Skills - Heroes of Might and Magic 5

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Skills & Abilities
Basic Gating Unique Demon Lord skill. Imps and Demons (as well as their upgrades) are granted an ability to gate into the infernal plane to bring reinforcements back to the battlefield. Each unit can gate only once per combat spending 50% of it's current initiative. Newly arrived creatures constitute 30% of the gated ones and will disappear after the end of the combat. Advanced Gating Unique Demon Lord skill. Imps, Demons, Hell Hounds and Succubi (as well as their upgrades) are granted an ability to gate into infernal plane to bring reinforcements back to the battlefield. Each unit can gate only once per combat spending 50% of it's current initiative. Newly arrived creatures constitute 35% of the gated ones and will disappear after the end of the combat. Expert Gating Unique Demon Lord skill. All infernal troops except Devils and Arch Devils are granted an ability to gate into infernal plane to bring reinforcements back to the battlefield. Each unit can gate only once per combat spending 50% of it's current initiative. Newly arrived creatures constitute 40% of the gated ones and will disappear after the end of the combat. Ultimate Gating Unique Demon Lord skill. All infernal troops are granted an ability to gate into infernal plane to bring reinforcements back to the battlefield. Each unit can gate only once per combat spending 50% of it's current initiative. Newly arrived creatures constitute 45% of the gated ones and disappear when combat ends. Gating	Consume Corpse Demon Lord receives special combat ability to consume corpses of fallen creatures to restore mana. Consumed corpses disappear from the battlefield. Contributes to: Sorcery Soulfire Logistics Teleport Assault Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst Gating Urgash's Call	Hellfire Creatures under Demon Lord's control are granted a 30% chance to deal additional fire damage on attack. Hellfire drains the Demon Lord's mana. Contributes to: Defense Hellwrath Destructive Magic Searing Fires Light Magic Fire Resistance Destructive Magic Mana Burst Defense Stand Your Ground	Mark of the Damned Demon Lord receives special combat ability to punish the target enemy creature with a powerful Mark of the Damned if that creature is about to attack, retaliate or cast any spell. Once declared, Mark of the Damned is active until the end of combat. Should target creature remain idle or move without attacking, the Mark will not be performed. Contributes to: Attack Excruciating Strike Dark Magic Weakening Strike War Machines Tremors Attack Power of Speed Gating Urgash's Call Dark Magic Dark Renewal Luck Dead Man's Curse Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	Urgash's Call Gating becomes instant. Requires: Logistics Teleport Assault Luck Dead Man's Curse Attack Power of Speed Gating Consume Corpse Logistics Swift Gating Logistics Pathfinding Dark Magic Dark Renewal Luck Swarming Gate Dark Magic Weakening Strike Dark Magic Master of Mind Gating Mark of the Damned Luck Soldier's Luck Attack Excruciating Strike Attack Battle Frenzy
Basic Attack Increases damage dealt by your creatures in melee combat by 5%. Advanced Attack Increases damage dealt by your creatures in melee combat by 10%. Expert Attack Increases damage dealt by your creatures in melee combat by 20%. Attack	Archery Increases damage dealt by hero's creatures in ranged combat by 20%.	Battle Frenzy Minimum and maximum damage inflicted by each creature under hero's control is increased by 1. Especially effective for armies of low level creatures. Contributes to: Attack Excruciating Strike Attack Power of Speed Gating Urgash's Call	Tactics Increases the area in which the hero can rearrange creatures before combat.	Excruciating Strike Excruciating Strike improves Mark of the Damned ability. There's a 40% chance that a Mark of the Damned performed by Demon Lord will deal double damage to a target. Requires: Attack Battle Frenzy Gating Mark of the Damned Contributes to: Attack Power of Speed Gating Urgash's Call	Power of Speed Hero acquires Mass Haste spell on advanced level. Requires: Attack Excruciating Strike Attack Battle Frenzy Gating Mark of the Damned Contributes to: Gating Urgash's Call
