Chaos Magic spells

Chaos Magic is a school of magic in Heroes of Might and Magic IV. Using these spells requires the hero to learn the appropriate level of Chaos Magic skill.

The hero can learn chaos magic spells by visiting sorcerer's guild magic guild in Asylum towns, Chaos annex in Necropolis towns and Conservatory of Chaos in Preserve towns. The hero can learn all chaos magic spells if they carry the Tome of Chaos, up to their level of expertise in Chaos Magic.

Spells

Level 1

Level 1 spells cost 2 mana to cast.

Number of spells: 6

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Bloodlust	Blessings	Bloodlust causes the friendly target to do 25% more damage in melee combat for the duration of the battle.	The fury is like fire in my veins! Burning...hot...RAGE! Die!OffBck	Bloodlust is a mind spell. It is cast by ogre magi. Heroes with Reaver class have this ability.
	Fire aura	Blessings	Fire Aura causes the friendly target to do minor fire damage in addition to its normal melee combat damage.	Great in battle! Just don't walk too close to the drapes.OffBck	Efreet, fire elementals, phoenixes and heroes with Fireguard class are immune to the effects of this spell. This spell's power can be additionally boosted if the hero is of Fire Diviner class. A hero equipped with flaming sword artifact has this ability.
	Haste	Blessings	Haste gives the friendly target plus 3 to their speed and plus 3 yards to their movement.	Strike before they know happened! If you can move farther and faster than your enemy, you have won half the battle.OffBck	Haste can be replaced by slow or fatigue spells. Heroes with Assassin class have this ability. It can be cast by a hero equipped with wand of haste artifact.
	Magic arrow	Damaging spells	Magic Arrow casts a burst of magical energy that does damage to a single target within the line of sight of the caster.	Straight as an...well, an arrow! And a lot easier to hit your target than with a real bow.OffBck
	Slayer	Blessings	Slayer causes the friendly target to do 50% more damage against 4th level creatures.	This is the secret behind all these silly knights who have slain dragons.OffBck	A hero equipped with the giant slayer artifact has this ability, but only for melee attacks. A hero equipped with arrow of slaying artifact has this ability, but only for ranged attacks.
	Sparks	Damaging spells	Sparks casts a spray of magical energy that does damage to anyone in the three spaces in front of the caster.	You wait, let them get right up to you. And then you make them pay for it!OffBck

Level 2

Level 2 spells cost 3 mana to cast.

Number of spells: 6

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Confusion	Curses	Confusion causes an enemy target within the line of sight of the caster to lose its next action.	Catch someone trying to figure out if they want to hit you, or cast a spell, or defend themselves and bang! You got them.OffBck	Confusion is a mind spell. It is cast by faerie dragons.
	Fire bolt	Damaging spells	Fire Bolt is a powerful attack that does fire damage to a single target within the line of sight of the caster.	Set your enemies on fire, light a campfire, or roast a duck - it's an all purpose spell!OffBck	Efreet, fire elementals, phoenixes and heroes with Fireguard class are immune to the effects of this spell. This spell's power can be additionally boosted if the hero is of Fire Diviner class. It can be cast by a hero equipped with wand of fire artifact.
	First strike	Blessings	First Strike grants a friendly target the First Strike ability for the duration of the combat.	In any fight, getting the first hit usually assures that you'll get the last hit too.OffBck	White tigers, mantises, dragon golems, champions and nomads have this ability.
	Mana flare	Blessings	Mana Flare reduces the spell costs for all heroes and creatures (friend and foe alike) by 2.	Who wants to worry about their mana? In battle, I'm busy throwing spells like mad, so I could always use a little boost.OffBck	If a spell's cost is 2 or less, mana flare ability sets it to 1. As an additive effect, it follows all similar multiplicative effects: other effects of spell mana cost reduction will be applied first, and then mana flare.
	Misfortune	Curses	Misfortune gives a single enemy target maximum bad luck.	Yeah, you can use it in battle, but do you want to know where it's REALLY useful? The gambling table.OffBck	Misfortune can be replaced by fortune spell. It is inflicted by heroes with Wizard King class, but only by a melee attack, or a hero equipped with fizbin of misfortune artifact. The hero can cast this spell even if they cannot see the enemy creature.
	Spell shackle	Curses	Spell Shackle causes the enemy spellcaster to take damage for every Spell Point they use during combat.	Negative reinforcement works! If it hurts, you're likely to stop casting spells.OffBck	The hero can cast this spell even if they cannot see the enemy creature. Chaos damage modifiers do not affect this spell's damage.

Level 3

Level 3 spells cost 5 mana to cast.

