Creature catalogue · Heroes VI

Absorbs 35% of damage aimed at an adjacent ally, reducing the absorbed hit by 25%. The protector can therefore lose creatures without being directly attacked.

Sentinel and Praetorian take 25% less ranged damage. Their own protection is distinct from absorbing damage aimed at adjacent allies.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

When an adjacent ally is attacked, Praetorian can strike the aggressor. Placing the protector beside an important stack therefore also provides offensive value.

Absorbs 35% of damage aimed at an adjacent ally, reducing the absorbed hit by 25%. The protector can therefore lose creatures without being directly attacked.

Sentinel and Praetorian take 25% less ranged damage. Their own protection is distinct from absorbing damage aimed at adjacent allies.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Crossbowman ignores 35% of the target’s defense. Do not subtract 35 percentage points directly from the displayed protection percentage.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Marksman hits creatures along the shot’s entire line. Check positions behind the main target, including any allies.

Crossbowman ignores 35% of the target’s defense. Do not subtract 35 percentage points directly from the displayed protection percentage.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Stops an eligible target’s movement, attacks and abilities for two rounds. Taking damage ends the effect.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Actively restores an eligible ally’s health. Assess stack size and healing restrictions rather than treating it as unlimited resurrection.

Stops an eligible target’s movement, attacks and abilities for two rounds. Taking damage ends the effect.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Griffin leaves the battlefield and strikes the chosen enemy at round end with normal attack damage. Plan around the landing time rather than an immediate hit.

Griffin has unlimited retaliations within a round. This does not mean unlimited voluntary attack actions.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Imperial Griffin leaves until round end and then hits enemies along the selected line. The strike resolves later than an ordinary attack.

Griffin has unlimited retaliations within a round. This does not mean unlimited voluntary attack actions.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Teleporting removes one random harmful effect from adjacent allies and one beneficial effect from adjacent enemies. Placement at the destination determines affected stacks.

The creature moves to its target, strikes without retaliation and returns to its starting position. The original position still matters after the attack.

Radiant Glory and Blazing Glory take 25% more Dark damage. High mobility does not remove this particular weakness.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Deals Light damage and blinds an eligible target for two rounds. Activation costs some of the caster’s health, restored after combat; base and upgraded versions use different costs.

Teleporting removes one random harmful effect from adjacent allies and one beneficial effect from adjacent enemies. Placement at the destination determines affected stacks.

The creature moves to its target, strikes without retaliation and returns to its starting position. The original position still matters after the attack.

Radiant Glory and Blazing Glory take 25% more Dark damage. High mobility does not remove this particular weakness.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Sun Rider gains 10% damage per tile travelled before the hit. A blocked approach can reduce the available bonus.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

For one round Sun Crusader can cross obstacles and stacks and resist movement reduction. Activation does not itself consume its normal movement.

Sun Crusader gains 10% damage per tile travelled and prevents normal retaliation. The available approach path is part of the attack’s strength.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Seraph can restore eligible fallen allies within two tiles. The same Light effect interacts harmfully with demons, undead and orcs; check the entire area.

Deals 20% more damage to an enemy that destroyed an allied stack in this battle. The trigger is destroying the stack, rather than killing one member.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Celestial is immune to harmful status effects. Direct damage is not automatically the same as a removable debuff.

Celestial restores eligible allies within two tiles and adds 30 morale and 10 initiative for two rounds. The Light effect can damage demons, undead and orcs in range.

Deals 20% more damage to an enemy that destroyed an allied stack in this battle. The trigger is destroying the stack, rather than killing one member.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Maniac and Demented resist mind control and morale reduction. An ordinary damage spell is not stopped by this rule.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

For one round weakens the target creatures’ damage and boosts its own attack. Creature counts matter; this is not permanent hero attribute growth.

Maniac and Demented resist mind control and morale reduction. An ordinary damage spell is not stopped by this rule.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Hellhound and Cerberus can retaliate repeatedly against melee attacks. Their voluntary action count does not become unlimited.

