Heroes I magic

In Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, magic plays an important role because of the presence of some very potent spells, and due to the hardship of countering them.

The game contains 29 spells, divided in 4 levels based on their relative power.

Learning and casting spells

Spells can be cast only by heroes, although some creature mimic some spells' effects (for instance, the Cyclops's paralyzing attack. In order to be magically apt, a hero needs only a Magic book - unlike other Heroes games, no other requirements must be met in order to cast. Sorceresses and Warlocks start the game with Magic books, while Knights and Barbarians have to purchase them at Mage Guilds.

Two attributes affect a hero's proficiency in the arcane arts - the Knowledge and the Spell Power. The first, in accordance with the spell memorisation concept, affects the number of times a hero can use a particular spell before it vanishes from the Magic book. Each spell can be "refreshed" by visiting a site that imparts it. The second parameter, the Spell Power, directly affects a spell's strength, usually by increasing it's duration or damage.

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Spell list

Level	Name	Effect	Type
1	Bless	Blessed troops inflict maximum damage	Combat spell
1	Curse	Cursed troops inflict minimum damage	Combat spell
1	Dispel Magic	Removes all active spells	Combat spell
1	Protection	Protected troops gain +3 Defense skill	Combat spell
1	Slow	Slowed troops can move only one space and act last	Combat spell
1	View Mines	Displays the location and type of all mines	Adventure spell
1	View Resources	Displays the location and type of all resources	Adventure spell
2	Anti-Magic	Protects a troop from all spells	Combat spell
2	Blind	Blind troops can only retaliate; damage to blind troops cancels spell	Combat spell
2	Cure	Cures all friendly troops of all negative spells	Combat spell
2	Haste	Hasted troops' speed becomes "fast"	Combat spell
2	Lightning Bolt	Does 25x spell power damage to one troop	Combat spell
2	Summon Boat	Summons nearest unoccupied boat	Adventure spell
2	Turn Undead	Destroys one troop of undead creatures	Combat spell
2	View Artifacts	Displays the location of all artifacts	Adventure spell
3	Berzerker	Berzerked troops will attack the nearest troop for one round	Combat spell
3	Fireball	Does 10x spell power damage to all adjacent squares	Combat spell
3	Identify Hero	Displays an enemy hero's statistics and exact troop size	Adventure spell
3	Paralyze	Paralyzed troops cannot retaliate; damage done to paralyzed troops cancels spell	Combat spell
3	Storm	Does 25x spell power damage to all troops	Combat spell
3	Teleport	Move one troop to any unoccupied space	Combat spell
3	View Heroes	Displays the location of all heroes, friend or foe	Adventure spell
3	View Towns	Displays the location of all town/castles	Adventure spell
4	Armageddon	Does 50x spell power damage to all troops	Combat spell
4	Dimension Door	Moves active hero to any space visible in the adventure window	Adventure spell
4	Meteor Shower	Does 25x spell power damage to all adjacent squares	Combat spell
4	Resurrect	Heals 50x spell power to a single creature in a single troop	Combat spell
4	Town Gate	Teleports active hero to nearest friendly castle or town	Adventure spell
4	View All	Displays the entire map	Adventure spell

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