Stone Skin

School of Earth Magic
Level 1
Magic Arrow *
Shield
Slow
Stone Skin
View Earth
Level 2
Death Ripple
Quicksand
Visions *
Level 3
Animate Dead
Anti-Magic
Earthquake
Force Field
Protection from Earth
Level 4
Meteor Shower
Resurrection
Sorrow
Town Portal
Level 5
Implosion
Summon Earth Elemental
School of Air Magic
School of Fire Magic
School of Water Magic

Stone Skin
	School:	Earth Magic
	Level:	1st
	Cost:	5/4
	Duration:	1 rnd/sp
Basic Effect
Increases the selected friendly unit's defense strength by 3.
Advanced Effect
Increases the selected friendly unit's defense strength by 6.
Expert Effect
Increases the defense strength of all friendly units by 6.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle		32
Rampart		32
Tower		63 (53*)
Inferno		31
Necropolis		54
Dungeon		30
Stronghold		53
Fortress		31
Conflux		31
Cove		31
Factory		53
* Without Library

It increases the target allied troop's defense.

Heroes starting with Stone Skin:

• Rion the Cleric
• Halon the Wizard
• Zydar the Heretic
• Vokial the Death Knight
• Xsi the Necromancer
• Darkstorn the Warlock
• Dessa the Battle Mage
• Merist the Witch
• Tiva the Witch
• Labetha the Elementalist 

Heroes specialising in Stone Skin:

• Xsi the Necromancer
• Darkstorn the Warlock
• Merist the Witch
• Labetha the Elementalist 

Creatures immune to Stone Skin:

•   Green and Gold Dragons
•   Red and Black Dragons
•  Azure Dragons

•  Magic Elementals

Creatures capable of casting Stone Skin:

•  Master Genies (Advanced level)
•  Enchanters (Expert level)

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Stone Skin is often compared to Shield, which has similar effects. They both reduce the amount of damage creature stacks receive. The main difference between these two spells is that Stone Skin also works against ranged creatures while Shield only reduces hand-to-hand damage. A rule of thumb whether to use Shield or Stone Skin in hand-to-hand combat is that if an enemy's attack skill is greater than your defense skill, use Stone Skin. Of course, with both spells active, your troops will receive considerably less damage.

Advanced/Expert Stone Skin is only strictly better than equal-skill Shield if the difference between your unit's defense and the opponent's attack is exactly 21 or 22. That means Shield is almost always preferable, unless you expect ranged attacks.

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See also:

• List of spells
• Things affecting most/all spell casting