Editing Spell

Heroes may learn the [[Air Magic]], [[Earth Magic]], [[Fire Magic]] and [[Water Magic]] secondary skills to increase the effectiveness at which they cast the spells of each school. Heroes without such expertise may cast a school's spells at a basic level (resulting in the same effect as the basic level spell). Additionally, holding an expertise in a school enables hero to cast spells at the reduced cost. The reduction depends on spell level, as can be seen from the table on the right. This cost reduction is the same regardless of whether a hero holds the skill at basic, advanced, or expert level.

! {{-}}Lvl 1{{-}}

! {{-}}Lvl 2{{-}}

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Spells cost [[spell point]]s to cast. A hero's maximum spell points are equal to 10 times their [[Knowledge]] skill. As a hero casts spells, their spell points are diminished. A hero cannot cast a spell costing more spell points than he or she has available. Each hero regains one spell point per day, or can be completely replenished when he or she starts a new day in a town with a mage guild or visits a [[magic well]] on the [[Adventure Map]]. Heroes with the [[Mysticism]] skill regain spell points more rapidly, heroes with the [[Intelligence]] [[secondary skill|skill]] get a bonus to their maximum spell points.

In the hero's spell book, spells are listed by the school and divided into combat spells and adventure spells. Combat spells can only be cast during combat while adventure spells can only be cast while wandering on the [[Adventure Map]].

{{user commentary|Very subjectively, levels of spells can be ranked as following:

* Level 2. Blind is essential as you may resurrect your whole army using it, and there are also Precision or Weakness which work pretty decent, good damage spells which are useful in the mid-game, as well as Scuttle Boat which may sometimes be a big tactical move (sinking your own boats as well as enemy ones). In Necropolis, Death Ripple is useful in early game, especially against wandering monsters. However, besides Blind, nothing of this is imbalance, and some Level 2 spells (Fortune, Quick Sand, Remove Obstacle) are useless in most situations.

* Level 3. There are no spells which make a big effect on the game, with the exception of Animate Dead in Necropolis. Many 3rd level spells (Destroy Undead, Force Field, Hypnotize, Anti-Magic, Teleport, Earthquake) work brilliant in specific situations but are expensive and not universal. For example, expert Forgetfulness is very useful against wandering shooters, but won't help against enemy hero army as usually there aren't many ranged stacks. 3rd level damage spells are not the best in the game, and Mirth and Misfortune are completely useless. It means that on small maps, or on maps without any towns besides Stronghold and Fortress, Wisdom isn't always an essential secondary skill, and if you cannot acquire 4-5 level Mage Guild, 3rd level also may be unnecessary.

* Level 5. Fly and Dimension Door are possibly the most mighty spells in the game alongside with Town Portal. Implosion deals enormous damage. However, other spells are not that useful. Summoning Elementals may work brilliant in good hands, and it deserves its cost and level (otherwise, you could easy learn one of these spells and summon legions of Elementals in every combat), but still it isn't a big breakthrough in most situations.}}

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