Basic Dark Magic Allows hero to learn Dark Magic spells of the third circle and makes Dark Magic more effective overall. Advanced Dark Magic Allows hero to learn Dark Magic spells of the fourth circle and makes Dark Magic even more effective. Expert Dark Magic Allows hero to learn Dark Magic spells of the fifth circle and gives maximum power to Dark Magic. Dark Magic	Master of Curses Grants mass effects to Weakness and Suffering spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells.	Master of Mind Grants mass effects to Slow and Confusion spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells. Contributes to: Dark Magic Dark Renewal Luck Dead Man's Curse Gating Urgash's Call	Master of Pain Grants area effects to Decay and Vulnerability spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells. Adds +4 to effective spellpower of Unholy Word spell.	Weakening Strike Weakening Strike improves Retaliation Strike and Mark of the Damned abilities. Now they not only damage the target, but also curses it with a ~~Weakness~~ Suffering spell. Requires: Gating Mark of the Damned Contributes to: Dark Magic Dark Renewal Luck Dead Man's Curse Gating Urgash's Call	Dark Renewal Should it happen that any magic spell is resisted by target, the hero gains back all the mana spent to cast that spell. Requires: Dark Magic Weakening Strike Dark Magic Master of Mind Gating Mark of the Damned Contributes to: Luck Dead Man's Curse Gating Urgash's Call
Basic Defense Decreases damage dealt to your creatures in melee combat by 10%. Advanced Defense Decreases damage dealt to your creatures in melee combat by 20%. Expert Defense Decreases damage dealt to your creatures in melee combat by 30%. Defense	Evasion Decreases damage dealt to your creatures by ranged attacks by 20%. Contributes to: Defense Hellwrath Defense Stand Your Ground	Protection Decreases damage dealt to your creatures by magic attacks by 15%.	Vitality Increases hit points of all your creatures by 2 (Particularly effective for large armies)	Hellwrath Hellwrath improves Hellfire ability. Additional fire damage to enemy creatures will be dealt on retaliation strikes as well. Requires: Gating Hellfire Defense Evasion Contributes to: Defense Stand Your Ground	Stand Your Ground Troops under hero's control get +60% bonus to their defense carrying out the Defend command. Requires: Defense Hellwrath Gating Hellfire Defense Evasion
Basic Destructive Magic Allows hero to learn Destructive Magic spells of the third circle and makes Destructive Magic more effective overall. Advanced Destructive Magic Allows hero to learn Destructive Magic spells of the fourth circle and makes Destructive Magic even more effective. Expert Destructive Magic Allows hero to learn Destructive Magic spells of the fifth circle and gives maximum power to Destructive Magic. Destructive Magic	Master of Fire Grants armor-damaging effect to Fireball and Armageddon spells. Creatures affected by these spells suffer additional -50% defense penalty. Contributes to: Destructive Magic Searing Fires	Master of Ice Grants freezing effect to Ice Bolt and Circle of Winter spells.	Master of Storms Grants stunning effect to Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning (first target only) spells.	Mana Burst The hero calls upon the forces of nature to affect enemy casters. Any time an enemy creature casts a spell it will receive damage 10 times the hero's level. Requires: Sorcery Arcane Brillance Gating Hellfire Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Soulfire War Machines Tremors Summoning Magic Fire Warriors War Machines Brimstone Rain Gating Mark of the Damned War Machines Catapult Summoning Magic Master of Conjuration Gating Consume Corpse	Searing Fires Searing Fires improves Hellfire ability. Fire damage dealt to enemy creatures by Hellfire ability is increased by 50%. Requires: Destructive Magic Master of Fire Gating Hellfire
Basic Enlightenment Hero receives +1 to one of his primary stats for every four levels including the levels already got and + 5% bonus to the experience gained. Advanced Enlightenment Hero receives +1 to one of his primary stats for every three levels including the levels already got and + 10% bonus to the experience gained. Expert Enlightenment Hero receives +1 to one of his primary stats for every two levels including the levels already got and + 15% bonus to the experience gained. Enlightenment	Arcane Intuition Allows hero to learn an unknown spell used by an enemy hero or ~~by any~~ creature in combat (hero must be able to learn the spell with regards to his level in this school of magic).	Intelligence Increases normal maximum mana by 50%.	Scholar Allows the Hero to teach various spells to other heroes, effectively trading spells between spell books. Contributes to: Enlightenment Arcane Exaltation Enlightenment Dark Revelation	Arcane Exaltation Delving deep into the secrets of spellcraft, hero gains +2 Spellpower permanently. Requires: Enlightenment Scholar Contributes to: Enlightenment Dark Revelation	Dark Revelation Hero qualifies for additional free level up. Requires: Enlightenment Arcane Exaltation Enlightenment Scholar
