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What a talentless friend :(

I like the look of the dragonfly creatures :) In general, all the neutral creatures are designed wonderfully; their appearance is truly impressive. If we talk about their usefulness, then snipers stand out here: I only won the "Elixir of Life" campaign using them. Wizards are not as good; they are not as accurate shooters, and their random spells don't always meet current needs.

I actually like boars; I've always wanted them instead of wolves. They seem more robust: D, and they also remind me of the second Heroes game.

I like all dragons! Especially the Azure Dragon (of course) and the Black Dragon (even though it's not neutral). And in terms of real units, Snipers are good in every way except for their HP, Diamond Golems are great when playing as Fortress, and if you have a Fortress on a Hill during a reshuffle – that's a real advantage... You upgrade Stone Golems to Diamond Golems, and you don't have to worry about mobs up to level 3-4 anymore))). Well, Thieves are good (their ability is useful), Peasants (resource for Necropolis), Nomads are cool-looking... I wish there were more neutral dwellings on the map... Please check out my thread (sorry for the off-topic post)

Yesterday, I was playing as Tower against a Castle. I had an Expert Marksman, plus a golden bow bought for a fortune, plus a captured Rampart, and the "Legion's Waistband," thanks to which I amassed a considerable number of Elves. Thanks to the reserves, for a long time, the fastest units in our armies were Angels (but I had a ring with +1 speed and a cunning plan involving mass slow and a first volley). But then the Thieves' Guild reported that the opponent had Archangels, and it was still a long way to Golden Dragons – the final battle was approaching, and Valeska was already busily working in MY forests. And then I saw a neutral stack of Rusty Dragons!!! Sacrificing unnecessary units, I captured it and bought it for the last of my money. In total, I gained a +1 speed advantage. The final battle: mass slow, the first volley of archers, and the dragon takes flight – the Archangels... then mass acceleration, a bloodbath, and the sacrifice of crossbowmen (Valeska was shedding tears, but 4 stacks of enemy archers required close combat). What's my point? Neutrals are decisive! I'm very happy when I find their lair in the first week and try to capture it because they are usually among the best at their level.

Diamond Golems are great when you play as Tower, and if you have Fortress on the Hill as a reserve – that’s a real advantage... You upgrade Stone Golems to Diamond Golems...

But where can you upgrade Stone Golems to Diamond Golems? Maybe in Woge, but in regular versions like SoD or Armageddon's Blade, you can't upgrade Stone Golems to Diamond Golems at Fortress on the Hill!
P.S. That's why they are neutral.

Of course, thieves are the most useful: they are inexpensive, fight decently, and, most importantly, provide valuable information. Snipers also often prove their worth... and one or two wizards (if you can find them). The rest are rarely needed, but if you choose based on aesthetics, I'm for neutral dragons: they are very powerful and very beautiful. Especially the fairytale dragons (or dragonesses? Otherwise, why would they primp and preen, looking at an invisible mirror right on the battlefield?), which are also cheap ^_^

By the way, I also like the Water, Fire, Air, and Earth Elementals. And I enjoy turning zombies into mummies.

I like the fairy-tale dragons more for their ability to continuously cast magic on enemies.

Continuously? But their "mana runs out" after 4 turns! I attacked with a lurker and a dragonfly on 200 living corpses, and it almost died – only 2 HP left. With the right strategy, I could have cleared 250, but still – that's a lot to compensate for to justify 10000+ gems...

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I would replace the Basilisks and Trolls with something else... As far as I remember, a Basilisk has always been in fairy tales, excuse me... as a rooster, a giant one.

Basilisk, excuse me, has always been a REPTILE, although sometimes it had a rooster's head. But its body is a snake, a lizard... We shouldn't consider the Kazan coat of arms as an example of a Mediterranean mythical creature:D :D :D

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in the name of bugs.

SUPER TRUE!!!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Although I don't specialize in tier 3 units, I still like the "rusty" dragons. :)
Peasants (they make good skeletons ;) ) and Bandits with boars, you can also add Azure Dragons with "super" stats.

By the way, about Azure Dragons... do they appear on random maps? I've been playing for a while and haven't encountered them once. I occasionally see Mythical and Rusty Dragons, and very rarely, Crystal Dragons without a dwelling.

I'm also curious, do Crystal or Azure Dragon dwellings ever appear on random maps? Fairy Dragon dwellings sometimes do...
And Mizzu, have you ever encountered Rust Dragon dwellings on random maps? I wonder if it depends on the map size?

Rust dwellings were encountered less often than fairytale ones. And I didn't encounter any Azure dwellings at all. Also, I never saw artifacts like the Sword of Armageddon and the Elixir of the Dragon, or certain buildings like the All-Seeing Eye, the Elemental Colony, the Factory of 4 Golems, the Gate-Garrison, or special types of terrain on random maps. I mainly play on large maps without water and underground areas, and on medium maps without water but with underground areas. 4 enemies, difficulty 130%, monster strength is random.

Also, I've never once seen the Armageddon's Blade artifact on random maps

I haven't found it myself, but my father regularly found the Armageddon's Blade in Dragon Utopia on the largest maps in "Blade".

I haven't found it myself, but my father regularly found the Armageddon blade in Dragon Utopia on the largest maps in "Blade".

In Blade, yes, but it doesn't happen in SoD.
Oh, and by the way, I've seen azure dragon dwellings, but on a special template, Clash of dragons; that's kind of its thing.