Foul wyvern

Foul wyvern
Creature information
Faction	Stronghold
Tier/level	6
Upgraded
Dwelling	Wyvern tower
Cost per unit	1600 gold
Stats
Attack	21
Attack	21
Defense	18
Defense	18
Hit Points	105
Hit Points	105
Damage	20-27
Damage	20-27
Initiative	10
Initiative	10
Speed	7
Speed	7
Growth	2
Growth	2
Icon
Foul wyvern's icon

Occasionally, the Shamans collect the freshly hatched offspring of the Wyverns and place them on a special diet, which prompts them to grow poison glands. In battle, the venomous breath of the Foul Wyveern can inflict great suffering on the enemy, while its regeneration ability makes it virtually indestructible.^OffBck

The foul wyvern is the upgrade of the wyvern, the sixth-level creature of the Stronghold town in Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East. The alternate upgrade is the paokai.

Compared to regular wyverns, the foul wyvern has considerably higher stats in all areas (except initiative, which is the same as regular wyverns). In particular, foul wyverns deal significantly more damage, even before taking their Venom ability into account. However, just like with regular wyverns, their Regeneration ability doesn't scale well into large army battles. When compared with the paokai, foul wyverns do a better job against single stacks of powerful creatures, while the paokai is better at dealing with multiple stacks at once.

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.
• Regeneration - This creature restores its health by 30-50 hit points each turn
• Venom - Attacking the enemy, this creature poisons it. The venom's effect lasts for three more turns, dealing damage on the target on each of its turns.

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Concept art

Full image (in artbook)