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'''Necropolis''' is an evil [[alignment]] [[town]] with | '''Necropolis''' is an evil [[alignment]] [[town]] with [[necromancer]] and [[Death Knight|death knight]] [[hero class]]es. Necropolis represents [[Deyja]]. | ||
''"Necropolis towns are overrun and ruled by undead creatures. They are the natural bases for the Necromancer and Death Knight hero types. Necropolis armies have many units with abilities to weaken their opponents. This quickly gives them an edge over equal or even more powerful enemy armies."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 100|RoE manual]]''</sup> | ''"Necropolis towns are overrun and ruled by undead creatures. They are the natural bases for the Necromancer and Death Knight hero types. Necropolis armies have many units with abilities to weaken their opponents. This quickly gives them an edge over equal or even more powerful enemy armies."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 100|RoE manual]]''</sup> | ||
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Necropolis' [[native terrain]] is [[dirt]]. | Necropolis' [[native terrain]] is [[dirt]]. | ||
===Necropolis creature dwellings=== | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Cursed Temple]] - ([[Skeleton]], [[Skeleton Warrior]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Graveyard]] - ([[Walking Dead]], [[Zombie]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Tomb of Souls]] - ([[Wight]], [[Wraith]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Estate]] - ([[Vampire]], [[Vampire Lord]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Mausoleum]] - ([[Lich]], [[Power Lich]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Hall of Darkness]] - ([[Black Knight]], [[Dread Knight]]) | |||
*[[Necropolis creature dwellings|Dragon Vault]] - ([[Bone Dragon]], [[Ghost Dragon]]) | |||
===Necropolis specific buildings=== | |||
* [[Cover of Darkness]] - creates unexplored area of 20 tile radius around the town for opposing players | |||
* [[Necromancy Amplifier]] - (unique building, increases [[Necromancy]] skill of all player's heroes by 10% (5% in {{hota}}){{-wh}}, stacks with each city) | |||
* [[Skeleton Transformer]] - (unique building, which transfroms any creature into [[Skeleton]], or, in case of [[Dragon]]s, [[Hydra]]s and [[Sea Serpent]]s{{-wh}} - into [[Bone Dragon]]) | |||
* [[Shipyard]] - (allows to buy [[boat]]s) | |||
* [[Soul Prison]] - ([[Grail]] building, +20% [[Necromancy]] skill for allied heroes, +5k gold per day, +50% creature growth) | |||
* [[Unearthed Graves]] - ([[Skeleton]] [[horde building]], +6/week) | |||
==Necropolis building tree== | ==Necropolis building tree== | ||
[[File:NecropolisBuildingTree.png|left|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Necropolis-in.png| | [[Image:Necropolis-in.png|right|border|500px|thumb|right|Fully upgraded {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | ! 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> | ||
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| | |{{Gold}}||33400||25500||96400 | ||
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|{{Wood}}||45||25||135 | |||
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|{{Ore}}||65||25||135 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Crystal}}||5||12||45 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Gem}}||5||12||45 | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mercury}}||5||27||60 | |||
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|{{Sulfur}}||15||7||40 | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=2| Troop cost/week: !!colspan=2| 26920 {{Gold}} + 2 {{Mercury}} | |||
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=== | ===Common buildings=== | ||
{{Necropolis | {{Common buildings|Necropolis|First aid tent|+1 {{W}} & +1 {{O}}|bs1={{-}}[[file:bless.png|Bless|link=Bless]]{{---}}[[file:Cure.png|Cure|link=Cure]]|bs2=|bs3=[[file:Destroy Undead.png|Destroy Undead|link=Destroy Undead]][[file:Hypnotize.png|Hypnotize|link=Hypnotize]]|bs4=[[file: prayer.png|Prayer|link=Prayer]]|bs5=[[file:Summon Fire Elemental.png|Summon Fire Elemental|link=Summon Fire Elemental]]{{-}}[[file: Magic Mirror.png|Magic Mirror|link=Magic Mirror]]{{-}}[[file: Summon Water Elemental.png|Summon Water Elemental|link=Summon Water Elemental]]}} | ||
==Heroes== | ==Heroes== | ||
{{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= {{hero table|bgc=#{{Green | {{switch_content|tag1=sod|tag2=hota|content1= {{hero table|bgc=#{{Green 2,5}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Green 1}}; font-size: 120%; color:white; height:28px; text-align:center;" {{!}} {{PAGENAME}} heroes (Shadow of Death)}} | ||
{{{{PAGENAME}} hero table}} | {{{{PAGENAME}} hero table}} | ||
{{T!}}|content2= {{hero table|bgc=#{{Green | {{T!}}|content2= {{hero table|bgc=#{{Green 2,5}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Green 1}}; font-size: 120%; color:white; height:28px; text-align:center;" {{!}} {{PAGENAME}} heroes (Horn of the Abyss)}} | ||
