Dungeon (H3)

This article is about the faction from Heroes III. For other factions of the same name, see Dungeon.

The Dungeon is a faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III.

Dungeon towns are built by Warlock and Overlord hero types to act as bases from which to wage campaigns of conquest for wealth and power. Similarly minded creatures are attracted as allies. Other Dungeon creatures are in thrall to their masters. Dungeon armies are possessed of a variety of long range attacks, have effective damage dealing troops, and have the ability to greatly disrupt the strategies of their enemies.

Lore[]

The Dungeon is the seat of Overlords and Warlocks of Nighon. Their society is shaped by non-ending conflict, brutality and viciousness. The life in Nighon is oriented around perpetual fighting for more and more power. To accomplish their vile goals, Overlords and Warlocks often use the creatures and beasts of Nighon as the means to an end. The troglodytes are strange, weak creatures, used by Nighon lords en masse to flood their opponents or draw attention from the main body of the army. That is composed of beholders, eye-like creatures created by warlocks who use their blazing eyes to shoot deadly volleys of energy against their enemies. The beholders often come with help of medusas, serpent women archers who are known to be deadly in the close range fights as well, being able to turn their enemies into stone. The lords of Nighon often use the devastating strength of minotaurs to crush their opponents' defenses while harpies and manticores succesfully flank the enemy thanks to their high mobility and deadly claws. At the last, there come the red dragons, deadly evil spawn of dragon-kin. Sometimes, the most powerful of underground lords even have the black dragons in their service, and their power is often crushing even the most powerful of the enemies, safe for their own kind perhaps.

Classes[]

Creatures[]

Buildings[]

Basic[]



Village hall	Town hall	City hall	Capitol	Tavern
The Village Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 500 gold per day.	The Town Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 1000 gold per day.	The City Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 2000 gold per day.	The Capitol earns your kingdom 4000 gold per day.	The Tavern increases morale for troops defending the city.
Requires: N/A	Requires: 2500 Tavern	Requires: 5000 Mage guild level 1 Marketplace Blacksmith Town hall	Requires: 10000 Castle City hall	Requires: 5 500


Fort	Citadel	Castle	Marketplace	Blacksmith
The Fort provides your town with defensive walls.	Including a 50% increase to base creature growth, the Citadel adds a keep, and other terrain obstacles, to a town's defenses.	The Castle adds two arrow towers, fortifies your kingdom's defenses, and doubles base creature growth.	With the Marketplace, you can buy and sell resources (exchange rates increase with each Marketplace you own).	The Blacksmith provides your armies with Ballistas.
Requires: 20 20 5000	Requires: 5 2500 Fort	Requires: 10 10 5000 Citadel	Requires: 5 500	Requires: 5 1000

Mage guild[]



Mage guild level 1	Mage guild level 2	Mage guild level 3	Mage guild level 4	Mage guild level 5
Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.
Requires: 5 5 2000	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

Unique[]



Resource silo	Portal of summoning	Mushroom rings	Artifact merchants	Battle scholar academy
The Resource Silo provides you with additional +1 sulfur each day.	With the Portal of Summoning, you can recruit creatures from an externally flagged dwelling.	The Mushroom Rings increase Troglodyte production by 7 per week.	For a nominal fee, you can purchase artifacts from the Artifact Merchants.	The Academy of Battle Scholars teaches new skills to any hero (+1000 experience) once.
Requires: 5 5000 Marketplace	Requires: 5 2500	Requires: 1000 Warren	Requires: 10000 Marketplace	Requires: 5 5 1000


Mana vortex	Guardian of Earth
The Mana Vortex temporarily doubles spell points for any garrison or visiting hero.	The presence of the Guardian of Earth increases weekly creature generation by 50%, provides your kingdom with additional 5000 gold per day, and increases the Power of a garrison hero by +12 when defending against a siege.
Requires: 1000 Mage guild level 1	Requires: The Grail

Creature production[]

Un-upgraded[]



Warren	Harpy loft	Pillar of eyes	Chapel of Stilled Voices	Labyrinth
The Warren allows you to recruit Troglodytes.	The Harpy Loft allows you to recruit Harpies.	The Pillar of Eyes allows you to recruit Beholders.	The Chapel of Stilled Voices allows you to recruit Medusae.	The Labyrinth allows you to recruit Minotaurs.
Requires: 10 400 Fort	Requires: 1000 Warren	Requires: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1000 Warren	Requires: 5 10 2000 Harpy loft Pillar of eyes	Requires: 10 10 4000 Chapel of Stilled Voices


Manticore lair	Dragon cave
The Manticore Lair allows you to recruit Manticores.	The Dragon Cave allows you to recruit Red Dragons.
Requires: 5 5 5 5 5000 Chapel of Stilled Voices	Requires: 15 15 20 15000 Manticore lair Labyrinth Mage guild level 2

Upgraded[]



Upg. warren	Upg. harpy loft	Upg. pillar of eyes	Upg. Chapel of Stilled Voices	Upg. labyrinth
The Warren allows you to recruit Infernal Troglodytes.	The Harpy Loft allows you to recruit Harpy Hags.	The Pillar of Eyes allows you to recruit Evil Eyes.	The Chapel of Stilled Voices allows you to recruit Medusa Queens.	The Labyrinth allows you to recruit Minotaur Kings.
Requires: 5 1000 Warren	Requires: 2 2 1000 Harpy loft	Requires: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1000 Pillar of eyes	Requires: 5 1500 Chapel of Stilled Voices	Requires: 5 5 3000 Labyrinth


Upg. manticore lair	Upg. dragon cave
The Manticore Lair allows you to recruit Scorpicores.	The Dragon Cave allows you to recruit Black Dragons.
Requires: 5 5 5 5 3000 Manticore lair	Requires: 15 15 20 15000 Dragon cave Mage guild level 3