Heroes 3: DUNGEON Town Overview / Strategy Guide

[@Norovo]

I hope this was helpful! There are too many variables to cover all possible scenarios, for example you won't care that Infernal Troglodytes are kind of pricey if you only play maps where you swim in gold, but hopefully this gives a good overview of the basics. 👍 Some of the playthroughs featured in this video: ▶ The Great Wasteland: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHnamnlohp6Vd7s ▶ Dungeon Keeper: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5LRdKV7dpqebZo

[@dovahllin798]

Do stronghold next

[@veroc7783]

Please do more town guides!

[@marlowe2215]

Yes - more town guides please!

[@pete84b]

Please do more!

[@thelonious2213]

Are you ever gonna continue this series??? This was a really well done guide and I'm very disappointed that you haven't done another one since you did this four months ago.

[@MrAtotheH]

Really nice guide, would love to see guides for the other towns as well!

[@gordonlevittsmith]

yes. when?

[@vasilkalov2622]

Yes, please!

[@PhlegethonianStream]

Yeees

[@gundeslaktarn]

Give it into my veins!!!!

[@BobJoe0067]

For the love of all that is holy, please make more guides.

[@vincentdegheyndt3609]

Great guide. Can't wait for the other towns

[@Frostzk]

MORE please 🥺

[@tm_cloudfire4804]

I grew up playing this game, and know most of its ins and outs, but I still watch all of these guide/tip vids. You're by far the most professional of the various HoMM3 video creators that I've seen/watch. Your effort shows!

[@unlockablecharacter8134]

PLEASE make more of these! I’d love to learn castle and tower from you

[@bardofhighrenown]

This is exactly the kind of guide I'm looking for as someone new to the game. I can't wait for the complete set of videos.

[@zazaray]

So cool that you're new to this game. I've been playing it nearly 20 years and still love playing it.

[@Zen_Zeeke]

Hi Norovo - I know there are several other comments hoping for this, but instead of thumbing up something said a year ago, wanted to let you know there is still interest to get your take like this on the other towns, too, in 2023. My preference would be to see a guide framed specifically on how to use each town in non-multiplayer play (i.e. player vs AI such as single scenarios or the campaigns). Would also love to see a TIER LIST or two - from you specifically - with the same focus (non-multiplayer ranking) as I don't have any desire to join online matches.

[@ЏонМастерман]

I swear this game will never die...and it shouldn't

[@taotd]

I'm pretty sure you've heard this before but it would be super awesome if you could do guides like this on other towns. This was incredibly helpful and informative, and I'd be super grateful if you could share your wisdom on other towns as well

[@jakobandersen3210]

I think a segment on how to beat the faction in combat would be nice. Like how to fight an early, mid and late game dungeon hero :)

[@Norovo]

This was already a bit longer than I intended it to be but that's a fair point, I'll keep it in mind.

[@sylviaianos3440]

This is an incredible video. 20 minutes of pure gold. I especially love how detailed it is, and yet doesn't ramble about the same topic for an unnecessary amount of time. (also, video editing is on point) After playing H3 for almost 20 years, I didn't expect I would learn too many new things from this type of video, but you pointed out a lot of stuff I never realized on my own, and I learned a lot! I primarily play dungeon and castle, so it was interesting to learn about one of my favourite factions. Would love to see you make more!

[@ElfLover333]

As a "played this when I was little and dum" person, is it nice to actually understand the nitty gritty stuff about this game. More town guides please :)

[@mousemanm2631]

Really, really liked this video :) Used to play the game a lot when I was a kid, but didn't know about like 70% of the mechanics, so learning about them now is very interesting. Also, the way you present content is very enjoyable and entertaining to watch, hope you make this is into a series and do the rest of the towns :)

[@MarkBelain]

So glad to see someone finally making in-depth reviews in this style. I'm a "FORTRESS BEST TOWN" player for sheer love of defensive strategy. So hope I find one of those from you, soon This was as approachable as a podcast, though. I've listened to it multiple times just because it's one of the easier videos to pop the headphones, hit play, and get on with my day.

[@key1792]

There is a new game coming from the original creators of Heroes 3. They call it a spiritual successor to HOMM3. Same lead designer, game developer etc. Maybe even Paul Romero for soundtracks. Game is called Fanstratics. Help spread the word!

