HEROES IV · COMPLETE · PŮVODNÍ PRAVIDLA / ORIGINAL RULES · 147 ENTRIES
Spell and summoning catalogue · Heroes IV
All 147 entries in the reference inventory with original icons, costs, requirements, formulas, restrictions and practical tactics. Five magic schools are accompanied by five Demon summons granted by combined skills.
32 Life, 31 Nature, 27 Chaos, 25 Death and 27 Order spells, plus 5 Demon summons. With Town Gate’s dual use verified, there are 137 combat-only, 4 adventure-only and 6 dual-use entries. Jaskinia Behemota is the base numerical inventory; identified conflicts and mod changes are not merged into a supposedly universal rule.
Hits one eligible Death-aligned creature stack; heroes are unaffected.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
45 + 4 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 45 + 4 × L, where L is the casting hero’s level. Apply Spirituality and other relevant modifiers afterward. Death alignment matters: a Demon need not be Undead to belong to that alignment.
Practical use
Remove a key Death target before its action. Against several such stacks, compare Holy Shout; use a different attack against an enemy hero.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Restores some lost health to an eligible living target.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Base HP restoration
30 + 3 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base restoration is 30 + 3 × L HP before Spirituality and other modifiers. Ordinary healing does not recreate dead creatures. Undead, Elementals and mechanical constructs are ineligible. Adventure use of healing magic requires an eligible wounded hero.
Practical use
Cheaply save a wounded hero or an expensive surviving creature. If Poison or Plague must be removed, compare Heal.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (27)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets an eligible friendly target’s damage to its maximum.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Combat
Hit basis
Damage-range maximum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It does not target Undead and opposes Curse. The creature’s damage range remains the basis; the spell adds neither another attack nor automatic Defense bypass.
Practical use
Prefer a large stack with a wide damage range that will attack repeatedly. A fixed-damage stack without Curse may gain nothing merely from selecting its maximum.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (27)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises a friendly target’s Defense against both melee and ranged attacks.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Combat
Melee / Ranged Defense
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Adds 25% to Melee and Ranged Defense; the reference inventory specifies rounding upward. Its effect corresponds to Stoneskin, so do not treat the pair as two independently stacking identical buffs.
Practical use
Protect a stack facing several physical attacks. For a whole army, compare Celestial Armor; against a known alignment, compare its corresponding Ward.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes harmful magical enchantments from one friendly target.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Beneficial buffs remain. Distinguish a removable spell, a creature trait and an effect with special rules; this is not universal removal of every cause of impairment.
Practical use
Restore a key attacker’s usefulness while preserving buffs. If several allies are simultaneously enchanted, compare Mass Exorcism.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Brings an eligible empty owned ship to a hero at the coast.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Life Magic
Use
Adventure map
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The hero must be at an eligible coastal position. The reference inventory uses the player’s nearest empty ship; occupied vessels are not available stock. Do not infer automatic ship creation from other games.
Practical use
Before an expedition, check that an empty ship exists and relocating it will not cut off another route. The spell does not replace a valid embarkation point.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Enchants an ally so melee attackers receive return damage.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Base return damage
10 + L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base return damage is 10 + L before relevant bonuses. It is a separately scaling magical hit rather than automatically a percentage of the incoming blow. Ordinary retaliation is a separate mechanic.
Practical use
Buff a durable blocker that enemies must repeatedly attack in melee. Against exclusively ranged fire, choose more appropriate protection.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Restores health to an eligible living target and removes Poison and Plague.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Base HP restoration
50 + 5 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Restoration starts at 50 + 5 × L before Spirituality and other modifiers. It does not return dead stack members. The target must meet living-creature eligibility; ordinary healing excludes Undead, Elementals and constructs.
Practical use
Against ongoing damage, include the value of removing the affliction. If little HP is missing and neither effect is present, cheaper Bind Wound may suffice.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets an eligible friendly target’s morale to its maximum.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Target morale
Maximum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
In Heroes IV, favorable morale helps action order and damage dealt. Mirth opposes Sorrow. Creatures without ordinary morale have separate restrictions; do not infer an extra action from another game’s rules.
Practical use
Help the main stack in a mixed army suffering poor morale. If morale is already at maximum, preserve the action for another useful effect.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Transfers damage from a protected ally to another friendly stack.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Select the damage recipient first, then the protected target. The inventory states that when a hit exceeds the recipient’s remaining HP, excess damage does not return to the protected stack. The sacrificial recipient can actually be destroyed.
Practical use
Prepare a suitable recipient to protect a key hero. Track its health and casualty cost; damage redirection does not create reinforcements.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Gives protective health to the casting hero alone.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Base protective HP
50 + 5 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base protection is 50 + 5 × L before relevant bonuses. The caster is the target, so it cannot be planned as a shield for any other ally. It does not raise the whole army’s Defense.
Practical use
Improve the survival of a hero facing an expected hit. Compare the protective reserve with immediate healing and the hero’s remaining action.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Improves friendly Defense while troops use Defend.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense when Defending with the spell
× 1.875
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The spell adds 50% to Melee and Ranged Defense while defending. Combined with ordinary Defend’s 25%, multiplication gives 1.25 × 1.5 = 1.875, or 87.5% before final rounding. This is not a permanent bonus while attacking.
Practical use
Use it while holding a choke point or waiting for support when several stacks will actually Defend. An army attacking continuously will not exploit its condition.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects a friendly target against Nature magic and Nature-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Nature-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Check summoned reinforcements’ alignment. Nature protection does not automatically cover Demons summoned by the same hero. For several stacks, compare the cost of the mass version.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects a friendly target against Chaos magic and Chaos-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Chaos-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Consider both direct magic and Chaos melee troops. Against a large mixed army, compare the proportion of attacks actually covered. For several stacks, compare the cost of the mass version.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (5)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects a friendly target against Death magic and Death-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Death-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
It covers both the Undead and Demonic parts of Necropolis. Death alignment matters rather than Undead classification alone. For several stacks, compare the cost of the mass version.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (6)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects a friendly target against Order magic and Order-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Order-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Protect important stacks against Order shooters and applicable spells. Do not treat this protection as a ban on every dispelling effect. For several stacks, compare the cost of the mass version.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (5)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Restricts an enemy’s attacks and hostile magic for the next round.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Life Magic
Use
Combat
Restriction
Next round; retaliation remains
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The target cannot initiate an attack or use the relevant offensive spell or curse. Ordinary retaliation remains possible. Preventing attacks therefore does not switch off every stack reaction.
Practical use
Buy time against a shooter or dangerous caster. If you strike the affected enemy yourself, account for possible retaliation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Damages eligible Death creatures across the battlefield, including friendly ones.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Life Magic
Use
Combat
Base per affected stack
30 + 3 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 30 + 3 × L per eligible stack before relevant bonuses and resistance. Heroes are excluded. Death alignment includes Demons, so this is not limited to the Undead classification.
Practical use
Count enemy hits and the risk to a mixed friendly army. Against one important stack, compare cheaper, stronger single-target Holy Word.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Restores eligible friendly targets’ health and removes their Poison and Plague.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Life Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Base HP per eligible target
25 + 2 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Each eligible target receives a base of 25 + 2 × L HP before bonuses. Healing several recipients does not divide one shared restoration cap among them. It does not return ordinary dead creatures and follows normal healing eligibility.
