Necropolis or Castle (Which one is stronger?) — Tactics

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Darth Saruman

19 years ago

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AlexeyPank;49080

That’s exactly what I mean. It’s just that when they have a large number of units, all attention is involuntarily drawn to them. People don’t usually have that many troops, so there isn’t as much panic against them as there is against Necropolis.

Besides, skeletons are quite good for sieges: when I was besieging cities, the towers always targeted the skeletons instead of the liches!:D
And they are also great for absorbing damage from approaching strong units!

AlexeyPank

19 years ago

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When defending, zombies work well for the Necropolis faction. They are sturdy and slow units – exactly what is needed. And ghosts can also play their role in long battles, when the enemy runs out of mana.

Nowizard

19 years ago

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Yes, ghosts are not only good at defense:). It’s hard to hit them!

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shamann

19 years ago

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Darth Saruman;49147

besides, skeletons are quite good for sieges: when I was besieging cities, the towers always targeted the skeletons instead of the liches!:D
and they are also great for taking the heat off approaching strong units!

not only for taking the heat, but often for dealing damage as well...

AlexeyPank

19 years ago

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In the third game, ghosts didn't have that ability yet, and they were vulnerable to attacks. But the fact that they drained mana and recovered health every turn made them dangerous opponents. Especially in the hands of Charney.

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shamann

19 years ago

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AlexeyPank;49167

In Heroes of Might and Magic III, Ghosts didn't have that ability, and they were normally vulnerable to attacks. But the fact that they drained mana and recovered health each turn made them dangerous opponents. Especially in the hands of a Necromancer.

How much mana do they drain per turn... only 2 spell points... and as far as I remember, the Necromancer only increases their attack and defense...

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Forsaken

19 years ago

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I rarely build ghosts. There’s no need for them, neither for the building nor for the units themselves. They are a useless unit for Necropolis. But zombies are fine; they have a lot of health and are purely for defense.

Sage

19 years ago

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I also build ghosts only when I have excess money, and I buy zombies only to guard the castle, and even then, only when it's necessary. You can't really move quickly across the map with zombies.

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Forsaken

19 years ago

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Zombies, like skeletons, have a speed of 4. Well, what can you do? They're just slow.

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Darth Saruman

19 years ago

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I usually sent zombies to the Transmuter in most cases. However, ghosts can be effectively used for magical sabotage – just split them into several stacks.

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Forsaken

19 years ago

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a tactically sound move to split up the ghosts. You can attack with a reserve hero before the main hero attacks and clear out mana. Of course, this is effective against mages.

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Inquisitor

19 years ago

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For me (the Human race), the main problem is not ghosts, but vampires and liches, as well as the hero.

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shamann

19 years ago

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Forsaken;49211

A tactically sound move to split up the ghosts. You can attack with a secondary hero before the main hero attacks to reduce their mana. Of course, this is effective against mages.

How many ghosts do you need in one stack for a secondary hero to attack the enemy's main hero, and all the stacks survive? And what's the result? -14 mana?... A normal mage has 800-1000 spell points.