[@cdcdrr]

Consider doing a guide on Inferno. The fact that health comes at a premium, and their creatures often struggle when compared to their most obvious counterpart, the Castle, seems to really put them off to a lot of people. But I've seen people defend them as a good choice under the right circumstances.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Agreed! ALL of the castle types can be utilized for success, but each require vastly different playing styles. Several examples: using the Archdevil's (and un-upped) 'no retaliation' ability effectively takes some SERIOUS planning with other creature stacks in one's own army. In other castle types, 'waiting' is ESSENTIAL with certain troops (usually weaker melee attackers). And in others, opening with an 'expert level' casting is critical (such as 'Slow' or 'Bless'). Endgame strats TOTALLY shift around as well. 😁 But, I love most every castle except Fortress (mostly because I hate everything except the Mighty Gs, but they can't fly).

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

Inferno units are strong hand to hand fighters and the cerberi are awesome units, but most of their heroes suck

[@shigerufan1]

Their heroes and starting map bias lend them to getting lots of spell power early, but unless you have intelligence or mysticism you'll find them wanting for mana more often than you'd like. Also while the units have the potential for high damage, they also have a large range (2-7 for cerberi for example) and don't inherently have access to bless or water magic specialization. So even if you manage to get bless from a town you'll likely have to hire from another faction in order to utilize it to it's full potential.

[@njmfff]

@@schoolofgrowthhacking They have couple of good heroes, you just need to known when and where to use them. Good main heroes: specialists in intelligence and sorcery (mage hero), specialists in demons and pit fiends (if you want fighter hero). Good backup heroes are +1 sulfur (because you'll need ton of it) and +350 gold (always nice early game bonus, plus she has schoolar to spread around Town portal or other useful spells). Good 2nd heros are cerberus and gog specialists because they start with those units and have extra, then you can boot them after you transfer units. On smaller maps, fireball and inferno specialists are good, alto Xyron (inferno) can be good longterm if you give him lot of knowledge, because all Inferno spellcaster heroes tend to get more Spell Power then knowledge naturally. The only thing that sucks about him is that he starts with Schoolar, which isn't useful on main hero (but ok skill on some random other hero).

[@Raziel_J]

Nice guide! Even though I've been playing this game since I was a kid, thanks to you I've discovered some interesting insights and helpful tips to maximize the use of Dungeon. Looking forward to seeing the next guide!

[@1313hman]

Very high quality video! Don't know if I'm a veteran, but I've been playing on and off for basically as long as I've remembered. Didn't learn all that much new stuff, but you did put a lot of things into words that I couldn't so still interesting none the less!

[@Yan_Alkovic]

This was really neat! This was a very good guide indeed and as an avid Dungeon fan I am really glad that you picked it first! I mean, I love them mostly for the aesthetic of the town and the creatures, though I have learned overtime that the creatures really aren't the best overall. Point is, thanks for the vid! Will be looking forward to the future guides!

[@nosy-cat]

Beautifully done. Fast paced and detailed. I expect videos like this take a lot of time and effort to create, but I for one would be happy if this became a series. (Do tower next! :))

[@tototriceps]

Could you do this kind of video with all the towns? Really hard to find videos explaining the strategies of HOMM3.

[@ClassicalRaritiesChannel]

Please please please do other towns too!!... Phenomenal work 👏

[@Mirrodin82]

This was pretty fun to watch. You should cover all the other factions 🙂

[@VicTheRattlehead1]

What a great video! Love the editing style! Keep it going for other towns as well. Good work

[@mass2048]

Thanks for the great guide. Please make one for all towns! It's cool that you mention HotA specifics, as Horn of the Abyss is the new standard / default way of playing Heroes.

[@Heroes3Clips]

Mana Vortex is absolutely the best structure in this town!

[@simonspacek3670]

Dungeon is definitely a mage city. Mana vortex, one fast unit immune to all magic,... Just grab some dragons and Armageddon and enjoy. Just be careful with Efreets, Fire elementals, Magic elementals, Gold dragons and other Black dragons. Everything else is more or less toasted in one, maybe two rounds.

[@DOGEreal]

@@simonspacek3670 It isn't never ever a mage city no matter how hard you try, Overlords are the best hero class in the entire game and Warlocks kinda suck.

