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Xarfax in Heroes III: skills and tactics

Xarfax in Heroes III: Spell support for the army. Inferno affiliation, sourced skills and specialty, spells, suitable creatures and conditional equipment.

Xarfax — portrait in Heroes 3
Source · Game artwork

Inferno · Heretic

Xarfax

Standard profile

How to use this hero

Home faction: Inferno

Spell support for the army

Use this hero to support the army around the spells below. Check actual mission availability, eligible targets and enough mana for the whole battle plan. The linked spell card explains suitable uses.

What the profile establishes

Specialty · Fireball

This spell receives a level-dependent specialty benefit. Include mana, a valid target and the cost of one hero action when deciding.

Listed starting skills

  • Basic Wisdom
  • Basic Leadership
Suggested army and further development

The following is our recommendation. Creatures, spells and items must actually be acquired; this does not establish current inventory.

Choose support by the decisive target and remaining casts. Build on a school actually established in the profile; a listed spell alone does not establish every mastery rank.

Skills I would build around: Basic Wisdom · Basic Leadership. Match further choices to available ranks and the current army.

Creatures I would consider

Spells for this plan

  • FireballSourced starting spell

    Hit nearby enemies before friendly creatures advance. Against one target, compare the cost with direct single-target magic.

Equipment I would compare

Compare effect, slot and acquisition conditions on the item card. A suggestion does not establish that the hero starts with it.

Spells and suitable equipment

  • FireballSourced starting spellSpell specialty
Equipment suggestions for the plan (2)

Editorial suggestions based on sourced magic or an army plan. These are not starting inventory or guaranteed finds. Check acquisition, slot and rules on the item card.

  • Charm of ManaSuggestion

    While equipped the item provides: Daily mana recovery: +1 mana / day.

    For a longer spellcasting expedition. Capacity and daily recovery are separate effects; compare current reserves with the next battle.

  • Breastplate of Petrified WoodSuggestion

    While equipped the item provides: Spell Power: +1.

    For spells whose damage or duration actually uses magical power. Check the individual spell formula.

All spells in this game →

Reference ↗

Roster and source scope

Heroes III including Conflux: 156 profiles from the cited VCMI revision. Skills, spells and specialties are this engine’s reference configuration; check original-edition differences in the actual map. HotA and WoG are separate. Special availability does not automatically mean campaign-only.

Development and equipment suggestions are our analysis of the listed profile. A mission may alter the starting state; each relationship distinguishes school access, an actually learned spell and a future acquisition option.