Number of spells: 6

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Bloodfrenzy	Blessings	Bloodfrenzy causes all friendly targets to do 25% more damage in melee combat.	Give me an army of wide-eyed maniacs any day! The killing just doesn't end until the frenzy fades, or everyone is dead.OffBck	Bloodfrenzy is a mind spell.
	Fire ring	Damaging spells	Fire ring creates a ring of flames around a target within the line of sight of the caster that causes fire damage to all targets within a 1 yard radius surrounding that target.	Lure them in, let them surround you. That's when they think you're weak. Boy, are they wrong!OffBck	Fire ring is cast by faerie dragons. Efreet, fire elementals, phoenixes and heroes with Fireguard class are immune to the effects of this spell. This spell's power can be additionally boosted if the hero is of Fire Diviner class.
	Fireball	Damaging spells	Fireball causes a 3x3 yard explosion of flames a round a target within the line of sight of the caster, doing fire damage to all targets within its blast.	As far as I'm concerned, there is no other spell. This one has it all.OffBck	Fireball is cast by faerie dragons. Efreet, fire elementals, phoenixes and heroes with Fireguard class are immune to the effects of this spell. This spell's power can be additionally boosted if the hero is of Fire Diviner class. It can be cast by a hero equipped with wand of fireballs artifact.
	Lightning	Damaging spells	Lightning summons a powerful bolt of electricity that does damage to a single target within the line of sight of the caster.	Too bad every creature doesn't burn. In a perfect world, all you need is a fire spell. But just in case I keep this one ready to surprise them.OffBck	Lightning is cast by faerie dragons. It is inflicted by thunderbirds and a hero with thunder hammer artifact equipped. This spell's damage can be affected by the target's Luck modifier.
	Magic mirror	Blessings	Magic Mirror reflects any hostile spell back against its caster at 1/2 strength. The hostile spell still affects its initial target.	Walk a mile in a man's shoes, even if those shoes are all that's left of him.OffBck	If the unit with magic mirror ability is killed, the effect is not applied. This ability also works if the spell is applied through a melee or ranged attack. If a hostile spell that affects multiple creatures is cast (as well as on the unit with this ability), only the caster is affected. Faerie dragons and a hero equipped with mirror of revenge artifact have this ability.
					Evil sorceresses and a hero equipped with Opposites Attract artifact set have this ability.
	Mass slayer	Blessings	Mass Slayer causes all friendly targets to do 50% more damage against 4th level creatures.	You simply need something to even out the odds. This is as good as anything.OffBck

Level 4

Level 4 spells cost 8 mana to cast.

Number of spells: 6

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Cat reflexes	Blessings	Cat Reflexes gives a friendly target one extra attack.	Hey, I just sit back here casting spells! Those minotaurs are out there kicking butt. Swinging that axe once is murder, but twice is nicer.OffBck
	Cloud of confusion	Curses	Cloud of Confusion causes all enemy targets within a 3x3 yard radius to lose their next action. The target must be within the line of sight of the caster.	This one sure came in handy when I had to escape from he city guard once.OffBck
	Implosion	Damaging spells	Implosion is an extremely powerful magical attack directed at a single target within the line of sight of the caster.	I've seen the agony on the faces of my targets. The pain must be incredible. Glad it's not me!OffBck	Implosion's damage can be affected by the target's Luck modifier.
					Implosion is cast by evil sorceresses.
	Inferno	Damaging spells	Inferno causes fire damage to all targets within a 5x5 yard area. The initial target must be within the line of sight of the caster.	It has been known to get so hot inside an Inferno strike that it turns sand into glass!OffBck	Efreet, fire elementals, phoenixes and heroes with Fireguard class are immune to the effects of this spell. This spell's power can be additionally boosted if the hero is of Fire Diviner class.
	Mass first strike	Blessings	Mass First Strike gives all friendly targets the First Strike ability for the duration of the combat.	I've won battles where the enemy didn't get the chance to attack. Not once! And no, I'm not going to tell you how I did it.OffBck
	Mass misfortune	Curses	Mass Misfortune causes all enemy targets to suffer from maximum bad luck.	I make best use of this at gladiatorial events. Somehow, I am always able to pick the winners. Lucky, I guess.OffBck	Mass misfortune can be replaced by mass fortune spell.

Level 5

Level 5 spells cost 12 mana to cast.

Number of spells: 3

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Armageddon	Damaging spells	Armageddon summons a deadly magical storm that does damage to all targets on the Combat Map.	I know it's going to hurt, but winning is the important thing. And if my troops die, well, better them than me!OffBck
	Chain lightning	Damaging spells	Chain Lightning does full damage to the first target it strikes, then strikes a second target for 1/2 damage, a third for 1/4 damage, a fourth for 1/8 damage and a fifth for 1/16 damage.	When your hair stands on end, you are already dead.OffBck	This spell selects the closest friendly or enemy targets, but does not affect the same target twice.
	Disintegrate	Damaging spells	Disintegrate is an extremely powerful magical attack directed at a single target within the line of sight of the caster. Targets killed by the Disintegrate spell cannot be raised or resurrected until combat ends.	This is the final word. You are dead! You're not coming back. And I can do it again, so you better run.OffBck	Disintegrate's damage can be affected by the target's Luck modifier.

Other

These spells cannot be learned by the hero, but are cast by other methods.

Icon	Spell	Category	Description	Blurb	Notes
	Demon fire	Damaging spells	When thrown at a target it causes a 3x3 yard explosion of flames (same as the Fireball spell) around a target within the line of sight of the caster, doing fire damage to all targets within its blast. It can be bought from a rogue's guild in an Asylum town.
	Potion of mana	Blessings	The mana of the hero who drinks this potion is increased by 25. The spell point can exceed the hero's maximum. It can be used both on Combat Map and Adventure Map. It can be bought from a ranger's guild in a Preserve town or rouge's guild in an Asylum town.
	Potion of speed	Blessings	The speed of the hero who drinks this potion is increased by 3 for the duration of one combat. The effects are not cumulative.		This potion can be consumed outside combat.
	Potion of quickness	Blessings	The hero who drinks this potion gains an extra attack for 2 full rounds. Similar to a limited verion of the Chaos spell Cat Reflexes.		It can be bought from an arsenal in a Stronghold town.
	Vial of acid	Curses	When thrown on living targets, it reduces their Melee and Ranged Defense by 20%. When thrown on a dead stack, it destroys it.		It can be bought from a rouge's guild in an Asylum town.