HELP! The (failed) Assault on General Karador's Necro-Castle

[renton]

I did this at my first attempt with losses but not a disastrous amount.
My technique was to whittle most of the mobs down to the lowest possible number without killing them. That way, they dont resurrect and they do less and less damage as the fight wears on. I had to monitor retaliation strikes to avoid killing the stack too early on but this strategy worked for me. Once every mob was weakened, it was fairly easy to take them all out close together and i had my emerald dragon on the crystals.
Cant remember what lvl i was but it was pre 20

[Suporex]

Just killed them...

Mage 22 12000 leadership

+14 attack +24 Defence +35 Intellect

Emerald Dragons
Evil Beholders
Orc Fighters? (th dudes with swords that hit twice if enemy will hit back after first time)
Necromancers
Orc Shamans

Lost 1 Necro, 32 Evil Beholders, 1 Shaman, so I think not much

Tactic:

killed bone dragons first and I have put shamans and evil beholders over their bodies, than necromancers with spells and resurected them with my necros... after that just killed opponents as fast as I could (but you have to make a kill just before necro turn as otherwise enemy will resurect), so final blow with dragons and necro resurect just after I have put all the chars that I have resurected on side of battlefield. Than summoned Ice Orb at the bottom, as roll way was so long killed crystal in few hits...

Hope that helps others...

[Rhym]

This fight seems pretty easy for a mage atleast. Though i plow through even impossible armies now with mine, only thing that can be annoying are dragons (especially black) due to magic resistance. Though I have a workaround for black dragons now Lay down a Trap (4000-6000 dmg) and use Emerald Green Dragons to drag them on to the trap, while thing usually kills 6 or so. Tactics help with positioning your troops so they hit a hard target on their first strike.

Did Karador at 23-24, estimate i had around 13k leadership worth of troops.

8 atk, 20 def, 37 int (ish)

Dwarven Cannoneers (+100% atk, +30% crit chance and + 1 morale from the set).
Royal Snakes (+100% atk from wife, + 3 dmg from Ring of the Snake king).
Emerald Green Dragons (had .
Cyclops (had 9).
Inquisitors (don't have ressurection, but inquisitors + Gift is a nice substitute).

Lost 9 Royal Snakes in total. Just blasted the everloving crap out of his army with rain of fire, and general combat until they are gone, my troop could easily take care of the ressurected troops after most of his army was gone. Cast Demon Portal by the crystal. Succubus', oh well, swap closeby dragons with royal snakes, let them smash the crystal.