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{{ | {{About|Only available when the official expansion, [[Armageddon's Blade]], is installed.}} | ||
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'''Conflux''' is a [[alignment|neutral alignment]] [[town]] with the [[ | '''Conflux''' is a [[alignment|neutral alignment]] [[town]] with the [[planeswalker]] and [[elementalist]] [[hero class]]es. Conflux is focused around magic and magic-related units. Conflux represents [[Elemental Planes|the elemental planes.]] | ||
Conflux represents [[Elemental Planes|the | |||
''"A Conflux is home to the Elementalist and Planeswalker. Composed primarily of elemental creatures, the Conflux also offers home to the Sprites and the elusive Phoenix. What makes Conflux towns unique is their emphasis on creatures of mid-range power. Generals continue to debate if this is the strategic strength or weakness of the town. Regardless, all agree it takes an astute commander to effectively lead a Conflux army."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 14|AB manual]]''</sup> | ''"A Conflux is home to the Elementalist and Planeswalker. Composed primarily of elemental creatures, the Conflux also offers home to the Sprites and the elusive Phoenix. What makes Conflux towns unique is their emphasis on creatures of mid-range power. Generals continue to debate if this is the strategic strength or weakness of the town. Regardless, all agree it takes an astute commander to effectively lead a Conflux army."''{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 14|AB manual]]''</sup> | ||
Conflux's [[native terrain]] is [[grass]] (replaced with [[highlands]] in [[Horn of the Abyss]]){{-wh}}. | Conflux's [[native terrain]] is [[grass]] (replaced with [[highlands]] in [[Horn of the Abyss]]){{-wh}}. | ||
===Conflux creature dwellings:=== | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Magic Lantern]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Air]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Water]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Fire]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Earth]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Altar of Thought]] | |||
* [[Conflux creature dwellings|Pyre]] | |||
==Conflux | ===Conflux specific buildings:=== | ||
* [[Magic University]] - (unique building, enables to learn any of the four magic [[secondary skill]]s) | |||
* [[Artifact Merchants]] - (allows heroes to buy or sell artifacts) | |||
* [[Garden of Life]] - ([[Pixie]]/[[Sprite]] [[horde building]], +10/week) | |||
* [[Shipyard]] - (enables town to build a [[boat]], can only be built if town is adjacent to water) | |||
* [[Aurora Borealis]] - ([[Grail]] building, all spells of the map available in [[Mage Guild]], +5k gold, +50% creature growth) | |||
* [[Vault of Ashes]]{{-wh}} - ([[Firebird]]/[[Phoenix]] [[horde building]], +1/week). | |||
{{ | ==Conflux building tree ({{sod}})== | ||
[[File:ConfluxBuildingTree.png|left|600px]] | |||
{{switch_content|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|content1=[[file:Conflux-in.png|thumb| | {{switch_content|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|content1=[[file:Conflux-in.png|thumb|right|Fully upgraded Conflux in Shadow of Death{{switch|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|switch1=[Switch to Horn of the Abyss]|switch2=[Switch to Shadow of Death]|style1=color:blue;|style2=color:blue;}}|500px]]|content2=[[file:Conflux-in (HotA).png|thumb|right|Fully upgraded Conflux in Horn of the Abyss{{switch|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|switch1=[Switch to Horn of the Abyss]|switch2=[Switch to Shadow of Death]|style1=color:blue;|style2=color:blue;}}|500px]]}} | ||
=== | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align: center; float:right;" | ||
{{ | ! class="unsortable" | <span title="The type of resource required.">Resource</span> | ||
! <span title="Cost of building the Citadel, the Castle, and all base creature dwellings, including any associated prerequisites.">Basic</span> | |||
! <span title="Cost of upgrading all creature dwellings, including any associated prerequisites.">Upgrades</span> | |||
! <span title="All buildings built and fully upgraded.">All</span> | |||
|- | |||
|{{Gold}}||22300||26500||96800 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Wood}}||30||17||145 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Ore}}||50||25||140 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Crystal}}||2||7||33 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Gem}}||2||9||35 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mercury}}||12||39||75 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Sulfur}}||2||12||38 | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=2| Troop cost/week: !!colspan=2| 28500 {{Gold}} + 4 {{Mercury}} (31100 {{Gold}} + 3 {{Mercury}} in Horn of the Abyss) | |||
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In{{-}}{{hota}} the building tree was changed: | |||