Practical use
Use it for several wounded heroes or widespread affliction. For one badly wounded ally, compare stronger single-target Heal.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Repeatedly restores an eligible friendly target’s health at the start of its action.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Life Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Base restoration per activation
20 + 2 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base restoration is 20 + 2 × L HP per applicable activation before bonuses. It heals an injured survivor rather than ordinarily resurrecting casualties. Waiting for regeneration may be too late to survive a hit before the next action.
Practical use
Use it on a durable hero or expensive creature in a prolonged fight. Plan around expected activations and the enemy’s ability to dispel it.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets all eligible friendly stacks’ damage to its maximum.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Life Magic
Use
Combat
All eligible hits use
Damage-range maximum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Undead remain ineligible. Like Bless, it opposes Curse; the mass version is a distinct spell with its own cost and Life Magic requirement.
Practical use
Cast before several friendly hits when multiple stacks have wide damage ranges or Curse. If only one attack matters, compare economical Bless.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises the eligible friendly army’s Defense against melee and ranged attacks.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Life Magic
Use
Combat
Melee / Ranged Defense
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense gain 25% before applicable rounding. This is the mass equivalent of Spiritual Armor rather than an automatic 25% reduction in final incoming damage.
Practical use
Prepare the army for several enemy physical attacks. Against a single alignment, compare its corresponding mass Ward.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Boosts the HP and damage of Life-aligned creatures on the battlefield.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Life targets’ HP and damage
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The increase is 25%. The manual and English inventory specify HP and damage; the Polish inventory uses the less precise wording of attack. The effect follows Life alignment, including matching enemy targets.
Practical use
Use it with a mostly Life army against another alignment. In a Life-versus-Life battle, include the enemy’s benefit before counting your own gain.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
This mass morale buff opposes Sorrow and Mass Sorrow. Favorable morale in Heroes IV helps order and damage; creatures without morale follow their own eligibility rules.
Practical use
Stabilize a mixed army or answer mass morale reduction. If eligible allies already have maximum morale, choose another useful buff.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects eligible friendly troops against Nature magic and Nature-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Nature-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Check summoned reinforcements’ alignment. Nature protection does not automatically cover Demons summoned by the same hero. Cast the mass version before several expected attacks against different friendly targets.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects eligible friendly troops against Chaos magic and Chaos-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Chaos-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Consider both direct magic and Chaos melee troops. Against a large mixed army, compare the proportion of attacks actually covered. Cast the mass version before several expected attacks against different friendly targets.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects eligible friendly troops against Death magic and Death-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Death-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
It covers both the Undead and Demonic parts of Necropolis. Death alignment matters rather than Undead classification alone. Cast the mass version before several expected attacks against different friendly targets.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Protects eligible friendly troops against Order magic and Order-aligned creatures.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Defense against matching creatures
+50 %
Matching-school magic resistance
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense against Order-aligned creatures rise by 50%; separately, targets gain 50% magic resistance against that school. The Defense bonus does not directly halve every hit and does not cover other alignments.
Practical use
Protect important stacks against Order shooters and applicable spells. Do not treat this protection as a ban on every dispelling effect. Cast the mass version before several expected attacks against different friendly targets.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes harmful magical effects from the eligible friendly army.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Life Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Beneficial enchantments remain. Unlike Mass Dispel, it therefore avoids losing friendly buffs merely while clearing curses. Specific non-removable traits continue to follow their own rules.
Practical use
Answer simultaneous debuffs on several important stacks. For one affected ally, compare ordinary Exorcism’s cost and availability.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Gives a friendly target a limited reserve of replacement lives.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Life Magic
Use
Combat
Base replacement creature lives
floor(1 + 0.1 × L)
Hero replacement life
1
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base is floor(1 + 0.1 × L) protected creatures before relevant bonuses; the inventory specifies only one replacement life for a hero. The reserve is spent on death rather than ordinary recruitment growth or unlimited resurrection.
Practical use
Protect a key hero against a lethal hit or cover several expensive creatures. Recalculate survival after the reserve is consumed.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Heals the friendly army and can return fallen allied heroes.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Life Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Base HP restoration
50 + 5 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Restoration starts at 50 + 5 × L HP before Spirituality and other modifiers. The inventory explicitly includes constructs and Undead excluded from ordinary healing. Returning slain heroes does not automatically mean resurrecting every casualty in every creature stack.
Practical use
Save several important heroes or repair widespread damage beyond lesser healing’s coverage. Check that the casting hero survives until its action.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Temporarily protects the friendly army against attacks and hostile magic.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Life Magic
Use
Combat
Duration in Jaskinia Behemota
5 rounds
Reference recast restriction
3 rounds after caster protection ends
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Community inventories cover the whole army; the original manual gives a different older single-target description. Jaskinia Behemota specifies five rounds and a three-round recast restriction after the caster loses protection. The English inventory permits defending, waiting and moving; an offensive action ends the acting stack’s protection.
Practical use
Reposition allies and prepare healing or buffs before renewed fighting. Track duration and friendly actions; the opponent can also strengthen its army meanwhile.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises a friendly target’s Melee and Ranged Defense.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Melee / Ranged Defense
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The bonus is 25% with applicable upward rounding. Stoneskin and Spiritual Armor have equivalent effects; do not count the combination as two independent identical increases.
Practical use
Protect an important recipient of physical attacks. Higher physical Defense alone does not answer strong spells; compare suitable magic protection.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (28)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises a friendly target’s Speed and combat movement reach by 3.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Speed and combat movement
+3
Rules, restrictions and interactions
These are combat attributes rather than automatic daily adventure movement. Speed affects action order; movement reach must also be evaluated separately. It corresponds to Haste and opposes applicable slowing.
Practical use
Calculate the new reach before attacking or moving toward a shooter. Applying equivalent speed buffs is not unlimited accumulation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes applicable terrain penalties from a target’s combat movement.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Terrain Walk operates on the battlefield. Adventure travel for the whole army uses Pathfinding. Removing a terrain penalty does not mean flying over solid obstacles or unlimited movement.
Practical use
Cast when specific terrain prevents an important stack from reaching its planned position. On an ordinary open route, compare direct acceleration.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Leprechaun stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((40 + 3 × L) / 7)
One creature’s experience value
7
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((40 + 3 × L) / 7); divisor 7 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Add a Fortune source for an important friendly stack. A support cast can be more useful than direct attacks by a few small summoned creatures.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Sprite stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((40 + 3 × L) / 7)
One creature’s experience value
7
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((40 + 3 × L) / 7); divisor 7 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use flight to reach a suitable target and strike without ordinary retaliation. The fragile stack remains exposed to separate enemy actions afterward.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Wolf stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((40 + 3 × L) / 11)
One creature’s experience value
11
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((40 + 3 × L) / 11); divisor 11 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Plan around both strikes of the Wolf’s attack. Secure a safe exchange against dangerous retaliation; the additional hit does not guarantee survival.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes the army’s applicable adventure-terrain penalties for the current day.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic
Use
Adventure map
Duration
Current day
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It applies to army travel on the adventure map. It is not combat Terrain Walk, restoration of spent movement or passage through an impassable obstacle. The route and remaining movement still matter.
Practical use
Cast before a long trip through unfavorable terrain and compare movement saved. On a short road journey, conserving mana may be better.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises one eligible ally’s HP and damage by one quarter.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
HP and damage
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The increase is 25% with applicable rounding. It changes health and damage rather than recruiting new creatures. Stronger Dragon Strength has its own value.
Practical use
Buff a stack expected both to attack and to take hits. For one decisive strike, compare its damage gain with Bless.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Grants an ally First Strike during an exchange of blows.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The hit can land before the opponent’s ordinarily simultaneous response. Enemy First Strike or Negate First Strike alters or cancels that advantage. It does not generally increase Speed in round order.
