Campaign 3, Mission 4 - Dragons | Campaign 3 - Ylaya's Task HOM&M V HOF Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
We got 3 heroes to control now. There are Isabel and Raelag with Ylaya!
Main tasks:
- Keep the city;
- Find Black Dragons' Hideout and ask them for;
- Defeat opponent's forces;
- Ylaya, Isabel and Raelag must survive.
Hero: Heroes will reach 26th experience level maximally.
Bonus: At the beginning absolutely choose Sack of Endless Gold. This is important because you will have to expand your castle intensively within first two-three weeks..
You start in the castle to the south (1). Take Isabel and Raeleg and move to opposite map sides. Take Ylaya to the surface.
Absolutely visit places marked with (blue dot) within first week. You can recruit high-level units there (Black Dragons, Shadow Matriarches) and you will also increase their growth in your castle.
Opponents will be appearing in places marked with (green dot) after two weeks on average. They have weak armies so they won't be a real danger to your city and heroes.
While Raelag and Isabel plunder dungeons take Ylaya to the (2a) in order to go onto surface. I marked all underground passages and portals on map above. Now it is time for precise description, step by step - how to end the scenario in most economically way.
Gathering all resources and treasures go to the Cartographer (3). He will uncover whole map for you for the 4000 gold price. Then go to the (4a). Defeat brown player here and take Dwarven treasures. You will find one-way monolith nearby (5a) which can carry you to the surface (5b). Visit the key-keeper tent (black dot a) and go back to the (6a). You are in dungeons again.
No go to the (7a). Take all treasures and pass the two-way monolith (8) before you open the watchtower (black dot b). You be teleported a little bit further to the west. Take all resources, visit War Academy and get back through portal. Now move to the (9a). You can upgrade your units in Fort and go with Ylaya to the south in order to increase her level thanks to Syllana's Ancients. Then go down.
You are underground again. Take a few steps and link Black Dragons (10) to your army. There is one-way monolith in (11a) which can take you below your city (11b).
The mighty army of Thralsai will appear on the map in two months from scenario beginning (or just after joining Black Dragons). Having about 200 Black Dragons in your army you can easily defeat him on the ground. But if you can't manage to do this, hide into the castle and wait for him. Remember to cast Empowered Meteor Shower at him (he got his shooting units arranged close to each other).
I defeated him with no reinforces from (10). I produced 35 Black Dragons, 30 Blood Maidens and around 60 Deep Hydras within two months. Combining it with destructive magic this army was enough to win. With some efforts though.