Posts from Heroes World TOP-8: Reports and summaries.

twaryna (blue, Wizards, Narhiz) defeated Alex_nv (red, Humans, Vittorio) - Rainbow - 2-1-5

The start was difficult and the zone wasn't easy, so I decided to take Narhiz as my main for the early game, but in the end he stayed there until the end. I leveled the dark Faiz second, but he progressed somewhat crookedly (though he brought in plenty of gold and resources). I picked up Log on around level 15, and later Defense too — resulting in a kind of melee warrior (Machines, Log, Defense, Learning, Summoning). By the end of week 4, I portal'd into the castle, learned spells, crafted artifacts, and went looking for Alex through the portals. Along the way, I bought a shield in the shop (there was a Phen in the guild) and eventually broke into the adjacent zone, and the next turn into Alex's starting zone. He portal'd into the castle but couldn't buy enough meat. In the end, it came down to the final fight: I had 200+ Gremlin pests, 54 Battle Mages, 3 Mummies (1+1+1), and 3 Ghosts; Alex had 70+70 Archers, 100 Halberdiers, 20 Champions. The shield + mines + meat decided it. Thanks for the game!

Vip.rus (Orcs, Kigan) defeated Sonic (Elves, Anven) in a spiral game, week 6. He was playing actively, which caused him to rush into the third town, bypassing a resource town, and then he lacked resources to upgrade his buildings. In week 5, he entered the third town of his opponent, and cleared his own. He spent some time there, building up his town. He thought Sonic would stay in his castle. But Sonic came out, and Vip.rus didn't have levels 6 and 7 troops yet, so Sonic attacked. He used Chaos magic, but it seems he didn't upgrade his magic skills enough, and the Elves fell quickly. It seems he also had problems with building, as he didn't have cavalry, and his dragons weren't upgraded. Thanks that he didn't stay in his castle, although that's what I was hoping for. P.S. Later, we replayed in the castle. I took siege upgrades, Sonic upgraded his cavalry and bought them, but the Orc still brutally defeated the Elf. I don't understand how the Ring of Cold defeated a catapult with 5000 HP.

I don't understand how the "Ring of Cold" managed to destroy a catapult with 5000 HP.

The "Deadly Cold" ability kills at least one unit in the stack.

Vip.rus (Orcs, Kigan) defeated Sonic (Elves, Anven) in a spiral, week 6. There was a situation. I decided to take machines (they were available at level 3). In general, everything started chaotically, and I accidentally took a chest with 1500 experience points with the wrong hero. There was a bug near the Castle, not fatal, but it prevented me from reaching the wood mine on day 3; I only captured it then, and the ore mine was far away. But! Anven and the machines offered the prospect of moving forward quickly, especially since I already had a ballista and a tent. Still, I realize now that it would have been better to choose something else because of the lack of wood. Neither Elves nor Druids were viable options at level 1 (I took a building without losses... but by day 7, I only had enough resources for a Castle level 1 upgrade). Things went better later, but there was a catastrophic shortage of wood. Everything I accumulated in the gargoyle dens and gnome mines was constantly being used up, and even if the crypts provided some wood, it disappeared so quickly that I didn't even notice. With tremendous effort, I completed the Castle construction by the end of day 3. I can't even say whether the machines were a plus or a minus. On the one hand, there were neutral creatures that could be defeated by 8 Druids; without them, there would have been losses. Instead of Monks, I should have taken Education and, accordingly, increased the attack, but it's unlikely I could have done so without losses, BECAUSE some jerk gave me Native Lands instead of Keen Mind, and there was no way to change it! This became fatal in this game (the Orc's ballista would have been destroyed, but it was devastating)! I developed Chaos Magic well. But without a good attack, Anven is weak. The Orc was a tank, of course (against my underdeveloped Elf-Chaos hero without Keen Mind and a decent attack). The battle at the Castle was interesting, so, due to my long-standing experience in defending Castles, I accidentally opened the gates a bit. But I think even if I hadn't done that, the Orc would have won anyway, albeit with some difficulty. There were only 200 mana, though... 60 to 40 in favor of the Orc, I think. I simply gained a lot of Fury with spells and the catapult (I repeat, without my Keen Mind, it managed to destroy a piece of the wall). (Machines - 3 shots, all racial, Chaos - Oh, Defense - Dodge, Reflection, Log - Native Lands), basic attack. By the way, it was interesting (but I should have given Necromancer to Vip). Thanks for the game. :smile32: :)

twaryna (blue, Mages, Narhiz) defeated Alex_nv (red, Humans, Vittorio) - Rainbow - 2-1-5

That happened! He was unlucky with his magic – neither regeneration nor resurrection worked. The map had sand, snow, and tundra terrains. And I didn't think the Mage would arrive so quickly!
P.S.: The open zones were mostly secondary locations: two Mage locations, and one each for Light and Dark Elves. Alexander also had a secondary location captured.

ekzekutor (elves, Haven, Talanaar) defeated bolivar (humans, Rutger) with the Mask. End of 2 months.
He rushed with Talanaar, then switched to Haven. Found dwellings, cleared the treasure, and went to look for a human. It's a pity Talanaar died from the imps, he was a beautiful hero with an explosion and an enchanted ballista with boots.

ekzekutor (elves, haven, talanar) defeated bolivar (humans, rutger) with the Mask. End of 2 months.
He sped up with Talanar, then switched to Haven. Found dwellings, cleared the Treasury, and went looking for a human. It's a pity Talanar died from the shackles, he was a beautiful unit with an explosion and an enchanted ballista with boots.