Basic Leadership Increases moral of all creatures in hero's army by 1. Advanced Leadership Increases moral of all creatures in hero's army by 2. Expert Leadership Increases moral of all creatures in hero's army by 3. Leadership	Diplomacy Allows hero to effectively negotiate with hostile creatures. Increases chances and reduces costs of creatures that wish to join your army.	Estates Hero contributes 250 gold pieces per day to your cause.	Recruitment Increases weekly growth of 1st, 2nd and 3rd level creatures by +3, +2 and +1 respectively. Hero must be stationed within the friendly town on the last day of the week for effect to take place. Contributes to: Leadership Gate Master	Gate Master Gating ability becomes more potent, bringing 20% more reinforcements than normal. Requires: Leadership Recruitment
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. Light Magic	Master of Abjuration Grants mass effects to Deflect Missile and Endurance spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells. Contributes to: Light Magic Fire Resistance	Master of Blessings Grants mass effects to Divine Strength and area effect to Cleansing spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells.	Master of Wrath Grants mass effects to Righteous Might and Haste spells, but doubles the casting cost of these spells. Hero wastes only half of his current initiative to cast these spells. Adds +4 to effective spellpower of Holy Word spell.	Fire Resistance Creatures under Hero's control receive only 50% damage from all fire-based ~~spells~~ attacks and are immune to armor damaging effects of Master of Fire ability. Requires: Light Magic Master of Abjuration Gating Hellfire
Basic Logistics Increases hero's movement speed over land by 10%. Advanced Logistics Increases hero's movement speed over land by 20%. Expert Logistics Increases hero's movement speed over land by 30%. Logistics	Navigation Increases hero's movement speed at sea by 50%.	Pathfinding Reduces penalty for moving through rough terrain by 50%. Contributes to: Logistics Swift Gating Logistics Teleport Assault Gating Urgash's Call	Scouting Hero receives +4 to his range of view and gets an ability to see precise number of creatures in neutral troops, in enemy armies, towns and garrisons within his range of view.	Swift Gating The next turn of the unit who performs gating will come twice faster than normal Requires: Logistics Pathfinding Contributes to: Logistics Teleport Assault Gating Urgash's Call	Teleport Assault Hero acquires Teleportation spell and the ability to cast it with assault effect, increasing the initiative of creature being teleported. Requires: Gating Consume Corpse Logistics Swift Gating Logistics Pathfinding Contributes to: Gating Urgash's Call
Basic Luck Increases luck of all creatures in hero's army by 1. Advanced Luck Increases luck of all creatures in hero's army by 2. Expert Luck Increases luck of all creatures in hero's army by 3. Luck	Magic Resistance Increases magic resistance of all creatures in hero's army by 15%. Creatures are more likely to avoid enemy magic.	Resourcefulness In the course of adventures the hero tends to find more gold and resources and be more lucky overall.	Soldier's Luck Guarantees that useful combat abilities of creatures in hero's army (like Squires' Bash, for example) will trigger more often. Contributes to: Luck Swarming Gate Luck Dead Man's Curse Gating Urgash's Call	Swarming Gate There's a ~~15-30%~~ 10-35% (depending on hero luck) chance that the gated stack will summon twice as many reinforcements as normal. Requires: Luck Soldier's Luck Contributes to: Luck Dead Man's Curse Gating Urgash's Call	Dead Man's Curse The hero has gained an ability to affect the Luck of enemy creatures. The Luck of all enemy troops is decreased by 1. Requires: Dark Magic Dark Renewal Luck Swarming Gate Dark Magic Weakening Strike Dark Magic Master of Mind Gating Mark of the Damned Luck Soldier's Luck Contributes to: Gating Urgash's Call
