Scouting (H4)

For other uses, see Scouting.

Scouting is a secondary skill in Heroes of Might and Magic IV. It is used to survey the land on the adventure map.

Scouting is related to secondary skills Pathfinding, Seamanship and Stealth. By default, thieves start with this skill.

Scouting can be combined with other secondary skills, which grants hero an advanced class:

• Chaos Magic: Fire Diviner
• Death Magic: Ninja
• Combat: Ranger
• Life Magic: Prophet
• Nobility: Guildmaster
• Nature Magic: Bard
• Order Magic: Seer
• Tactics: Field Marshal

Levels

Basic

Basic Scouting gives the hero a +1 Scouting radius and the ability to learn the traits of any adventure object. The hero can also see enemies with Basic Stealth on the adventure map. It has no prerequesits.

This skill allows the hero to learn:

Basic and Advanced Pathfinding

Basic and Advanced Seamanship

Basic Stealth

Advanced

Advanced Scouting gives the hero a +2 Scouting radius and the ability to learn the exact number of creatures in a hostile army. The hero can also see enemies with Advanced Stealth on the adventure map. It has no prerequesits.

This skill allows the hero to learn:

Expert and Master Pathfinding

Expert and Master Seamanship

Advanced Stealth

Expert

Expert Scouting gives the hero a +3 Scouting radius and the ability to estimate the outcome of a battle with an enemy army. The hero can also see enemies with Expert Stealth on the adventure map. It requires the hero to learn Basic Pathfinding.

This skill allows the hero to learn:

Grandmaster Pathfinding

Grandmaster Seamanship

Expert Stealth

Master

Master Scouting gives the hero a +4 Scouting radius anand the ability to learn the skills of enemy heroes. The hero can also see enemies with Master Stealth on the adventure map. It requires the hero to learn Advanced Pathfinding.

This skill allows the hero to learn:

Master Stealth

Grandmaster

Grandmaster Scouting +5 Scouting radius and the ability to view enemy Town and Army screens. The hero can also see enemies with Grandmaster Stealth on the adventure map. It requires the hero to learn Expert Pathfinding.

This is the final level of Scouting skill. This skill allows the hero to learn:

Grandmaster Stealth

Bonuses

Scouting has related artifacts and an advanced class hero that also increase potency, by having:

• miscellaneous artifact Telescope / Viewing Crystal equipped
• left arm Breeze the Falcon (campaign-only artifact) equipped
• the hero as the Seer advanced class