Posts from Necropolis versus Orcs.

Really, is no one interested in this topic? Does everyone think that Necropolis can easily withstand Orcs, with their low defense and attack, and most importantly, with their anti-magic?

Orcs are a very strong combat race. Without Subjugation and/or Berserk, Necropolis won't survive on a large map, but Darkness will be suppressed; Subjugation is especially unpleasant. Berserk in the first turn isn't that scary.

Subordination is great, and we can cast Vampirism on our dragons. Then, their "wrath" won't be scary anymore.

Orcs don't really care about vampirism on undead units; a couple of hits and the stack is gone. And Necropolis dragons are more of a misunderstanding than a unit. If they don't have enthrall or at least berserk, you can just give up.

The higher the level of a creature, the worse its cost-effectiveness ratio. These dragons deal little damage, die quickly, and the -1 defense debuff is nice, but not that significant. The weakening effect is only useful on certain units (and it can be difficult to reach some of them), and liches and heroes can also apply it. These dragons can be built if there are gold rivers nearby and you have more gold than you know what to do with. Otherwise, you can just not build them at all.

The high prices for level 7 units are undeniable, but this is the case for all factions. In my opinion, the Inferno devils are the least cost-effective in this regard.