Basic Sorcery Speeds up hero's casting in combat. Interval between two consecutive spell casts is reduced by 10%. Advanced Sorcery Speeds up hero's casting in combat. Interval between two consecutive spell casts is reduced by 20%. Expert Sorcery Speeds up hero's casting in combat. Interval between two consecutive spell casts is reduced by 30%. Sorcery	Arcane Training Reduces casting costs of all spells by 20%.	Magic Insight Allows a hero to learn magic spells of the third circle regardless of actual skills in the respective schools of magic.	Mana Regeneration Doubles mana regeneration	Soulfire As a Demon Lord consumes corpses to restore mana, corpses may suddenly explode in a burst of fire, damaging all adjacent units including those under hero's control. Requires: Gating Consume Corpse Contributes to: Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	Arcane Brillance Adds +2 to hero's Spellpower permanently. Hero also receives a new spell in his or her spell book. Requires: Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Soulfire War Machines Tremors Summoning Magic Fire Warriors War Machines Brimstone Rain Gating Mark of the Damned War Machines Catapult Summoning Magic Master of Conjuration Gating Consume Corpse Contributes to: Destructive Magic Mana Burst
Basic Summoning Magic Allows hero to learn Summoning Magic spells of the third circle and makes Summoning Magic more effective overall. Advanced Summoning Magic Allows hero to learn Summoning Magic spells of the fourth circle and makes Summoning Magic even more effective. Expert Summoning Magic Allows hero to learn Summoning Magic spells of the fifth circle and gives maximum power to Summoning Magic. Summoning Magic	Master of Conjuration Makes Conjure Phoenix and Summon Elementals spells more powerful (effective Spellpower is increased by 4 for casting those spells). Contributes to: Summoning Magic Fire Warriors Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	Master of Earthblood Makes Fire Trap and Earthquake spells more powerful (effective Spellpower is increased by 4 for casting those spells).	Master of Life Makes Fist of Wrath and Raise Dead spells more powerful (effective Spellpower increases by 4 for casting those spells).	Fire Warriors Hero is granted the knowledge of Summon Elementals spell. Regardless of circumstances this spell will summon Fire Elementals from now on. The number of Elementals summoned is 40% greater than normal. Requires: Summoning Magic Master of Conjuration Contributes to: Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	Elemental Balance Superb knowledge of summoning magic allows the hero to counterbalance the combat situation when battling against skilled summoners. Each time the enemy uses the Summon Elementals spell, a small group of elementals of opposite aligment is automatically summoned to fight for the hero's cause. Requires: War Machines Tremors Summoning Magic Fire Warriors War Machines Brimstone Rain Gating Mark of the Damned War Machines Catapult Summoning Magic Master of Conjuration Contributes to: Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst
Basic War Machines Makes war machines more effective overall. Increases Attack, defense and Damage of Ballista. Increases Catapult's Damage and grants it a 30% chance to hit. The First Aid Tent receives increased Healing Power. Ammo Cart gains an ability to increase Attack of ranged units in hero's army by 1. Advanced War Machines Makes war machines more effective overall. Increases Attack, defense and Damage of Ballista. Increases Catapult's Damage and grants it a 40% chance to hit. The First Aid Tent receives increased Healing Power. Ammo Cart gains an ability to increase Attack of ranged units in hero's army by 2. Expert War Machines Makes war machines more effective overall. Increases Attack, Defense and Damage of Ballista. Increases Catapult's Damage and grants it a 50% chance to hit. The First Aid Tent receives increased Healing Power. Ammo Cart gains an ability to increase Attack of ranged units in hero's army by +3. War Machines	Ballista Allows manual control of the Ballista. Ballista gains one extra shot. Restores the Ballista after the battle if it was destroyed	Catapult Allows manual control of the Catapult. Catapult gains one extra shot. Restores ammo cart after the battle if it was destroyed Contributes to: War Machines Brimstone Rain War Machines Tremors Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	First Aid Allows manual control of the First Aid Tent. Restores the First Aid Tent after the battle if it was destroyed	Brimstone Rain Catapult gains another extra shot (up to 3 consecutive shots in turn if hero is proficient with catapults). Requires: War Machines Catapult Contributes to: War Machines Tremors Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst	Tremors Hero acquires Earthquake spell and the ability to cast it with shaking effect, damaging and stunning all creatures behind fortress wall Requires: War Machines Brimstone Rain Gating Mark of the Damned War Machines Catapult Contributes to: Summoning Magic Elemental Balance Sorcery Arcane Brillance Destructive Magic Mana Burst