Editing Water Elemental and Ice Elemental

{{Conflux creatures}}{{Creature
 | AI_Value   = 315
 | Growth     = 6
 | Name       = Water Elemental
 | Attack     = 8
 | Defense    = 10
 | Damage     = 3–7
 | Health     = 30
 | Speed      = 5
 | Size       = 2
 | No_shots   =
 | Cost       = 300
 | Special    = • [[Non-living]]<br>• [[Spell immunity|Immune]] to [[Ice Bolt]] and [[Frost Ring]]<br>• [[Vulnerability|Vulnerable]] to [[Armageddon]], [[Fireball]], [[Inferno (spell)|Inferno]] 
 | U_AI_Value = 380
 | U_name     = Ice Elemental
 | U_speed    = '''6'''
 | U_shots    = '''24'''
 | U_cost     = 375
 | U_special  = • '''[[Ranged attack]]'''<br>• [[Non-living]]<br>• [[Spell immunity|Immune]] to [[Ice Bolt]] and [[Frost Ring]]<br>• [[Vulnerability|Vulnerable]] to [[Armageddon]], [[Fireball]], [[Inferno (spell)|Inferno]]<br>• '''[[Spellcaster]] ([[Protection from Water]])'''
}} 

{{Cram|Water Elemental Conflux|Water Elemental|Ice Elemental|Altar of Water|-={{---}}|link=Altar of Water|title=Altar of Water|dwell3=[[Image:Elemental Conflux-dwelling.gif|Elemental Conflux|link=Elemental Conflux]]}}

'''Water Elementals and Ice Elementals''' are the level 3 [[creature]]s of [[Conflux]]. They are recruited from the [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Water]], or the [[Water Elemental Conflux]] and [[Elemental Conflux]] on the [[adventure map]]. Water Elementals can also be summoned by the [[Summon Water Elemental]] spell. They are creatures summoned from the [[Plane of Water|Elemental Plane of Water]].

''"Water magic animates the Water Elemental. These creatures are immune to [[Mind spells|Mind]], [[Ice Bolt|Ice Ray]] and [[Frost Ring]] spells, but take double damage from... [[Inferno]]... and [[Fireball]] spells. Because their form is more solid, ice elementals have the ability to throw deadly ice tridents. Additionally, they have the ability to cast the spell [[Protection from Water]]."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 15|AB manual]]''</sup>

== Special abilities ==
Water and Ice Elementals are not vulnerable to [[Fire Wall]], [[Land Mine]] and [[Fire Shield]], although this is stated in the game manual and there is a "Vulnerable to Fire" line in the creature's information. However, they are vulnerable to [[Armageddon]].

*+100% to basic damage to [[Fire Elemental|Fire and Energy Elementals]].
* Ice Elementals: Can cast [[Protection from Water]] three times per battle. The spell is cast on a single target at an Advanced [[Water Magic]] level.

It should be noted, that although Ice Elementals' information states that they suffer no [[melee penalty]], that is not true. ({{withhota}} ''Fixed in [[Horn of the Abyss]]'')

== Bugs ==
Though '''Ice Elementals''' are level 3 units, the game considers them as level 4 (in creature level-based calculations and 'random monster 4' object in the map editor). ''(Fixed in HotA).{{-wh}}''

== Heroes with a specialty ==
*{{H|Kalt|Planeswalker}} and
*{{H|Lacus|Planeswalker}} have water elementals as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]]. All Water/Ice Elementals under their command gain +2 Attack.

== {{roe}} ==
In {{roe}}{{-}}{{withroe}}, Water Elementals are level 4 [[Neutral creature]]s. They are recruited from [[Elemental Conflux]] or [[Water Elemental Conflux]].

=={{hota}}==
* Ice Elemental's level bug fixed.
* [[File:Water Elemental (HotA) (adventure map).gif]] Adventure map view of Water Elemental was fixed.
* The in-game description for both of them was updated.
* The [[Elemental Conflux]] now increases the growth of all four basic elementals by 1.

== Official Renders ==
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{{user commentary|
Water Elementals should be promoted to Ice Elementals as soon as possible, since their basic version cannot shoot and is very slow. However, your main shooting force might be [[Air Elemental and Storm Elemental|Storm Elementals]], as they have higher possible damage and are significantly faster than Ice Elementals, having speed 8 which is excellent for a ranged unit. Storm and Ice Elementals have similar stats. As Ice Elementals have significant damage range, boost them with [[Bless]], and when playing against them, cast [[Curse]] on these units.
}}{{end of user commentary}}

{{creature 'see also'}}
* [[Comparison of Level 3 Creatures]]
* [[Comparison of Ranged Creatures]]

[[Category: Creatures]]
[[Category: Elementals]]
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