Practical use
Use it on a hard hitter that can substantially reduce the enemy response with its opening blow. Check the target’s traits before attacking.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets an eligible friendly target’s Luck to its maximum.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Target Luck
Maximum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
In Heroes IV, Luck provides defensive value in applicable attack resolution. Do not automatically import the third game’s lucky offensive damage multiplier. Fortune opposes Misfortune.
Practical use
Support an important target before incoming fire or a melee exchange. If Luck is already at maximum, do not expect another equivalent increase.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Creates a selected area of difficult combat terrain.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Reference-inventory area
20 squares
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference inventory gives an area of 20 squares. Crossing costs walking troops additional time rather than direct HP damage. The old manual generally describes caster-dependent size; that wording is not treated as another simultaneous multiplier.
Practical use
Delay access to friendly shooters while leaving your own safe route. Against flying or teleporting enemies, consider whether they need to cross the restriction at all.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Denies an eligible enemy its ordinary action for one round.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Denial duration
1 round
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory excludes Undead, Elementals and constructs. Ordinary retaliation remains possible. The swarm does not share the mind-control classification of some similar curses, so their immunities cannot simply be assumed.
Practical use
Delay a key living target while repositioning your army. When attacking the affected stack, still account for retaliation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a White Tiger stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((75 + 7 × L) / 53)
One creature’s experience value
53
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((75 + 7 × L) / 53); divisor 53 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use First Strike to weaken an enemy before its answer. Check whether the opponent negates First Strike or has it as well.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Elf stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((75 + 7 × L) / 43)
One creature’s experience value
43
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((75 + 7 × L) / 43); divisor 43 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Add a protected shooter for repeated double volleys. Preserve line of sight and an escape route outside enemy melee reach.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Satyr stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((75 + 7 × L) / 39)
One creature’s experience value
39
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((75 + 7 × L) / 39); divisor 39 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Gain another Mirth source to improve morale. Support an ally that uses morale and has not already reached its maximum.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes a target’s magical enchantments and grants complete spell protection.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory first removes existing magical effects, then grants immunity to hostile and friendly magic alike. Planned buffs and healing can therefore also be blocked. Do not import another game’s preservation of beneficial spells.
Practical use
Consider it for a target threatened by strong spells that needs no further friendly magic. Include the loss of existing buffs in the decision.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Prevents applicable combat raising of creatures across the battlefield.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The effect covers stacks and corpses on both sides. The manual specifically names Raise and Animate Dead. Do not equate it with banning all summoning or automatically resolving the post-battle Necromancy skill.
Practical use
Restrict an opponent relying on reusing corpses. If your own plan includes such raising, count the loss of that option too.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises all eligible allies’ Speed and combat movement by 3.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Allied Speed and combat movement
+3
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It is a battlefield mass buff rather than extra daily adventure movement. Equivalent acceleration effects do not stack without limit; account for opposing slowing as well.
Practical use
Time a coordinated advance by several stacks or let threatened allies withdraw. If only one target benefits, compare cheaper Speed.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Fire Elemental stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((150 + 15 × L) / 75)
One creature’s experience value
75
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((150 + 15 × L) / 75); divisor 75 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use the ranged reinforcement and its Fire traits. Against Fire-protected creatures, recalculate the actual value of its attack.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Air Elemental stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((150 + 15 × L) / 74)
One creature’s experience value
74
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((150 + 15 × L) / 74); divisor 74 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Bring in a flying blocker with an insubstantial body. Consider whether it can safely engage shooters or block access to your hero.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Water Elemental stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((150 + 15 × L) / 73)
One creature’s experience value
73
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((150 + 15 × L) / 73); divisor 73 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Compare a magical reinforcement with the need for an immediate hit from another spell. For Cold attacks, check target protection and the creature profile’s abilities.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Earth Elemental stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((150 + 15 × L) / 77)
One creature’s experience value
77
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((150 + 15 × L) / 77); divisor 77 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use a resistant reinforcement to hold ground against a magical opponent. Check its slower movement so it reaches the fight in time.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets the eligible friendly army’s Luck to its maximum.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Eligible allies’ Luck
Maximum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It uses Heroes IV’s defensive Luck system. It opposes applicable Misfortune variants; a creature already at maximum does not receive another unlimited increase.
Practical use
Use it before several expected enemy attacks on different allies. With only one threatened target, consider economical Fortune.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Grants First Strike to all eligible friendly stacks.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It changes blow order during an exchange rather than ordinary whole-round order by itself. Enemy innate First Strike and Negate First Strike remain important exceptions.
Practical use
Prepare several melee exchanges where landing first can weaken the answer. For one stack, compare Snake Strike’s cost.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Griffin stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((250 + 25 × L) / 154)
One creature’s experience value
154
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((250 + 25 × L) / 154); divisor 154 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use flight and unlimited retaliation to engage several enemies. Unlimited responses do not mean unlimited safe incoming hits.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Unicorn stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((250 + 25 × L) / 120)
One creature’s experience value
120
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((250 + 25 × L) / 120); divisor 120 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Add a melee attacker with a chance to Blind. Treat control as conditional value rather than guaranteed cancellation of any opponent.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Waspwort stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((250 + 25 × L) / 105)
One creature’s experience value
105
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((250 + 25 × L) / 105); divisor 105 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Position the shooter to exploit Weakness and several volleys. Protect it against a rapid melee advance.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Doubles an eligible friendly target’s HP and damage.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Nature Magic
Use
Combat
HP and damage
+100 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The +100% bonus changes stats rather than doubling the recruited creature count. Giant Strength is a weaker corresponding effect; do not automatically multiply both full effects together.
Practical use
Buff a stack that contributes substantially and can use both extra health and damage. Consider enemy dispelling or control of the target.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (2)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Faerie Dragon stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((375 + 37 × L) / 612)
One creature’s experience value
612
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((375 + 37 × L) / 612); divisor 612 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Gain another spellcasting creature and compare its own spell selection. Do not automatically apply hero-spell values to the Dragon’s casts.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Phoenix stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((375 + 37 × L) / 609)
One creature’s experience value
609
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((375 + 37 × L) / 609); divisor 609 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Use flight and breath-through attacks while checking allies behind the victim. A battle summon does not become permanent recruitment after victory.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Mantis stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Nature Magic
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((375 + 37 × L) / 614)
One creature’s experience value
614
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((375 + 37 × L) / 614); divisor 614 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill.
Practical use
Aim to bind an important enemy and exploit First Strike. Positioning can be valuable even when direct damage is not the highest.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Hits up to three eligible targets in front of the casting hero at melee reach.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage per target
20 + 2 × L
Maximum targets
3
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 20 + 2 × L per hit before bonuses. The inventory describes the caster moving closer when required; targeting uses the melee cursor and may not clearly highlight every recipient. This is not ordinary ranged Magic Arrow.
Practical use
Before confirming, consider the hero’s new position and actual number of hits. Hitting several enemies may not justify exposing a fragile caster.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals direct spell damage to one eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
30 + 3 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 30 + 3 × L, where L is hero level. The target must meet the caster’s line-of-sight requirements; Pyromancy, Sorcery and other applicable bonuses or resistance are evaluated separately.
Practical use
Cheaply remove a weaker important enemy. If more damage is required, compare Fire Bolt and any Fire protection on the target.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (28)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Adds Fire damage to a friendly target’s melee attack.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base additional Fire damage
10 + L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base additional damage is 10 + L. The inventory specifies activation even if the attacker dies during that exchange. Original rules do not automatically add Sorcery: the Enhancement Mod author explicitly describes adding it as a mod change.