Hellhound and Cerberus deal 20% more damage to enemies that previously attacked this stack. The bonus depends on that particular target’s history.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Cerberus hits enemies in the arc ahead during melee attacks. Attack direction and adjacent target positions matter beyond selecting the main enemy.

Hellhound and Cerberus can retaliate repeatedly against melee attacks. Their voluntary action count does not become unlimited.

Hellhound and Cerberus deal 20% more damage to enemies that previously attacked this stack. The bonus depends on that particular target’s history.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Succubus takes 90% of melee damage and returns the remaining 10% to the attacker. Ranged attacks do not use that melee trigger.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Disables an eligible enemy’s movement, attacks and abilities for two rounds. Damage ends the control, so choose follow-up attacks deliberately.

Lilim takes 80% of melee damage and returns the remaining 20% to its attacker. Ranged hits do not trigger this melee rule.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

An attack steals 5% of the enemy hero’s current mana and transfers it to your hero. It uses current mana rather than maximum capacity.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Adds 20% more creatures to the stack in the first round. These extra members do not become permanent army reinforcements after combat.

An attack steals 5% of the enemy hero’s current mana and transfers it to your hero. It uses current mana rather than maximum capacity.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Tormentor strikes surrounding stacks for normal damage and prevents retaliation. Its value depends on how many targets the position actually reaches.

Dealing or taking damage adds 15% to the next attack, up to four charges. This prepares the following hit rather than permanently boosting every future attack.

Reduces incoming Might damage by 20%. Assess magical hits using the relevant magic protection instead.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Lacerator strikes adjacent stacks with a 25% damage bonus and prevents normal retaliation. Check the surrounding targets before activating it.

Dealing or taking damage adds 15% to the next attack, up to four charges. This prepares the following hit rather than permanently boosting every future attack.

Reduces incoming Might damage by 20%. Assess magical hits using the relevant magic protection instead.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Hits stacks and objects throughout its movement path. Adds 3 damage against objects; check friendly stacks in the path before acting.

Resists effects that reduce Might or Magic defense. This immunity does not itself cancel ordinary damage.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Ravager forces enemies within two tiles to direct attacks and abilities at it. Leaving the area ends the effect.

Hits stacks and objects throughout its movement path. Adds 3 damage against objects; check friendly stacks in the path before acting.

Resists effects that reduce Might or Magic defense. This immunity does not itself cancel ordinary damage.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

For one round the target is forced to attack a random adjacent stack. Further damage can end the effect early.

Retaliation deals Fire damage to stacks that attacked it earlier. Pit Fiend, Pit Lord and the Azkaal boss use different damage values.

Pit Fiend resists mind control and movement-reducing effects. Stopping its advance therefore requires another tool.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Deals Fire damage to all enemy stacks. A normal Pit Lord and a campaign boss do not use the same numerical coefficient.

For one round the target is forced to attack a random adjacent stack. Further damage can end the effect early.

Retaliation deals Fire damage to stacks that attacked it earlier. Pit Fiend, Pit Lord and the Azkaal boss use different damage values.

Pit Fiend resists mind control and movement-reducing effects. Stopping its advance therefore requires another tool.

The demon takes 20% less Fire damage. Other magic schools do not trigger this particular protection.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Reduces physical ranged damage by 50%. A projectile dealing magical damage does not automatically satisfy that physical-damage condition.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

The target and adjacent stacks lose 1 movement for four rounds. Spacing reduces how many groups one attack affects.

Reduces physical ranged damage by 50%. A projectile dealing magical damage does not automatically satisfy that physical-damage condition.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Reduces incoming Might damage by 20%. Assess magical hits using the relevant magic protection instead.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Gains 30% damage and 2 movement against living creatures. Do not rely on that advantage against undead or other nonliving targets.

Reduces incoming Might damage by 20%. Assess magical hits using the relevant magic protection instead.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Reduces healing effectiveness for the living target and adjacent stacks by 50% for three rounds. Check spacing around healers and the affected stack.

