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Which castle can be considered more effective against the others, and why?

A question in the vein of "what's better — a Maserati Ghibli or a KrAZ-5322."
The task is not clearly defined. A lot depends on the specific map or template, personal preferences...
On HeroesWorld, the tournament "Favorites, into Battle" is held annually. Check the Tournament History — who beats whom more often, on which templates, and so on.

You need to choose the "Castle" town because it has archangels, which are even stronger than black dragons, but unfortunately, all level 7 monsters lose to Uberdragons (or whatever they are called).

Azure (1000 HP)??
or Dragonlings (less HP, but they shoot).

Which castle can be considered more effective against the others, and why?

Conflux and Necropolis are considered overpowered.
Necropolis is strong due to the many bonuses its creatures have. Although their health and attack stats are among the lowest, they compensate with numbers. Necromancers, with their necromancy skill, can revive skeletons, and if used correctly, you can end up with 2-3 thousand skeletons. This large number can defeat anyone, and the necromancer can quietly raise new skeletons after the battle.
I haven't played much with Conflux. In my opinion, it's the same principle as with Necropolis: large numbers of creatures. Plus, you have two archers at the beginning. The upgraded water and air elementals are very effective. I remember collecting 19 of them and defeating all neutral creatures up to level 6. My army also included upgraded water and air elementals.
But this is just my opinion. Maybe they aren't that overpowered for some.))))

Here, everything depends on the specific map. On some maps (mainly smaller ones), it's easier to play as the Hive or the Stronghold, as you can quickly rush with early strong units. On larger maps, it might be good to play as the equally unbalanced Conflux. Necropolis is versatile:smile24:

agreed

I usually play as Humans.

for the long term, Conflux is definitely the best choice (if there are no restrictions). It allows for quick capture of outposts and secondary locations, easy starting with fake units, and relatively fast flying units (in terms of disrupting the opponent's strategy). For a rush strategy, either Fortress or Stronghold would be suitable. However, I think Castle is the most balanced and frequently played faction, but I don't like its starting units, and its angels are quite expensive. Plus, if the opponent has a few Conservators, they can be a strong counter to your native tier 7 creatures.

Castle is one of the best, no doubt.

