Posts from Stronghold vs. Academy

1. ASSAULT 2. LUCK 3. LEADERSHIP 4. CALLS 5. SUPPRESSION OF SUMMONING MAGIC

Why teach Orcs defense?

But it's actually very useful.
I think that, for example, a Cyclops under the Berserk spell will destroy a third fewer of its own troops if it has some defense. ;) Reflection is probably a good choice, then you can also take Barbarian Luck. I don't remember if they synergize or not.
Attack is a must.
It would be good to combine Machines with Fire Arrows. That's just devastating.
Leadership is essential. Definitely up to the speed aura. Battle Frenzy.
Logistics...
I still think that the most important thing is to get to the enemy troops faster. So, speed is needed.

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regarding the "dampeners."
This is a mage. It's difficult to guess which spell he will cast, Chaos, Light... I think it's nonsense to develop two "dampeners." It's hard to guess just one. Let's say, with the same Ogre... well, you can hope that she will choose Chaos, Summoning. Light is not so scary. So, you can take a Chaos dampener and magical defense, Barbarian Luck...

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And more Blood! :))

Playing as Crag against mages and humans on Hyperborea, I got wrecked by the mages – neither Dark Might nor Barbarian Luck helped (it’s just a useless perk, especially since I had 6 Luck). A Barbarian is a serious anti-magic guy, so he needs magic resistance, not leadership – you can boost Spirit with the Lion’s Helm and similar items. The point of an Orc is speed – if a mage manages to upgrade their Initiative amulets, the Orc is toast. By the way, Light shouldn’t be underestimated with a decent hero build (22-25), with Haste and Bless, mages can really pack a punch. I think there’s no hero better than Crag – his fast upgrade of Crushing Blow helped me capture a gold mine on day 8, which was guarded by 14 Death Knights, and I only had about 40 Centaurs and a hundred Goblins. An Orc is a weapon of blitzkrieg in every sense!

Playing as Crag against mages and humans on Hyperborea, I got wrecked by the mages - neither "Darkness Crush" nor "Barbarian Luck" helped (it's just a useless perk, especially since I had 6 Luck!

This is a well-known bug with "Barbarian Luck" - it only gives a 5% reduction in magic damage, which makes it a practically useless skill.

luck is completely useless, as I see.
The funny thing is that the enemy's unit had 2 points of luck and it triggered with every attack, while mine had 4 and it triggered only a couple of times during the battle. Where is the fairness, tell me? It seems to me that you simply can't take too many luck points.

another option is to find the armor of a forgotten hero and boots of magical protection.

Luck seems to be completely useless, as I see it.
The joke is that the computer had 2 units of luck, and it triggered with every attack, while I had 4, and it triggered only a couple of times during the battle. Where's the fairness, tell me? It seems to me that you simply can't take too many of them.

The usefulness of "Luck" is hard to overestimate – we were only talking about the small usefulness of the "Barbarian Luck" skill. For example, "Soldier's Luck" in combination with using free cyclops (that attack in an area and stun the enemy) and orcish warriors in your army might allow you to look at this skill in a slightly different way...
A lot has been said about the mechanics of lucky attacks (you can read some of it in the manual) – in short, when determining the probability of it triggering, the maximum value of no more than 5 units is taken into account.

when determining the probability of its activation, the maximum value is taken into account, but not more than 5 units.

Well, that's what I thought, that there must be some limit. I guess I didn't notice it in the manual. Now it's clear.

Here, it's simply a matter of luck)) like in the joke about God and a man: "I just don't like you, man."

another option is to find the armor of a forgotten hero and boots of magical protection

and also learn Barbarian Luck:smile01: