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Necropolis Heroes

Ranloo

Lord Haart

Xsi

Xsi

Sandro the Necromancer

Male

Lich

1

0

2

Sandro first studied Necromancy under the tutelage of the wizard, and later the lich, Ethric. Sandro has seen nearly all of Enroth and Erathia, and now serves Finneas Vilmar, leader of the Necromancers of Deyja.

Receives a 5% per level bonus to Sorcery skill percentage.

Basic

Necromancy

Basic

Sorcery

20–30 Skeleton (100%)

6–84–6 Walking Dead (100%)

(88%)

4–6 Wight (100%)

(25%)

Slow

1500

1500-1560

Story

Note: See Heroes from other games for other portraits.

Former pupil of Ethric. Former best friend of Jeddite. Teacher of Vidomina. Sandro (or self-identified as Sandro the Great) is a powerful lich with plans to take over the world. He is the main and most important character of Shadow of Death.

In Shadow of Death, Sandro began his plans to take over the world by disguising himself as a wizard and hiring/tricking several heroes into recovering artifacts for him:

Terek (fail) / Gem (Sorceress) (success) - Cloak of the Undead King
Crag Hack (success) - Armor of the Damned
Tyranell (fail) - Statue of Legion

Once he has the Cloak of the Undead King and the Armor of the Damned, he enacts the second phase of his plan. He reveals himself as a necromancer, allies with Finneas and takes on Vidomina as an apprentice. He fights his way to Deyja where he and Finneas are welcomed into the king's inner circle. In short order, Sandro disposes of the reigning king and installs Finneas as a puppet.

Sandro then assassinates several border lords (Lord Fayette and Lord Falorel) and begins using the armies of Deyja and the power of his artifacts to prepare for an invasion of Erathia and AvLee. He is opposed, however, by four heroes: Gelu, Gem, Yog and Crag Hack. These heroes assemble the Angelic Alliance and, using it, manage to defeat Sandro and recover the Cloak of the Undead King and the Armor of the Damned from him. They disperse the components of these artifacts throughout Antagarich to end their corrupting influence.

Thwarted, but still dreaming of world conquest, Sandro hatches another plan. He smuggles poison to Lord Haart with which he assassinates King Nicolas Gryphonheart of Erathia. He also makes alliances with Nighon and Eeofol. He funds the dungeon overlords' construction of a tunnel into the heart of Erathia and recovers the Eversmoking Ring of Sulfur for the devils to ensure the support of their armies. As one of the last steps to prepare for the invasion, Finneas secretly tasks Sandro with removing an over-ambitious Deyjan lord, Lord Smedth. Once Sandro does, Finneas reveals this as his plan for getting rid of Sandro and imprisons him for assaulting an innocent lord. Setting the stage for Restoration of Erathia, Finneas, the necromancers, the dungeon overlords and the devils invade Erathia.

In Season of Harvest, Sandro is released from prison to aid in the assault on Erathia.

Heroes of Might and Magic IV

Sandro survived The Reckoning and appeared as a hero on Axeoth.

"Sandro's instinct to survive is almost as strong as his tireless ambition. His network of power in the old world was destroyed by the Reckoning, so now he has to start all over. Unfortunately, many of his old allies perished as well. But no one can say Sandro isn't up to the challenge." --Biography

Trivia

Sandro has been in each of the first four games of Heroes of Might and Magic; his picture even donned one side of the box of Heroes I.

Appearances

Heroes III Complete	Heroes Chronicles	Horn of the Abyss
New Beginning : After the Amulet : Retrieving the Cowl : Driving for the Boots Hack and Slash : Bashing Skulls : Black Sheep : A Cage in the Hand : Grave Robber Rise of the Necromancer : Target : Master : Finneas Vilmar : Duke Alarice Unholy Alliance : Harvest : Gathering the Legion : Search for a Killer : Final Peace : Secrets Revealed : Agents of Vengeance : Wrath of Sandro : Invasion : To Strive, To Seek : Barbarian Brothers : Union : Fall of Sandro Specter of Power : Poison Fit for a King : To Build a Tunnel : Kreegan Alliance : With Blinders On Long Live the King : Season of Harvest Playing with Fire : March of the Undead	Conquest of the Underworld¹ : Truth Within Nightmares
/ / / : Player/Enemy/Allied/Mentioned hero : Hero begins imprisoned/encamped ¹: This campaign occurs long before the Restoration Wars; these appearances are non-canonical. Note: Campaigns are listed in chronological order.

