Wizard's abilities - p. 1

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Warriors and wizards have very similar development trees - but differences are rather big. Depends from class, heroes will have access to expanded or shortened set of abilities - mages specialize in Magic and warriors in Might. Of course there is nothing wrong with sword fighting wizard - but you have to that the most powerful spells will be unavailable for him (the other way round with a warrior).

This is a summary of all Magic abilities with description. Numbers are approximate (here I put them for typical 15 leveled hero, 21 magic power).

Air

Available for: Haven, Sanctuary, Stronghold, Inferno and Necropolis

Name	Reputation	Level	Mana cost	Description	Remarks
Storm Winds I	Tears	1	15	All enemy shooters get -18% to damages. Lasts 5 turns.	Useful only during fighting with big army of shooters - it means very rarely.
Storm Winds II	Tears	2	0 (ive ability)	All unites treated with Storm Winds I get 224 damages and become stunned. Requires Storm Winds I.	Useful strengthening of spell. Take, if you have previous level.
Summon Air Elemental	Tears	3	45	Summon 9 Air Elementals.	This unit cast a chain lighting - so it's powerful. But on this level we can have better.
Air Magic I	Neutral	1	0 (ive ability)	Increases hero's magic power about 3 during casting air spells.	If we gonna specialize in air spells - it's useful.
Air Magic II	Neutral	2	0 (ive ability)	Increases hero's magic power about 3 during casting air spells. Requires Air Magic I.	Like above
Air Magic III	Neutral	3	0 (ive ability)	Increases hero's magic power about 3 during casting air spells. Requires Air Magic II.	Like above
Grounded	Neutral	1	15	Enemy's unit can't fly for 5 turn.	Flying units are only about 15% of all - rather not useful.
Storm Arrows	Blood	1	15	Chosen shooting unit has no distance penalty and cause 40% more damage during 2 turns.	Bonus to attack is big - take it!
Lighting	Blood	2	30	Cause 426 damage to chosen unit.	It's powerful but requires experienced hero - medium useful.
Chain Lighting	Blood	3	45	Cause 466 damages to unit, and jump to the two another, at each jump causing half less damages. Requires Lighting.	3rd level spell should buff our army or curse enemy's - damaging is useless at this stage..
Thunderclap	Blood	2	0 (ive ability)	All air damages has 75% to stun attacked enemy.	Nice thing to mix with Storm Winds and Summon Air Elemental.

Fire

Available for: Haven, Stronghold, Inferno

Name	Reputation	Level	Mana cost	Description	Remarks
Burning determination	Tears	1	15	Morale of unit increases by 154 and can't be changed during next 2 turns. Eliminate all negatives things affecting unit's morale.	154 to morale - it's obligatory ability.
Mass burning determination	Tears	2	40	All army morale increased by 50 and can't be changed during next 2 turns. Eliminate all negatives things affecting units morale. Requires Burning determination	Huge bonus for all army - one of the best ability in the game.
Fire shield	Tears	1	15	Increases magic defence +39 for 4 turns. Damages attacking units with power equal to amount of charmed units (during 1 turn).	If we have large armies of weak units, it'll cause monstrous damages - but only during one turn.
Summon Fire Elemental	Tears	3	45	Summons 13 Fire Elemental	Rather powerful shooters, but it's worthless on such high level.
Fire Magic I	Neutral	1	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Fire spells.	If we are gonna specialize in Fire Magic it's good choice.
Fire Magic II	Neutral	2	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Fire spells. Requires Fire Magic I	Like above
Fire Magic III	Neutral	3	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Fire spells. Requires Fire Magic II	Like above
Fire bolt	Blood	1	15	Cause 493 damages to chosen unit	It's really powerful hit - useful at the beginning
Fireball	Blood	2	30	Cause 284 damages to chosen unit and half of it in nearest area (field 3x3)	Damages are very small.
Fire storm	Blood	3	45	Cause 149 fire damages on 5x5 field. Requires Fireball	15th level hero shouldn't invest in damaging spells
Immolation	Blood	2	0(ive ability)	All fire spells cause 21% more damages during first two turns.	It's better to buff units, than damages.
Frenzy	Blood	3	55	Chosen unit (friendly or enemy's) attacks nearest troop with 5% bonus to attack. It doesn't consume unit's action.	Who would need that? It also spends large amount of mana
Inner Fire	Blood	1	10	Rises unit's attack about 56% and its initiative by 10. Lasts 2 turns.	Very useful and powerful spell - especially in upgraded version.
Mass Inner Fire	Blood	2	40	+25% and +5 initiative to all hero's army. Lasts 2 turns. Requires Inner Fire.	One of the most powerful ability in the game

