The rule is simple:
And avoid the kind of units the enemy is specialized against.
The recommended ones will attack first more frequently.
For instance, Undead level 1 are Melee units, so if you use recommended Ranged, you will always attack first. If you try using Melee, the attack order might depend on the amount of units. If you use disallowed Mounted units, then you will probably attack the last and will lose more units due to the bonifications.
Avoid Catapults and Spies in any case.
Flying units are always recommended unless the opposite is said.
| Level | Type | Best | Bad | Worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undead | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 2 | Elf | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 3 | Undead | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 4 | Barbarian | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 5 | Infernal | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 6 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 7 | Elf | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 8 | Cursed | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 9 | Barbarian | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged or Catapults |
| 10 | Infernal | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 11 | Elf | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 11 | Undead | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged |
| 12 | Barbarian | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged or Catapults |
| 12 | Cursed | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 13 | Infernal | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 13 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 14 | Cursed | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 14 | Elf | Ranged or Flying | Mounted | Melee |
| 15 | Barbarian | Ranged | Mounted | Melee or Flying |
| 16 | Cursed | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 16 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 17 | Infernal | Melee or Flying | Ranged | Mounted |
| 17 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 18 | Cursed | Melee or Flying | Ranged | Mounted |
| 19 | Elf | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 19 | Infernal | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 19 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 20 | Cursed | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 21 | Barbarian | Mounted | Ranged | Melee or Flying |
| 21 | Elf | Mounted or Flying | Ranged | Melee |
| 21 | Undead | Mounted or Flying | Melee | Ranged |
| 22 | Cursed | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged |
| 22 | Infernal | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 22 | Undead | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged |
| 23 | Cursed | Melee or Flying | Ranged | Mounted |
| 23 | Undead | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged |
| 24 | Barbarian | Ranged or Flying | Melee | Mounted |
| 24 | Elf | Melee or Flying | Mounted | Ranged or Catapults |
| Level | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mounts |
| 17 | Mounts. No Dragons. |
| 18 | Mounts. No Dragons nor Elementals. |
| 19 | Mounts. No Elementals nor Flying. |
| 20 | Melee. No Beast nor Elementals. |
| 21 | Melee. No Dragons nor Elementals. |
| 22 | Melee/Mounts. No Dragons nor Elementals. |
| 23 | Mounts. No Dragons nor Elementals. |
| 24 | Mounts/Melee. No Elementals. |
| 25 | Melee. No Beasts nor Elementals. |
| 26 | Mounts/Melee. No Beasts nor Elementals. |
| 27 | Melee. No Giants nor Dragons. |
| 28 | Melee. No Giants, Dragons nor Beasts. |
| 29 | Melee. No Dragons, Elementals nor Beasts. |
| 30 | Mounts/Range/Flying. No Beasts nor Dragons. |
| 31 | Mounts/Flying. No Beasts, Dragons nor Elementals. |
| 32 | No Giants, Dragons nor Elementals. |