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Revision as of 20:42, 4 January 2025
NOTE: The term 'Devils' is sometimes used to refer to the Kreegans as a whole.
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Devils and Arch Devils are level 7 creatures of Inferno. They are recruited from the Forsaken Palace.
"Devils and arch devils can teleport to any hex on the battlefield. Their overwhelming attack leaves no possibility for a retaliatory strike. They also do 150% damage to angels and reduce enemy Luck by one when they appear on the battlefield." RoE manual
Heroes with a specialty
Appearance
An Arch Devil and a Cerberus appear at the beginning of the A Devilish Plan scenario from the Dungeons and Devils campaign in Restoration of Erathia.
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Horn of the Abyss
In Horn of the Abyss, Arch Devils decrease enemies' Luck by 2 instead of 1.
User Commentary
Their health upgrade is the lowest for a level 7 unit, only a bonus of 40, less than a quarter of the upgrade's health, while many level 7 units have their health almost doubled on upgrade.
Arch Devils' extremely high speed makes them very useful to resist Dragogeddon tactics. As they are faster than Gold and Black Dragons, use only Efreeti and Arch Devils, casting Anti-Magic on the latter. Efreeti are immune to Fire Magic, thus Armageddon spell will be completely useless on the battlefield.
Size
A thing of note is that Devil and Arch Devil, along with the Giant, Titan, and Angel prior to its upgrade, are the only 1-hex tier 7 units. It comes useful when the enemy cheeses his shooters behind obstacles or force fields. Titan's size, in turn, makes the said cheese easier.
Black Dragon versus Arch Devil
The Arch Devil strangely is more expensive than the Black Dragon, at 4500+2M versus 4000+2S for the BD. The Black Dragon has 50% more health, spell immunity, a 2 hex attack, and a higher median damage (45 versus 35). The Arch Devil has the no retaliation (which makes it somewhat like a ranged unit with running), a -1 to luck special, +2 speed, and a delta 4 advantage in A/D. 500 more for an Arch Devil? The cost difference seems difficult to justify. Which unit has a better value to the army? Counter arguing, Black Dragons have that cool spell immunity, but that also means that can't be shielded/stone skinned/blessed or what-have-you, whereas Arch-Devils can. I think both pros and cons nullify each other for the low level spells. However, the real difference is in the 3, 4, and 5 level damage spells. Those hit points, which by the way you are paying a lot of gold for, can be dwindled down quite drastically with those damage spells with a decent spell power, devastating that enormous investment. To add to the matter, Arch Devils have the least hit points of any upgraded level 7 unit, tied equal with the lowly Ghost Dragons, and the growth-boosted Phoenixes, both of which which cost at least 1,500 less gold than the Arch Devil. Henceforth, is the Arch Devil over-priced for the value that it brings to the army, the question can be asked? In particular, is the Arch Devil worth more gold than the Black Dragon? It's close. The ultimate counter argument to the Arch Devil, its lower hit points, and its high cost, is it is easier raising by Sacrifice or Resurrection. Also, even a single Arch Devil debuffs the entire enemy army, whereas a single black dragon cannot do the same.
