How to use this creature in practice
Stack spellcasting or active support
With Master Genies compare a support cast with attacking. Exploit the random buff according to its actual result and the ally’s remaining actions.
Watch for: Ordinary Genies lack support casting. Three stack uses do not mean three uses per creature.
Timing, specific abilities and the follow-up plan
Speed 11 affects reach and order. Before Wait compare who still acts this round and who opens the next; delaying does not create a free extra attack.
- Creature uses: The stack has 3 spell use(s) during the battle. More creatures do not automatically multiply the activation count.
- Enchantment duration: This creature’s support magic has a baseline duration of 6 rounds, rather than automatically inheriting its accompanying hero’s Spell Power.
Example for 10 creatures: 130–160 base damage for one ordinary hit before hero, defense, spell and ability modifiers. Recalculate surviving creatures before a subsequent hit.
What changes between base and upgraded forms
| Form | Attack / Defense | Damage | HP | Speed | Cost each |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genie | 12 / 12 | 13–16 | 40 | 7 | 550 gold |
| Master Genie | 12 / 12 | 13–16 | 40 | 11 | 600 gold |
This compares recruitment prices and base parameters, rather than final damage or an automatic price for a particular map upgrade.
- Attack
- 12
- Defense
- 12
- Damage
- 13–16
- Health
- 40
- Speed
- 11
- Shots
- 0
- Base weekly growth
- 3
- AI value
- 942
- Occupied hexes
- 1
Cost per creature: 600 gold
Abilities and limitations
Flying
Movement can cross obstacles. Devils and Arch Devils express this trait through teleportation; speed still determines reach.
Creature uses
The stack has 3 spell use(s) during the battle. More creatures do not automatically multiply the activation count.
Enchantment duration
This creature’s support magic has a baseline duration of 6 rounds, rather than automatically inheriting its accompanying hero’s Spell Power.
Random beneficial spell
Master Genies give an ally a random beneficial spell from their allowed selection. The outcome cannot be planned as a guaranteed specific buff.
Hatred: Efreeti
Gains 50% extra base damage against Efreeti. The bonus targets that specific creature type.
Hatred: Efreet Sultan
Gains 50% extra base damage against Efreet Sultan. The bonus targets that specific creature type.
Heroes connected to this creature
Normal upgrade of the specialty line (2)
The normal upgrade belongs to the same specialty line in the pinned VCMI reference. Gelu’s and Dracon’s special conversions are separate from its normal upgrades.
