Sorceress (H2)

For other uses of the term, see Sorceress.

"Sorceress creatures are generally very fast, but have low hit points. Weak in the early game, and moderate at best in the endgame, the Sorceress creatures are the best in the midgame. The combination of speed, flying, and range attack becomes incredibly potent. Medium maps are perfect for Sorceress creatures."
—Heroes II Manual

The Sorceress is both a faction and a class of Hero in Heroes of Might and Magic II.

Lore[]

The Sorceress faction is based on the Forest faction from Heroes of Might and Magic I, using the same creatures. The Sorceress army has a great ranged presence.

The Rainbow that can be built in Sorceress towns grants defenders +2 luck.

Creatures[]

Tier	Unit	Description	Att	Def	Dmg	Shots	HP	Speed	Growth	Hire cost	Upg. cost
1	Sprite	Flies. Creatures attacked by Sprites cannot retaliate. Sprites are powerful in large numbers.	4	2	1-2	—	2	average	8	50	—
2	Dwarf	25% Magic resistance. Dwarves make excellent garrison units because of their toughness and magic resistance.	6	5	2-4	—	20	very slow	6	200	100
2+	Battle Dwarf	25% Magic resistance. The upgrade of the Dwarf is faster and tougher.	6	6	2-4	—	20	average	6	250	—
3	Elf	Fires 2 shots per turn. Elves are incredible offensive units, able to deal large amounts of damage at range.	4	3	2-3	24	15	average	4	250	100
3+	Grand Elf	Fires 2 shots per turn. The Elf upgrade becomes faster and more skilled. Grand Elves are able to whittle down enemy forces quickly.	5	5	2-3	24	15	very fast	4	300	—
4	Druid	Druids are one of the best range strike units available. Though weak, few units can close to melee range on the Druid without dying.	7	5	5-8	8	25	fast	3	350	100
4+	Greater Druid	The Druid upgrade is faster and tougher. Greater Druids and Grand Elves complement each other well.	7	7	5-8	16	25	very fast	3	400	—
5	Unicorn	20% chance to Blind enemy creature. Unicorns are solid ground creatures. They are tough, fast, and deal good damage.	10	9	7-14	—	40	fast	2	500	—
6	Phoenix	Flies. Attack affects two hexes. Immune to elemental spells. Extremely fast and powerful, Phoenixes can be formidable opponents.	12	10	20-40	—	100	ultra fast	1	1500 1	—

Buildings[]

Basic[]



Tent	Castle	Statue	Well	Tavern
The Tent provides workers to build a castle, provided the materials and the gold are available.	The Castle improves town defense and increases income to 1000 gold per day.	The Statue increases your town's income by 250 per day.	The Well increases the growth rate of all dwellings by 2 creatures per week.	The Tavern increases morale for troops defending the castle.
Requires: N/A	Requires: 20 20 5000	Requires: 5 1250 Castle	Requires: 500 Castle	Requires: 5 500 Castle


Marketplace	Thieves' guild	Shipyard	Crystal garden	Rainbow
The Marketplace can be used to convert one type of resource into another. The more marketplaces you control, the better the exchange rate.	The Thieves' Guild provides information on enemy players. Thieves' Guilds can also provide scouting information on enemy towns. Additional Guilds provide more information.	The Shipyard allows ships to be built.	The Crystal Garden increases production of sprites by 8 per week.	The Rainbow increases the luck of the defending units by two.
Requires: 5 500 Castle	Requires: 5 750 Castle	Requires: 20 2000 Castle	Requires: 1000 Castle	Requires: 10 1500 Castle

Castle upgrades[]



Left turret	Right turret	Moat	Captain's quarters
The Left Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Right Turret provides extra firepower during combat.	The Moat slows attacking units. Any unit entering the moat must end its turn there and becomes more vulnerable to attack.	The Captain's Quarters provide a captain to assist in the castle's defense when no hero is present.
Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 5 1500 Castle	Requires: 750 Castle	Requires: 500 Castle

Mage guild[]



Mage guild (level 1)	Mage guild (level 2)	Mage guild (level 3)	Mage guild (level 4)	Mage guild (level 5)
The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.	The Mage Guild is where heroes learn and replenish spells.
Requires: 5 5 2000 Castle	Requires: 5 5 4 4 4 4 1000 Mage guild level 1	Requires: 5 5 6 6 6 6 1000 Mage guild level 2	Requires: 5 5 8 8 8 8 1000 Mage guild level 3	Requires: 5 5 10 10 10 10 1000 Mage guild level 4

Creature production buildings[]

Unupgraded[]



Treehouse	Cottage	Archery range	Stonehenge	Fenced meadow
The Treehouse produces sprites.	The Cottage produces dwarves.	The Archery Range produces elves.	The Stonehenge produces druids.	The Fenced Meadow produces unicorns.
Requires: 5 500 Castle	Requires: 5 1000 Tavern Treehouse	Requires: 1500 Treehouse	Requires: 10 2500 Mage guild (level 1) Archery range	Requires: 10 10 3000 Stonehenge


Red tower
The Red Tower produces phoenixes.
Requires: 30 20 10000 Fenced meadow

Upgraded[]



Upg. Cottage	Upg. Archery range	Upg. Stonehenge
The Upg. Cottage produces battle dwarves.	The Upg. Archery Range produces grand elves.	The Upg. Stonehenge produces greater druids.
Requires: 5 1500 Well Cottage	Requires: 5 1500 Archery range Stonehenge	Requires: 5 1500 Stonehenge

Heroes[]

The Sorceress is the namesake class of the Sorceress faction. Sorceresses are Magic heroes, and start with 2 Spellpower and 3 Knowledge, and the skills Basic Wisdom and Advanced Navigation.

Skills[]

Primary skill When levelling up below level ten, the Sorceress has a 10% chance to increase Attack, a 10% chance to increase Defense, a 30% chance to increase Spellpower, and a 50% chance to increase Knowledge. At level ten and beyond, it's 20% each for Attack and Defense and 30% for Spellpower and Knowledge.
Secondary skills: The Sorceress is most likely to learn Navigation and Wisdom, followed by Archery, Ballistics, Luck, and Mysticism, followed by Diplomacy, Eagle Eye, Estates, Logistics, and Pathfinding, and least likely to learn Leadership and Scouting. The Sorceress cannot learn Necromancy.