The Heroes Round Table

Omega_Destroyer wrote:Look at the Centaur Nomads and Marauders. If you look at the stats and abilities, there really isn't any excuse to use the Nomads.

The Nomads' retreating ability can be really useful against slow moving stacks - in theory at least. Marauders have the edge on stats though.

I've committed some serious mayhem with Inferno vs Necropolis. Eat the corpses before they get raised, use the Pit Fiends to blast the ranks and then teleport them in to mop up (I'm very fond of Grok). I often have defence and luck skills, so my damage dealing and soaking is pretty good.

I tend to sit back for a few rounds and let my ranged and magic attacks whittle the enemy down. Destruction and Dark magic slow and hurt the enemy, while Light magic improves my initiative and attacks. I tend to beat up the ranged and spellcasting enemy first - fireball is one of my best friends for...

arturchix wrote:My dream team would contain all shooter units with good skill bonuses, no range penalty and Nature's luck.

Teleport assault and a few Deep Hydras (or Pit Lords) would really ruin your day.

1. Sprites - Annoyances with ridiculous speed and a useful cast against ranged enemies. 2. Blood Furies - 'nuff said. 3. Master Hunters - IMO the best shooters for damage and cost. 4. Vampire Lords - Complement the Furies and have limited self healing. 5. Arch Liches - Useful spells and an area effe...

I devote about 2/3 of effort to increasing strangth and 1/3 to compensating for weakness.

Like a lot of people have said, tactics do vary depending on which faction you're playing. I try to avoid any obvious weaknesses and use the hotseat multiplayer to try out different strategies.