Ghost crosses obstacles, walls and stacks and takes 25% less Might damage. This is not a random chance for an attack to miss.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Heals a chosen undead stack while draining adjacent living creatures. The stolen energy increases recovery, so surrounding positions affect the result.

Reduces healing effectiveness for the living target and adjacent stacks by 50% for three rounds. Check spacing around healers and the affected stack.

Spectre crosses obstacles, walls and stacks and takes 35% less Might damage. Assess magical attacks separately.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

The target and adjacent stacks become 15% more vulnerable to Dark damage. Plan a following Dark attack around the affected group.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Archlich converts 20% of damage dealt to a living target into healing for a chosen ally. It cannot heal itself this way.

The target and adjacent stacks become 15% more vulnerable to Dark damage. Plan a following Dark attack around the affected group.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

At turn start reduces adjacent stacks’ maximum health by 5%. Lasts two rounds and can accumulate up to five applications; it affects more than the selected target.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Reduces Might and Magic attack power by 5 in a 3 × 3 area for three rounds. The main target also takes recurring Earth damage.

Infected stacks spread Aura of Putrescence to adjacent stacks at turn start. Spacing units apart limits the chain of transmission.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Vampire restores health equal to 15% of damage dealt to a living enemy. Nonliving targets do not provide the same recovery.

After Defend, the first incoming attack against Vampire or Vampire Lord automatically misses. This is not unlimited evasion against every attack that round.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Vampire Lord restores health equal to 20% of damage dealt to a living enemy. This is a higher proportion than Vampire, rather than healing from every possible target.

After Defend, the first incoming attack against Vampire or Vampire Lord automatically misses. This is not unlimited evasion against every attack that round.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Fate Spinner or Fate Weaver switches between humanoid and spider forms. Switching performs Wait; two catalogue cards represent forms of one creature rather than two extra recruitable species.

When the gaze triggers, the attacker takes Dark damage before its own hit. This form’s reference coefficient is 40 per creature before modifiers; do not rely on it triggering repeatedly for every hit in a round.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Deals Prime damage to adjacent living targets based on 10% of initial health and advances their timed effects by one round. Damage from this effect cannot be healed normally.

Fate Spinner or Fate Weaver switches between humanoid and spider forms. Switching performs Wait; two catalogue cards represent forms of one creature rather than two extra recruitable species.

When the gaze triggers, the attacker takes Dark damage before its own hit. This form’s reference coefficient is 44 per creature before modifiers; do not rely on it triggering repeatedly for every hit in a round.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Fate Spinner or Fate Weaver switches between humanoid and spider forms. Switching performs Wait; two catalogue cards represent forms of one creature rather than two extra recruitable species.

In melee, attacked stacks and attackers receive Earth venom for 3 rounds. This form’s reference coefficient is 13 health per creature per round before modifiers; a ranged shot alone does not guarantee this venom.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Fate Weaver prevents adjacent stacks from moving for two rounds. Movement restriction alone does not prohibit every other action.

Fate Spinner or Fate Weaver switches between humanoid and spider forms. Switching performs Wait; two catalogue cards represent forms of one creature rather than two extra recruitable species.

In melee, attacked stacks and attackers receive Earth venom for 3 rounds. This form’s reference coefficient is 14 health per creature per round before modifiers; a ranged shot alone does not guarantee this venom.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Uses neutral morale, gains 20% Water protection and resists poison, disease, blindness and mind control. Healing requiring a living target does not automatically work on it.

Unaffected by morale-changing effects. Morale buffs therefore do not provide their ordinary benefit to this stack.

Demons and undead are 20% more vulnerable to the relevant Light attacks. Some healing Light spells damage them rather than restoring health.

Brute and Crusher take 25% less ranged damage. This particular protection does not help against an entirely melee army.

Each attack against the stack raises its creatures’ minimum damage by 1, up to four times for the battle. It raises the minimum, rather than automatically raising both ends of the range.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Crusher can strike again after the first hit. An additional strike within an action is not a permanently granted extra turn.

