Land Mine

School of Fire Magic

Level 1

Bloodlust

Curse

Magic Arrow *

Protection from Fire

Level 2

Blind

Fire Wall

Visions *

Level 3

Fireball

Land Mine

Misfortune

Level 4

Armageddon

Berserk

Fire Shield

Frenzy

Inferno

Slayer

Level 5

Sacrifice

Summon Fire Elemental

School of Air Magic

School of Earth Magic

School of Water Magic

Land Mine
	School:	Fire Magic
	Level:	3rd
	Cost:	18/15
	Duration:	Until touched
Basic effect
Landmines are placed in four random hexes on the battlefield. A troop stepping on a mine takes ((Power x 10) + 25) damage. Enemy creatures battling on their native terrain can see the mines and can cross them safely. To all others they are invisible.
Advanced effect
Same as basic effect, except that six mines are placed, and damage is ((Power x 10) + 50).
Expert effect
Same as basic effect, except that eight mines are placed, and damage is ((Power x 10) + 100).
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   24 Rampart   24 Tower   32 (24*) Inferno   25 Necropolis   25 Dungeon   35 Stronghold   24 Fortress   9 Conflux   13 Cove    13 Factory    24 * Without Library

Land Mine is a 3rd level spell in the School of Fire Magic.

Produces a number of land mines at random locations. All friendly troops can cross the mines safely. All enemy troops, except those immune, will take damage from the mines, but this spell cannot be cast if the enemy started the battle with at least one unit fighting on its Native Terrain which is not immune to the effects of the spell.

In the event the enemy started the battle with only troops that are immune to the effects of this spell, whether or not said enemy units are fighting on native terrain, the spell can still be cast, and the mines will be placed, but this of course will be a waste unless the enemy summons elementals later in the battle.

The Tower garrison land mines will do damage to any enemy troop not immune to the effects of this spell, even Tower troops native to snow. As with the Land Mine spell, all friendly creatures can cross the mines safely.

AI cannot cast this spell.

Heroes starting with Land Mine:

• Victoria the Artificer 

Heroes specialising in Land Mine:

• Victoria the Artificer 

Creatures immune to Land Mine:

•   Green and Gold Dragons
•   Red and Black Dragons
•  Azure Dragons

•  Magic Elementals

•   Efreet and Efreet Sultans

•   Fire and Energy Elementals
•  Firebirds ^{*(not in Horn of the Abyss)}  and  Phoenixes

User commentary

[Show user commentary] [Hide user commentary]

Land Mine is a terrible spell really, far too expensive, deals far too little damage and it lacks the stopping power of Quicksand. Expert fire magic increases the damage significantly, from 4 to 8 mines and 25 to 100 base damage. Even at only 1 power, an expert fire mage can output 880 damage with a single cast. This is very situational however, requiring the right levelup rolls and finding the spell early enough for it to still be useful despite its terrible scaling.