H4: Favourite level 1 pair

[Metathron]

I know this topic was widely discussed on the old boards, but I don't think I've seen it on these new ones yet.

All of those have their strengths and weaknesses, but my first reaction is to pick the nature pair, because I appreciate their great speed & initiative. Plus, the sprites' no retaliation and wolves' double attack abilities are great.

Others I like: Dwarf and Halfling. I like the halflings not because they are an outstanding level 1 shooter, but because they usually have precision readily available to them via the mage controlling them. The dwarves serve as the halflings' bodyguards.

Crossbowman & Squire: Same as above, except the crossbowmen need no precision to shoot without penalty.

Rogues (but not Orcs): for their ability to snatch resources and treasures at the very beginning of the game, which gives a great advantage to Chaos.

[pepak]

I can't say I like any pair. I do, however, like Sprites (speed + no retal), Imps (speed + mana drain) and Berserkers (raw power).

[Orfinn]

Berserker & Centaur

The berserkers is dangerous and the centaurs are just as great.

[Bandobras Took]

All of those have their strengths and weaknesses, but my first reaction is to pick the nature pair, because I appreciate their great speed & initiative. Plus, the sprites' no retaliation and wolves' double attack abilities are great.

Wolves have far too low growth to serve as a decent L1 troop. At least, that's been my experience. I much prefer the Squire+Crossbowmen of the combos you've listed.

But my absolute favorite is Pirates+Bandits.

[DaemianLucifer]

Voted the life pair.I simply love crossbowmen,and squires are excelent meat shield.Second would be nature,although I dont quite like wolves,and then might because of their...well,sheer might.

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Voted wolf and sprite. Somehow that pair just never lets me down
No retal and double attack is great and usually I don't invest in level 2 creatures as soon as possible because I'm doing fine with these two (note: For a while I do fine). A couple of hundred sprites can do massive damage!

Mesa love

[ThunderTitan]

I like Halflings, and the Dwarfs are nice tanks. The Berserker & Centaur come in 2nd, and the Life pair 3rd.

[kitcat0]

I like their speed and sprites can actually be useful in middle game. But usually I ditch first level creatures as soon as they start slowing me down.

[Metathron]

All of those have their strengths and weaknesses, but my first reaction is to pick the nature pair, because I appreciate their great speed & initiative. Plus, the sprites' no retaliation and wolves' double attack abilities are great.

Wolves have far too low growth to serve as a decent L1 troop. At least, that's been my experience. I much prefer the Squire+Crossbowmen of the combos you've listed.

But my absolute favorite is Pirates+Bandits.

I'm not that bothered about the wolves' growth. The fact that the enemy seems to make a frequent target of them is more annoying. But they serve well nonetheless.

What do you like about pirates? They seem like a poor copy of the bandits to me (when on land, anyhow).

[BenchBreaker]

Wolves have far too low growth to serve as a decent L1 troop. At least, that's been my experience. I much prefer the Squire+Crossbowmen of the combos you've listed.

the centaur is also seriously low, only 9!

anyway, voted sprite/wolf, the fastest combo and powerful too.

[Vlad976]

vote squire/crossbowman
I like the xbowman's range and the squire stun has helped me out of a jam a number of times.

[Metathron]

Wolves have far too low growth to serve as a decent L1 troop. At least, that's been my experience. I much prefer the Squire+Crossbowmen of the combos you've listed.

the centaur is also seriously low, only 9!

But the centaur is a pretty sturdy beast at 20 hp and 3-5 damage.

[BenchBreaker]

Wolves have far too low growth to serve as a decent L1 troop. At least, that's been my experience. I much prefer the Squire+Crossbowmen of the combos you've listed.

the centaur is also seriously low, only 9!

But the centaur is a pretty sturdy beast at 20 hp and 3-5 damage.

i know, it's still too low! the berseker has 18 hp and does 2-3 twice (well the second attack might do less as some of them may die) but on average it'll do (2-3)*1.5 = 3 - 4.5 damage.

pesonally i think centaurs should be at least lv2 (lv3 if 7 levels), i mean they are big and strong, why are they always lv1??

[DaemianLucifer]

Might creatures need to be extra strong since they do lack magics.Centaurs and bersekers are pretty good balanced.

[Orfinn]

same for the berserkers, why only lvl 1?

[Black Ghost]

sprites/wolves rule
Very good scouting, with no retal unit & nice double attacker creature

[dallasmavs41]

Skeleton/Imp...True, Skeletons are a little slow, and imps are fragile, but I think they're a good combo...

[Metathron]

Skeleton/Imp...True, Skeletons are a little slow, and imps are fragile, but I think they're a good combo...

At least you get a lot of 'em...

[BenchBreaker]

Skeleton/Imp...True, Skeletons are a little slow, and imps are fragile, but I think they're a good combo...

skeletons are too slow imo, i usually go for ghosts with necromacy, any skeletons that i make before i can make ghosts immediately leaves the amry to collect resources and to explore, and if they survive, they eventually go back to a town and garrison it.

[Big J Money]

For the early game, I like Berseker and Centaur, and then the Berserker begins to suck later on when you start to create tactics but you have to leave the Berserkers out of them.

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