enemy rebuilt the southern town, I returned and captured it, taking advantage of the moment when the guard was weak. Then I was incredibly lucky because I encountered Gilraen with just a small group of warriors (probably during his relocation). Then a punitive expedition arrived with an incredibly large enemy army (the Elves and Dryads alone were impressive, and there were 25 dragons, over a hundred unicorns, I don't remember exactly). I defeated them simply through incredible luck because I had the Hypnosis spell, and Gilraen's unicorns attacked his own Elves, killing more than half of them immediately. All the infantry, including the Faeries, got stuck in the town's thickets for a very long time, and their towers were destroyed. The only problem was the dragons, but I managed to defeat them by throwing all my troops at them. In general, I don't know how I won that battle; it lasted a very long time. Then, quickly gathering my meager forces, I ran to the northwest castle and easily captured it (the map had already been cleared by the enemy). After that, everything was easy; it was just a matter of technique

I was given a small tip on a neighboring website – maybe it was discussed here too: as long as Agrail hasn't captured any elven castles, the elves don't develop very quickly, and they don't even go near Agrail's demon castle. Therefore, here you need to run around the map, gradually accumulating troops and experience, and not go into the castles. That's what I did. Well, sometimes I killed a couple of careless gardeners. Then, when the army grew to a considerable size, I captured all the elven cities in a week or two, and I didn't even touch the druids chanting in the lake. That's it. Victory.

This mission really drained my patience! After trying it five times in different ways (but always capturing the lower Elven town), I gave up, read the entire thread, started over, and in 6-9 days (I don't remember exactly), I reached the northwestern Elven castle, captured it (only 2 Nightmares remained), and successfully rebuilt it. Gilraen settled in the lower castle, and after letting him stay there for a while, I defeated him. The rest was just a matter of course. Yes, I captured the lower castle last, after maxing out my hero.

I only used the Elven army and managed to complete it.

A very difficult mission!

People, how do I beat it?:confused:
I'm in shock! The opponent has such a large army, and they defeat me easily.

Avaria, here's my advice. I immediately went and defeated Gilraen (he was standing near the garrison). After that, without delay, I captured the southern town (there shouldn't be any problems here). There's no need to rush anywhere. Calmly gather resources, etc., but don't get carried away. First, capture the wood, stone, and everything else nearby. It makes sense to develop the town up to the Ents. After that, you need to go and restore order in the town in the northwest. You should go through the Earth Elementals, not through the Phoenixes (they are strong, but very slow). And successfully drive out the florists from the town. After that, develop the other two towns. I advise you to hire two heroes to bring reinforcements. With Agrael, capture the mines and reach almost the last castle. Here, the main sheriff, Gilraen, got offended at me and went to defeat me; his army isn't very strong (we had previously deprived him of resources). You run away to the town in the northwest, bring in reinforcements, replenish your army, and put the elf in his place. Then, stay in the town for a week and defeat the last town and the druids.
The main thing here is not to leave the first town too early (otherwise, you won't have enough troops) and not to leave it too late (otherwise, the angry Gilraen will come). Well, that's how it is)))))

Guys, how do I get past this?:confused:
I'm in shock! The enemy has such a large army, they defeat me easily.

Here's a helpful tip: under no circumstances should you capture the first southern castle – otherwise, you're in trouble (for inexperienced players). For a successful start, Agrael should already have logistics and a triple ballista (preferably a tent as well). Immediately capture the mines and try to do so with minimal losses. Hire a second hero to gather resources. Where the druids guard, it's best to avoid it for now. After a week or two (with your own troops growing), you can go to the northwestern elven city. While you're gathering troops, just run away (in a circle) from strong armies.

Even stone elementals can clear a path without losses with just one unbuffed dog. It's better to keep the rest of your available troops in reserve; they will be useful for storming the castle.