I think it would be hard for me to play as anything but a Mage.
The first time I was playing, I kind of screwed up and focused on sort of a Paladin (Even though I was a mage) and played someone who tried to do all three skill trees in the middle. In that game, it has played a lot different the second time. I got early access to a "Summon Pheonix" spell and I basically used that to win most battles. This time I haven't been as lucky, but I have been rocking anyway.
my favorite tactic so far is to sit back with one or two combat troops and the rest as magi or archers and blast. Meanwhile every turn I do magic and rage. I can't see how I would do that as a Warrior or a Paladin really.
I actually kind of feel bad when I lose an Archmage or something in battle.
One interesting tactic, and this is probably well known to many of you but here it is again:
1. Don't kill all the weak enemies in the starting area. Leave a few buzzing around.
2. Early on, if a merchant has 7 druids and you think you may want druids later, or you can steal a few griffin eggs without angering the griffin mountain, go ahead and put 1 of each of these troops in a garrison some place (don't forget where).
3. Get the Chaos Magic Skill "Sacrifice". This may be hard to do, take a little searching.
4. Go buy a bunch of cheap units like peasents or cheap thornguys. I am not sure if it really matters which one is most optimal. cheap is good. Make sure to bring that 1 special unit from your garrison with you.
5. Go into battle with the weak enemies. kill most of them, leave a few alive. You want to make the battle last a while so you can cast Sacrifice every turn chewing up the peasent stack and converting it to your new stack of killer griffins or druids or whatever.
I some times even make an extra batch or two of replacements.
I am sure later I will find some one who sells the cool units I need, but I do not care.
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