Castle is good for a confident push. Double-shot, upgraded archers in the early game allow you to easily defeat neutral creatures. They are built quickly; they gain excellent speed with upgraded griffins and later, archons. Orrin and Valeska are archer companions, Turis is for melee characters. I will not consider Adel and Mullich, who are banned in tournaments. Rampart is an excellent "defensive" castle. Strong screamers of levels 1-2 and 5-7, frankly powerful upgraded centaurs, frankly powerful upgraded elves. Mages will have a hard time if they wait for the full upgrade, because one creature has immunity 1-4, one has 40% resistance, one gives an aura of resistance, and another increases the cost of enemy spells. The downside is that the troops are not very mobile (4 stacks of 2-cell units) and there are some slow units in the troops (gnomes, dendroids). For an archer, the initial choice is Ivor, for a melee character for long battles - Thorgrim (anti-mage) or Mephala (armor master). We will not take into account Rilanda and Kirra, who are banned in tournaments. Tower is an extremely strong castle in the hands of a skilled archer. Master gremlins provide a relatively easy start to the game and quickly defeat slow, non-shooting neutral creatures; upgraded gargoyles have good speed. Excellent magical support thanks to the library and the presence of creatures such as Archmages (-2 spell points per cast), Master Djinns (3 random positive casts on themselves). In a fully upgraded castle, there are three archers, which allows you to create an archer army, supplementing it with slow gremlins as needed, which, with the support of nagas, djinns, and gargoyles, will tear the enemy to shreds. The best choice for the start is unknown, honestly, because I am not a Tower player. As far as I know, Kira and Solmyr are banned, and Fafnir will be useful with his specialization in a long game. Inferno is powerful in skilled hands, as they say... One archer (Magog) works very peculiarly, stunning both allies and enemies. Cerberuses and Archdevils with retaliation somewhat improve the situation; Ifrit Sultans with a fire shield also cause headaches for any opponent, however, the other hellish creatures are frankly unremarkable. The best tactic is to breed demons using the ability of upgraded pitlords. The best starting hero is Octavia (+350 gold), Kalh (many demons = better relations with neutrals) or Ignath (a large stack of imps and devils hits hard). Necropolis is difficult at the start, but unbeatable (in skilled hands) in a long game. Attention should be paid to dread knights, upgraded liches, and vampires (their upgrade is banned in tournaments, if I remember correctly). Once a certain core force is assembled, all that remains is to run around and beat everything that moves. What doesn't move - make it move and beat it. The best starting hero is Galtran (many skeletons from the start), Isra or Vidomina (the specialization with the strengthening of Necromancy is decisive). It is also worth paying attention to Nimbus and Clavius (+350 gold) - they will be good, profitable units. Dungeon is pure evil. Two decent archers, built quickly, and fierce upgraded harpies in the first week provide a good and quite powerful core of the army. The best starting characters can be considered Shakti (the most expensive starting army among all heroes) and Lorelei (specialist in harpies). We will not take into account Jeddite, Alamar (specialists in resurrection) and Gunnar (specialist in logistics), who are banned in tournaments. Stronghold is a castle for a rush. With resources and the construction of a wolf den from the start, creatures can be obtained as early as the second day of the game (birds --- creatures). The city is focused on attack, so most of the units hit very hard - even though they are not expensive. Crag Hack and Gundula are our best friends in a long game, and Gretchin and Tiraqsor are for a planned rush. Fortress is a city designed for defense in the long term, but also excellent for rushes. Wyverns can be built on the first or second day (if there are resources) - it depends on the presence of a lizard den in the city. In the second week, the surrounding hives are cleared, after which the number of wyverns grows much faster than the enemy would like. Brokhild is a specialist in them and will be useful for the final rush. A quick start can be provided by Vistan, Dragon, and Bron (the latter is apparently banned in tournaments due to access to level 4 creatures from the start). Conflux is a fierce castle for a quick start and overwhelming development. The color of the army is upgraded fairies, which have fierce speed, flight, and retaliation. The fairy army, in skilled hands, breaks through any non-shooting neutrals that are slower than them by 2. The growth of phoenixes and firebirds also does not particularly please opponents - it is twice as high as in other cities. The best hero for the start is, of course, Grindan (+350 gold, earth magic and slowness from the start). Ciel and Luna, who are banned in tournaments, are not taken into account. It should be noted that in tournaments, Conflux is either completely banned or available without the possibility of upgrading fairies and phoenixes.

The Armageddon's Blade has an overpowered Conflux, the Breath of Death has an overpowered Necropolis, and in HOTA, everything is more or less balanced, although there are still some issues. Fortress and Stronghold are rush-oriented castles; you can build their highest-level units as early as the first week, but they are among the weakest in the late game. Inferno – if you're a beginner, forget about it; without proper use of demonology, it's terrible. Necropolis – even though necromancy was halved in HOTA, it still has a great feature: you can assemble the Undead King set and raise liches instead of skeletons. Dungeon – all the troops are either ranged or flying; there are also dragonlings that are immune to magic, which are good with a warrior hero, as level 7 units cannot be buffed or healed. Rampart is the tankiest castle; in an open field, it is one of the strongest. Castle – Archangels and the Clone spell work great together; each turn, you can resurrect 100 HP for each Archangel. Tower – the only castle with three ranged units, including the highest level; it works well with Cursed Armor to shoot down slowed enemies even before the battle begins. Conflux – elementals are weak, but fairies and phoenixes are strong, and they are the fastest at their level. In HOTA, the overpowered phoenix growth of 4 per week was reduced to three, and it ceased to be overpowered, but remained a simply strong castle. Personally, my favorite is the Tower