[@simonspacek3670]

@@DOGEreal City with fast, magic immune creature, mana vortex and highest chance to get Armageddon is not mage city for you? Also from how I tested Deemer, he has great chance to get Spell power, so he can have few dragons, spell power 50 and Armageddon. Unless you meet all magic/fire magic immune creatures, you should be fine.

[@dustinburlet7249]

This is the best summary that I know available - perfect in every way - with respect to your selection of actual heroes, however, I do find that Sephinroth is often under-rated. Her crystal ability is awesome for those scarce resources and she usually gets good secondary skills. That is the only quibble I have. Keep up the great content!

[@Salaaran]

Really cool guide, I would love for this to become a series

[@creion9394]

Man, this format was splendid. I imagine it took quite a while to put together and such but I think we'd all be happy to see you expand and complete this series, if it ever becomes one.

[@98cents]

Why have you not made more of these, man? This was a fun watch.

[@keirblank4870]

Just stumbled on this channel by accident. I didn't realize people still played! HOMM3 is a game my brother played when it first came out, and we still play it together locally when we get together.

[@Hybe123]

This was phenomenal! 😃 I'm a bit dissapointed to find out there are no videos for other towns, because even though I'm a HOMM3 veteran, I don't play all towns nor do I really know all the secrets, I just have a general idea of what their strengths and weaknesses are.

[@dawidgebka4288]

Excellent, in-depth overview, great work. I would appreciate putting images of the resources when you list the prices of dwellings and units, it would be easier to read for the viewers.

[@Norovo]

Couldn't find a way to make that work on my editing software but I'll take another look.

[@avataraang2656]

Man, back in high school I played this game nonstop. This is a great guide and it really brings back a lot of good memories. Thank you!

[@DonBjerrum]

Great guide. Good pacing, not too detailed, not too shallow. I urge you to do this for all towns.

[@vbacs22]

I've seen many different HoMM 3 guide and rating videos, but this is definitely my favourite so far. Great! I can't wait for the other towns.

[@andreweshelman6377]

I don't comment on many videos, but I wanted to express that I really found this video helpful and look forward to other towns. I play mostly HOMMV and HOMM3 and really enjoy analysis. I'm still at the "buy every creature" stage, and learning more about when it's beneficial to pick and choose goes a long way for me, especially since some heroes specialize. Thanks again!

[@Norovo]

I still have 'buy every creature' instincts - but yes sometimes it's better to suppress that. Thanks for the comment!

[@dyinganthem]

Please make more guides! This was so helpful!

[@herrabanani]

i don't even play heroes 3, only did when i was a kid. still find these guides fun to watch.

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

This is really well put together. Even though in theory I know most or all of this stuff seeing it in one place really lets you compare stuff like the upgrades and their benefits or not benefits. Very well edited too!

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

This video really put in perspective for me how rare it is for damage to be upgraded.

[@oskarstork2040]

These are very cool, would love to see a town overview of some of the other towns

[@Sportfuck]

Bro do this content for all towns. Your voice is the voice I'd go sleep to

[@Eisenwulf666]

Good guide! Dungeon has always been one of my favourite towns.

[@darushkii]

Just got back into this game after decades.... Loving your content!

[@Beranin]

I LOVED this guide. Please do every town!!!

[@MrTragicomic]

Best heroes 3 guide I've ever seen. Hope you will make more! 😎

[@QUQINGPING]

please do other towns as well

[@Vas1]

Currently reinstalling the game yet another time, as I have done so a lot over the last 20+ years. Thanks for that! :)

[@JohnnyTightIips]

About to play the HOMM complete edition for the first time in years, this is very appreciated.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

I bloody LOVE playing as Deemer & Damacon with Dungeon... and as Ivor & Jenova in Rampart. Granted, Ivor loses his edge if he doesn't develop 'Offense' (and so does Deemer if he doesn't end up with Exp. Earth MGC), but, I also utilize obvious judgement + artifacts to figure out who my ENDGAME hero (or heroes) will be. 😎 To me, THAT is the best part about HoM&M3: all the unknown factors contribute to using ingenuity and creative ways to triumph over their weaknesses. Sometimes, just using creature stacks in tactically 'wonky' ways can REALLY influence the results of a battle. There are *SO* many times I tried a battle 'traditionally' and LOST... but with just a few tweaks of creature stacks + changes with magic casting... boom, success. I'm certain that other players achieved similar results from time to time.

