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Waiting for the walkthrough.

Since there were no high-level Dark creatures or summons on the map, but there was a Tome of Chaos, I had to level up a regular Warlock:
Skilled in Chaos and Sorcery, with a higher education and constant Luck. There were two options for leveling up:
Logistics + Path of War at the beginning or after the main program; I chose the second option. If I had taken Logistics at the beginning, I probably would have won a few more days. Neo122007 was right when he said

This is not even the limit on this map.

In the tavern, there were Letos and Synitar right away. I chose Synitar because Letos's built-in Dark creatures were unnecessary (Logistics needed to be taken sooner or later), and he wouldn't have enough mana for effective use of Chaos. I didn't even think about taking Agbhet, who was standing near the city - a Dark Mystic, that's not even funny :(

The tactic for fighting neutrals is ridiculously simple. At first, I gathered all the Fury creatures with the Rangers (Agbhet's army, Letos, Synitar, reinforcements from the city and a nearby dwelling of beasts) and mainly attacked with them. Later, when Synitar was already stronger, I relied on his magic and the "Shadow" Rangers. While I was hanging around the city, I built three levels of the Guild (Ice Golem and Wall of Fire) + the built-in Arrow skill. I used these spells until I got the Tome of Chaos.

Defeating the neutrals with Rangers and a spell like Wall of Fire, I don't think anyone will have any questions about. But I will dwell on the Dwarf garrison in more detail. I defeated it with seven Rangers and Synitar's magic in two stages (or maybe two, I don't remember exactly). Since the main leveling program was already completed, this didn't cause almost any problems. At the beginning of the second month, I bought green boots (+50% damage to Earth magic) in the tavern and gave them to Synitar. He already had Luck, Chains, Irresistible, Chaos, and Sorcery. The horseshoe gave the necessary two points of Luck, so luck smiled on Synitar with enviable consistency. (Although I replayed this battle several times to inflict maximum damage). But it was still impossible to defeat the entire garrison at once, so I had to run away with one Ranger and, with new forces (with seven Rangers :D), finish it off. This was probably my longest battle in Heroes 5; at the end, there were 411 Archon Priests left without shots and one Ranger; I finished them off with the hero's normal attack (2-3 at a time), I don't even know how much coffee I drank and how much time it took. I was already killing the Dwarf heroes in one go (I think :)).

And finally, about how I moved around the map and developed the Castle.
I developed the Castle without much stress. I have Rangers, I have the Tome of Chaos, what else does a Warlock need? :D
Here's how: Rangers -> Guild (up to level three) -> Fury -> something like a Town Hall -> Market -> Artifact Shop -> further, depending on my mood, I don't remember exactly what. I almost didn't buy reinforcements.

Letos captured the dwellings, and Synitar just moved forward; support heroes picked up artifacts for him. Here's how: Ore -> Wood -> Minotaur dwelling (although I didn't capture it) -> straight to the portal behind which is a Demon hero (I didn't go there, I just defeated the guards) -> Blood Temple -> straight to the Tome of Chaos (there I met some random hero, although it might be in another playthrough) -> after taking the Tome of Chaos, I went to the Dwarf territory, first to the left, then to the right -> garrison -> ran away -> straight to the garrison -> a couple of enemy heroes -> first city -> more Dwarves -> second city.

Although I expected to win against Nerevar. Warlocks are his element.

Congratulations to everyone on the end of the tournament!!! 49 days, that requires great endurance;)... NEREWAR, well done!!!:)
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!!

Thank you)

Just explain to me how you defeated the garrison (or rather, explain where you got the Dark creatures) and if you didn't get Dark creatures, then how...

I hope I explained it well. If I forgot to write something, tell me. I'll add it.

P.S. It's a pity that so few people sent in saves.
P.P.S. Neo122007, thank you for the tournament

It would be nice to see recordings of battles (if they exist), to learn the art of playing as the Dungeon faction. Because despite the detailed descriptions of the battles, it is difficult to imagine them in one's head.

It would be nice to see recordings of battles (if they exist), to learn the art of playing as the Dungeon faction. Because, despite the detailed descriptions of the battles, it's difficult to imagine them in your head.

There are some, of course.

Archive 3.11 MB. Several initial battles (against bears, dogs, vampires, ghosts, archers, and bow masters) and final battles (against heroes, a garrison, and cities).
http://ifolder.ru/6879836
http://slil.ru/25873089

Archive 670.15 KB. Garrison (2 battles) and 2 battles against Dwarf heroes.
http://ifolder.ru/6879926
http://slil.ru/25873110

saw it - it's impressive, very beautiful :)
and I somehow underestimated Chaos and dismissed it right away
and after two attempts, it turned out to be not that bad, the barrier becomes easier to overcome

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congratulations on the victory!
:)<

It was hard to believe my eyes, but reason prevailed, and I believed what I saw. Respect to **NEREWAR** – he handled the dwarves beautifully and cleverly. I knew that chaos reigns supreme, but not to this extent... However, if the game were against a human player instead of the AI, it wouldn't have turned out this way, but even so, such a playthrough requires patience and skill in playing as the dark faction. I especially liked the battle with the priests of Arkat, who ran out of arrows.

So, that's how it is, guys. Players like Psihhu and Lord Vampire should be ashamed of the worldview they expressed about this map. I knew that there would be people who would like it.

It was hard to believe my eyes, but in the end, reason prevailed, and I believed what I saw. Respect to NEREWAR – it was very beautiful and cleverly done with the dwarves. I knew that chaos rules, but not to this extent... although, if the game were against a human player instead of the AI, it wouldn't have worked out this way, but still, such a playthrough requires patience and skill in playing as the dark faction. I liked the battle with the priests of Arcomage the most, who ran out of arrows.

It was easy for me to believe, I also had a Catalyst, I leveled up the same way, the combat style was the same, only the army was 70 Lords and 65 Dark Mistresses... Am I the only one who could clear the garrison on the first try without losing a hero?!

I cleared it on the first try and didn't lose a hero.
But only without Chaos.

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And that's why it's significantly slower than NEREWAR's.
But I deliberately moved away from Chaos.
I thought that I wouldn't clear it in one go,
which means I would waste time, but in the end, more time was spent on leveling up the summon due to the need to return to the castle for magic.

Hello everyone. Has anyone tried leveling up a mentor and then using them to sweep through the Gnomish levels with a "chainsaw" of 7 heroes?

So that's how it is, guys — players like Психх and Lord Vampire should be ashamed of the expressed opinion about this map. I knew there would be people who would like it.

There's nothing to be ashamed of. I am opposed to maps like this and always will be. The map is terrible — I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but it was described to me. Tournaments should definitely not be of this kind. I call such tournaments the "Gather Meat" series; tournaments should be completely different. And moderators, move the thread to the appropriate section already — it's an eyesore.

With respect, Lord of the Vampires

Since the tournament ended a long time ago, the topic has been moved to the appropriate section and closed.

Vampire, +1 for your attention :) It was getting stale here.