Beholder and Evil Eye

Dungeon creatures
Level 1
Troglodyte
Infernal Troglodyte
Level 2
Harpy
Harpy Hag
Level 3
Beholder
Evil Eye
Level 4
Medusa
Medusa Queen
Level 5
Minotaur
Minotaur King
Level 6
Manticore
Scorpicore
Level 7
Red Dragon
Black Dragon
Towns

Statistics
Beholder
Cost per troop  250
	Attack 9 Defense 7 Damage 3–5 Health 22 Speed 5 Movement Ground Size 1 Shots 12 Growth 7 AI Value 336
Special abilities:
• Ranged attack • No melee penalty
Evil Eye
Cost per troop  280
	Attack 10 Defense 8 Damage 3–5 Health 22 Speed 7 Movement Ground Size 1 Shots 24 Growth 7 AI Value 367
Special abilities:
• Ranged attack • No melee penalty

Beholders and Evil Eyes are level 3 creatures of Dungeon town. They are recruited from the Pillar of Eyes.

"Beholders and evil eyes can attack at range with rays projected from their eyes. At close range they attack with equal damage using their multiple tentacles." ^{RoE manual}

Heroes with a specialty

• Ajit the Overlord has beholders as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any beholders or evil eyes for each level attained after 2nd level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Tactics and info

They are considered a good level 3 shooter, especially because of their high stats and no-melee penalty, which make them very effective for clearing the map in the early game. Their only downside is their relatively high cost and their somewhat low damage for late game.

Trivia

Beholders and Evil Eyes are the creation of a Warlock called Agar, who was present in the previous HoMM games.

See also:

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• List of creatures
• List of creatures (HotA)