Posts from The strongest castle in Heroes of Might and Magic IV. Auto-translated

Unfortunately, I believe NECROMANCERS are the strongest, based on my personal experience.

LeSHiJ-MaX, I'm not insisting that I'll convince you, but... As a fan of Nature, you should understand that against Death, it is one of the worthy opponents.
Water elementals will deal with Vampires (you can, of course, use others, but I think it's the most worthy). Moreover, it has a cold attack, even when it's blocked, let's say, by Vampires, but they won't get a charge from it to restore their lives.
Nature has a powerful WEAPON - the Necromancy Ward. It won't allow Death to raise the dead.
This is the most important thing. Therefore, Nature, in skilled hands, can succeed.

I agree with many points, perhaps even with all of them. But if the Necromancer is a human player (who has played the game before) and not the AI, and there are many neutral creatures on the map that can be used to increase the number of vampires, then it becomes very difficult to counter them. (In my opinion, the Necromancy aura doesn't protect against vampire regeneration). I try to cast a general buff on myself for the first strike, but the opponent removes it if possible.

It's not difficult to counter the undead with living creatures. Even if he summons a lot of vampires, they will all be affected by "Holy Word," which, if upgraded, will affect 10 vampires. Moreover, the second hero can throw "Holy Water." 5-10 vampires won't cause significant damage to a large army of light. Skeletons are as strong as angels, but angels can be resurrected and can resurrect others. It's best to hide the angels from demons so they don't steal mana. A tactician hero will allow you to do this.

Why has everyone forgotten about the Chaos faction?
Isn't it where the strongest warrior, the black dragon, resides? Magic isn't very effective there, especially in the early game, but there are some decent units like the thief (who I always use to gather resources at the beginning of the game), the medusa, the nightmare, and the ifrit. This faction is unparalleled at sea and for moving around the map (the army can attack unexpectedly). Of course, if the hero has learned the corresponding skills.

Although, of course, Haven is better:o ...

What if you counter death with order? The idea is that if death switches to vampires, you can switch to golems and golem dragons! Doesn't work?

So, it turns out there is a solution against any Castle. (If I understood correctly, after "Holy Word" and "Holy Water," vampires don't regenerate? PLEASE CLARIFY.)

P.S. (I think we'll play soon, maybe even this week or on the weekend if you don't mind).:smile44: :smile44: :smile44:

And what if you choose Order against Death? The idea is that if Death goes into vampires, you can switch to golems and golem dragons! Doesn't work?

But if the necromancer is a human (who has played the game before) and not the computer, and there are many neutral creatures on the map that can be used to increase the number of vampires, then it becomes very difficult to counter them. (In my opinion, the Necromancy amulet doesn't protect against vampire regeneration.)

That's true, vampirism doesn't affect them...
but building dragons means sacrificing Titans... then you'll only have hobbits and djinns as archers, and even djinns won't always shoot, as they might need to use illusion... and without archers, it's bad.