Emerald dragon (H5)

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

Emerald dragon
Creature information
Faction	Sylvan
Tier/level	7
Upgraded
Cost per unit	3400 gold 2 gems
Stats
Attack	31
Attack	31
Defense	27
Defense	27
Hit Points	200
Hit Points	200
Damage	33-57
Damage	33-57
Initiative	14
Initiative	14
Speed	9
Speed	9
Growth	1
Growth	1
Icon
Emerald dragon's icon

Emerald Dragons are the favoured children of Sylanna and, as such, they cannot be harmed by Earth Magic. As with their younger siblings, they can breathe a lethal acid cloud to dissolve their enemies back to the ever-hungry soil.^OffBck

The emerald dragon is the upgrade to the green dragon, the seventh-level creature of the Sylvan town in Heroes of Might and Magic V.

A large, powerful creature to protect the Sylvan armies. It has better stats than the green dragon, but its hit points are unchanged - and a bit low for an upgraded seventh-level creature. It also lags behind several other seventh-level creatures in terms of damage (such as the black dragon), and its immunity to Earth Magic spells is situational (i.e. helps against a Warlock with Implosion) and leaves it vulnerable to Dark Magic spells such as Puppet Master or Frenzy, though they can be Resurrected, blessed, etc.

The emerald dragon's key strength is that it has the highest initiative of all seventh-level creatures (tied with the crystal dragon), allowing it to take more actions than all of its competition and compensating for its otherwise mediocre stats.

Abilities

• Large Creature - This creature is bigger than others and occupies four squares on the field.
• Flyer - This creature can move on to any free tile on the battlefield during its turn, regardless of the obstacles in the way.
• Immune to Earth - Earth Magic spells cannot harm this creature.
• Acid Breath - During attack creature damages not only the target but any other unit positioned directly behind it.

Gallery

Emerald dragon's concept art