Heroes 4: Wizard's abilities - p. 2

Name

Reputation

Level

Mana cost

Description

Remarks

Weakness

Tears

1

10

-24% to unit's damages.

Useful at the beginning of a game.

Mass Weakness

Tears

2

40

Reduces all enemy's army damages about 9%. Lasts 5 turns, requires Weakness.

We rather won't see a difference, but you may take it.

Summon Darkness Elemental

Tears

3

45

Summon 6 Darkness Elementals

For such amount of mana? I don't think so.

Terror

Tears

3

45

Chosen enemy unit move back, lose a turn and has -19% to damages, defence, magic defence and -19 to morale and luck.

The most powerful spell in the game - take without hesitation.

Darkness Magic I

Neutral

1

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Darkness spells.

If we are gonna specialize in Darkness Magic it's good choice.

Darkness Magic II

Neutral

2

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Darkness spells. Requires Darkness Magic I.

Like above

Darkness Magic III

Neutral

3

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Darkness spells. Requires Darkness Magic II

Like above

Agony

Blood

1

15

Infected troop gets 117 damages for 3 turns, when making any actions. Affects only living units.

Rather powerful poison, but there are better ones.

Mass Agony

Blood

2

40

Infected all enemy's units - they gets 43 damages during 3 turns. Affects only living units. Requires Agony.

43 damages is really to little.

Puppet Master

Blood

3

45

Hero takes control over one of enemy's unit for a turn. If it gets any damages, spell ends.

It's useful to eliminate enemy's troop - if we have lot of mana, it's worth considering

Despair

Blood

1

15

-44 to unit's morale for 4 turns. Cancels all positive morale effects.

Medium useful if we are fighting with one enemy.

Mass Despair

Blood

2

40

-14 to all enemy's army morale for 4 turns. Cancels all positive morale effects. Requires Despair.

Curse isn't to big, but it's nice spell.

Life Drain

Blood

1

15

Chosen unit drain life from attacked enemy. Restored HP equals 43% of caused damages. Effect lasts 4 turns.

Very powerful spell - our unit become almost immortal

Mass Life Drain

Blood

2

40

All units drain life from attacked enemies. Restored HP equals 16% of caused damages. Lasts 4 turns, requires Life Drain.

One of the most powerful spell in the game - obligatory to take.

Purge

Blood

2

30

Cancels all positive effects from unit on a 4x4 field, and for few turns (depends from hero's Magic Power) can't apply any positive spells on them.

Very powerful spell, especially against opponents wizards.

Name

Reputation

Level

Mana cost

Description

Remarks

Celestial Armor

Tears

1

10

+7% to unit's magic defence and absorbs 50% damages it takes. Effect lasts until other spell cancels it or unit gets 590 damages.

Great trick to make one of our unit almost invulnerable.

Mass Celestial Armor

Tears

2

40

+4% to all army magic defence and absorbs 100% of damages. Effect lasts until other spell cancels it or unit gets over 203 damages. Requires Celestial Armor.

Makes our units immortal for at least one turn - what more you can want?

Summon Light Elemental

Tears

3

45

Summons 11 Light Elementals

Summoning units isn't good idea on this stage of a game.

Heal

Tears

1

15

Chosen units heals 415 HP

Great spell at the beginning - we won't have almost any loses.

Mass heal

Tears

2

40

All hero's units heal 140 HP. Requires Heal.

Hero can have better abilities on that level.

Purify

Tears

3

55

Dispels from our units all negatives effects and blocks putting another for 3 turns.

The only one reasonable reaction for Purge and Terror from Darkness Magic

Retribution Aura I

Tears

1

15

Chosen unit give back 80% damages it gets. It works only during melee fighting. Lasts for 3 turns.

Very powerful spell, changing weak units into champions

Retribution Aura II

Tears

2

0 (passive ability)

Charmed unit give back damages to all nearest enemies. Requires Retribution Aura I.

Quite interesting improvement.