Practical use
Use it on a stack expected to fight repeatedly in melee. Check the opponent’s Fire protection before choosing a victim.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Adds 50% damage for an ally against level-4 creatures.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Damage against level 4
+50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The relevant creature’s Heroes IV level matters rather than Heroes III’s Dragon and other target lists. The conditional bonus does not apply against lower levels.
Practical use
Buff an attacker assigned to enemy top-tier creatures. Before casting, count how many of its attacks will actually hit eligible level-4 targets.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Improves melee offense for one eligible ally by 25%.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Melee offensive bonus
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual describes increased melee damage; the Polish inventory expresses it as higher melee attack. It does not improve ranged fire and the inventory excludes Undead and constructs. The base damage range remains part of the calculation.
Practical use
Buff the main melee attacker before a series of hits. For much of the army, compare the separate Bloodfrenzy spell.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
It corresponds to Nature’s Speed. Speed affects action order and combat movement determines battlefield reach; this is not a direct daily adventure bonus. Equivalent acceleration effects do not stack without limit.
Practical use
Gain missing reach to an important target or safe position. Check whether it also changes the order of subsequent actions.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (28)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals direct Fire spell damage to one eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
50 + 5 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 50 + 5 × L, where L is hero level. The target must meet the caster’s line-of-sight requirements; Pyromancy, Sorcery and other applicable bonuses or resistance are evaluated separately.
Practical use
Target one dangerous stack before its action. Against Fire protection, compare direct damage that is not Fire-based.
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Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Unverified part of the reference: Details and differences are explained in this card’s rules.
Rules, restrictions and interactions
References conflict: the manual describes damage for every mana point spent, while Jaskinia Behemota gives 10 × L after a spell is used. That exact calculation remains unverified in the original executable. The inventory also describes damage on casting one’s own dispel; unpatched free Armageddon has a separately documented trigger bug.
Practical use
Pressure an opponent dependent on further casts. Do not base an exact lethal-damage plan on one conflicting calculation without checking the version.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces an eligible enemy target’s Luck to its minimum.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Eligible targets’ Luck
Minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Heroes IV Luck affects incoming damage in applicable resolution. The spell opposes Fortune; its effect is not a fixed subtraction of the same number of Defense points.
Practical use
Weaken a target facing several friendly attacks. If its Luck is already at minimum, choose another useful effect.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Landing first can weaken an ordinarily simultaneous answer. An enemy with First Strike or Negate First Strike alters or cancels the advantage. It corresponds to Snake Strike; do not count the same ability repeatedly.
Practical use
Buff a stack whose strong opening hit can reduce the enemy’s answer. If it already has the trait, the spell does not double the same advantage.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Denies an eligible enemy target its next ordinary action.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Ordinary action denied
1
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The target must meet targeting and mind-effect eligibility. If attacked, it can still make an ordinary retaliation. Treating loss of an action as cancellation of every reaction would produce an incorrect plan.
Practical use
Delay a dangerous attacker and use the time to save a friendly target. Against several clustered enemies, compare Cloud of Confusion.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces spell costs for casters on both sides of the battle.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Mana reduction
2
Ordinary minimum cost
1
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference inventory gives a 2-mana reduction with a minimum cost of 1. It covers heroes and spellcasting creatures rather than the friendly army alone. Spell-specific original-version bugs require separate treatment.
Practical use
Count expected future friendly and enemy spells. Mana savings must justify the current action and the help provided to the opponent.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals direct spell damage to one eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
70 + 7 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 70 + 7 × L, where L is hero level. The target must meet the caster’s line-of-sight requirements; Pyromancy, Sorcery and other applicable bonuses or resistance are evaluated separately.
Practical use
Compare the actual damage needed with cheaper spells. Fire protection does not automatically protect against Lightning.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Base damage per affected target is 40 + 4 × L before relevant bonuses. The center must meet line-of-sight rules. Area dimensions use original-manual units rather than the same number of adventure-map squares. Check the whole area, including friendly stacks and each recipient’s Fire protection.
Practical use
Find a cluster of important targets and add up actual hits. Against one opponent, a stronger single-target attack may be better.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (5)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Damages a Fire ring around the selected center, leaving the center itself untouched.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base per affected target
40 + 4 × L
Area in manual units
3 × 3; center excluded
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage per affected target is 40 + 4 × L before relevant bonuses. The center must meet line-of-sight rules. Area dimensions use original-manual units rather than the same number of adventure-map squares. The empty center changes safe positioning; surrounding friendly stacks still require checking.
Practical use
Exploit the center gap when a target is surrounded by enemies. Do not import Fireball’s center hit into the ring.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Boosts eligible friendly troops’ damage against level-4 creatures.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Damage against level 4
+50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The bonus is 50%, applying only against matching Heroes IV level-4 creatures. It does not become a general 50% increase to every hit against any opponent.
Practical use
Use it when several friendly stacks concentrate attacks on top-tier creatures. For one suitable attacker, consider cheaper Slayer.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Improves melee offense for all eligible friendly stacks by 25%.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Melee offensive bonus
+25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual describes increased melee damage; the Polish inventory expresses it as higher melee attack. It does not improve ranged fire and the inventory excludes Undead and constructs. The base damage range remains part of the calculation.
Practical use
Cast before several melee exchanges by different stacks. In a ranged army, count how many attacks actually receive the bonus.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Returns eligible hostile magic against its caster.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Returned direct-damage strength
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The original target is still affected. The inventory describes reflected curses and half-strength direct damage; mass curses return in single-target form. If the original hit destroys the protected stack or the caster is immune to the returned effect, the expected reflection may not occur.
Practical use
Make attacks on a key ally more costly for the enemy caster. The mirror does not ensure survival of the original hit; compare direct protection.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals direct spell damage to one eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
90 + 9 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 90 + 9 × L, where L is hero level. The target must meet the caster’s line-of-sight requirements; Pyromancy, Sorcery and other applicable bonuses or resistance are evaluated separately.
Practical use
Focus on a stack whose destruction changes the battle. The higher cost may be wasted on excessive overkill.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Base damage per affected target is 40 + 4 × L before relevant bonuses. The center must meet line-of-sight rules. Area dimensions use original-manual units rather than the same number of adventure-map squares. Check the whole area, including friendly stacks and each recipient’s Fire protection.
Practical use
Use the larger area against a more spread-out group. If all important enemies fit a smaller blast, compare Fireball’s cost.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Denies the next action of eligible enemies in a selected area.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Area in manual units
3 × 3 yards
Target action denied
1
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual describes a 3 × 3 yard area with line-of-sight requirements. Mind-effect restrictions apply. Affected opponents can still make ordinary retaliations when attacked.
Practical use
Deny several urgent threats with one action. Count actual eligible recipients rather than every creature inside the area.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Landing first can weaken an ordinarily simultaneous answer. An enemy with First Strike or Negate First Strike alters or cancels the advantage. It corresponds to Snake Strike; do not count the same ability repeatedly.
Practical use
Prepare several melee exchanges and check each opponent’s traits. For one attacker, the single-target version may suffice.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces all eligible enemies’ Luck to its minimum.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Eligible targets’ Luck
Minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Heroes IV Luck affects incoming damage in applicable resolution. The spell opposes Fortune; its effect is not a fixed subtraction of the same number of Defense points.
