After having a successful season of regular tournaments in Heroes Community I decided to run a more formal tournament on the duel map, planned to start in early October. Anyone looking forward to play some good games with veterans is welcome to join

A few clarifications about what this tournament is about.
Much like random tactical arena it is a map where you level up through a sphinx, learn spells, buy army, artifacts and then face your opponent. As such there are no issues about being in disadvantage for not knowing the map, there is no creeping and of course it doesn't take as much time as a real game.





FEATURES

- Army strength is that of a week 6 town without extra dwellings. That provides a good balance between might and magic.

- The sphinx gives lvl 21.

- Two artifact merchants for each faction for both variety purposes and lesser chance to get 'bad' artifacts.
Academy and dungeon merchants are disabled for obvious reasons.

- Each side has two magic shrines from level 1, 2 and 3, plus an arcane library.
Sylvan and fortress cannot learn dark from the library.

- Stormwind is modded to give -1 speed and -10% init for flying units as in original tote.

- Tavern is enabled, you don't have to stick to your main.

- Marketplace is disabled so don't count on getting extra gold by selling resources or artifacts.

- Orcs can learn shatter dark for a fee of 3k gold.

- There is a magic well behind the one way so as to avoid mentor abuses like learning intelligence, visiting well and erasing it. If you want the extra mana you will be forced to keep the skill.

- The following spells are banned:
Divine vengeance, armageddon, cotn, word of light, earthquake and rune of charge.

- Banned artifacts:
Magic tomes, ring of speed, staff of the netherworld, pendant of mastery, mask of equity, scrolls, unicorn horn bow, skull of Markal, rune of flame, robe and crown of Sar Issus, lion crown, armour of forgotten hero, windstrider boots, cloak of death's shadow, elemental waistband and artifacts that are not useful in the field of battle.


If you are interested you can learn more about it here, hope to see some of you in the field of battle

Please no pushing, one at a time!