Wizard (H2)

This article is about the faction and class in Heroes II. For other uses, see Wizard.

"Wizard creatures have a little of everything, some toughness, some speed, some range strike ability. Like the Necromancer, the Wizard is weak in the early game, strong in the midgame, and challenges the Warlock for endgame power. Titans and Archmages are the best range strike creatures around, and Titans match up to Dragons in power."

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

Lore[]

The Wizard faction is one of the two factions from Heroes II that aren't based on previous factions, the other being the Necromancer.

The Library building gives the Wizard access to more spells in their Mage Guilds than any other faction, one for each spell level. The Titan is the strongest ranged creature in the game, and the only creature that can match the black dragon in combat.

Creatures[]

Tier	Unit	Description	Att	Def	Dmg	Shots	HP	Speed	Growth	Hire cost	Upg. cost
1	Halfling	Halflings provide solid, early range strike ability for the Wizard.	2	1	1-3	12	3	slow	8	50	—
2	Boar	Boars are fast and strong and make excellent units for exploring.	5	4	2-3	—	15	very fast	6	150	—
3	Iron Golem	1/2 damage from elemental spells. The high defense, partial magic resistance, and slow speed make Golems excellent garrison creatures.	5	10	4-5	—	30	very slow	4	300	100
3+	Steel Golem	1/2 damage from elemental spells. The Golem upgrade is faster, tougher, and stronger.	7	10	4-5	—	35	slow	4	350	—
4	Roc	Flies. The only flying creature available to the Wizard, Roc offers solid offense and defense.	7	7	4-8	—	40	average	3	400	—
5	Mage	No penalty for attacking adjacent units. Though weak, Mages provide incredible offensive power.	11	7	7-9	12	30	fast	2	600	200
5+	Archmage	No adjacent penalty. 20% chance to dispel beneficial spells on their target. Archmages are second only to Titans in range strike ability.	12	8	7-9	24	35	very fast	2	700	—
6	Giant	Immune to mind-affecting spells. Giants do good damage and have enormous hit points, making them the scariest creature on the ground.	13	10	20-30	—	150	average	1	2000 1	6000 2
6+	Titan	Immune to mind-affecting spells. No penalty for attacking adjacent units. Titans are capable of defeating Dragons in one on one combat.	15	15	20-30	24	300	very fast	1	5000 2	—

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	Orchard	Library
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 Orchard increases production of halflings by 8 per week.	The Library increases the number of spells in the Mage Guild by one for each level of the guild.
Requires: 5 500 Castle	Requires: 5 750 Castle	Requires: 20 2000 Castle	Requires: 1000 Castle	Requires: 5 5 5 5 5 5 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[]



Habitat	Pen	Foundry	Cliff nest	Ivory tower
The Habitat produces halflings.	The Pen produces boars.	The Foundry produces iron golems.	The Cliff Nest produces rocs.	The Ivory Tower produces magi.
Requires: 400 Castle	Requires: 800 Habitat	Requires: 5 5 1500 Habitat	Requires: 5 3000 Pen	Requires: 5 5 5 5 5 5 3500 Mage guild (level 1) Foundry


Cloud castle
The Cloud Castle produces giants.
Requires: 5 5 20 12500 Cliff Nest Ivory Tower

Upgraded[]



Upg. Foundry	Upg. Ivory tower	Upg. Cloud castle
The Upg. Foundry produces steel golems.	The Upg. Ivory Tower produces archmagi.	The Upg. Cloud Castle produces titans.
Requires: 5 1500 Well Foundry	Requires: 5 5 4000 Library Ivory Tower	Requires: 5 5 20 12500 Cloud Castle

Heroes[]

The Wizard is the namesake class of the Wizard faction. Wizards are magic heroes, and start with 1 defense, 2 spellpower and 2 knowledge, and the skill Advanced wisdom.

Skills[]

Primary skill When levelling up below level ten, the Wizard has a 10% chance each to increase attack and defense, a 40% chance each to increase spellpower and knowledge. At level ten and beyond, it's 20% each for attack and defense and 30% for spellpower and knowledge.
Secondary skills: The Wizard is most likely to learn Wisdom, followed by Mysticism, followed by Ballistics and Eagle Eye, followed by Diplomacy, Estates, Leadership, Logistics, Luck, Navigation, Pathfinding, and Scouting, and least likely to learn Archery. The Wizard cannot learn Necromancy.