List of spells

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NOTE: Creatures marked with a * cast a modified version of the spell. See the creature pages for details.

Combat Damage Spells

Name School Lvl
Cost
Damage
Equation
AOE
Size
1  
Dmg
1  
Dmg/SP
10  
Dmg
10  
Dmg/SP
25  
Dmg
25  
Dmg/SP
Notes Creature
Caster














 Magic Arrow All 1 5/4 10/20/30 + (power × 10) 1 40 10 130 32.5 280 70 Faerie Dragon 
 Lightning Bolt 2 10/8 10/20/50 + (power × 25) 1 75 9.38 300 37.5 675 84.38 Faerie Dragon Thunderbird *
 Destroy Undead 3 15/12 10/20/50 + (power × 10) * 60* 5* 150* 12.5* 300* 25* Damages all undead troops
 Chain Lightning 4 24/20 25/50/100 + (power × 40) * 140* 7* 500* 25* 1100* 55* Strikes up to 5 troops Faerie Dragon 
 Titan's Lightning Bolt 5 0 600 1 600 inf 600 inf 600 inf Requires Titan's Thunder
 Death Ripple 2 10/8 10/20/30 + (power × 5) * 35* 4.375* 80* 10* 155* 19.38* Damages all living troops
 Meteor Shower 4 16/12 25/50/100 + (power × 25) 3-wide 125* 10.42* 350* 29.17* 725* 60.42* Faerie Dragon 
 Implosion 5 25/20 100/200/300 + (power × 75) 1 375 18.75 1050 52.5 2175 108.75
 Fire Wall 2 8/6 10/20/50 + (power × 10) 2/3-hex 60* 10* 150* 25* 300* 50* Damages all units passing through hexes
 Fireball 3 15/12 15/30/60 + (power × 10) 3-wide 70* 5.83* 160* 13.34* 310* 25.83* Faerie Dragon 
 Land Mine 3 18/15 25/50/100 + (power × 10) 4/6/8-hex 110* 7.33* 200* 13.34* 350* 23.33* Damages first unit passing through each hex
 Armageddon 4 24/20 30/60/120 + (power × 50) Armageddon's Blade
30/60/120 + (power × 40) Horn of the Abyss
* 170* Armageddon's Blade
160* Horn of the Abyss
8.5* Armageddon's Blade
8* Horn of the Abyss
620* Armageddon's Blade
520* Horn of the Abyss
31* Armageddon's Blade
26* Horn of the Abyss
1370* Armageddon's Blade
1120* Horn of the Abyss
68.5* Armageddon's Blade
56* Horn of the Abyss
Damages all troops
 Inferno 4 16/12 20/40/80 + (power × 10) 5-wide 90* 7.5* 180* 15* 330* 27.5* Faerie Dragon 
 Ice Bolt 2 8/6 10/20/50 + (power × 20) 1 70 11.67 250 41.67 550 91.67 Faerie Dragon 
 Frost Ring 3 12/9 15/30/60 + (power × 10) 3-wide 70* 7.78* 160* 17.78* 310* 34.4* Does not damage center hex. Faerie Dragon 

(*)NOTE: All damage/spell point efficiency is calculated based on:

  • Hitting one target
  • Expert proficiency

Combat Non-Damage Spells

Name School Lvl
Cost
Type Effect Creature
Caster
Artifact
Caster








 Haste 1 6/5 Buff Increases the speed of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/5. Enchanter Master Genie  Ironfist of the OgreHorn of the Abyss
 Disrupting Ray 2 10/8 Debuff Reduces the defense of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 3/4/5. Sea Witch Sorceress 
 Fortune 2 7/5 Buff Increases the luck of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2. Leprechaun Master Genie 
 Precision 2 8/6 Buff Increases the ranged attack of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6. Master Genie 
 Protection from Air 2 7/5 Buff Armageddon's Blade Reduces the damage received from Air Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 30%/50%.
Horn of the Abyss Reduces the damage received from Air Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75%.
Storm Elemental Master Genie 
 Air Shield 3 12/9 Buff Reduces the damage received from ranged attacks by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 25%/50%. Enchanter Master Genie 
 Hypnotize 3 18/15 Debuff Target enemy troop of less than (10/20/50 + (power × 25)) health is put under your control. Fangarm Horn of the Abyss
 Counterstrike 4 24/20 Buff Target/All allied troop(s) can retaliate against 1/2 additional attacks per round. Master Genie  Ironfist of the OgreHorn of the Abyss
 Magic Mirror 5 25/20 Buff Target allied troop has a 20%/30%40% chance of being reflecting enemy spells to a random enemy troop. Master Genie 
 Summon Air Elemental 5 25/20 Utility Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4) Air Elemental Air Elementals.
 Shield 1 5/4 Buff Reduces the damage received from hand-to-hand attacks by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 15%/30%. Master Genie 
 Slow 1 6/5 Debuff Armageddon's Blade Reduces the speed of by the selected/all enemy unit(s) to 75%/50%.
Horn of the Abyss Reduces the speed of by the selected/all enemy unit(s) to 75%/(50% + 1).
Enchanter  Armor of the Damned
 Stone Skin 1 5/4 Buff Increases the defense of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6. Enchanter Master Genie 
 Quicksand 2 8/6 Utility Quicksand pits are placed in 4/6/8 random hexes.
 Animate Dead 3 15/12 Utility Reanimates (30/60/160 + (power × 50)) HP of killed friendly undead creatures permanently.
 Anti-Magic 3 15/12 Buff Target, allied troop becomes immune to spells with max level 3/4/5. Master Genie 
 Earthquake 3 20/17 Utility Does one point of damage to 2/3/4 random castle walls during siege combat.
 Force Field 3 12/9 Utility A 2/3-hex wide force wall is created at target hex. Movement through these hexes is blocked.
 Protection from Earth 3 12/9 Buff Armageddon's Blade Reduces the damage received from Earth Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 30%/50%.
Horn of the Abyss Reduces the damage received from Earth Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75%.
Magma Elemental Master Genie 
 Resurrection 4 20/16 Utility Reanimates (40/80/160 + (power × 50)) HP of killed friendly living creatures for the current battle/permanently. Archangel *
 Sorrow 4 16/12 Debuff Reduces the morale of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 1/2.
 Summon Earth Elemental 5 25/20 Utility Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4) Earth Elemental Earth Elementals.
 Bloodlust 1 5/4 Buff Increases the attack strength for hand-to-hand attacks of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6. Ogre Mage Enchanter Master Genie  Ironfist of the OgreHorn of the Abyss
 Curse 1 6/5 Debuff Causes the selected/all enemy unit(s) to inflict minimum damage/(minimum damage - 1) when attacking. Black Knight Dread Knight Mummy  Armor of the Damned
 Protection from Fire 1 5/4 Buff Armageddon's Blade Reduces the damage received from Fire Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 30%/50%.
Horn of the Abyss Reduces the damage received from Fire Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75%.
Energy Elemental Master Genie 
 Blind 2 10/8 Debuff Selected enemy unit cannot act until attacked, dispelled or effect wears off. Retaliates at 50%/25%/0% strength. Unicorn War Unicorn 
 Misfortune 3 12/9 Debuff Reduces the luck of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2. Armor of the Damned
 Berserk 4 20/16 Debuff Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 1/2/3 hex radius affected.
 Fire Shield 4 16/12 Buff 20%/25%/30% of hand-to-hand damage inflicted on target, allied troop is counter-inflicted on attackers of the troop. Master Genie  Ironfist of the OgreHorn of the Abyss
 Frenzy 4 16/12 Buff Friendly troop's attack is increased by 100%/150%/200% of its defense and its defense is reduced to 0. Master Genie 
 Slayer 4 16/12 Buff Target allied troop's attack is increased by 8 against (Bsc) behemoths, dragons, hydras,
firebirds Horn of the Abyss, and sea serpents/haspids Horn of the Abyss/(Adv) devils and angels/(Exp) giants/titans.
Master Genie 
 Sacrifice 5 25/20 Utility Target, non-undead friendly troop is sacrificed.
Reanimates (power + sac'd troop's base HP + 3/6/10) × # sac'd) HP of non-undead friendly creatures permanently.
 Summon Fire Elemental 5 25/20 Utility Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4) Fire Elemental Fire Elementals.
 Bless 1 5/4 Buff Causes the selected/all friendly unit(s) to inflict maximum damage/(maximum damage + 1) when attacking. Enchanter Master Genie 
 Cure 1 6/5 Utility Removes all negative spell effects from the selected/all friendly unit(s) and heals for (10/20/30 + (power x 5)) HP Enchanter Master Genie 
 Dispel 1 5/4 Utility Removes all spell effects from the (Bsc) selected friendly/(Adv) selected enemy/(Exp) all unit(s). Serpent Fly Dragon Fly 
 Protection from Water 1 5/4 Buff Armageddon's Blade Reduces the damage received from Water Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 30%/50%.
Horn of the Abyss Reduces the damage received from Water Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75%.
Ice Elemental Master Genie 
 Remove Obstacle 2 7/5 Utility Removes a (Bsc) non-magic obstacle/(Adv) Fire Wall/(Exp) magical obstacle from the battlefield.
Integrated obstacles (such as cliffs) are not affected.
 Weakness 2 8/6 Debuff Reduces the attack of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 3/6. Sea Witch Sorceress Enchanter Dragon Fly  Armor of the Damned
 Forgetfulness 3 12/9 Debuff Targets a selected/all enemy ranged troop(s).
(Bsc) Half/(Adv) All the creatures cannot shoot. Half the creatures cannot melee attack.
 Mirth 3 12/9 Buff Increases the morale of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2. Satyr Master Genie 
 Teleport 3 15/12/6/3 Utility Target allied troop instantly moves to an unoccupied target hex.
(Bsc) Except over walls or moats. (Adv) Except over moats. (Exp) No restrictions.
 Clone 4 24/20 Utility Creates a duplicate of target, friendly troop with max level 5/6/7. The duplicate is dispelled if it receives any damage.
 Prayer 4 16/12 Buff Increases the attack, defense, and speed of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 2/4. Master Genie  Angelic Alliance
 Summon Water Elemental 5 25/20 Utility Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4) Water Elemental Water Elementals.

