This game has all that you need for a strategy game. Tons of units, spells, items, bless effects. The latter is new to the series and adds a great edge to the overall feeling of the game. Pretenders are now stronger than ever, meaning that they can even regenerate units, hamper others by many means of magic, or - like before - utterly destroy them by pure physical (or magical) force. This game is truly the deepest strategy game that ever existed with thousands of units, hundreds of spells while having a good balance between the tens of factions you can choose to play with. I can strongly recommend this game for fans of the series and newcomers alike.