Brute and Crusher take 25% less ranged damage. This particular protection does not help against an entirely melee army.

Each attack against the stack raises its creatures’ minimum damage by 1, up to four times for the battle. It raises the minimum, rather than automatically raising both ends of the range.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

The first enemy entering the trap takes physical damage and loses 4 movement. Place it on the target’s actual path rather than merely nearby.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Goblin Trapper deals 50% more damage to an immobilized enemy. Confirm movement control remains active before firing.

The first enemy entering the trap takes physical damage and loses 4 movement. Place it on the target’s actual path rather than merely nearby.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Harpy or Fury returns to its starting position after attacking. This trait alone does not determine whether the enemy can retaliate.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Fury prevents normal retaliation when it attacks. Returning to the starting position and preventing retaliation are separate traits.

Harpy or Fury returns to its starting position after attacking. This trait alone does not determine whether the enemy can retaliate.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Choose between giving an ally 5 initiative and 2 movement, or damaging a nonflying enemy with Earth and reducing movement by 2. Lasts two rounds.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

The mass version grants allies 1 initiative and 1 movement, or damages enemy nonflying stacks and reduces movement by 1 for two rounds.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Centaur retreats when attacked in melee and returns fire. Free space behind the stack therefore affects its defense.

Fires a free shot at the first enemy entering half its ranged reach. This is a specific first trigger rather than automatic fire at every movement.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Centaur Marauder can combine movement and shooting in either order. It can shoot and withdraw when a valid movement position remains.

Centaur retreats when attacked in melee and returns fire. Free space behind the stack therefore affects its defense.

Fires a free shot at the first enemy entering half its ranged reach. This is a specific first trigger rather than automatic fire at every movement.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Jaguar Warrior charges without normal retaliation from at least three tiles away. This special charge is unavailable at close range.

After damaging an enemy, Jaguar or Panther Warrior gains resistance to morale reduction and mind control. The trigger requires the hit to have occurred.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Panther Warrior charges into the target and hits adjacent stacks without normal retaliation. Requires at least three tiles of separation; check the entire impact area.

After damaging an enemy, Jaguar or Panther Warrior gains resistance to morale reduction and mind control. The trigger requires the hit to have occurred.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Cyclops hits without normal retaliation and pushes a small target back one tile. Account for the target’s resulting position.

Cyclops deals 1 extra point of damage to objects. Do not automatically apply this bonus to ordinary creature damage.

Cyclops casualties are applied at the start of their next turn. A stack still standing after damage does not necessarily consist of saved survivors.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Enraged Cyclops hits the main target and orthogonally adjacent stacks for full damage without retaliation. Small targets are also pushed back one tile.

Enraged Cyclops gains a ranged Fire attack. The hit adds burning for two rounds, based on 20% of damage dealt.

Cyclops deals 1 extra point of damage to objects. Do not automatically apply this bonus to ordinary creature damage.

Cyclops casualties are applied at the start of their next turn. A stack still standing after damage does not necessarily consist of saved survivors.

Orcs gain 10% Fire protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light magic can heal friendly orcs while damaging enemy orcs.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Reduces movement by 3 for two rounds and adds recurring bleeding based on 10% of the original hit. It combines movement control with continuing damage.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Wanizame deals 30% more damage to a target affected by Crippling Wound. Confirm the wound is present before relying on the bonus.

Reduces movement by 3 for two rounds and adds recurring bleeding based on 10% of the original hit. It combines movement control with continuing damage.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Pearl Priestess reduces target initiative by 20 for two rounds when attacking. This is not a direct reduction in movement range.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

For three rounds restores an ally’s health and removes a harmful effect. This continuing support can be cut short by battle end or dispelling.

Pearl Priestess reduces target initiative by 20 for two rounds when attacking. This is not a direct reduction in movement range.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Kappa leaps in a straight line without retaliation, gaining 5% damage per tile crossed. Requires at least two tiles and reaches at most twice current movement.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Kappa Shoya retains the straight leap, 5% damage per tile and no retaliation, while adding Water splash in a 3 × 3 area. The two-tile minimum and twice-movement limit still apply.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Spring Spirit and the linked stack share beneficial effects, including pain reflection. Another Spring Spirit, Mizu-Kami or an already linked stack cannot be chosen.