{{ | * [[Magic Lantern|Upg. Magic Lantern]] now requires [[Mage Guild|Mage Guild Level 1]] and [[Magic University]] | ||
* New building [[Vault of Ashes]] was added. It increases the growth of the [[Firebird|Firebirds/Phoenix]]es and requires [[Pyre]]. | |||
{{ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> | ||
===Common buildings=== | |||
{{Common buildings|Conflux|Ballista|+1 {{M}}|bs1={{-}}[[file:Curse.png|Curse|link=Curse]]|bs2=[[file: Death Ripple.png|Death Ripple|link=Death Ripple]]|bs3=[[file:Animate Dead.png|Animate Dead|link=Animate Dead]]|bs4={{-}}[[file:Armageddon.png|Armageddon|link=Armageddon]]|bs5=[[file:Sacrifice.png|Sacrifice|link=Sacrifice]]{{---}}{{---}}}} | |||
==Heroes== | ==Heroes== | ||
{{hero table|bgc=#{{Green | {{hero table|bgc=#{{Green 2,5}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Green 1}}; font-size: 111%; color:white; height:28px; text-align:center;" {{!}} Conflux heroes}} | ||
{{Conflux hero table}} | {{Conflux hero table}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Banned secondary skills=== | |||
Some skills are not available for certain hero classes, which means they can only acquire them from [[Scholar (Adventure Map)|Scholar]]s, [[Witch Hut]]s (except for [[Necromancy]] and [[Leadership]], if not allowed by a map-maker), [[Seer's Hut]]s, [[Event]]s or [[Pandora's Box]]es. | Some skills are not available for certain hero classes, which means they can only acquire them from [[Scholar (Adventure Map)|Scholar]]s, [[Witch Hut]]s (except for [[Necromancy]] and [[Leadership]], if not allowed by a map-maker), [[Seer's Hut]]s, [[Event]]s or [[Pandora's Box]]es. | ||
{{ | {{SS|Necromancy}} is not available for [[planeswalker]]s. | ||
{{ | {{SS|Necromancy}}, {{SS|Resistance}} and {{SS|Interference}}{{-wh}} are not available for [[elementalist]]s. | ||
==Creatures== | ==Creatures== | ||
{{switch|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|switch1=[Switch to Horn of the Abyss]|switch2=[Switch to Shadow of Death]|style1=color:blue;|style2=color:blue;}} | {{switch|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|switch1=[Switch to Horn of the Abyss]|switch2=[Switch to Shadow of Death]|style1=color:blue;|style2=color:blue;}} | ||
{{switch_content|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|content1= {{creature table|bgc=#{{Blue 1b}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Blue | {{switch_content|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|content1= {{creature table|bgc=#{{Blue 1b}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Blue 0}}; font-size: 120%; color:white; height:28px;" {{!}} Conflux creatures (Shadow of Death)}} | ||
{{Conflux creature table}} | {{Conflux creature table}} | ||
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''*'' [[Ice Elemental]]s are considered by the game to be level 4, [[Energy Elemental]]s level 5 and [[Magma Elemental]]s level 3.</br> | ''*'' [[Ice Elemental]]s are considered by the game to be level 4, [[Energy Elemental]]s level 5 and [[Magma Elemental]]s level 3.</br> | ||
''**'' Abilities not mentioned in the creature's in-game description.|content2= {{creature table|bgc=#{{Blue 1b}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Blue | ''**'' Abilities not mentioned in the creature's in-game description.|content2= {{creature table|bgc=#{{Blue 1b}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Blue 0}}; font-size: 120%; color:white; height:28px;" {{!}} Conflux creatures (Horn of the Abyss)}} | ||
{{Conflux creature table (HotA)}} | {{Conflux creature table (HotA)}} | ||
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== | == Strategy == | ||
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* Upgrade your three first level creature dwellings as soon as possible: the upgraded versions are much better than the base versions (no retaliation against sprites; storm and ice elementals are range shooters). | * Upgrade your three first level creature dwellings as soon as possible: the upgraded versions are much better than the base versions (no retaliation against sprites; storm and ice elementals are range shooters). | ||
* Both storm and ice elemental have a wide range of damage: 2-8 for storm elementals, 3-7 for ice elementals. It is both a curse and a blessing, literally speaking: you want to cast [[Bless]] on them but avoid having them [[Curse]]d as well. | * Both storm and ice elemental have a wide range of damage: 2-8 for storm elementals, 3-7 for ice elementals. It is both a curse and a blessing, literally speaking: you want to cast [[Bless]] on them but avoid having them [[Curse]]d as well. | ||
* A simple [[Ring of Vitality]] makes your pixies/sprites 33% more durable; this plus a [[Vial of Lifeblood]] doubles their durability. | * A simple [[Ring of Vitality]] makes your pixies/sprites 33% more durable; this plus a [[Vial of Lifeblood]] doubles their durability. | ||
