Barbarian (H2)

For other uses, see barbarian.

"Barbarian creatures are generally slow, but have high Attack skills and hit points. While excellent in the early and midgame, the Barbarian creatures begin to falter towards the endgame. The early game advantage is accented in small and medium maps."
—Heroes II Manual

The Barbarian is both a faction and a class of hero in Heroes of Might and Magic II.

Faction[]

The Barbarian faction is based on the Plains faction from Heroes of Might and Magic I, using the same creatures. The Barbarian faction generally have slow, sturdy fighters.

The Coliseum building grants defenders +2 morale.

Creatures[]

Tier	Unit	Description	Att	Def	Dmg	Shots	HP	Speed	Growth	Hire cost	Upg. cost
1	Goblin	A solid low level creature, packs of Goblins are a match for most level two creatures.	3	1	1-2	—	3	average	10	40	—
2	Orc	Though slow, Orcs provide range attack until Trolls can be recruited.	3	4	2-3	8	10	very slow	8	140	70
2+	Orc Chief	The upgrade to the Orcs gives them longer durabilty in combat.	3	4	3-4	16	15	slow	8	175	—
3	Wolf	2 Attacks. Wolves are incredible offensive units, but they need to be used carefully because they cannot take damage well.	6	2	3-5	—	20	very fast	5	200	—
4	Ogre	Ogres are the anchor of the Barbarian units. Though tough, Ogres are very slow on the battlefield, making it difficult for them to attack.	9	5	4-6	—	40	very slow	4	300	400
4+	Ogre Lord	The upgrade to the Ogre not only adds speed, but a sizeable increase in hit points.	9	5	5-7	—	60	average	4	500	—
5	Troll	Regenerates. The ability to regenerate and strike at range makes trolls incredibly useful in castle sieges.	10	5	5-7	8	40	average	3	600	200
5+	War Troll	Regenerates. The Troll upgrade increases in damage and speed, while keeping the ability to regenerate.	10	5	7-9	16	40	fast	3	700	—
6	Cyclops	Attack affects 2 spaces, 20% chance to Paralyze creatures. Cyclopes are powerful ground combatants.	12	9	12-24	—	80	fast	2	750 1	—

Buildings[]

Basic[]



Tent	Castle	Statue	Well	Tavern
The Tent provides workers to build a castle, provided the materials and the gold are available.	The Castle improves town defense and increases income to 1000 gold per day.	The Statue increases your town's income by 250 per day.	The Well increases the growth rate of all dwellings by 2 creatures per week.	The Tavern increases morale for troops defending the castle.
Requires: N/A	Requires: 20 20 5000	Requires: 5 1250 Castle	Requires: 500 Castle	Requires: 5 500 Castle


Marketplace	Thieves' guild	Shipyard	Garbage heap	Coliseum
The Marketplace can be used to convert one type of resource into another. The more marketplaces you control, the better the exchange rate.	The Thieves' Guild provides information on enemy players. Thieves' Guilds can also provide scouting information on enemy towns. Additional Guilds provide more information.	The Shipyard allows ships to be built.	The Garbage Heap increases production of goblins by 8 per week.	The Coliseum provides inspiring spectacles to defending troops, raising their morale by two during combat.
Requires: 5 500 Castle	Requires: 5 750 Castle	Requires: 20 2000 Castle	Requires: 1000 Castle	Requires: 10 10 2000 Castle

Castle upgrades[]



Left turret	Right turret	Moat	Captain's quarters
The Left Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Right Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Moat slows attacking units. Any unit entering the moat must end its turn there and becomes more vulnerable to attack.	The Captain's Quarters provide a captain to assist in the castle's defense when no hero is present.
Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 750 Castle	Requires: 500 Castle

Mage guild[]



Mage guild (level 1)	Mage guild (level 2)	Mage guild (level 3)	Mage guild (level 4)	Mage guild (level 5)
The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.
Requires: 5 5 2000 Castle	Requires: 5 5 4 4 4 4 1000 Mage guild level 1	Requires: 5 5 6 6 6 6 1000 Mage guild level 2	Requires: 5 5 8 8 8 8 1000 Mage guild level 3	Requires: 5 5 10 10 10 10 1000 Mage guild level 4

Creature production buildings[]

Unupgraded[]



Hut	Stick hut	Den	Adobe	Bridge
The Hut produces goblins.	The Stick Hut produces orcs.	The Den produces wolves.	The Adobe produces ogres.	The Bridge produces trolls.
Requires: 300 Castle	Requires: 5 800 Hut	Requires: 1000 Hut	Requires: 10 10 2000 Hut	Requires: 20 4000 Stick hut Den Adobe


Pyramid
The Pyramid produces cyclopes.
Requires: 20 20 6000 Bridge

Upgraded[]



Upg. Stick hut	Upg. Adobe	Upg. Bridge
The Upg. Stick hut produces orc chiefs.	The Upg. Adobe produces ogre lords.	The Upg. Bridge produces war trolls.
Requires: 5 1200 Stick hut Den Adobe	Requires: 5 5 3000 Stick hut Den Adobe	Requires: 10 2000 Bridge

Heroes[]

The Barbarian is the namesake class of the Barbarian faction. Barbarians are Might heroes, and start with 3 attack and 1 each of defense, spellpower, and knowledge, and the skill advanced Pathfinding.

Skills[]

Primary skill When levelling up below level ten, the Barbarian has a 55% chance to increase attack, a 35% chance to increase defense, and a 5% chance each to increase spellpower and Knowledge. At level ten and beyond, it's 30% each for attack and defense and 20% for spellpower and knowledge.
Secondary skills: The Barbarian is most likely to learn Pathfinding and Scouting, followed by Archery, Ballistics, Leadership, Logistics, and Navigation, followed by Diplomacy, Estates, and Luck, and least likely to learn Eagle Eye, Mysticism, and Wisdom. The Barbarian cannot learn Necromancy.