Retribution Aura III

Tears

3

0 (passive ability)

Charmed unit give back damages to all enemies. Requires Retribution Aura II

One of the most powerful ability in the game.

Light Magic I

Neutral

1

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Light spells.

If we are gonna specialize in Light Magic it's good choice.

Light Magic II

Neutral

2

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Light spells. Requires Light Magic I.

Like above

Light Magic III

Neutral

3

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Light spells. Requires Light Magic II.

Like above

Sunburst

Blood

2

30

Cause 121 damages in a circle area (3x3)

Very weak offensive spell.

Blindness

Blood

3

45

Chosen unit can make any actions during 4 turns. If it gets damages, spell ends.

It's surprisingly powerful spell.

Name

Reputation

Level

Mana cost

Description

Remarks

Arcane Ward I

Tears

1

0 (passive ability)

Permanently+1 to hero's magic defence

It's always worth to weak an enemy.

Arcane Ward II

Tears

2

0 (passive ability)

Permanently+1 to hero's magic defence Requires Arcane Ward I.

Like above

Arcane Ward III

Tears

3

0 (passive ability)

Permanently+1 to hero's magic defence Requires Arcane Ward II.

Like above

Dispel Magic

Neutral

1

15

Dispel all spells from unit

Sometimes useful

Mass Dispel magic

Neutral

2

30

Dispel all spells from units on the area (3x3 fields)

Like above

Time Statis

Tears

3

55

Unit lose 5 turns. Damages don't cancel spell and also unit can't counterstrike.

More powerful version of blindness.

Prime Magic I

Neutral

1

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Prime spells.

If we are gonna specialize in Prime Magic it's good choice.

Prime Magic II

Neutral

2

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Prime spells. Requires Prime Magic I.

Like above

Prime Magic III

Neutral

3

0 (passive ability)

Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Prime spells. Requires Prime Magic II.

Like above

Arcane Exalation I

Neutral

1

0 (passive ability)

Permanently +2 to hero's magic power.

Core ability for every wizard.

Arcane Exalation II

Neutral

2

0 (passive ability)

Permanently +2 to hero's magic power. Requires Arcane Exalation I.

Like above

Arcane Exalation III

Neutral

3

0 (passive ability)

Permanently +2 to hero's magic power. Requires Arcane Exalation II.

Like above

Magic Affinity I

Neutral

1

0 (passive ability)

Permanently +30 to maximum amount of mana.

Like above

Magic Affinity II

Neutral

2

0 (passive ability)

Regenerates 2% of maximum mana every day

If we spend one day in a city, we regenerate all mana points - worthless.

Magic Affinity III

Neutral

3

0 (passive ability)

During battle hero regenerates 2 mana points for first 10 turns.

It's only 20 mana points - one medium spell.

Slow

Neutral

1

10

-16 to unit's initiative and -2 to it's movement. Lasts 3 turns.

Useful against most mobile enemies.

Mass Slow

Neutral

2

40

-8 to all enemy's units initiative and -1 to movement. Lasts 3 turns, requires Slow.

Worthy - especially useful during defending our castle.

Meditation

Neutral

3

30

+20 to hero's magic power for 4 turns, and regenerates 15% of his mana points.

One of the most powerful ability.

Haste

Neutral

1

10

+16 to unit's initiative and +2 to movement. Lasts 3 turns.

It gives big advantage in a battle.

Mass haste

Neutral

2

40

+8 to army initiative and +1 to movement. Lasts 3 turns, requires Haste.

Like above

Teleportation

Neutral

3

45

Teleport one unit to chosen field.

Somehow useful during sieges.

Disruption

Blood

1

10

Decreases unit's defence about 21. You can cast it many times, on one enemy but its defence won't get below zero.

Nice cursing of powerful unit - worth considering.

Mana Drain

Blood

2

30

Steal 16% of enemy's actual mana points.

Rather useless.

Implosion

Blood

3

45

Causes 449 prime damages. It can't be healed.

The most powerful offensive spell, but it's useless at this stage.