[@wheresmycoffeewmc]

Great video! Would definitely watch videos on the other towns as well !

[@Angelosanto]

Omg I was getting ready to watch hours of these but it doesn't look like any more were ever uploaded?! Please do the rest, this was awesome!

[@danielpankuch2913]

Very informative and fairly short. I appreciate it since I don't like to watch 2h gameplays. Thank you good sir!

[@thomasmisson]

Loved this! looking forward to the others if you plan on doing them.

[@Xtroninater]

Hope youll make a quality guide like this for all the factions! thanks mate!

[@matthewmarek1467]

Great town review. Back playing the base game, I always had this ranked as the 3rd strongest town, but your breakdown to the various strengths and weaknesses was very helpful.

[@accuriousgaming]

So glad the HD version is available nowadays. Enjoying your series a lot too since I can now experiment a bit extra with things I didn't do... When I was 10 xD

[@plzletmebefrank]

I'd love more of these. I don't really mind which town next, but I found this very interesting and helpful.

[@Mihael_Keehl31]

Its amazing that someone is making guides and tips for a game that have been released more than 20 years ago. I played it between 2008-2013 a lot and I still didn't know a few things and mechanics you explained în this vid. I subscribed and I hope you will make this kind of video for all towns in the game. I really look forward to.

[@balintmagyar3285]

Nice video! My personnel opinion based on 23 years of playing HoMM III, the Beholder are one of the best unit in the dungeon rooster and also one of the best shooter in the game. Despite being a low level unit, they are absolutly cost worthy, we (two of my younger brothers and me) always placed it higher respect than Medusa, Ice Elemental, on pair with Archmage and Grand Elf, below the 1) Titan, 2) Cyclops King ofc. Though I'm not a Dungeon main, but a Barbarian. ;)

[@fauxtool952]

I really enjoyed this video and i was disappointed to see that there were not more town guides

[@SingleScoopGelati]

Great guide! Well organized, edited, and narrated. Keep em coming! Dungeon was always my favorite growing up. Always felt like a weird town of misfits. Would you do a video comparing the grail structures of each? And whether that changes the grade?

[@hower89PL]

The best town guide I've ever seen. Comprehensive yet not too long. I beg you, do other towns.

[@ILoveYou-lj5yi]

Love this game and this guide was super helpful. This game really needs more beginner friendly guides like this one because it helps people like me get into playing! Great work man

[@daddymasamune5485]

You forgot that Dungeon is the best defensive town in the game if you get Sieged. Both ranged have full retaliation. Lots of flyers to poke outside the walls+ranged really destroys high Prio Units. With Earth Magic you can hold a city for 30 rounds till the towers did so much dmg that is gets really hurtful.

[@Danytsa]

I'm so happy this game is still alive and people keep creating content for it !

[@zaodacrusher7498]

This guide was awsome. Wish there were more

[@NieJestemWikingiem]

Holy moly, this video is awasome. Great tutorial and a god damn awasome script and editing. Hats off , so good

[@ngdm1910]

Thank you very much for this guide. Very well written and paced, I've been playing this game since my childhood and come back to it often, but never really found the ressources needed to comprehend the depth of it. This kind of guide gives me just what I'm looking for. Hoping that you'll continue to make them for the various other towns

[@19tmntguy86]

Loved the guide. Please do these for each town when you have a chance. It was a lot of fun to watch and even after so many years. I still learned something from it.

[@jasonpetrillo216]

Very good overview of the town. My wife always plays this town, and I usually am the Castle. Pretty detailed, and great info! I would love to see a Castle and Rampart town video.

[@КонстантинИванов-д1д]

I am gonna go ahead and ask for some Heroes 2 videos, that is an awesome game, love it and play it to this day !

[@Nelipson]

Why only Dungeon?

[@ToTheNines87368]

Wish you would make more of these, this was great 👍🏻

[@crazymonkey3331]

This guide was great. I've looked for guides to other towns but I haven't found any, so hoping you'll make more in future!

[@NCLIII]

Loved this guide! Super entertaining and insightful! Would love more of these for each town

[@nebvchadnezzar]

Hay man, please make other towns strategy guides too. Really helpful video!

