Light Magic (H5)

For the magical school in other games, see Light Magic.

Light Magic is a skill in Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Basic Light Magic icon

Advanced Light Magic icon

Expert Light Magic icon

Effects

Light Magic skill allows the learning of Light Magic spells of the third and above level. Barbarians cannot learn Light magic or any subskills, instead learning Shatter Light.

• Basic Light Magic allows hero to learn Light Magic spells of the third circle and makes Light Magic more effective overall.
• Advanced Light Magic allows hero to learn Light Magic spells of the fourth circle and makes Light Magic even more effective.
• Expert Light Magic allows hero to learn Light Magic spells of the fifth circle and gives maximum power to Light Magic.

Skill rates

The hero classes can learn Leadership skill and its abilities at following probabilities:

• 10%: Wizard
• 8%: Knight, Ranger and Runemage
• 2%: Demon Lord, Necromancer and Warlock

Abilities

Icon	Name	Description	Class	Requirements
				Original / Hammers of Fate	Tribes of the East
	Master of Abjuration	Grants mass versions of Deflect Missile and Endurance spells, at double the spell cost. Hero wastes only half their current initiative to cast these spells.	All classes (except Barbarian)	No requirement
	Master of Blessings	Grants mass version of Divine Strength and area version of Cleansing, at double the spell cost. Hero wastes only half their current initiative to cast these spells.	All classes (except Barbarian)	No requirement
	Master of Wrath	Grants mass versions of Righteous Might and Haste spells, at double the spell cost. Hero wastes only half their current initiative to cast these spells. Adds +4 to effective spellpower of Word of Light spell.	All classes (except Barbarian)	No requirement
	Fire resistance	Creatures under hero's control receive only 50% damage from all fire spell attacks and are immune to armor-damaging effects of Master of Fire ability.	Demon Lord	Master of Abjuration, hellfire	Hellfire
			Ranger	Storm wind, imbue arrow	Master of Abjuration
			Knight, Necromancer, Runemage, Warlock, Wizard	N/A
			Barbarian	N/A (ability from this skill is shared with Shatter Light skill)
	Guardian angel	When all the knight's troops fall dead in combat, an Angel, summoned on a field of battle, resurrects the most powerful group of dead creatures and disappears.	Knight	Master of Blessings	Master of Abjuration, Master of Blessings, benediction
	Refined mana	Casters in hero's army will spend only half the required mana cost to cast spells.	Warlock	Master of Wrath
			Knight	Master of Blessings	Master of Abjuration, Master of Blessings, benediction
			Ranger	N/A	Storm wind, imbue arrow
			Wizard	Suppress Light, dark renewal, tremors	Master of wrath
			Demon Lord, Necromancer, Runemage	N/A
			Barbarian	N/A (ability from this skill is shared with Shatter Light skill)
	Storm wind	The hero calls upon the forces of nature to affect enemy flying creatures. Initiative and Speed of all enemy flyers is decreased by one.	Ranger	Master of Wrath
			Demon Lord, Knight, Necromancer, Runemage, Warlock, Wizard	N/A	Master of Wrath
			Barbarian	N/A (ability from this skill is shared with Shatter Light skill)
	Suppress Light	Enemy hero is forced to spend twice more mana to cast Light Magic spells in combat.	Wizard	Master of Abjuration	Magic mirror
			Demon Lord, Knight, Necromancer, Ranger, Runemage, Warlock	N/A	Master of Abjuration
	Twilight	Increases spellpower by +3 for all spells of dark and light magic schools.	Necromancer	Master of Blessings	Banshee howl
			Warlock	Refined mana, dark ritual	Dark ritual
			Knight	N/A	Fallen knight
	Eternal Light	Hero's light spells are twice harder to dispel. Opposite spells (like Slow versus Haste) applied by an enemy to hero's creatures have 50% chance to fail.	Runemage	Master of Abjuration
			Demon Lord, Knight, Necromancer, Ranger, Warlock, Wizard	N/A	Master of Abjuration

Bonuses

• Tome of Light Magic lets the hero cast all Light Magic spells, with this skill's ability bonuses applied.