which troops to kill Baal?

[Holywhippet]

I still lost a fair number of troops, but my army of knights, emerald dragons, alcehmists, veteran orcs and horsemen managed to outdo the enemy in a straight slugfest. I figured ranged troops aren't worthwhile since you start off surrounded. Cast bless and dragon slayer at maximum level to make your troops do a lot of damage. Use soul draining to eliminate the largest enemy stacks.

[Anaharath]

I have an army of Black unicorns, elven hunters, knights, horsemen and priests and Baal's army slaughters me like a pig on Christmas. Any suggestions? I'll replace the priests with something stronger, I hope it helps

[Metathron]

Level 3 magic shackles?

[maltz]

Melee, hard-hitting units are always good when you don't care about losses (when you have a horde of them for hire somewhere).