Posts from Humans vs. Mages

I replayed the same battle against Mish-gan twice. In the first battle, I had a clear advantage. However, it was more of a practice run because I made mistakes in choosing spells. Yes, the initiative of the Orcs terrified me, but it didn't help them. The Djinn flew in to attack the Griffons, killing half of the unit, but then the Griffons suddenly launched a successful counterattack and almost wiped out all the Djinn. Naturally, they cast Enslave on the cavalry, cutting off their path to the rest of the troops. I had to choose whether to attack the Archangels or the Griffons. It wasn't an easy choice because the Griffons are the fastest unit in the Haven army, and the Archangels are a very powerful attack unit. What would prevent Miv from casting mass Haste, which only costs 50% of the hero's initiative, plus Empathy pushes them forward? Enslave can be removed either by dispelling the spell (and here's the paradox: I didn't have Dispel Magic) or with Antimagic. The Titans will only kill half of the cavalry with three successful attacks in a row, which may not happen. In the second battle, I was already without the Staff of Sar-Iss, and then the mage's worst nightmare came to light: Magic Resistance. Twice in a row, Enslave was resisted, which gave me an advantage in the second battle. But in the third battle, everything was decided by Dispel and Enslave. And only thanks to them did the mage achieve victory.

Titans will cut down half of the cavalry with only 3 successful attacks in a row, which may not happen.

That's exactly what happened. By the way, I was looking at your replays of battles against MG. This time, he had about 1.5 times more troops, firstly, and secondly, his artillery was better. As for me, if at least half of the cavalry had remained, I might have had a chance. And also - I don't understand why Miva cast a general speed spell, when it is later removed by antimagic?

Even if you lose 50 out of 110 horses, it's not necessarily a loss. Besides, Paladins are not the only effective unit for a Knight.

Well, there were still some angels left, which I immediately controlled, a legion of peasants, a few archers, and some minor units, like spearmen. But the mage was already invincible. I practically had no artifacts for initiative, and he had a staff. What could I do? I had to surrender in disgrace.

Was there a teleport? How many archers were there? Was there antimagic/spell dispel?

I didn't summon any Light creatures. There were about 500 Archers, but they were taken down by magic, leaving only 75 – a pitiful bunch. I removed their allegiance using Vampirism; antimagic isn't needed here. I don't remember about teleportation anymore.

The lack of light played a crucial role here. It's not a good idea to fight a mage with Darkness because, firstly, there will be nothing to protect the army from the magic of the Academy, and secondly, various Berserkers/Subordinates can fly back at us from the magic mirror, resulting in self-damage :D

But in general, it's strange that the mages defeated all the archers. In my case, they usually defeated around 60, at most 120.

Actually, it's strange that the mages defeated all the archers. In my case, they defeated around 60, at most 120.

I said that there were 1.5 times more mages. And antimagic also has its drawbacks - firstly, we lose the ability to resurrect. Secondly, all spells, both positive and negative, are removed.

And where did the Academy suddenly get 750 mages from, if you don’t mind me asking?

So, where did the academic suddenly get 750 mages from, if you don't mind me asking?

I meant that there were 1.5 times more mages than when you played, not archers. Although, I'm not sure, maybe 750 is possible.

150 mages still won't kill 500+ archers in one go. It seems your defense was weak. And you didn't place any armored units nearby.

You are right. But I leveled up defense with evasion, and I didn't place armored units nearby because I was afraid of berserk and mind control from them. I think if there were fewer mages and they didn't move around so much, the archers would have held out longer. And there were not 150 mages, but around 240.

Ultimately, the main mistake is the lack of a well-developed light-based strategy for Haven against the Academy. Darkness clearly doesn't work well against the Academy.
Light, with its mass buffs, will help to fight not only against the high initiative units of the Academy but also against the dark spells.

Lord Mortulus and Ereb are better suited to answer this question.

Do you respect White Magic? It can help you ;) (see the spell called "Antimagic").

Well, if you're playing as Humans! A weak hero mage attacks you, uses the "Mass Dispel" spell! You use "Remove Curse"! Then he approaches with a stronger hero, but you're already out of mana!!! And White Magic won't help!!!