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Sandro is similar to a Warlock Malekith, but necromancers have different use than warlocks. Most important spells for necromancers are focused on improving durability like stone skin, slowing enemies and resurrecting undead armies (animate dead). None of them are a destructive spells. Even with high spellpower and sorcery speciallist, undead-specific spells do very little damage. Necromancers simply do not have much time to cast destructive spells.

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 ''"Sandro's instinct to survive is almost as strong as his tireless ambition. His network of power in the old world was destroyed by the Reckoning, so now he has to start all over. Unfortunately, many of his old allies perished as well. But no one can say Sandro isn't up to the challenge." --Biography''
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+== Trivia ==
+Sandro [[Heroes from other games|has been in each of the first four games]] of ''Heroes of Might and Magic''; his picture even donned one side of the box of Heroes I.
 == Appearances ==
-;[[Long Live the King]]
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-:[[Season of Harvest]] in a [[prison]].
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-;[[Playing with Fire]]
+: {{prison}}: [[Season of Harvest]]
-:[[March of the Undead]] as an enemy.
-;[[Rise of the Necromancer]]
-:[[Target]] as a player hero.
-:[[Master]] as a player hero.
-:[[Finneas Vilmar]] as a player hero.
-:[[Duke Alarice]] as a player hero.
-;[[Unholy Alliance]]
-:[[Wrath of Sandro]] as a player hero.
-:[[Invasion]] as a player hero.
-:[[Union]] as an enemy.
-:[[Fall of Sandro]] as an enemy.
-;[[Specter of Power]]
-:[[Poison Fit for a King]] as a player hero.
-:[[To Build a Tunnel]] as a player hero.
-:[[Kreegan Alliance]] as a player hero.
-:[[With Blinders On]] as a player hero.
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-;[[Conquest of the Underworld]]
-:[[Truth Within Nightmares]] as an enemy.
-== Mentions ==
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-* [[New Beginning]]
+: {{enemy}}: [[March of the Undead]]
-* [[Hack and Slash]]
-== Trivia ==
+ |rotn=
-Sandro [[Heroes from other games|has been in each of the first four games]] of ''Heroes of Might and Magic''; his picture even donned one side of the box of Heroes I.
+: {{player}}: [[Target]]
+: {{player}}: [[Master]]
+: {{player}}: [[Finneas Vilmar]]
+: {{player}}: [[Duke Alarice]]
+ |cotu=
+: {{enemy}}: [[Truth Within Nightmares]]
+ |nb=
+: {{mention}}: [[After the Amulet]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Retrieving the Cowl]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Driving for the Boots]]
+ |has=
+: {{mention}}: [[Bashing Skulls]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Black Sheep]]
+: {{mention}}: [[A Cage in the Hand]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Grave Robber]]
+ |ua=
+: {{mention}}: [[Harvest]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Gathering the Legion]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Search for a Killer]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Final Peace]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Secrets Revealed]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Agents of Vengeance]]
+: {{player}}: [[Wrath of Sandro]]
+: {{player}}: [[Invasion]]
+: {{mention}}: [[To Strive, To Seek]]
+: {{mention}}: [[Barbarian Brothers]]
+: {{enemy}}: [[Union]]
+: {{enemy}}: [[Fall of Sandro]]
+ |sop=
+: {{player}}: [[Poison Fit for a King]]
+: {{player}}: [[To Build a Tunnel]]
+: {{player}}: [[Kreegan Alliance]]
+: {{player}}: [[With Blinders On]]
+}}
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