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2Rustam from Ch:
Thanks for the clarification :) I wouldn't have figured it out myself.
And I think the best ranged units are snipers:
1) high attack/defense stats;
2) decent damage;
3) shooting without penalties - this is the most important thing.
Of course, they have some drawbacks:
1) weak survivability;
2) requires a Haven, which is not available on most maps, to upgrade crossbowmen and elves;
3) they are produced outside of castles - to make snipers a significant force (without a Haven), you need at least 3 dwellings.
The same can be said about sorceresses. However, as ranged units, they are inferior to snipers. IMHO.
Titans and cyclops are in a league of their own.
Of the rest, I would call great elves and storm riders the best.

What are you talking about?! If we're talking about USEFULNESS, not just the high level of archers, then the situation is as follows: I see 3 castles that heavily rely on archers, namely the Castle, Rampart, and Tower.
For the Dungeon, the most important units are Trolls, not Archers. Even though there are 2 archer units (as proven by Lebron :D)
That's the gist of it.

The Dungeon is unique in that out of its 4 lower-tier units, 3 are archers (the Harpy and Witch are also archers), and plus, it's not a problem if enemies get close:smile10:. If you ban Shakti, then the Dungeon might suddenly turn out to be an archer castle just as good as the Rampart or Castle, or even the Tower. Perhaps that's why Ajit doesn't get Archery skills quickly, Lorelei (who is worse than Valeska?) had her Scouting skill nerfed, and there's no specialist for Medusas at all.

harpy, witch, archer? What kind of nonsense is that? The most powerful archer is Titan, there are no others in the third game.

harpy, witch, archer? What kind of nonsense is that?

Not at all! Only in a figurative sense. And actually, she is even better than an archer: see a little higher, it was explained there. The harpy attacks from a distance, without retaliation, but at the same time, she doesn't need ammunition, and there is no penalty for distance (if you speed it up), or for attacking through a wall, there is no penalty in melee combat, and blocking is impossible!:smile54:

However, the archery and ranged attack skills are different, and unicorn hair doesn't affect it. Plus, the slow effect provides a different outcome. So, in a very figurative sense.

if you give the champion a speed boost, even the Death Knight will be left behind:D

greige, air elementals under the blessing hit even liches.

Guys!!! Please!!! I can't figure out this website! Where can I download the third full version with a crack? But not via torrent or those weird mdf files. I need a normal, fully unpacked version! Please!!!

I downloaded the platinum version on torrent, it glitches very rarely compared to the others. There are 6 files, you just need to mount the image and that's it, there seem to be no problems. I downloaded the WG version, and it's terrible; it crashes often and the game isn't well-designed.

In my opinion, the coolest ones are:
1) Titans (How could it be otherwise?)
2) Cyclops (Especially the kings, because they can break walls)
3) Great Elves (They shoot twice and are stronger than archers)

the strength of archers, including snipers and wizards, can be assessed quite well through their overall value.