GameSpot's Dungeon Keeper 2 Game Guide

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Keep in mind your minions' class as you assemble a strike or defensive force:
Blocker: These warriors will stand their ground and attempt to hold back any advance.
Blitzer: These fighters will rush the enemy lines in an attempt to punch through and get to the support fighters.
Flanker: These kindly fighters will attempt to flank and get behind the enemy and attack from the rear (which is a very good thing, indeed).
Support: These fighters are no good in a mano-a-mano battle, but they do have ranged attacks and can dole out quite a lot of damage from afar.

Practice building and dropping an effective strike group. The order you click on creatures on the creature panel is the order in which you will drop them.

When you reach the Lord of the Land, concentrate you energy on him and ignore any support he may have - after all, once you drop him, you'll get a social call from Horny.

The turncoat spell is one of the most useful in the game. When you see an advancing attack party, cast the spell on the mightiest warrior. You'll totally throw his group in disarray and may even take out a few members.

Take possession of one of your better blitzers and punch through the line yourself and take out as many of its support fighters as you can (you'd be surprised at how easy it is to break past the enemies in first-person mode).

If the battle is on your turf, help out a bit. Set up a forward force of blocker and support troops and drop flankers and blitzers behind their lines.

A good balance for repelling an invading force is a mixture of blockers and support. Practice assembling this combat team quickly by clicking on the creature panel and building up your force with multiple clicks.

The My Pet Dungeon mode is great for practicing your offensive tactics - since you can trigger a single hero invasion at any time, you can really practice and develop your own fighting style.