Practical use
Use it before coordinated hits against several opponents. For one planned victim, compare cheaper single-target Misfortune.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
It adds a strike to an attacking action rather than another complete turn with unrestricted movement. Specific attack traits and enemy reactions still apply.
Practical use
Buff the main damage dealer that can safely reach its victim. With area attacks, compare the number of additional enemies potentially hit.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Hits the battlefield except the casting hero; an original bug permits zero mana cost.
Base cost: 0 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage per target
40 + 4 × L
Nominal manual cost
12 mana
Cost with original bug
0 mana
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 40 + 4 × L before bonuses. The manual lists nominal cost 12, but the inventory describes original behavior spending no mana. Original Heroes IV does not classify it as Fire, so Fire protection alone is not a general defense. The Enhancement Mod author explicitly lists cost and Spell Shackle trigger fixes and conversion to Fire as mod changes.
Practical use
Include every friendly recipient, including other allied heroes. Zero mana removes neither the action cost nor damage to your army.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals direct spell damage to one eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
110 + 11 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 110 + 11 × L, where L is hero level. The target must meet the caster’s line-of-sight requirements; Pyromancy, Sorcery and other applicable bonuses or resistance are evaluated separately. Creatures killed by this spell cannot be raised in the current battle; this is not a general ban on future recruitment.
Practical use
Remove a target the opponent intends to restore during the battle. For an ordinary finishing hit without that threat, compare cheaper magic.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Strikes up to five successive targets with weakening Lightning.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Chaos Magic
Use
Combat
Initial base hit
80 + 8 × L
Subsequent hit fractions
1/2 · 1/4 · 1/8 · 1/16
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Initial base damage is 80 + 8 × L before bonuses. Later hits use 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16; the first victim must meet line-of-sight requirements. The chain can hit allies, so it is not a safe enemy-only mass attack.
Practical use
Before choosing the first victim, assess possible later jumps and nearby friendly stacks. For one specific enemy, compare concentrated single-target damage.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals ongoing damage to one eligible living enemy target.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base per applicable activation
10 + L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base is 10 + L per applicable activation before Demonology and other bonuses. The inventory places resolution at the affected target’s action start. Undead, Elementals and constructs are excluded; Heal or Mass Heal removes it rather than ordinary dispelling.
Practical use
Affect a durable living target in a long battle and check whether the enemy can heal it. For an immediate necessary kill, compare direct damage.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (29)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Forms a temporary Skeleton stack from eligible fallen creatures.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base count before bonuses and corpse limit
floor((40 + 4 × L) / 8)
One raised creature’s HP
8
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base before Demonology and other bonuses is floor((40 + 4 × L) / 8). Divisor 8 is one raised creature’s HP rather than its experience value. Available corpse health and casualty count constrain the result; constructs and Elementals have separate exclusions. Raised creatures disappear after the battle.
Practical use
Use early casualties for a temporary blocker. Do not count it as a permanent army gained through post-battle Necromancy.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets an eligible enemy target’s base damage to its minimum.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Death Magic
Use
Combat
Target damage basis
Damage-range minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The effect opposes Bless. The particular creature’s damage range remains decisive; it does not subtract a fixed Attack value or automatically save the same percentage against every creature.
Practical use
Target a dangerous large stack with a wide gap between minimum and maximum. A fixed-damage target without Bless may not suffer from merely selecting its minimum.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (29)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes beneficial magical effects from a target and destroys illusions according to the inventory.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Death Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Harmful enchantments need not be removed with it. Original behavior is not universal destruction of all summoned creatures; broader behavior in some mods is a separate rule.
Practical use
Strip an important enemy buff while preserving its debuffs. For several opponents, compare Mass Cancellation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces an eligible enemy target’s physical Defense.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Death Magic
Use
Combat
Melee / Ranged Defense
−20 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Melee and Ranged Defense change by −20% with applicable rounding. This is not the flat subtraction of three points found in another game; apply the percentage to the Heroes IV target’s stats.
Practical use
Prepare a durable victim for several friendly physical hits. Compare the value of spending a hero action with direct damage.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Drains eligible Life and Nature creatures’ HP and transfers a portion to the caster.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base per eligible target
10 + L
Share of drained HP for the caster
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage per eligible target is 10 + L before bonuses; the inventory transfers half the HP actually drained to the caster. Constructs and Elementals are excluded. Alignment-based targeting can include friendly Life or Nature troops.
Practical use
Consider several eligible enemies together with an injured caster. Subtract damage to friendly recipients and do not count unusable overhealing as extra value.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Temporarily raises eligible dead creatures from a friendly or enemy stack under your control.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base HP budget
50 + 5 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base raising budget is 50 + 5 × L HP before Demonology and other modifiers. Creature HP and available casualties constrain the count; an enemy corpse does not provide unlimited recruitment. Constructs and Elementals cannot automatically be used. Raised creatures disappear after the battle.
Practical use
Turn usable enemy casualties against their former army or add a temporary friendly blocker. Check the corpse actually available before casting.
Heroes and equipment
Tactical option · acquisition depends on the map (2)
The spell is an option in an editorial tactical plan. This does not confirm starting knowledge; check acquisition and conditions on the map.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Weakens physical offense for an eligible enemy target.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Combat
Offensive reduction
25 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual describes 25% less damage; the Polish inventory gives 25% lower Attack with applicable rounding. This does not deny enemy actions, and spell attacks have their own calculation.
Practical use
Weaken a stack expected to make several physical attacks. Compare its damage range and Curse’s actual benefit.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Weakens Life creatures’ physical combat values across the battlefield.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Combat
Damage and physical Defense in the manual
−20 %
Unverified part of the reference: Details and differences are explained in this card’s rules.
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual gives 20% less damage and Melee and Ranged Defense. Life alignment matters, including any matching friendly troops. The Polish inventory additionally states 25% greater incoming spell damage; that additional interpretation is not independently verified and is not applied as a guaranteed extra multiplier.
Practical use
Use it against a Life army with a different friendly composition. In mixed battles, include weakening of matching friendly allies.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces an eligible enemy target’s morale to its minimum.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Combat
Eligible targets’ morale
Minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It opposes Mirth and Mass Fervor. Unfavorable morale in Heroes IV worsens action order and damage. Creatures without ordinary morale require their own eligibility rules.
Practical use
Affect the opponent’s main stack if it uses morale. If it is already at minimum, choose a more useful debuff.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Speed and combat movement fall by 50% with applicable downward rounding. The inventory excludes Undead, Elementals and constructs. Similar Slow has its own eligibility; similar effects do not imply identical target lists.
Practical use
Gain distance from a living attacker and recalculate its reach and order. Choose another tool for an ineligible target type.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Restricts a selected enemy army’s adventure movement.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Death Magic
Use
Adventure map
Target adventure movement
−50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The 50% reduction with applicable rounding concerns the target’s next adventure turn. Magic resistance can reject it. This is neither combat Speed reduction nor direct damage.
Practical use
Buy time to defend a town or withdraw from a stronger opponent. Include a fallback if the army resists the effect.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Deals ongoing damage to eligible living creatures on both sides.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base per applicable activation
10 + L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base is 10 + L per applicable activation before Demonology and other bonuses. The inventory places resolution at the affected target’s action start. Undead, Elementals and constructs are excluded; Heal or Mass Heal removes it rather than ordinary dispelling. Plague additionally excludes Death alignment, so friendly living troops of other alignments can be endangered.
