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I don't understand... how? Shouldn't the vampires kill that stack with the first attack?
Ta Kotoraya...
Posts from Necromancer tactics against Conflux.
Kamikaze
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No arguments here, just don't forget that the more skeletons you have, the more skills he gains, and even if you manage to gather 3000 skeletons, his skills will be three times greater.
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Conflux is completely unnecessary and too powerful compared to the other Castles! It has no place in Heroes! Down with the Elements!
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Yesterday, I started playing with a friend, I chose Necropolis, and he chose Conflux. We played until the 3rd month - I have 3,000 skeletons, but he has 40 Phoenixes. The heroes are approximately equal, are there any chances?
AmberSoler
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I don't understand... how? Shouldn't the vampires kill this stack with the first attack?
On the next turn, the already damaged griffons will attack them again, and after that, the second stack will fly in. The rest will just wait... :) In reality, the battle is no more than with two stacks. Either we'll hold out, or we won't... The griffons have a damage range of 3-6, which means a lot depends on chance. It might work, or it might not... They also have high morale... So, you just need to experiment here.
But if the hero isn't leveled up, I don't think there's a chance to get the maximum score under these conditions.
Kyle
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Guys, is it really that hard to place a couple of canned creatures in the editor and run this battle that we're talking about...?
Kamikaze
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Let me remind you, there was also mention of materials for the amulet. So that in the first round of the battle, griffins attack someone else, and not the vampires.
Massive slowing in the first round allows you to curse the griffins in the second round, which they are quite susceptible to. Adding spells that increase the damage of vampires, as a result of their ability, is quite effective.
Of course, there should be a sufficient number of vampires remaining during the battle, so you can also enhance their defensive properties.
AmberSoler
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Mass Slow, Curse, Bloodlust – enhance their defensive properties! And what should the spell power stat be?
Kyle
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Mass Slow and Curse can only be cast by an expert in the corresponding magic.
AmberSoler
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Well, what if conservatories are built on holy ground?
cR@3y 678098
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Be sure to recycle all useless units from other towns using the "skeleton converter." You can assemble a large army.
brovach
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What’s the actual problem with getting Tanta? You still need to clear out the elements quickly, so you can skip waiting for the guild to reach level 3, and the vault will open without any issues when he’s resurrected.
Forrest
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I still don't understand how you plan to defeat two hundred griffons with just 12 vampires.
Usually, by turn 1-2-2, Galtran is already decent. Something like 5-6-3-2. With Expert Armored, he can handle it. The Shield spell is in the spellbook. You need to take 12 vampires and then, with the "Wait" ability, position them in a corner and fly around, attacking full stacks while using incomplete stacks as shields. This way, when the shields fall, the full stacks won't attack the vampires directly but will have already been weakened.
Of course, there's no talk of mass slaughter here. This method has been dubbed "Necro-kiting" in the Heroes community and has been used in random maps for many years. And as for the "cans" (referring to enemy units), there are dozens of them on the Heroes of Might and Magic map.
Using necro-kiting, you can defeat almost any guard force that vampires can drain. I disagree with those who say that Necropolis doesn't have an advantage here (for example, against Orcs, Elves, etc.). Because of the small size of our army, they will be divided into 7 stacks, so the vampires can hold out.
But necro-kiting isn't always necessary. 200+ upgraded skeletons, along with Galtran, can easily defeat a maximum-level "can" on a 1-2-1 map with minimal losses.
In many SOD (Shadow of Death) rulesets, upgrading vampires is prohibited, so skeletons also perform well there.
As for tactics against merging... I seriously doubt that tactics should be tailored to the opponent. The map and your plan are what matter, and the opponent's starting Castle shouldn't drastically change your tactics (the opponent might move, gather a different army, etc.)
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