I confirm.
The beginning was good. But... Rutger had clumsy hands. )))
So, he arrived at the Treasury second. As a result, there was a lack of money (and he had to spend on the shackles; and as it usually happens, he spent it at the wrong time). The horses and angels were not upgraded, and there was less meat in general than the elf had. I didn't think I would play so badly for the humans.
Thank you for the game.

kontr (Academy) defeated Kill_And_Action (Haven) in the Diamond league.

He started well – he took Nature for his machines, then received additional defense, and felt quite comfortable with this setup. He repelled the Nature attacker – a mega structure (4,5,6). With such a resource boost, he didn't need to build anything else. In the second week, he started building a level 5 unit to go to the enemy's base, either with Phoenixes or Armored Knights, but Kill had an unexpected and unfortunate conflict with the Necropolis player and decided not to continue.

twaryna (red, League, Sinithar) defeated G_L (blue, Magic, Narhiz) - Mask - 2-3-5 It was a very long game. The start seemed good at first glance, if my memory serves me right, but it got tough later on. I struggled to advance. My opponent had it easier, I think - Narhiz with machines and two mage dwellings. He spent a long time developing, and by the end of the first month, he was doing well. Then he spotted a mage and came up with a clever plan - he took away about 70 mages with 5-6 Hydras. After that, he thought he could quickly rush in to finish off the mage with a full army, but the map turned out to be very confusing, and it was difficult to break through to the center right away (and the center was quite challenging, as it turned out). He also had a secondary town nearby. As a result, I ended up in a treasure town, where I took a Utopia with a Temple (useless artifacts, but they helped with money), gained some experience, and then, with a half-full army, I went to hunt down the mage. I also played around with weeks towards the end - I used a week of plague. In the end, I made my way to my opponent's starting town, and he missed my arrival, so I took the town, and he surrendered. Then, for fun, we reloaded and had a final battle with full armies in the castle - it was a one-sided affair. We cast 40 + Chaos and decided on Summon. Thanks for the game!

Yes, I fell for the hit-and-run tactic; I didn't have enough money to retreat, and I couldn't improve the mini-art for defense. I was wandering around, looking for anti-magic and resurrection spells because I was heading towards the Haven faction, and there was nothing in the Castle. In the end, I bought a spellbook. The stats and level were roughly the same, but the Necromancer got the "Sharp Mind" skill and one-shotted the Titans and Giants. He had artifacts: "Forgotten Armor," "Cloak of Earth," "Ring of Lightning," and a sword with 25% fire resistance. Plus, mini-artifacts with 75% magic resistance. Everything was ruined. The Necromancer cast whatever he wanted from the Chaos school and surprised me a bit with his summons (the mentor is great). Thanks for the game!

Confirming the report.

The game didn't go as planned: in the first week, I attacked with maximum force in the dungeon and lost everyone except for 12 Gremlins. In the second week, I wandered around, almost leveling up the Fire Elementals through summoning and Chaos magic. But to avoid torturing myself and my opponent, I decided to concede.

Thanks for the game!

Igrok_v_geroev (Necromancer Orson) defeated Gastello (Elves of Haven) in a long game; I don't remember the map.

Igrok_v_geroev (Necromancer Orson) defeated Gastello (Elves of Haven) in a long game; I don't remember the map.

:smile48:
Confirmed, a nasty feeling after the game:smile17:

detmers (Zoltan Necropolis) defeated gastello (Inga Gnomes) at the end of week 3 of the Letos league.
Necropolis is a terrifying race - in my opinion, the strongest - Zoltan used the Summon Darkness spell, Image, and Log of Protection - and that was it - all the neutral creatures simply fell - the opponent reported that he was surrendering.

detmers (Zoltan Necropolis) defeated gastello (Inga Gnomes) at the end of week 3 of the Letos league.
Necropolis is a terrifying race - it's the strongest, in my opinion - Zoltan uses Summon Darkness, Protection from Magic, and Log - and that's it - all neutral creatures just fall - my opponent reported that he conceded.

Yes, he conceded. An hour earlier, a small annoyance made me lose the desire to play, but we agreed beforehand that we wouldn't be able to play cohesively. Unfortunately, I will have to withdraw from further games so as not to stress myself, my opponents, or the judges. Good luck to everyone!