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Just don't forget about us. Otherwise, you'll read too much on those "smart" websites :)
Also, regarding Order. It will be hard to level up, but useful, of course. Here you can have both Forgetfulness for medusas and hypnosis. Plus another + 20% to summons and illusions. That alone (without all the Order spells) is worth it. But it's better to summon phoenixes and manticores, as illusions will be more disadvantaged.

I won't leave here. This is my first forum, and how can you replace (your first love :p)

By the way, I still haven't seen the difference between resurrected phoenixes and summoned ones :smile01:

Look. When you summon F. (again), it gets added to the summoned ones.
Now, specifically about the battle.
You summoned 3 F., the opponent killed 2, leaving 1. Now it's your choice.
If you summon, there will be 4. If you skip your turn, the opponent kills 1 F., and 2 are resurrected. You summon three more phoenixes with your (skipped) turn. In total, you get 5 instead of 4, and it's your turn again (you can) summon 3 more phoenixes.
After resurrection and addition, all phoenixes have the ability as if they hadn't died. (I'm 95% sure.)

I have a vague doubt... soon you will be giving us advice :) And that's good.
But wouldn't it be better not to wait until you are killed, but to summon someone. Then maybe you will kill them. Besides, those you summon can also be resurrected if necessary ;)

Yes, indeed, it's like chess here... One wrong move (or action) and everything can go wrong. Therefore, decisions need to be carefully considered. And it's even better to plan several moves ahead. For example, think about who you will be developing (a demonologist, a wizard, an enchanter, a dark priest, or an archmage).

I think the comparison to chess is very good. However, it rarely works out to develop your strategy exactly as you planned. A lot depends on the ALTARS (for me) and the magic available in the castle. We're playing a map (I'm playing as Nature), and in the castle, there isn't a single buffing spell (like Strength of the Giants). Developing Nature magic is going poorly. I have to focus on Strength.

You need to think about it not before the game, but during it, preferably at the beginning, when you already have some cards revealed. For example, you already understand something about the castle or the opponent. You say that there are no enhancing spells (blessings). But what do you have? Let's say you have various summoning spells (wolves, fairies, satyrs, etc.). Then you can focus on that in the future and develop Death or Order. Then you will enhance your summoning ability (replenish it with imps, ice elementals, poisonous creatures, and devils or with illusions). This also strengthens the hero's army, and you shouldn't neglect this ability.
In general, you will be able to increase your army threefold. In the portal, you build manticores, using summoning to bring in water elementals (especially good against Chaos), and on the battlefield, you summon devils or magic dragons, with their ability to help the hero with magic and deflect various tricks. This will be a significant help.

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In the portal, you build mantises, and use them to summon water elementals (especially effective against Chaos), ...

I apologize for interrupting your discussion, but

I don't understand something. How is this possible?
Can a praying mantis summon water elementals... :smile07: or am I misunderstanding something?