Pikeman should take reachable melee exchanges or hold an approach to more valuable units. Before advancing, identify its next target and enemies able to attack it afterward.
Watch for: Base stats are not the final exchange result. Account for retaliation, current creature count, target immunity and subsequent action order.
Timing, specific abilities and the follow-up plan
The Speed category “Medium” belongs to Heroes I. Check order and reach before acting; Skip is not the later Wait command. Plan hero spells from individual cast supplies.
Attack
5
Defense
9
Damage
3–4
Health
15
Speed
Medium
Shots
0
Base weekly growth
5
Cost per creature: 200 gold
Abilities and limitations
No additional special ability in the reference table.
Heroes connected to this creature
Example in a tactical plan (1)
The creature is an example in our specific plan; this does not establish ownership or a starting army.
These values multiply every resource in the undiscounted reference price and full base health. Hero, equipment, spell, price and growth modifiers are excluded. This is neither final damage or battle survival nor a guarantee that the listed number is available to recruit.
Pikeman · reference values before bonuses
Creatures
Total cost
Base health
1
200 gold
15
5
1,000 gold
75
10
2,000 gold
150
Reading this profile correctly
Speed remains in the original game’s named categories. The hero uses individual spell supplies based on Knowledge; the commander casts at a valid opportunity during a friendly troop action.
Resource costs are part of recruitment. For an entire stack, multiply every component, not just gold. Base growth excludes additional town, map and hero bonuses. Zero shots means no regular ranged attack; the creature can still have spells or other active abilities.
28 PC Heroes I creatures from the original manual, pages 80–88. Base combat stats without hero or spell bonuses, base weekly growth and per-creature costs. Speed retains Slow / Medium / Fast categories. Abilities follow the manual’s listed rules. Neutral growth is not stated, and Ghost cannot be recruited normally.
