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>>4578787
>>4578789
I'm gonna assume you actually mean "Castle", as in, the human/gryphon/angel Castle in pic related.
In which case, if you truly suck ass, here are some basics that work for most towns:
>Gold>XP in chests
>use the gold to buy dwellings; your goal is at least level 6 dwelling (Castle: Cavaliers) by end of week 1, + Castle if you can afford it;
>Castle in particular sometimes (very rarely) allows you to get Angels in week 1 with a very specific beeline build
>just for safety, though, upgrade your Archer's Tower (Marksmen) early on and get Cavaliers + Castle, can't go wrong with that
>"might" heroes (Castle: Knights) have stronger and more resilient units and can learn just enough magic to buff their entire army and kill shit, better secondary skills, traditionally better as "main heroes"
>"magic" heroes (Castle: Clerics) can potentially fight efficiently with Magic Arrow (if you get it) and their extreme late game (Implode/CL everything, teleport around the whole map) can be strong too
>solid starter heroes include: Valeska, Tyris, Sorsha, Adela (starts with Diplomacy, which is broken OP, can be considered also a bit of a crutch, so YMMV) and Caitlin
>split your Pikemen into stacks of 1-1-1-1-1-rest of Pikemen
>those single Pikemen allow you to use the most basic vs AI trick, which is baiting with fodder
>single Pikemen stacks are often preferred by the AI in battles, so they waste time killing them or just getting to them (slow units like Dwarves or Zombies in particular can be kited this way)
>you can also use your single Pikemen (and other units) to surround your Marksmen to make sure they're never in melee (which is where they lose a lot of effectiveness)
>early creeping with this strat should be done as such: surround your Marksmen with units, send small Pikes as bait, liberally use WAIT command to avoid the "broken arrow"
>use whatever spells you can get; Magic Arrow, Shield, Stone Skin, Bless, Bloodlust are all really helpful early on