Invasion is the eighth scenario of the Unholy Alliance campaign in Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death. Sandro launches an invasion of AvLee and Erathia.
"It was easy to remove the AvLee, Erathian and Krewlod troops from Deyja, but the invasion itself will be much more difficult. To launch an offensive that will not leave one border open, we must assault both borders simultaneously. Once again, Finneas wishes me to handle the matter personally. His faith in my abilities is touching, but even a puppet King must someday learn how to command if he is to be an effective tool."
—Sandro
Walkthrough[]
Defeat the Rangers and Barbarians against Sandro and his forces of undead to win the scenario. However, if Sandro is defeated in combat, the scenario is lost. Sandro is limited to level 40 but will carry his experience, skills and spells on to his next scenario.OffBck
Sandro starts with two Necropolises in the east. Gelu and Gem have two Ramparts to the north and northwest, while Yog and Crag Hack have two Strongholds to the southwest. There are five neutral towns: two Ramparts to the northeast, two Castles to the south, and one Castle in the northwest.
Like in the previous scenario, Sandro should use the Cloak of the Undead King to gather as many liches as possible by attacking neutral stacks. With the new force, he should either head south to take out the Barbarians, or north to deal with the Rangers - eliminating one enemy will make the scenario much easier. The town portal spell will allow Sandro to quickly return home if the enemy approaches his town. Once one side has been taken care of, Sandro can focus on the other. Be careful when moving around the map - wandering heroes will be ambushed by grand elves and sharpshooters. The ambush near Forestdale to the northeast drops the Bow of the Sharpshooter, which can make Sandro's liches much more dangerous.
The seer's hut near Radstone in the southwest offers the Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment for 100 wood. The one south of Meadow Brook in the north offers +6 defense for the Dragon Scale Shield, which can be found to the south, between the two Strongholds. The one near Soaring Height in the northwest offers 11 wraiths for 22 hobgoblins, while the one near Worthington in the southeast offers the Sword of Hellfire if Sandro has reaches level 32. The one near Silver Falls in the northeast offers the Talisman of Mana for the Charm of Mana, which can be found to the northwest.
Note that Sandro is not playable after this scenario, so there is no need to level him up - focus on taking out the enemy as quickly as possible.
Other heroes (Gelu, Gem, Crag Hack and Yog), on the other hand, do keep whatever stat bonuses they manage to obtain on this map, so it might be worth letting them live for longer so that they would have enough time to visit different stat boosters.
Towns[]
- Two Necropolises
- Three Castles; Hudson Falls, Worthington, Thestlemore
- Four Ramparts; Silver Falls, Soaring Height, Meadow Brook, Forestdale
- Two Strongholds; Radstone, Crag's Place
Notes[]
Gelu, Gem, Crag Hack and Yog are as well trained as at the end of the Agents of Vengeance and Secrets Revealed scenarios, respectively. Sandro will copy his experience, primary and secondary skills and spells to the Fall of Sandro scenario, so this and the previous scenario should be finished quickly.
