The Challenge in Dwarven Land

[maltz]

I am talking about the isolated surface area, where a dwarf lets you fight your own army. I thought it is just for fun but I lost half of my precious inquisitors (DOH). Took a long time to sacrifice them back.

It is quite amusing that in the 2nd fight you fight the older you. That army is just insane, though. (I was playing on normal, warrior, lv 20). I had to carry a disposable army and suffered ~70% casualty to win it. I wonder what good strategy people use for this 2nd challenge?

This is my strategy:

1) Lina's ice barrier in the middle. This leaves two narrow barriers for the AIs to cross. I have two melee stacks (royal snakes + horsemen) to block it. The royal snakes are eating up whatever that comes. The horsemen is not winning at all.

2) Hypnotize (had mana for 2). This removes some annoying stacks - they die very quickly form the insane army, though.

3) Black Hole -> Ground Spikes -> Ice Orb

4) Blind the worst shooters (beholders) whenever I have mana.

Eventually the army was thinned down and my snakes (with the Snake King Ring and Frog wife) wiped out the field for the win.