Speed — SoD

Speed is a medium two-player map set partly underground, rated hard, with 72 by 72 tiles and only one human player allowed, so the second warlord is controlled by the computer. Both players start with random factions and there are no teams. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map is built mostly from rock, water, and subterranean and dirt ground, with water covering about 29 percent of the surface. Three towns, roughly 76 random monster stacks, and 72 mines are spread across it. Dragons guard much of the route, including Faerie, Crystal, Azure and Rust types in wandering stacks and dwellings, alongside enchanters. Several notable artifacts are placed, among them Armageddon's Blade and the Shackles of War, along with endless gold sources. Timed events and creature banks add pressure to the race.