LotI Walkthrough-Part1-Chapter02
Part I, Embracing the Darkness, Chapter 2, Servants of Lilith
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The Beginning
[WHU] There are a lot of enemy units here, and when you kill a living one it comes back as an undead. A lot of potential for XP. I normally just charge forward with Efraim and Lethalia and go for the quick and easy win, sometimes recalling a couple quick elves like rangers to sneak around and pick off lone enemies in the forest.
Gods
[WHU] In the center of the map is a necromancer leading a bunch of undead. I don't remember if she is good for anything, but generally I just don't go that way. In the middle of the far east edge are saurians, who can also be ignored. Recall maybe a castle worth of decent troops, perhaps ones you are looking to level, and head south to take out a bandit camp. Efraim and Lethalia could take on the bandits alone, especially if you have speed upgrades. Follow the road south, east, northeast, and then enter the mountains, taking care not to get too far north or east if you don't want to trigger the saurians. Using Efraim, Lethalia, and maybe a decent supporting unit, blast through the trolls.
Forest of Witchery
[WHU] I never recruit or recall here, just send my faster leader to the tree while the other one kills a few enemies. This is probably a mistake, as the early finish bonus easily gets wiped out by the carryover percentage. It probably makes more sense to recall some units that have good impact resistance and fire/arcane attacks and hunt some wose for XP.
Darkness Closing In
[WHU] I always go (successfully) for the bonus objective with Efraim (counterclockwise, through the woods) and Lethalia (clockwise), avoiding crowds. Skellie wanders around picking off isolated enemies. I send in some troops and some healers to help guard the city walls, which may not be necessary. A couple fast, perhaps flying, units might be in order to pick items out of the moat as there are a lot of drops.
Umbra
[WHU] This can be one of the more difficult scenarios in that it is actually possible to get Efraim or Lethalia killed. The enemy leader starts with a lot of gold, and is standing on a keep in a castle, even though it doesn't look like it, so normally I'd target him early. However, Umbra is quite aggressive so I never really need to deal with the other forces. Since Umbra is highly resistant to most attacks, lightning is great here. Keeping the fight at the cave mouth will let you rotate out troops and limit the amount of enemies you fight at a time. A fast unit with Cunctator's sword could run forward, hit a unit next to Umbra to slow him without worrying about retaliation, and run back behind the line.
The Army of Darkness
[WHU] The turn limit is your enemy here. That and shadows. Efraim alone down the east side of the lake, concentrating on reaching the southwestern leader quickly over picking off units on the way. Lethalia and a small team of elves with arcane attacks including a healer head southwest, staying in a pack (the elves, Lethalia can run ahead and pick off enemies, particularly shadows when they are visible. Don't forget to use penetrates to keep advancing. Visit the trader and pick up the Woodlands Cloak if you don't have one already. By the time you get there, your pack of elves should be safe enough to remain there if you want to buy many items. The enemy leaders have nightstalk, but they will be at their keeps or on villages.