Practical use
Before casting, inspect your composition and both sides’ healing options. A long battle multiplies friendly losses as well as enemy losses if your troops are vulnerable.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Forms a temporary Ghost stack from eligible fallen creatures.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base count before bonuses and corpse limit
floor((150 + 15 × L) / 15)
One raised creature’s HP
15
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base before Demonology and other bonuses is floor((150 + 15 × L) / 15). Divisor 15 is one raised creature’s HP rather than its experience value. Available corpse health and casualty count constrain the result; constructs and Elementals have separate exclusions. Raised creatures disappear after the battle.
Practical use
Add an insubstantial reinforcement and use its profile’s traits. Check that an eligible dead stack is available in time.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Lets an ally’s melee attack cause Fear and prevent ordinary retaliation.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
An eligible victim withdraws. The inventory excludes constructs, Elementals and Undead; check other Death, Fear and mind-effect protection as well. It does not grant unlimited protection from every creature reaction.
Practical use
Use it on a key melee attacker against an eligible living target. Reassess available positions after the enemy withdraws.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Sets all eligible enemies’ base damage to its minimum.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Target damage basis
Damage-range minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The effect opposes Bless. The particular creature’s damage range remains decisive; it does not subtract a fixed Attack value or automatically save the same percentage against every creature.
Practical use
Restrict several wide-damage-range stacks before their actions. For one urgent threat, compare single-target Curse’s cost.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes enemies’ beneficial magical effects and counters enemy illusions.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It is not Mass Dispel automatically clearing every enchantment on both sides. A genuine summon is not automatically an illusion; expanded behavior in mods has its own scope.
Practical use
Answer several simultaneous enemy buffs without unnecessarily losing your own. For one target, compare single-target Cancellation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises an enemy target’s spell costs and returns part of its spending to the curse’s caster.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Death Magic
Use
Combat
Target spell costs
× 2
Reference mana transfer
2 spent → 1 gained
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The target’s spells cost twice as much; the inventory grants the curse’s caster 1 mana per 2 points spent. This is not immediate removal of the entire reserve. Power Drain provides corresponding increased costs without this return component.
Practical use
Target a caster likely to use several more spells. Compare future mana income with the cost of the current action.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Temporarily raises eligible dead creatures from a friendly or enemy stack under your control.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base HP budget
90 + 9 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base raising budget is 90 + 9 × L HP before Demonology and other modifiers. Creature HP and available casualties constrain the count; an enemy corpse does not provide unlimited recruitment. Constructs and Elementals cannot automatically be used. Raised creatures disappear after the battle.
Practical use
Spend the larger budget on a valuable dead stack. If Animate Dead achieves the same result, compare mana and skill requirements.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Weakens physical offense for all eligible enemies.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Death Magic
Use
Combat
Manual reduction
25 %
Unverified part of the reference: Details and differences are explained in this card’s rules.
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual and English reference inventory give 25% less damage. Jaskinia Behemota gives a 20% attack reduction for the mass version; that conflict is explicitly preserved and exact original rounding still needs checking.
Practical use
Use it against several physical threats. Do not base an exact survival threshold on the disputed mass value without checking the installation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reduces all eligible enemies’ morale to its minimum.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Death Magic
Use
Combat
Eligible targets’ morale
Minimum
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It opposes Mirth and Mass Fervor. Unfavorable morale in Heroes IV worsens action order and damage. Creatures without ordinary morale require their own eligibility rules.
Practical use
Weaken a morale-dependent army and potentially counter a mass buff. First check how many enemies actually use morale.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Lets an ally recover health through eligible melee hits.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Death Magic
Use
Combat
Hit share restored as HP
50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory restores half the damage dealt as HP with applicable downward rounding. Hitting Undead, Elementals or constructs does not trigger recovery. Useful restoration is limited by the friendly stack’s losses and the hit’s eligibility.
Practical use
Buff a durable fighter against eligible living targets. Against an entirely immune composition, do not count automatic healing from this spell.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Directly kills a limited number of creatures in an eligible enemy stack.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Death Magic
Use
Combat
Jaskinia Behemota base
floor(1 + 0.1 × L)
Unverified part of the reference: Details and differences are explained in this card’s rules.
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Jaskinia Behemota gives base floor(1 + 0.1 × L) before applicable bonuses. The older English inventory lists different scaling, so the exact original calculation remains unverified. The target must meet line-of-sight and other eligibility rules. A kill count is not ordinary fixed HP damage.
Practical use
Consider expensive individuals with high HP. Verify an exact lethal count in the installed version first; do not infer it from ordinary Lightning damage.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Forms a temporary Vampire stack from eligible fallen creatures.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Death Magic
Use
Combat
Base count before bonuses and corpse limit
floor((375 + 37 × L) / 70)
One raised creature’s HP
70
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The reference base before Demonology and other bonuses is floor((375 + 37 × L) / 70). Divisor 70 is one raised creature’s HP rather than its experience value. Available corpse health and casualty count constrain the result; constructs and Elementals have separate exclusions. Raised creatures disappear after the battle.
Practical use
Use the temporary Vampire stack against eligible living targets. Life Drain does not convert the temporary raising into permanent recruitment.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Destroys an eligible friendly sacrifice to restore another friendly stack.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Death Magic
Use
Combat
Restoration budget
2 × sacrifice HP
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Select the sacrifice first, then the recipient. References give a restoration budget of twice the sacrificed target’s HP. Sacrificed creatures cannot be raised again during the battle; constructs and Elementals cannot automatically be used.
Practical use
Compare the actual destroyed stack’s value with restoration gained. Check both targets and the sacrifice’s remaining health before confirming.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Improves ranged attacks for an eligible friendly shooter.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Combat
Ranged Attack
+25 %
Ordinary shooting penalties
Distance, obstacles and walls removed
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Ranged Attack gains 25%, and ordinary distance, obstacle and wall shooting penalties are removed. It neither replenishes ammunition nor automatically increases melee offense.
Practical use
Use it on a key shooter with line of sight. Provide protection against melee engagement too; stronger shooting does not prevent that threat.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (27)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Hits an eligible enemy target with a direct magical fist.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
20 + 2 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 20 + 2 × L before Wizardry and other applicable modifiers. Targeting requires the relevant line of sight; damage is not fixed regardless of hero level or enemy resistance.
Practical use
Cheaply finish an eligible urgent target. For greater damage needs, compare Ice Bolt and its Cold classification.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises ranged Defense for an eligible friendly target.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Combat
Ranged Defense
+50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Ranged Defense gains 50% with applicable rounding. Melee Defense does not automatically change, and a 50% stat increase does not directly halve every incoming hit.
Practical use
Protect the main recipient of enemy volleys. If enemies can engage in melee, prepare movement or other cover as well.
Heroes and equipment
Learning option · not confirmed in spellbook (27)
Their sourced school allows learning this spell. This does not confirm that they already know it.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes removable spells from one target and destroys an applicable illusion.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Both beneficial and harmful enchantments are removed. To preserve friendly buffs while clearing curses, compare Exorcism. Immunities and special non-removable traits are not automatically ordinary enchantments.
Practical use
Remove a decisive combination of effects or an enemy illusion. Before confirming, also check useful friendly effects on that target.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Reveals exact information about an enemy army and its heroes on the adventure map.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Adventure map
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory describes creature counts, hero stats and skills, plus a battle forecast based on health comparison. That forecast does not guarantee an outcome or automatically capture every trait, formation and player decision.
Practical use
Before attacking, inspect the actual composition, protections and enemy abilities. Use the information for route choices and reinforcement planning.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Moves an eligible enemy stack a short distance in a chosen direction.
