Talk:Heroes/@comment-93.219.55.70-20140501101613/@comment-5395153-20140501193751

I think this would depend upon the patch version and the categories. I would personally split the Raw Damage / Tank and Elemental Damage / Utility sections. It is usually possible to get physical tanks and powerhouses which also have utility such as Vampires and Bronze Golems. Usually a lot of the retinue choices can depend upon which race is used and which ones are played in competitive multiplayer. In a competitve context in patch version 1.03.24, the only races which would really be used are the Fey (mostly the definition of the metagame), Daemons (early game power-rush or 10 minute win Imp rush), Dark Dwarves (nigh-unstoppable power and efficiency) and possibly the occassional Orc (anti-metagame, many units can target fliers), Dark Elf (10 minute win Imp rush) and Undead (mostly for the powerful, anti-metagame Wraiths and Shadows amongst some others). That said, those choices would differ slightly if certain game rules were applied such as Tough Towers. What context is the question in?