Can't defeat Bagud!

[Elwin]

I wonder how it became that you have so low leadership and so low stats ..
10 atack at end game for mage ok but paladin? My was 28 atack, 25 def, 12 int and 25k leadership thats way higher than your and actualy my stats are low could be much higher since i didnt get skull of death on this game.
I think your items might be not good. Are you sure thats the best items you could get? I doubt it but if so you are really unlucky, and whats your wife?
Low timeback is bad also but its not your fault i had same at my first game.
First what come on my mind would be some nice guaranteed items like dragon slayer sword ( +5 attack +50% dmg to dragons), you can get it by doing level 30 tournament in greenwort, also kerus sword (3 attack 3 int) in demonis, one of road architects should have it, either the one with ultrax quest either that one linked with isharra's quest

The only troop affecting artifact I have is "knight boots" which give +5 defense to horsemen, swordsmen, knights etc. Other artifacts affect any units with attck/defense bonuses.

Anga's ruby is the item affecting troops also ( +3 morale for females)and its guaranteed, you get it after doing one of quest in eastenr islands

And hmm distortion 1 only at end game? we are talking about which difficulty level? easy, normal? Higher i doubt i cant imagine completing demonis without mass magic shackles ..