Magic Mirror
| Magic Mirror | ||
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| School: | Air Magic | |
| Level: | 5th | |
| Cost: | 25/20 | |
| Duration: | 1 rnd/sp | |
| Basic Effect | ||
| Enemy spells cast on targeted, allied troop has a 20% chance of being redirected to a random enemy troop. | ||
| Advanced Effect | ||
| Enemy spells cast on targeted, allied troop has a 30% chance of being redirected to a random enemy troop. | ||
| Expert Effect | ||
| Enemy spells cast on targeted, allied troop has a 40% chance of being redirected to a random enemy troop. | ||
| Probability of occurrence (%): | ||
 Castle |
0 | |
 Rampart |
16 | |
 Tower |
28 (14*) | |
 Inferno |
0 | |
 Necropolis |
0 | |
 Dungeon |
12 | |
 Stronghold |
0 | |
 Fortress |
0 | |
 Conflux |
13 | |
 Cove  |
0 | |
 Factory |
16 | |
| * Without Library | ||
In addition to its main effect, Magic Mirror also makes its target immune to Hypnotize spell (the original owner of the already hypnotized creature still can cast Magic Mirror on it but Hypnotize effect won't be removed).
Bug: does not work against the AI. The AI will always ignore the reflect chance.
The Magic Mirror will also not work against creature spells (such as the ones cast by Faerie Dragons themselves). Spells cast by creatures (unlike the ones cast by human-controlled heroes) will never be reflected.
Spells reflected by Magic Mirror
- Direct damage unit-targetted spells, such as Magic Arrow, Ice Bolt, Implosion or Chain Lightning, but not area-of-effect damage spells (f.e. Frost Ring, Firewall, Land Mine or Armageddon)
- Unit-targetted hostile spells, such as Disrupting Ray or Blind, but not Berserk (which targets an area) and neither hostile spells cast on all units, such as Expert Slow or Expert Curse
Creatures immune to Magic Mirror:
Creatures capable of casting Magic Mirror:
Master Genies (Advanced level)
Creatures with natural Magic Mirror:
Faerie Dragons (Basic level)
Trivia[edit | hide | hide all]
An early name for this spell was "Backlash".
User Commentary
Despite being flashy and a 5th level spell, Magic Mirror serves very little function in the game. Faerie Dragons are well-protected by its effects, but by the time you have a hero with the mana and a Mage guild upgraded to the highest level, there are likely at least a few spells in your spell book you'll more want to cast in combat. Arguably this spell would not have been overpowered even if it could be mass cast like slow, prayer, or curse. And because only one troop stack can be targeted for protection, it will almost never be the ideal choice to cast in combat.