[@multitabs2648]

Absolutely awesome guide! I especially like how you add many useful details and explain many things much further than the game itself explains. For example: when talking about mana wortex you also explain which hero gets the bonus, and when talking about troglodytes you immediately bring up Shakti and how his specialty affects their speed, etc. Really looking forward for more!

[@livedandletdie]

It is one of my favourite towns, mostly because I like seeing 8 creatures in the Castle Overview.

[@slickperspective2745]

Never gets old this game is.

[@SleevesYT]

It's fun to see people still loving Homm3 despite it being 22 years old

[@shigerufan1]

Minotaurs also make for really good Necropolis supplements since they can never have negative morale and can still keep up with the other necro units.

[@Grussen69]

Any plans to continue this series? I know it´s been over a year but this series was packed with information and I´m also highly interested in hearing about how you rank different Factions, Units, Heroes and Buildings in the game.

[@aronjohansson2535]

Got recommended one of your tips and tricks video on HoMM3, this is a nostalgic goldmine! Keep it comming

[@AnActualDinosaur]

Awesome guide! I hope you eventually make one for each town!

[@lightironmogs]

Really happy I came across this guide, Dungeon is easily one of my fav towns just based on aesthetics alone. Looking forward to more town guide's from you ^^

[@simonspacek3670]

Sometimes I'm tempted to put Grail in Dungeon just for the aesthetics (and extra Dragon). Usually only Conflux can compete, because all spells is a damn good benefit.

[@ChiefSlapaGit]

More please, I just started playing Homm3 and I didn't even know that's how the dragon caves or mage guilds worked.

[@MtheRat]

Fun guide! As a VERY casual player, it highlighted some things I would never have thought about. Looking forward to the next guide ^^

[@ionut-alexandruboboia8922]

grate guide. i've been plaing this game for a long time. and i found out some new things pls make more. i would love to see one for necropolis in particular

[@Nillerlol]

Would love to se more town overviews, as my personal favourite would love to see tower next😄 btw found your channel recently with the necromancy series and have been binging those and 1v7 castle play through great content keep it up

[@Stoneforge1501]

Just found your channel today and I'm loving the content. Would really like to see you do a complete guide for all the other towns aswell.

[@SilverShadow550]

Got back into Heroes last week with my friends and I found Your channel today. Dungeon is my favorite faction so I am loving this guide. Please do more if You can :D Like and Sub well earned!

[@simonspacek3670]

Deemer is probably my favorite hero. I know, he has Scouting as one of the secondary skills (with Wisdom), but the meteor shower is great spell and let's you win some battles really early in the game, especially if you build Mana vortex. I like to combine Deemer as my main attack force and Dace as secondary, where Deemer has some Black dragons and Armageddon spell and Dace has the "conventional" army. When that works, I can have two quite powerful heroes on two tasks. Sure, not having a really big stack of dragons is slight disadvantage for Dace, but his Minotaurs are fine beasts and most big battles are carried by Deemer. I just have to watch for Orb of inhibition and Orb of vulnerability, but otherwise that is strong combination.

[@bingobongo1615]

Yeah I always thought he was the biggest upside of dungeon…

[@RMZ1989]

Love it, would like you to make these guides for every town from the game. Very in-depth video.

[@narutobutthole]

Are you going to make more of these? This video was very informative and I would love to see other towns like Rampart or Castle.

[@PawnHeart92]

Fantastic guide! Please give us the other town episodes!!!

[@Jason200031]

Very well done! For the past year I've been revisiting the Heroes series. Started with Heroes 6 which might be my overall favorite, then had a steady binge of Heroes 3 and a few maps on Heroes 5. Very nice guide you've made, I mainly do uber huge maps so speed at start isn't quite as critical for me. Interesting analysis if the creature, really enjoyed this and makes me want to play!

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

In my opinion, the harpy hags are the most useful unit of the dungeon. Together with the evil eyes and medusas, you can wear down most opponents with ranged and guerilla attacks without taking any casualties yourself. The early game strategy then is focus on building up an army with harpy hags and the two ranged units to clear your starting area and accumulate resources before building up your army further and taking on other players.

[@seejiudan]

It’s time for all remaining towns!