Earth

Available for: Haven, Sanctuary, Stronghold, Necropolis, Inferno

Name	Reputation	Level	Mana cost	Description	Remarks
Regeneration	Tears	1	15	Heals unit's 147 HP per turn. Lasts 5 turns.	Very useful at the beginning of a game.
Mass Regeneration	Tears	2	40	Heals all army 54 HP per turn. Lasts 5 turn. Requires Regeneration.	Not very useful at this stage of game.
Rockwalls	Tears	2	40	Creates stone-cover, which disappear after 2 turns.	Worthless
Summon Earth Elemental	Tears	3	45	Summon 11 Earth Elementals	Earth Elementals are rather strong and regenerate very fast, but rather not useful at this stage of the game.
Stone Skin	Tears	1	15	Decreases physical damages about 39%. Lasts 5 turns	Quite powerful, but there are better spells.
Mass Stone Skin	Tears	2	40	Decreases physical damages for all army about 18%. Lasts 5 turns. Requires Stone Skin.	Rather powerful but medium useful.
Petrification	Tears	3	45	Changes unit (friendly or enemy's) in a stone for 5 turns, protecting it from all damages. Charmed enemies can't move, our troops can but it cancels a spell.	It's better to invest in blindness (light magic)
Earth Magic I	Neutral	1	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Earth spells.	If we are gonna specialize in Earth Magic it's good choice.
Earth Magic II	Neutral	2	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Earth spells. Requires Earth Magic I.	Like above
Earth Magic III	Neutral	3	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Earth spells. Requires Earth Magic II	Like above
Erosion	Blood	2	15	Causes 2 damage points to chosen wall or tower	It's like one hit of big unit - rather not good ability.
Earthquake	Blood	3	45	Causes 3 damage points to all walls and towers in a 4x4 area. Hit units (all) get stunned.	Very useful during sieges - we'll quickly destroy gates and nearest walls.
Poison Cloud	Blood	3	55	Cause 156 damages per turn to every unit which move through poisoned area (3x3). Lasts til the end of battle.	Kind a useful during sieges, but there are better abilities.

Water

Available for: Sanctuary, Stronghold, Necropolis

Name	Reputation	Level	Mana cost	Description	Remarks
Ice Armor	Tears	1	15	+24 to unit's defence. Who attacks it, is affected with chill. Lasts 4 turns.	Useful, if we push our troop to much forward.
Mass Ice Armor	Tears	2	40	+10 to all army defence. All enemies who attacked get chilled. Lasts 4 turns, requires Ice Armor.	Powerful strengthening of our army
Ice Wall	Tears	2	30	Creates on chosen area wall 3x1 fields. Nearest units get chilled. It's counted like a cover.	Rather worthless, unless you want to protect your shooters (but they lost a turn)
Summon Water Elemental	Tears	3	45	Summon 9 Water Elementals	On this stage of a game summoning is a bad idea.
Frozen Ground	Tears	2	30	Creates invisible for enemy frozen ground (3x3 fields). If opponent's unit come up to it, it lose a turn, revealing localisation of a trap.	Useful during sieges.
Water Magic I	Neutral	1	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Water spells.	If we are gonna specialize in Water Magic it's good choice.
Water Magic II	Neutral	2	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Water spells. Requires Water Magic I.	Like above
Water Magic III	Neutral	3	0 (ive ability)	Increases magic power +3, when hero casts Water spells. Requires Water Magic II.	Like above
Eternal Winter	Neutral	2	0 (ive ability)	Chill effect lasts 1 turn longer.	Huge improvement for all Water Magic abilities. Worthy if we specialize in it. Especially combined with Mass Ice Armor.
Ice Bolt	Blood	1	15	Cause 155 to unit. It gets frozen.	Useful if we are going to get rid of some unit for few turns.
Blizzard	Blood	2	30	Creates a blizzard on the area 4x4 fields which causes 75 damages and chills all enemies inside this ground. Lasts 2 turns.	It's worthless.
Circle of Winter	Blood	3	45	Causes 212 damages in a circle (3x3) chosen by a player. Hit units are chilled.	At this stage of the game - useless.
Ice Breaker	Blood	2	0 (ive ability)	Hero's units get +72 to luck during attacking frozen enemies. It's cancelled frozing effect.	Frozen is rarely effect - we'll rather chill our enemies.

Might & Magic: Heroes VI

October 13, 2011

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