Chieftain (H5)

This article is about the creature from Heroes of Might and Magic V. For other uses, see chieftain.

Chieftain
Creature information
Faction	Stronghold
Tier/level	5
Upgraded
Dwelling	Chamber of Rage
Cost per unit	500 gold
Stats
Attack	13
Attack	13
Defense	15
Defense	15
Hit Points	48
Hit Points	48
Damage	10-12
Damage	10-12
Initiative	12
Initiative	12
Speed	7
Speed	7
Growth	5
Growth	5
Icon
Chieftain's icon

The council of warlords promotes only the finest of the finest Slayers to the rank of Chieftain. To earn this title, a Slayer must have survived many battles and offered clear proof of his undying loyalty to the clan and his excellence as a leader. Warriors will follow a chieftain without hesitation, in the knowledge that, under his command they will achieve the stuff of legends, and earn eternal glory.^OffBck

The chieftain is one of the upgrades of the slayer, the fifth-level creature of the Stronghold in the Heroes of Might and Magic V expansion, Tribes of the East. The other upgrade is the executioner.

While the executioner has better attack, and its skills will allow it to do more damage and lower the morale of enemies, the chieftain can make friendly units act more quickly. When they're paired with decent stacks of strong creatures, like cyclopses, hastening their turns can let these stacks do far more damage.

A powerful strategy with chieftains is to split them into multiple stacks and have them all use their Order of the Chief ability on a single stack of untamed cyclopes. Done properly, this can allow the cyclopes to devastate an enemy army before the enemy can get a turn.

If stronger stacks are not available, the executioner may be the better choice.

Abilities

• Raging Blood - This creature has a mix of demon and human blood that makes it subject to "Blood Rage" temporarily improving it's battle characteristics for aggressive behavior in combat.
• Commanding Presence - This creature increases all the neighboring friendly stacks' Initiative by +1.
• Order of the Chief - This creature can hasten the chosen friendly unit's turn, while dealing damage on them (activated ability).