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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Drakes|Southern Drakes]]|| <ul><li>Great mobility</li><li>Powerful units, also very good units against skeletons and other non-standard units.</li><li>Quick killing with slamming drakes</li></ul> || <ul><li>Expensive units</li><li>No healing</li><li>Weak during the night</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Drakes|Southern Drakes]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24drakes%24burner.png</div> || <ul><li>Great mobility</li><li>Powerful units, also very good units against skeletons and other non-standard units.</li><li>Quick killing with slamming drakes</li></ul> || <ul><li>Expensive units</li><li>No healing</li><li>Weak during the night</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Dwarves|Southern Dwarves]]|| <ul><li>Very strong during the night, fast in hills and caves</li><li>Powerful melee specialist</li><li>Main and additional healer</li></ul> || <ul><li>Often slow on grass</li><li>Sages are too slow</li><li>Not a good faction for beginners</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Dwarves|Southern Dwarves]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24dwarves%24arcanister.png</div>|| <ul><li>Very strong during the night, fast in hills and caves</li><li>Powerful melee specialist</li><li>Main and additional healer</li></ul> || <ul><li>Often slow on grass</li><li>Sages are too slow</li><li>Not a good faction for beginners</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Elves|Southern Elves]]|| <ul><li>Versatile, for every situation. Useful supporting units.</li><li>Healing, leadership, berserk, skirmisher, slowing...</li><li>Great in ranged combat</li></ul> || <ul><li>Fragile outside the forests</li><li>Many units are balanced, not good for fast killing</li><li>Losing important unit is a big problem for entire army</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Elves|Southern Elves]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24elves-wood%24fighter.png</div>|| <ul><li>Versatile, for every situation. Useful supporting units.</li><li>Healing, leadership, berserk, skirmisher, slowing...</li><li>Great in ranged combat</li></ul> || <ul><li>Fragile outside the forests</li><li>Many units are balanced, not good for fast killing</li><li>Losing important unit is a big problem for entire army</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Mages|Southern Mages]]|| <ul><li>Ranged damage output is very high</li><li>Fire, cold, arcane damage for ranged mages, melee battle mages are fun to play and improving rapidly</li><li>Mages can change to other mage when upgrading</li></ul> || <ul><li>Weak units in melee combat</li><li>Mages are very expensive, not good for every situation</li><li>Not a good faction for beginners</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Mages|Southern Mages]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24human-magi%24red-mage%2Bfemale.png</div>|| <ul><li>Ranged damage output is very high</li><li>Fire, cold, arcane damage for ranged mages, melee battle mages are fun to play and improving rapidly</li><li>Mages can change to other mage when upgrading</li></ul> || <ul><li>Weak units in melee combat</li><li>Mages are very expensive, not good for every situation</li><li>Not a good faction for beginners</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Mercenaries|Southern Mercenaries]]|| <ul><li>Some units are extremely cheap, good for swarming</li><li>Very powerful mercenary troops: lancer, saberman and leader. Leadership is very effective.</li><li>Interesting faction to play, with focus on economy</li></ul> || <ul><li>Level 0 units have no Zone of Control, making them terrible in defending</li><li>Mercenary units are expensive and have high upkeep</li><li>No healing, not good against very specific enemies, can lose many units in single turn.</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Mercenaries|Southern Mercenaries]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24dwarves%24arcanister.png</div>|| <ul><li>Some units are extremely cheap, good for swarming</li><li>Very powerful mercenary troops: lancer, saberman and leader. Leadership is very effective.</li><li>Interesting faction to play, with focus on economy</li></ul> || <ul><li>Level 0 units have no Zone of Control, making them terrible in defending</li><li>Mercenary units are expensive and have high upkeep</li><li>No healing, not good against very specific enemies, can lose many units in single turn.</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Orcs|Southern Orcs]]|| <ul><li>Overall good units, orcish patriarchs can improve them even more</li><li>Solid infantry for many situations</li><li>Easy access to poison</li></ul> || <ul><li>Being neutral, they are not the best during the day or night</li><li>Only simple healing</li><li>Units are more costly than classic northerners units</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Orcs|Southern Orcs]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24dwarves%24arcanister.png</div>|| <ul><li>Overall good units, orcish patriarchs can improve them even more</li><li>Solid infantry for many situations</li><li>Easy access to poison</li></ul> || <ul><li>Being neutral, they are not the best during the day or night</li><li>Only simple healing</li><li>Units are more costly than classic northerners units</li></ul> |
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| − | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Swamplords|Southern Swamplords]]|| <ul><li>Interesting dynamics between beasts, trolls and saurians</li><li>Regenerating trolls are a good pair with saurian dark mages and poison from scorpions</li><li>Extremely dangerous during night</li></ul> || <ul><li>No blade attacks and no unit that is very good on grass</li><li>Weak during the day</li><li>Some of your units are good in offense, bet extremely fragile in defense.</li></ul> | + | | [[How_to_play_Southern_Swamplords|Southern Swamplords]]<div class="thumb">https://units.wesnoth.org/1.16/pics/core%24images%24units%24dwarves%24arcanister.png</div>|| <ul><li>Interesting dynamics between beasts, trolls and saurians</li><li>Regenerating trolls are a good pair with saurian dark mages and poison from scorpions</li><li>Extremely dangerous during night</li></ul> || <ul><li>No blade attacks and no unit that is very good on grass</li><li>Weak during the day</li><li>Some of your units are good in offense, bet extremely fragile in defense.</li></ul> |
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