Base cost: 2 mana
Required skill
Basic Order Magic
Use
Combat
Manual distance
2 yards
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The manual gives 2 yards; the Polish description uses meters. Original game units are retained rather than automatically translated into two map squares. An object can block the path or destination.
Practical use
Push an opponent from an important position or change access to a target. First verify that the short move actually changes reach or formation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Takes one beneficial enemy enchantment and transfers it to a random ally.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The recipient is not automatically your chosen main attacker. This does not cover every enemy enchantment; the separate Steal All Enchantments provides that scope. Specific buff and recipient eligibility still matter.
Practical use
Strip a valuable enemy buff even when the random recipient is not ideal. For a reliable buff on a particular ally, compare casting your own spell directly.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Strikes one eligible enemy stack with Cold damage.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
40 + 4 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base damage is 40 + 4 × L before Wizardry and other applicable modifiers. The target must meet line-of-sight requirements. Cold protection differs from Fire protection or general magic resistance.
Practical use
Remove one eligible important target. If it has substantial Cold protection, compare a different direct-damage type.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Lets an eligible friendly walking target fly during combat.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Flight changes battlefield movement mode. It does not give a hero adventure flight across the world map. A reachable eligible landing position and applicable target restrictions still matter.
Practical use
Cross an obstacle or approach from a useful direction with a walking attacker. Flight alone need not increase its movement-point allowance.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Halves Speed and combat movement for an eligible enemy target.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Speed and combat movement
−50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory gives a 50% reduction with applicable downward rounding. Evaluate both combat reach and the new action order; this is not adventure-map Mire. Corresponding opposite acceleration can change the effect.
Practical use
Delay an urgent attacker and recalculate its reach. If another ability provides unrestricted relocation, slowing alone may not suffice.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (5)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Temporarily prevents the target from attacking enemies with more total HP.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Duration
3 rounds
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Duration is 3 rounds. Compare the relevant stacks’ total health rather than one creature’s HP or recruitment level. The inventory also includes offensive spells and curses against an excessively strong recipient.
Practical use
Block a smaller dangerous stack from attacking a tougher ally. Track casualties that can change the two stacks’ relative health.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Creates a temporary illusion of an eligible creature type using an HP budget.
Base cost: 3 mana
Required skill
Advanced Order Magic
Use
Combat
Base image HP budget
40 + 4 × L
Illusion mana
0
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base budget is 40 + 4 × L HP before Wizardry and other bonuses. Image count and injuries depend on that creature type’s HP; the inventory preserves the budget remainder. Heroes cannot be copied. Illusions have no mana; creating the same type again can reinforce the existing image instead of a new independent stack.
Practical use
Choose a creature with a useful ordinary attack or mana-independent trait. Do not plan around the new illusion casting expensive magic.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (5)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Double spending differs from direct damage or immediate removal of all mana. Magic Leech provides corresponding increased costs plus a partial mana transfer; do not automatically treat the equivalent effects as quadruple cost.
Practical use
Restrict a low-reserve caster before its next expensive spell. Spending an action may gain nothing against a target with no usable spells left.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Improves ranged attacks for all eligible friendly shooters.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Ranged Attack
+25 %
Ordinary shooting penalties
Distance, obstacles and walls removed
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Ranged Attack gains 25%, and ordinary distance, obstacle and wall shooting penalties are removed. It neither replenishes ammunition nor automatically increases melee offense.
Practical use
Prepare several safe volleys by multiple shooters. If the others can barely shoot or cannot shoot at all, compare single-target Precision.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Raises ranged Defense for the eligible friendly army.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Ranged Defense
+50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Ranged Defense gains 50% with applicable rounding. Melee Defense does not automatically change, and a 50% stat increase does not directly halve every incoming hit.
Practical use
Use it before fire against several friendly recipients. Against a mostly melee army, compare another defensive buff.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Removes removable enchantments across the battlefield and destroys applicable illusions.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It covers both sides and beneficial as well as harmful effects. It is not friendly-only cleansing: it can clear enemy debuffs and friendly buffs too. Special non-removable effects retain their own rules.
Practical use
Compare the full set of removed effects. To cleanse allies while preserving buffs, consider Mass Exorcism.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Transports the casting hero and army to the nearest eligible friendly town.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat and adventure
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The original English name is Town Gate. The nearest eligible unblocked town is used rather than unrestricted selection of any town. The community inventory confirms adventure and combat use. Equilibris changes its level and combat eligibility, so those rules are not attributed to the original version.
Practical use
Before battle, verify which nearest destination would actually receive you. Keep the needed town available and do not plan on freely choosing a more distant front.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Moves an eligible creature or hero to a selected valid battlefield position.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
This is battlefield relocation rather than adventure travel. Target and empty-destination eligibility and the rules version still apply; mod changes to visibility are not automatically original restrictions.
Practical use
Save a threatened hero or open another attacking direction. Before confirming, check whether the relocated target gets the needed following action in time.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Damages an eligible summoned stack with anti-summoning magic.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Base damage
110 + 11 × L
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Reference base damage is 110 + 11 × L before Wizardry and other modifiers. Eligibility depends on actual summoning; an ordinarily recruited creature of the same type is not automatically a summon. It is not general area damage against every enemy.
Practical use
Remove a valuable summon and compare its current health with expected damage. A weaker stack remainder may require only a cheaper attack.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Prevents an eligible enemy from using ranged attacks.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Expert Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It does not automatically remove melee attacks or every other ability. Targeting and magic resistance remain important; an affected shooter can still try to approach or use another available action.
Practical use
Restrict the main enemy volley source from a safe distance. Against armies relying on other spells or melee, compare the actual benefit.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Halves Speed and combat movement for all eligible enemies.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Order Magic
Use
Combat
Speed and combat movement
−50 %
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The inventory gives a 50% reduction with applicable downward rounding. Evaluate both combat reach and the new action order; this is not adventure-map Mire. Corresponding opposite acceleration can change the effect.
Practical use
Create space for a ranged army against several attackers. Check which enemies can still reach heroes or use teleportation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Disables an eligible enemy target for up to three rounds until it takes damage.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Order Magic
Use
Combat
Maximum duration without waking
3 rounds
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Damage ends the effect. The inventory describes a melee victim waking and answering after receiving the hit; do not assume permanent retaliation prevention. Undead, Elementals and constructs are excluded.
Practical use
Temporarily remove a dangerous stack and avoid accidentally waking it with area magic. Plan the eventual hit around possible retaliation.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Forces an eligible target to attack the nearest creature or hero regardless of side.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Order Magic
Use
Combat
Effect ends
On attacking
Rules, restrictions and interactions
It lasts until the attack rather than an arbitrary number of following rounds. It is a mind effect with associated restrictions. Nearby positions determine which side receives the blow.
Practical use
Choose a victim whose nearest recipient is a valuable enemy. Include the possibility that a closer eligible recipient is your own ally.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Creates a temporary illusion of an eligible creature type using an HP budget.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Master Order Magic
Use
Combat
Base image HP budget
80 + 8 × L
Illusion mana
0
Rules, restrictions and interactions
Base budget is 80 + 8 × L HP before Wizardry and other bonuses. Image count and injuries depend on that creature type’s HP; the inventory preserves the budget remainder. Heroes cannot be copied. Illusions have no mana; creating the same type again can reinforce the existing image instead of a new independent stack.
Practical use
Use the larger budget for a valuable creature type. Compare actual HP created and image resilience; the enemy can remove an illusion with appropriate dispelling.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (4)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Takes control of an eligible enemy stack for three rounds.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Order Magic
Use
Combat
Control duration
3 rounds
Rules, restrictions and interactions
During control, the inventory treats the stack as friendly and permits friendly modifiers and buffs. Your troops can also attack it, in which case it may retaliate. Mind protection and other target eligibility still matter.