Returns 10% of a melee hit’s damage to its attacker. Reflecting part of a hit does not completely block the attack.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

This form takes 15% less damage. Do not transfer the bonus between Spring Spirit, Mizu-Kami and Water Elemental cards.

Mizu-Kami shares beneficial effects, pain reflection and its protective membrane with the linked stack. Restrictions on linking other spirits and already linked stacks still apply.

Returns 10% of a melee hit’s damage to its attacker. Reflecting part of a hit does not completely block the attack.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Snow Maiden applies Chill on a hit, reducing movement by 1 and raising Fire vulnerability by 20%. This is not complete freezing.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Creates a 3 × 3 trap for three rounds. Enemies crossing it take Water damage per tile and receive Chill.

Yuki-Onna reduces target initiative by 20 and applies Chill for one round: 1 less movement and 20% more Fire vulnerability.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Kenshi can retaliate repeatedly within a round. The trait does not itself override an attacker’s explicit prevention of retaliation.

The first target deals 45% less damage to other stacks; the challenger does not receive this protection. Another enemy can be challenged after that target dies.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Repeatedly attacking the same previous target lets Kensei add strikes, up to three extra. Each successive strike deals half the previous strike’s damage.

Kenshi can retaliate repeatedly within a round. The trait does not itself override an attacker’s explicit prevention of retaliation.

The first target deals 45% less damage to other stacks; the challenger does not receive this protection. Another enemy can be challenged after that target dies.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Kirin resists movement and initiative reduction. Do not treat it as an ordinary target for slowing strategies.

Kirin leaves mist that costs enemies 1 movement per tile crossed. Kirins resist this slowing effect.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Sacred Kirin adds Water damage and freezing to its normal hit: target movement drops to zero and Fire vulnerability rises by 20%.

Kirin resists movement and initiative reduction. Do not treat it as an ordinary target for slowing strategies.

The mist trail slows enemies and enables an extra allied action. The corresponding Kirins resist their own effect; movement through the mist changes action planning.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 50% less Water damage. Assess vulnerability to the opposing Air element separately.

Nagas and the relevant water spirits take 25% more Air damage. Water protection does not help against this school.

Resists movement-reducing Water effects. A Sanctuary hero can travel over the sea when the army satisfies the requirement of containing only amphibious creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

After two rounds without attacking, the creature becomes hidden. Attacking, enemy proximity or indirect damage can reveal it; an enemy entering an adjacent tile triggers an automatic attack.

Assassin attacking from invisibility deals 20% more damage and prevents retaliation. The attack also ends its concealment.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Shade adds recurring Dark damage and reduces target initiative by 5 for three rounds. Distinguish the continuing health loss from the basic physical hit.

After two rounds without attacking, the creature becomes hidden. Attacking, enemy proximity or indirect damage can reveal it; an enemy entering an adjacent tile triggers an automatic attack.

Assassin attacking from invisibility deals 20% more damage and prevents retaliation. The attack also ends its concealment.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Reduces target movement by 1 for three rounds. Even a small reduction can decide whether it reaches a shooter on its next action.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Chakram Dancer hits stacks along the projectile’s curved path, including friendly stacks. Check the whole trajectory before firing.

Reduces target movement by 1 for three rounds. Even a small reduction can decide whether it reaches a shooter on its next action.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

A ranged hit adds continuing Dark damage for two rounds, based on 20% of the hit. The initial strike is not the attack’s entire impact.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Silent Watcher marks one stack to take 15% more damage from all sources for the battle. Activation does not consume its normal action; only one target can be marked at once.

A ranged hit adds continuing Dark damage for two rounds, based on 20% of the hit. The initial strike is not the attack’s entire impact.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Manticore attacks for 80% damage without retaliation and reduces a living target’s movement by 4 for two rounds. Reduced immediate damage trades for movement control.