* Statistically, the conflux's higher tier units are weaker than average. However, this is compensated by their strong low tier units, which gives the conflux an advantage over the other factions in the early game. | *Statistically, the conflux's higher tier units are weaker than average. However, this is compensated by their strong low tier units, which gives the conflux an advantage over the other factions in the early game. | ||
===Pros=== | |||
* Conflux has the highest growth of units of all towns. (excluding Necropolis with Necromancy). | *Conflux has the highest growth of units of all towns. (excluding Necropolis with Necromancy). | ||
* All [[Elementalist]]s start with one of four schools of magic as secondary skills. | *All [[Elementalist]]s start with one of four schools of magic as secondary skills. | ||
* [[Phoenix]]es are the fastest creature in the game, out-speeding all competition by a large margin, and also have a base [[growth]] of 2 (1 in {{hota}}, but with Castle and Vault of Ashes will be 3 finally which is still higher than 2 for the level 7 unit of all other towns) | *[[Phoenix]]es are the fastest creature in the game, out-speeding all competition by a large margin, and also have a base [[growth]] of 2 (1 in {{hota}}, but with Castle and Vault of Ashes will be 3 finally which is still higher than 2 for the level 7 unit of all other towns). | ||
*Average speed of Conflux units are the fastest of all towns. | |||
* Average speed of Conflux units are the fastest of all towns. | *Many units unaffected by [[Mind spells]]. | ||
* Many units unaffected by [[Mind spells]]. | *All 4 top-level units immune to [[Armageddon]], opening up for the [[Dragogeddon]] tactic. | ||
* All 4 top-level units immune to [[Armageddon]], opening up for the [[Dragogeddon]] tactic. | *Low level units are great for efficient map-clearing. | ||
* Low level units are great for efficient map-clearing. | *[[Magic University]] allows heroes to learn all 4 Magic secondary skills for 2000 Gold each. | ||
* [[Magic University]] allows heroes to learn all 4 Magic secondary skills for 2000 Gold each. | *The [[Aurora Borealis]] is the best [[Grail]] building, handing out all [[spell]]s. | ||
* The [[Aurora Borealis]] is the best [[Grail]] building, handing out all [[spell]]s | *The Elementals are unaffected by bad Morale. | ||
* The Elementals are unaffected by bad Morale. | |||
===Cons=== | |||
* No ranged units without upgrading. | * No ranged units without upgrading. | ||
* [[Pixie and Sprite|Pixies and Sprites]] have extremely low hit points. | * [[Pixie and Sprite|Pixies and Sprites]] have extremely low hit points. | ||
* [[Magma Elemental]]s are the worst level 5 unit. | * [[Magma Elemental]]s are the worst level 5 unit. | ||
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* Even though some town creatures can be used in [[Dragogeddon]] tactic, town creatures are still going to be easily overpowered after you use [[Armageddon]] spell if you can't retreat. So using this tactic is advised only if you have large amount of [[Phoenix]] troops. | * Even though some town creatures can be used in [[Dragogeddon]] tactic, town creatures are still going to be easily overpowered after you use [[Armageddon]] spell if you can't retreat. So using this tactic is advised only if you have large amount of [[Phoenix]] troops. | ||
* The [[Planeswalkers]] only have [[Hero specialty|creature specialties]] that don't scale with level and don't increase the speed of elementals, making for poor main heroes. | * The [[Planeswalkers]] only have [[Hero specialty|creature specialties]] that don't scale with level and don't increase the speed of elementals, making for poor main heroes. | ||
* This town is often considered too strong and thus is banned in many multiplayer games/tournaments. In an attempt to balance Conflux in {{hota}} the growth of Firebirds/Phoenixes was reduced from 2 to 1, but the Vault of Ashes together with a Castle allows a total growth of 3 which is still more than all other towns. Also, the gold cost of Psychic and Magic Elementals and also Firebirds and Phoenixes got increased significantly. Firebirds' fire spell immunity also got downgraded to 50% fire resistance. Finally, in HotA you are unable to get [[Pixie and Sprite|Sprites]] without the [[Mage Guild]] and [[ | * This town is often considered too strong and thus is banned in many multiplayer games/tournaments. In an attempt to balance Conflux in {{hota}} the growth of Firebirds/Phoenixes was reduced from 2 to 1, but the Vault of Ashes together with a Castle allows a total growth of 3 which is still more than all other towns. Also, the gold cost of Psychic and Magic Elementals and also Firebirds and Phoenixes got increased significantly. Firebirds' fire spell immunity also got downgraded to 50% fire resistance. Finally, in HotA you are unable to get [[Pixie and Sprite|Sprites]] without the [[Mage Guild]] and [[Magic University]], while Pixies are completely useless. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of creatures]] | * [[List of creatures]] | ||
* [[List of creatures (HotA)]] | * [[List of creatures (HotA)]] |