Posts from Worshipper – “Conquest” [Campaign 2, Mission 3]

The trick is that neutral creatures will only join the enemy elf; they won't serve you. I would do the same in your place. Attack Ilfina and defeat her; the main thing is to kill Talanar and the unicorns, and if possible, the archers (both squads are weak, although dangerous). Then attack with Agrail and the berserker when the enemy no longer has unicorns; he won't be able to counter the spell (hopefully, he doesn't have "Magic Resistance"), and without archers, his chances will decrease even further.

Magic resistance is present, but it doesn't work very often. I manage to eliminate the archers and all or almost all of the druids each time (a couple of dozen remain), leaving about 50-75% of the dryads and dancers remaining, i.e., 2-4k each, and I completely eliminate either the dragons or the unicorns, but only one of them.

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By the way, when I attack with Agrael, my imps steal all 70 mana units from Talanar; the druids, if they remain, do not transfer mana to him, but he still constantly casts evasion. How can this be explained?!

Does it cast Dodge? I can't imagine. And what good would Dodge do for it? Anyway, demonesses aren't great shooters; the strength of demons lies elsewhere.

or dragons or unicorns

Unicorns are better, and you can send a Berserker against dragons later.

By the way, when I attack with Agrael, my demons steal all 70 mana units from Talanar. If druids are still present, they don't transfer mana to him, but he still constantly casts evasion. How can this be explained?!

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You just need to check if Talanar has, for example, an "Amulet of Mana Absorption" or, perhaps, a wand or scroll.

Maybe, on the contrary, send a weaker "Berserker" unit against a stronger enemy unit, so that it can damage the stronger unit, and then the stronger unit can kill it in return?

The idea is that dragons under the Berserk spell might try to attack several units at once. Plus, it's the only unit that can deal significant damage to Ents (it's probably not a good idea to cast Berserk on the Ents themselves, as their initiative is too low).
And, which is also important, dragons have very high speed and initiative; if they aren't affected by Berserk, they will cause a lot of problems.

If there are many dragons, it will be problematic to defeat them later. Although, without knowing the exact numbers of all three players' armies, it's difficult to predict.

And I don't understand: what's the problem with simply replaying the mission on version 1.6, where it's significantly easier?

I simply don't look for easy ways; it's more interesting that way.

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Regarding artifacts, it's most likely the case; he only applies evasion to dryads. There are no ents in his army, by the way.

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By the way, there are no Ents in his army.

Then he's guaranteed to lose. ;)

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Alright, everyone, I just finished this mission. It's worth noting that I completed it on the first try, even though I've been playing for 22 months. To be fair, I did play it about 4 years ago, but back then I was just starting to play Heroes 5 and didn't know much.
Thanks for the advice; some of it helped.

Here's a small tip for capturing the main city. First, gather two large armies – demons from Agrael and elves from the second hero. Start by sending the second hero to heavily damage the defenders. Then, simply finish the job with Agrael.

I didn't have any problems with this mission. First, after the battle with Gilraen or whatever his name was, I captured one of the elven cities. Then, I stumbled upon a special tower; I don't know what it's called, but it showed me some locations, including this gathering of druids. Along the way, I bought another hero, who went on to capture another minor elven city. I think there are only three of these cities with a main one. I don't remember the exact number. Agrael killed the druids, the cities were captured, and then Gilraen appeared again with a new army. He came out of the city and started capturing various mines. Meanwhile, I gathered resources from our demonic city and went after Gilraen. After defeating him, I captured the main city without much difficulty. I think that's exactly how I did it.

Could you please explain what the blue tent of the key guardian is for? And in general, in my opinion, the mission isn't that difficult. I passed it on my third try the first time. I didn't spend more than a week on it.

The key to this mission is to act very quickly. From the very beginning, build as many castles as possible. You should have at least demonesses and cerberuses leveled up, preferably. 40-level demonesses will suffice. After defeating the garrison, simply proceed and capture the castle near the garrison, and then follow the right path through the riverbed to defeat Gilioan for the second time. And then... Explore the map, look for planetariums, and so on.
As for the blue key, check if there are dragons, and there seems to be some kind of armor artifact there. It's either there or near the second castle where there are hundreds of zombies.

Here's another approach: Build up your demon city as much as your resources allow, and attack the elves at their outpost. Later, quickly capture the elven city. I was playing on Veteran difficulty. If the AI tries to retake the city, make sure their attempt fails. Build a university in the elven city. Capture all the mines, especially those with sulfur and wood. Fully develop the demon city. In the tavern of the elven city, recruit an elven hero (not a dark elf). Once you've hired him, send Agrael to the orange gatekeeper (not far from the nearest one). With Agrael, build up a demon army and wait for the quest hero. Find the right moment and engage him in battle (if you don't succeed the first time, it will be harder the second time). I had a few demons and demonesses left. The AI especially likes to eliminate imps. Gradually develop the elven city. Have Agrael run around and attack everything in his path. Along the way, have the elven hero stay near the city. Eliminate the neutral creatures that refuse to join you (you'll have a better chance of recruiting sprites if you have unaligned creatures; the same goes for archers and dancers). After visiting all the stat-boosting locations with Agrael, hunt down the strongest enemy heroes (it's best to catch them near your city). By this time, I had fully leveled up Agrael. Unfortunately, by this time, the enemy will have developed, and you won't be able to capture the city in a single rush. So, I used a trick. I didn't capture the city, but after capturing a few mines along the way, I waited for a while. As soon as I saw a hero from another city, I quickly moved to the other city. The enemy heroes, caught off guard, won't have time to react, and our attack will successfully capture the city. We'll stay there and not venture out. The AI will try to retake the city or hang around nearby. They'll forget about our elven hero. But that's a mistake, because by the time of the surprise attack, he'll be level 12 with Logistics and Magic of Light. His attack will also be unexpected. This way, with less bloodshed, we complete the scenario and save the druids' lives