Adventure Map Spells

Name School Lvl
Cost
Effect





 Visions All 2 4/2 (Bas) Increases information shown in scouting reports about vandering creatures. Range = SP
(Adv) Additionally reveals the information about enemy heroes. Range is increased to SP×2
(Exp) Additionally reveals the information about enemy towns. Range is increased to SP×3
 View Air 1 2/1 (Bas) Displays the location of all artifacts on the view world screen.
(Adv) Displays the location of all artifacts and heroes on the view world screen.
(Exp) Displays the location of all artifacts, heroes, and towns on the view world screen.
 Disguise 2 4/2 (Bas) Shows to enemies all the units in the caster's army as the most powerful unit.
(Adv) Hides the numbers of creatures in each stack.
(Exp) Shows all the units in the caster's army as the most powerful unit affiliated to the starting town.
 Dimension Door 5 25/20 Teleports hero to a selected location on the adventure map.
The spell may be cast 1/2/3/4 times per day.
Reduces the hero's movement by 300 (bas)/200 (exp) movement points.
 Fly 5 20/15 Allows the hero to move over water/obstacles with 40%/20%/0% penalty.
 View Earth 1 2/1 (Bas) Displays the location of all resources on the view world screen.
(Adv) Displays the location of all resources and mines on the view world screen.
(Exp) Displays the location of all resources, mines and terrain on the view world screen.
 Town Portal 4 16/12 Hero is teleported to the nearest (bas) or any (adv) allied unoccupied town.
Reduces the hero's movement by 300 (bas)/200 (exp) movement points.
 Summon Boat 1 8/7 50%/75%/100% chance to summon the closest unoccupied boat to the hero's location.
Can summon player/neutral owned (bas) or enemy's (adv) boats.
(Adv) Creates a boat if no eligible boats exist.
 Scuttle Boat 2 8/6 50%/75%/100% chance to destroy an unoccupied boat in the visibility zone.
 Water Walk 4 12/8 Allows the hero to move over water with 40%/20%/0% movement cost penalty.

See also