List of spells

Combat Damage Spells

Name	School	Lvl	Cost	Damage Equation	AOE Size	1   Dmg	1   Dmg/SP	10   Dmg	10   Dmg/SP	25   Dmg	25   Dmg/SP	Notes	Creature Caster
Magic Arrow	All	1	5/4	10/20/30 + (power × 10)	1	40	10	130	32.5	280	70
Lightning Bolt		2	10/8	10/20/50 + (power × 25)	1	75	9.38	300	37.5	675	84.38		1
Destroy Undead		3	15/12	10/20/50 + (power × 10)	*	60*	5*	150*	12.5*	300*	25*	Damages all undead troops
Chain Lightning		4	24/20	25/50/100 + (power × 40)	*	140*	7*	500*	25*	1100*	55*	Strikes up to 5 troops
Titan's Lightning Bolt		5	0	600	1	600	inf	600	inf	600	inf	Requires Titan's Thunder
Death Ripple		2	10/8	10/20/30 + (power × 5)	*	35*	4.375*	80*	10*	155*	19.38*	Damages all living troops
Meteor Shower		4	16/12	25/50/100 + (power × 25)	3-wide	125*	10.42*	350*	29.17*	725*	60.42*
Implosion		5	25/20	100/200/300 + (power × 75)	1	375	18.75	1050	52.5	2175	108.75
Fire Wall		2	8/6	10/20/50 + (power × 15) 10/20/50 + (power × 10)	2/3-hex	65* 60*	10.83* 10*	200* 150*	33.33* 25*	425* 300*	70.83* 50*	Damages all units passing through hexes
Fireball		3	15/12	15/30/60 + (power × 10)	3-wide	70*	5.83*	160*	13.34*	310*	25.83*
Land Mine		3	18/15	25/50/100 + (power × 10)	4/6/8-hex	110*	7.33*	200*	13.34*	350*	23.33*	Damages first unit passing through each hex
Armageddon		4	24/20	30/60/120 + (power × 40) 30/60/120 + (power × 50)	*	160* 170*	8* 8.5*	520* 620*	26* 31*	1120* 1370*	56* 68.5*	Damages all troops
Inferno		4	16/12	20/40/80 + (power × 10)	5-wide	90*	7.5*	180*	15*	330*	27.5*
Ice Bolt		2	8/6	10/20/50 + (power × 20)	1	70	11.67	250	41.67	550	91.67
Frost Ring		3	12/9	15/30/60 + (power × 10)	3-wide	70*	7.78*	160*	17.78*	310*	34.4*	Does not damage center hex.

¹ NOTE: These creatures cast a modified version of the spell. See the corresponding creature page for details.

(*) NOTE: All damage/spell point efficiency is calculated based on:

• Hitting one target
• Expert proficiency

Combat Non-Damage Spells

Name	School	Lvl	Cost	Type	Effect	Creature Caster	Artifact Caster
Haste		1	6/5	Buff	Increases the speed of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/5.
Disrupting Ray		2	10/8	Debuff	Reduces the defense of the selected unit by 3/4/5.
Fortune		2	7/5	Buff	Increases the luck of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2.
Precision		2	8/6	Buff	Increases the ranged attack of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6.
Protection from Air		2	7/5	Buff	Reduces the damage received from Air Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75% 30%/50% .
Air Shield		3	12/9	Buff	Reduces the damage received from ranged attacks by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 25%/50%.
Hypnotize		3	18/15	Debuff	Target enemy troop of less than (10/20/50 + (power × 25)) health is put under your control.
Counterstrike		4	24/20	Buff	Target/All allied troop(s) can retaliate against 1/2 additional attacks per round.
Magic Mirror		5	25/20	Buff	Target allied troop has a 20%/30%40% chance of being reflecting enemy spells to a random enemy troop.
Summon Air Elemental		5	25/20	Utility	Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4)  Air Elementals.
Shield		1	5/4	Buff	Reduces the damage received from hand-to-hand attacks by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 15%/30%.
Slow		1	6/5	Debuff	Reduces the speed of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 75%/(50% + 1) 75%/50% .
Stone Skin		1	5/4	Buff	Increases the defense of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6.
Quicksand		2	8/6	Utility	Quicksand pits are placed in 4/6/8 random hexes.
Animate Dead		3	15/12	Utility	Reanimates (30/60/160 + (power × 50)) HP of killed friendly undead creatures permanently.
Anti-Magic		3	15/12	Buff	Target, allied troop becomes immune to spells with max level 3/4/5.
Earthquake		3	20/17	Utility	Does one point of damage to 2/3/4 random castle walls during siege combat.
Force Field		3	12/9	Utility	A 2/3-hex wide force wall is created at target hex. Movement through these hexes is blocked.
Protection from Earth		3	12/9	Buff	Reduces the damage received from Earth Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75% 30%/50% .
Resurrection		4	20/16	Utility	Reanimates (40/80/160 + (power × 50)) HP of killed friendly living creatures for the current battle/permanently.	1
Sorrow		4	16/12	Debuff	Reduces the morale of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 1/2.
Summon Earth Elemental		5	25/20	Utility	Summons a troop of (power × 2/2.5/3 2/3/4 )  Earth Elementals.
Bloodlust		1	5/4	Buff	Increases the attack strength for hand-to-hand attacks of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 3/6.
Curse		1	6/5	Debuff	Causes the selected/all enemy unit(s) to inflict minimum damage/(minimum damage - 1) when attacking.
Protection from Fire		1	5/4	Buff	Reduces the damage received from Fire Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75% 30%/50% .
Blind		2	10/8	Debuff	Selected enemy unit cannot act until attacked, dispelled or effect wears off. Retaliates at 50%/25%/0% strength.
Misfortune		3	12/9	Debuff	Reduces the luck of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2.
Berserk		4	20/16	Debuff	Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 1/2/3 hex radius affected.
Fire Shield		4	16/12	Buff	20%/25%/30% of hand-to-hand damage inflicted on target, allied troop is counter-inflicted on attackers of the troop.
Frenzy		4	16/12	Buff	Friendly troop's attack is increased by 100%/150%/200% of its defense and its defense is reduced to 0.
Slayer		4	16/12	Buff	Target allied troop's attack is increased by 8 against (Bsc) behemoths, dragons, and hydras, firebirds , and sea serpents/haspids /(Adv) devils and angels/(Exp) giants/titans.
Sacrifice		5	25/20	Utility	Target, non-undead friendly troop is sacrificed. Reanimates (power + sac'd troop's base HP + 3/6/10) × # sac'd) HP of non-undead friendly creatures permanently.
Summon Fire Elemental		5	25/20	Utility	Summons a troop of (power × 2/2.5/3 2/3/4 )  Fire Elementals Fire Elementals.
Bless		1	5/4	Buff	Causes the selected/all friendly unit(s) to inflict maximum damage/(maximum damage + 1) when attacking.
Cure		1	6/5	Utility	Removes all negative spell effects from the selected/all friendly unit(s) and heals for (10/20/30 + (power x 5)) HP
Dispel		1	5/4	Utility	Removes all spell effects from the (Bsc) selected friendly/(Adv) selected enemy/(Exp) all unit(s).
Protection from Water		1	5/4	Buff	Reduces the damage received from Water Spells by the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 50%/75% 30%/50% .
Remove Obstacle		2	7/5	Utility	Removes a (Bsc) non-magic obstacle/(Adv) Fire Wall/(Exp) magical obstacle from the battlefield. Integrated obstacles (such as cliffs) are not affected.
Weakness		2	8/6	Debuff	Reduces the attack of the selected/all enemy unit(s) by 3/6.
Forgetfulness		3	12/9	Debuff	Targets a selected/all enemy ranged troop(s). (Bsc) Half/(Adv) All the creatures cannot shoot. Half the creatures cannot melee attack.
Mirth		3	12/9	Buff	Increases the morale of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 1/2.
Teleport		3	15/12/6/3	Utility	Target allied troop instantly moves to an unoccupied target hex. (Bsc) Except over walls or moats. (Adv) Except over moats. (Exp) No restrictions.
Clone		4	24/20	Utility	Creates a duplicate of target, friendly troop with max level 5/6/7. The duplicate is dispelled if it receives any damage.
Prayer		4	16/12	Buff	Increases the attack, defense, and speed of the selected/all friendly unit(s) by 2/4.
Summon Water Elemental		5	25/20	Utility	Summons a troop of (power × 2/3/4)  Water Elementals.

¹ NOTE: These creatures cast a modified version of the spell. See the corresponding creature page for details.

Adventure Map Spells

Name	School	Lvl	Cost	Effect
Visions	All	2	4/2	(Bas) Increases information shown in scouting reports about wandering creatures. Range = SP (Adv) Additionally reveals the information about enemy heroes. Range is increased to SP×2 (Exp) Additionally reveals the information about enemy towns. Range is increased to SP×3
View Air		1	2/1	(Bas) Displays the location of all artifacts on the view world screen. (Adv) Displays the location of all artifacts and heroes on the view world screen. (Exp) Displays the location of all artifacts, heroes, and towns on the view world screen.
Disguise		2	4/2	(Bas) Shows to enemies all the units in the caster's army as the most powerful unit. (Adv) Hides the numbers of creatures in each stack. (Exp) Shows all the units in the caster's army as the most powerful unit affiliated to the starting town.
Dimension Door		5	25/20	Teleports hero to a selected location on the adventure map. The spell may be cast 1/2/3/4 times per day. Reduces the hero's movement by 300 (bas)/200 (exp) movement points.
Fly		5	20/15	Allows the hero to move over water/obstacles with 40%/20%/0% penalty.
View Earth		1	2/1	(Bas) Displays the location of all resources on the view world screen. (Adv) Displays the location of all resources and mines on the view world screen. (Exp) Displays the location of all resources, mines and terrain on the view world screen.
Town Portal		4	16/12	Hero is teleported to the nearest (bas) or any (adv) allied unoccupied town. Reduces the hero's movement by 300 (bas)/200 (exp) movement points.
Summon Boat		1	8/7	50%/75%/100% chance to summon the closest unoccupied boat to the hero's location. Can summon player/neutral owned (bas) or enemy's (adv) boats. (Adv) Creates a boat if no eligible boats exist.
Scuttle Boat		2	8/6	50%/75%/100% chance to destroy an unoccupied boat in the visibility zone.
Water Walk		4	12/8	Allows the hero to move over water with 40%/20%/0% movement cost penalty.

See also

• Horn of the Abyss (Documentation)#Spells 2