Manticore reduces the target’s defense attribute by 10 for one round. The defense attribute and the protection percentage in the stat table are different quantities.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Scorpicore makes a full attack without normal retaliation. A living target also loses 6 movement and 10 initiative for two rounds.

Scorpicore reduces the target’s defense attribute by 15 for one round. Do not subtract that number directly from the table’s protection percentage.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

An alternative command attacks and keeps the stack beside its target. Use it when the new position matters more than the normal return.

The hit prevents normal target retaliation. Movement or returning after the attack depends on the particular creature and is not universal to every user of this effect.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Faceless Puppeteer controls an eligible enemy stack for two rounds. Damage to the victim ends the effect; consider the cost of breaking control before attacking it.

Faceless Puppeteer’s next attack this turn removes beneficial effects from its target. Preparing the effect does not itself consume the normal action.

An alternative command attacks and keeps the stack beside its target. Use it when the new position matters more than the normal return.

The hit prevents normal target retaliation. Movement or returning after the attack depends on the particular creature and is not universal to every user of this effect.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Minotaur retaliates before the attacker’s blow lands. Casualties can therefore reduce the strength of the incoming hit.

A normal voluntary attack adds 6 morale to the Minotaur, up to 30. Retaliation does not trigger it and the bonus cannot be dispelled.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Minotaur Guard hits for normal damage without retaliation and pushes a smaller target back two tiles. The new position can open space for another ally.

Minotaur retaliates before the attacker’s blow lands. Casualties can therefore reduce the strength of the incoming hit.

A normal voluntary attack adds 6 morale to the Minotaur, up to 30. Retaliation does not trigger it and the bonus cannot be dispelled.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Dark breath adds continuing damage when the target acts. It starts at 15% of base damage and rises by 1 percentage point per round to 20%; the initial hit is not the entire effect.

Each Shadow Dragon or Black Dragon adds 0.5% to Dark ability damage and duration, capped at 5%. Additional creatures beyond the cap do not raise this bonus.

Nearby enemies face a 20% chance of incapacitation and an 80% chance of losing 15 morale. Check whether the target is susceptible to these effects.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Black Dragon cannot normally be selected as a spell target and takes 30% less magic damage. These rules do not automatically reduce every area-based magical hit to zero.

Dark breath adds continuing damage when the target acts. It starts at 15% of base damage and rises by 1 percentage point per round to 20%; the initial hit is not the entire effect.

Each Shadow Dragon or Black Dragon adds 0.5% to Dark ability damage and duration, capped at 5%. Additional creatures beyond the cap do not raise this bonus.

Nearby enemies face a 20% chance of incapacitation and an 80% chance of losing 15 morale. Check whether the target is susceptible to these effects.

The Dungeon creature gains 10% Dark protection and 10% Light vulnerability. Healing Light spells can damage hostile Dungeon creatures.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Receives 2 extra movement in the first combat round. The extended reach does not automatically persist in later rounds.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Fire Elemental deals Fire damage to melee attackers. Consider the cost of making contact when deciding how to eliminate it.

A destroyed Fire Elemental damages adjacent stacks with fire. Move unnecessarily exposed allies before dealing the final blow.

Its own element deals 50% less damage and the opposing element 50% more. Harmful effects of its element are resisted; identify the element from the specific elemental.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.

Air Elemental prevents normal retaliation when it strikes. This is not complete shielding against subsequent independent attacks.

Air Elemental takes 20% less ranged damage. This trait does not provide the same protection against melee hits.

The Air attack can jump to three additional targets, halving damage at each jump. A boss and an ordinary Air Elemental have different starting damage.

Its own element deals 50% less damage and the opposing element 50% more. Harmful effects of its element are resisted; identify the element from the specific elemental.

Starts battle with 50% protection against all damage until taking an action such as attacking or moving. Wait and Defend do not by themselves end this protection.

Can receive applicable healing and resurrection and is affected by morale. A particular spell must still satisfy its own targeting rules.