Practical use
Gain actions from an important enemy stack and plan its position after control expires. Do not invest buffs without considering its return to the opponent.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Strips beneficial enemy enchantments and distributes them randomly among allies.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Order Magic
Use
Combat
Rules, restrictions and interactions
You cannot guarantee a chosen recipient for the transferred buffs. This is not general cleansing of every friendly curse; it concerns beneficial enchantment transfer and eligible recipients.
Practical use
Use it against a heavily buffed army when stripping support is already decisive. For one important enchantment, compare cheaper Steal Enchantment.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Returns half the applicable damage dealt to a protected ally back to the attacker.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Order Magic
Use
Combat
Returned damage share
50 %
Return limit
Protected target’s HP
Rules, restrictions and interactions
The target’s HP constrain returned damage; excess overkill does not create unlimited reflection. Attacker magic immunity can prevent the return. The original hit still damages the defender, so the mirror does not simply cancel the attack.
Practical use
Protect a durable stack the opponent is likely to attack. Calculate friendly survival and do not rely on an immune attacker for guaranteed returned damage.
Heroes and equipment
Equipment related to this spell (3)
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Imp stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 5 mana
Required skill
Basic Nature Magic + Basic Demonology
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((125 + 12 × L) / 5)
One creature’s experience value
5
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((125 + 12 × L) / 5); divisor 5 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill. The spell requires at least Basic Nature Magic and Basic Demonology. It is granted by combined skills and does not use the ordinary cost of other spells at its level.
Practical use
Add flying pressure on casters and access to Mana Leech. Check who can receive stolen mana and whether the small stack can survive.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Cerberus stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 8 mana
Required skill
Advanced Nature Magic + Advanced Demonology
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((250 + 25 × L) / 44)
One creature’s experience value
44
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((250 + 25 × L) / 44); divisor 44 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill. The spell requires at least Advanced Nature Magic and Advanced Demonology. It is granted by combined skills and does not use the ordinary cost of other spells at its level.
Practical use
Find a position for multiple victims and exploit prevention of ordinary retaliation. Actual enemy placement determines how many targets are hit.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Ice Demon stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 12 mana
Required skill
Expert Nature Magic + Expert Demonology
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((350 + 35 × L) / 157)
One creature’s experience value
157
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((350 + 35 × L) / 157); divisor 157 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill. The spell requires at least Expert Nature Magic and Expert Demonology. It is granted by combined skills and does not use the ordinary cost of other spells at its level.
Practical use
Consider a reinforcement with a chance to Freeze. Freezing is not guaranteed; compare direct control magic when a plan requires reliable denial.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Venom Spawn stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 18 mana
Required skill
Master Nature Magic + Master Demonology
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((525 + 52 × L) / 201)
One creature’s experience value
201
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((525 + 52 × L) / 201); divisor 201 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill. The spell requires at least Master Nature Magic and Master Demonology. It is granted by combined skills and does not use the ordinary cost of other spells at its level.
Practical use
Add a poisonous shooter for a longer fight against eligible living targets. Against Undead and other immune creatures, count only attacks that can actually work.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
Summons a Devil stack for the current battle. Its size depends on caster level and summoning strength.
Base cost: 24 mana
Required skill
Grandmaster Nature Magic + Grandmaster Demonology
Use
Combat
Base count without bonuses
floor((675 + 67 × L) / 614)
One creature’s experience value
614
Rules, restrictions and interactions
L is hero level rather than magic mastery. The reference base without bonuses is floor((675 + 67 × L) / 614); divisor 614 is one creature’s experience value, not HP or recruitment cost. Meditation and other relevant bonuses can increase the result. Summoned creatures disappear after the battle; this differs from permanent recruitment through the Summoning skill. The spell requires at least Grandmaster Nature Magic and Grandmaster Demonology. It is granted by combined skills and does not use the ordinary cost of other spells at its level.
Practical use
Use teleporting movement to reach an important target and check the creature’s own Ice Demon summon. The hero’s summoning cost and the new stack’s abilities use different reserves.
A link may mean spell access, a cost or power change, or protection against it. Each item explains the precise relationship and restrictions; these are not identical bonuses.
L is the casting hero’s level; floor(x) rounds downward to a whole number. Linear formulas are reference bases before applicable spell-strength skills, equipment, class and resistance. These are not four effect tiers imported from Heroes III. Older English inventories can incorporate different starting states and bonuses; their numbers are not added to these bases.
Levels 1–5 ordinarily require Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master and Grandmaster of the relevant school. Ordinary base mana costs are 2, 3, 5, 8 and 12. Mass versions are distinct spells. Demon summons require matching Nature Magic and Demonology tiers and cost 5, 8, 12, 18 and 24.
The hero participates directly in battle. Casting uses the hero’s action, making range, spell-specific line of sight and caster safety important. Speed affects order while combat movement determines reach. Melee and ranged stats are separate; a Defense change is not the same percentage change in final damage.
Heroes have a base reserve of 10 mana. Magic support skills increase capacity and recovery; ordinary base recovery is 1 per day. Guilds and other objects replenish mana under their own rules. Spellcasting creatures use their own reserve and creature-count scaling rather than automatically inheriting hero formulas.
Nature and Demon combat summons calculate base counts from a budget divided by creature experience value. Death raising and Order illusions use HP. Those divisors must not be confused. Summoned and temporarily raised stacks disappear after battle; daily Summoning and post-battle Necromancy are different army-acquisition mechanics.
Ordinary buffs and curses generally last until combat ends or removal. Control effects and other exceptions have their own times in individual entries. Areas and distances from the original manual retain its game-yard units rather than automatically becoming adventure-map-square counts.
Original Armageddon has nominal cost 12, but a documented bug spends no mana. Equilibris and Enhancement Mod change some costs, levels and effects. Unverified exact Spell Shackle, Mass Weakness and Hand of Death calculations and an additional Unholy Song interpretation are explicitly identified on their cards.
Apprentice's Handbook
Tome of Life
Holy Water
Wand of Blesses
Journeyman's Notebook
Saint Ranan's Staff
Wand of Healing
Harmonic Chainmail
Angelfeather Cloak
Unnatural Shield
Unnatural Armor
Shield of Order
Ice Scales
Armor of Order
Life Shield
Ring of Light
Armor of Life
Shield of Chaos
Flame of Chaos
Armor of Chaos
Aiffe's Mandolin
Master's Spellbook
Ring of Regeneration
Breastplate of Regeneration
Guildmaster's Compendium
Archmage's Codex
Tome of Nature
Staff of Summoning
Scarab of Summoning
Ring of the Elementals
Tome of Chaos
Mayhem Staff
Flaming Sword
David's Sling
Giant Slayer
Arrow of Slaying
Wand of Haste
Wand of Fire
Fizbin of Misfortune
Thunder Hammer
Wand of Fireballs
Demon Fire
Mirror of Revenge
Tome of Death
Ring of the Cobra's Eye
Staff of Death
Poison Arrow
Vial of Poison
Potion of Healing
Wand of Curses
Wand of Animating Dead
Wand of Weakness
Tynan's Dagger of Despair
Valder's Crossbow of Sloth
Hideous Mask
Soul Stealer
Deadwood Staff
Tome of Order
Staff of Wizardry
Archmage's Hat
Wand of Ice
Vial of Binding Liquid
Wand of Illusion
Shackles of War
Crystal of Memory
Helm of Seeing
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