The Ultimate Wand
The Ultimate artifact is a set of exceptionally powerful artifacts in Heroes I and Heroes II that can be found if the player has found enough obelisks to unlock the puzzle map. The number of obelisks will change from map to map. Sometimes, there are no obelisks, and therefore no ultimate artifact.
Ultimate artifacts cannot be captured by enemy heroes once they are obtained. If the hero holding the ultimate artifact is defeated in battle, the artifact simply disappears.
In Heroes III and IV, ultimate artifacts are replaced by the grail, and from Heroes V onward, by the Tear of Asha.
List of possible ultimate artifacts:
- Ultimate Sword of Dominion
- Ultimate Cloak of Protection
- Ultimate Wand of Magic
- Ultimate Book of Knowledge
- Ultimate Shield (Heroes II only)
- Ultimate Staff (Heroes II only)
- Ultimate Crown (Heroes II only)
- Golden Goose (Heroes II only)
- Sphere of Negation (Heroes II scenario only)