{{Hero table row|Charna|image=Charna|Death{{-}}Knight|Wights|Basic Necromancy|Basic Tactics|spell=Magic Arrow}} | {{Hero table row|Charna|image=Charna|Death{{-}}Knight|Wights|Basic Necromancy|Basic Tactics|spell=Magic Arrow}} | ||
{{Hero table row|Clavius|image=Clavius|Death{{-}}Knight|Gold|Basic Necromancy|Basic Offense|spell=Magic Arrow}} | {{Hero table row|Clavius|image=Clavius|Death{{-}}Knight|Gold|Basic Necromancy|Basic Offense|spell=Magic Arrow}} | ||
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{{T!}}}} | {{T!}}}} | ||
===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. | ||
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==Creatures== | ==Creatures== | ||
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{{Necropolis creature table}} | {{Necropolis creature table}} | ||
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{{user commentary| | {{user commentary| | ||
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* Even without necromancy, you can turn any creature into [[Skeletons]]. This means that free level 1 map dwelling (like for [[Gremlins]] and [[Imps]]) will give you free skeletons indirectly, thanks to the [[Skeleton Transformer]]. That means you don't even need wandering enemies or the Necromancy secondary skill to raise huge hordes of skeletons as the Necropolis, and outnumber other towns. | * Even without necromancy, you can turn any creature into [[Skeletons]]. This means that free level 1 map dwelling (like for [[Gremlins]] and [[Imps]]) will give you free skeletons indirectly, thanks to the [[Skeleton Transformer]]. That means you don't even need wandering enemies or the Necromancy secondary skill to raise huge hordes of skeletons as the Necropolis, and outnumber other towns. | ||
* [https://www.celestialheavens.com/viewpage.php?id{{=}}445 Strategy Guide for Necropolis from Jolly Joker on Celestial Heavens] | |||
===Pros=== | |||
*A variety of good heroes to choose from. | *A variety of good heroes to choose from. | ||
*A variety of strategies available. | *A variety of strategies available. | ||
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*Both Necropolis hero types begin with a spell book. | *Both Necropolis hero types begin with a spell book. | ||
===Cons=== | |||
* Necropolis produces the least amount of units per week. (Not counting Necromancy). | * Necropolis produces the least amount of units per week. (Not counting Necromancy). | ||
* [[Walking Dead]] and [[Zombie]]s slow armies down. | * [[Walking Dead]] and [[Zombie]]s slow armies down. | ||
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* [[Armageddon]] spell is in the Mage Guild, but is useless for Necropolis units since the undead don't have fire magic immunity. Moreover, a [[Rampart]], [[Inferno]], [[Dungeon]], or [[Conflux]] hero may capture a Necropolis and learn Armageddon, which will be used in a proper way via [[dragogeddon]]. | * [[Armageddon]] spell is in the Mage Guild, but is useless for Necropolis units since the undead don't have fire magic immunity. Moreover, a [[Rampart]], [[Inferno]], [[Dungeon]], or [[Conflux]] hero may capture a Necropolis and learn Armageddon, which will be used in a proper way via [[dragogeddon]]. | ||
* Dirt which is Necropolis's [[native terrain]] doesn't give any [[movement penalty]] to the enemy. | * Dirt which is Necropolis's [[native terrain]] doesn't give any [[movement penalty]] to the enemy. | ||
* This town is often considered too strong and thus is ''banned'' in many multiplayer games/tournaments. In {{hota}} | * This town is often considered too strong and thus is ''banned'' in many multiplayer games/tournaments. In {{hota}} all percentages for [[Necromancy]] got halved in an attempt to balance this and also [[Galthran]] got replaced by [[Ranloo]]. | ||
=== Some thoughts === | |||
If you can upgrade your Estate early, you should do so. The Vampire Lords are one of the best 4th-level creatures in the game. Since they draw life from their enemy, and resurrect themselves, they can be used to single-handedly take out large numbers of low-level creatures. Combine with "counterstrike" to get even better effect. | If you can upgrade your Estate early, you should do so. The Vampire Lords are one of the best 4th-level creatures in the game. Since they draw life from their enemy, and resurrect themselves, they can be used to single-handedly take out large numbers of low-level creatures. Combine with "counterstrike" to get even better effect. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of creatures]] | * [[List of creatures]] | ||
* [[List of creatures (HotA)]] | * [[List of creatures (HotA)]] | ||
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[[Category: Necropolis]] | [[Category: Necropolis]] | ||
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