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'''Creature''' is general word for all entities a hero can encounter or hire in {{homm3}}. It can be interchangeably used with unit, troop or monster. However, the original manual uses the word 'creature'.  
{{TroopStack}}
'''Creature''' is a term for all entities a hero can encounter or hire in {{homm3}}. The word is interchangeably used with '''unit''', '''troop''' and '''troop stack'''. Typically, the words troop and troop stack are used when talking about hero's army. The original {{roe}} manual states, that armies are made up of creatures arranged in groups called troops.


In the [[adventure map]] creatures appear in stacks. A player can not see exactly how many creatures there are, but he can see a rough estimation.
In the [[adventure map]], creatures appear in [[wandering creature]] stacks. Without [[Visions]] spell or [[Rogues]] in the army, a player can not see exactly how many creatures there are, but they can see a rough estimation as seen in the table below.


On the [[battlefield]], Creatures appear in [[troop stack|stack]]s. Stacks take their turns according to [[Speed#Speed as initiative|initiative]] and can move and/or attack on their turn.  When a stack takes damage, the 'top' unit of the stack loses health, and when it reaches 0 health it reduces the size of the stack by one and reveals the next-top creature, which starts with full health (unless the damage taken exceeds the current health of the previous top creature, in which case the new top creatures loses health accordingly).  A stack deals damage according to the number of creatures in it.  When the last creature in a stack dies, it leaves a corpse on the battlefield which can be the target of spells/abilities like [[resurrection]].  All of the creatures that were in a stack at the start of the battle are in the corpse (rather than, say, the stack leaving small corpses behind every time any of the creatures in it die).


{| style="background-color: #CCCCFF; border-width: 0px;" cellpadding="3";
Every creature has its own sound effects:
|- align=center bgcolor=9999FF
* Battlefield sound effects, which include those related to an attack by a creature (e.g. shooting), its special ability, damage after which at least one creature remains alive (some of them may be killed), and damage fatal to the whole stack. Usually they are the same for basic and upgraded versions of units (exceptions include [[Angel and Archangel|Angels and Archangels]]). If a creature's special ability is related to a spell, it has the same sound effect (e.g. Archangels' [[Resurrection]]), while completely unique abilities (e.g. [[Vampire and Vampire Lord|Vampire Lords']] [[life drain]]) have their own sounds.
| '''Amount'''
* Sound effects you hear when getting close to an external dwelling. There are ones which are the same for different units. For example, near the most buildings of [[Necropolis]] units you can hear dreadful moaning, and for some reason, [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Elves]] and [[Goblin and Hobgoblin|Goblins]] share the same crude speech.
| '''Range'''
|- 
| Few
| align=center | 1–4
|-
| Several
| align=center | 5–9
|-
|Pack
| align=center | 10–19
|-
|Lots
| align=center | 20–49
|-
|Horde
| align=center | 50–99
|-
|Throng
| align=center | 100–249
|-
|Swarm
| align=center | 250–499
|-
|Zounds
| align=center | 500–999
|-
|Legion
| align=center | 1000–9999
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Tier'''
|'''Castle'''
|'''Dungeon'''
|'''Fortress'''
|'''Inferno'''
|'''Necropolis'''
|'''Rampart'''
|'''Stronghold'''
|'''Tower'''
|'''Conflux'''
|'''Neutral'''


|-
== See also ==
|1
* [[List of creatures]]
|[[File: Creature Pikeman.gif|Att: 4  Def: 5  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 10  $60 (x14)|link=Pikeman]]
|[[File: Creature Troglodyte.gif|Att: 4  Def: 3  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 5  $50 (x14)|link=Troglodyte]]
|[[File: Creature Gnoll.gif|Att: 3  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 6  $50 (x12)|link=Gnoll]]
|[[File: Creature Imp.gif|Att: 2  Def: 3  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 4  $50 (x15)|link=Imp]]
|[[File: Creature Skeleton.gif|Att: 5  Def: 4  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 6  $60 (x12)|link=Skeleton]]
|[[File: Creature Centaur.gif|Att: 5  Def: 3  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 8  $70 (x14)|link=Centaur]]
|[[File: Creature Goblin.gif|Att: 4  Def: 2  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 5  $40 (x15)|link=Goblin]]
|[[File: Creature Gremlin.gif|Att: 3  Def: 3  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 4  $30 (x16)|link=Gremlin]]
|[[File: Creature Pixie.gif|Att: 2  Def: 2  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 3  $25 (x20)|link=Pixie]]
|[[File: Creature Peasant.gif|Att: 1  Def: 1  Dmg: 1  HP: 1  $10 (x1)|link=Peasant]]
|-
|
|[[Pikeman]]
|[[Troglodyte]]
|[[Gnoll]]
|[[Imp]]
|[[Skeleton]]
|[[Centaur]]
|[[Goblin]]
|[[Gremlin]]
|[[Pixie]]
|[[Peasant]]
|-
|1.5
|[[File: Creature Halberdier.gif|Att: 6  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 10  $75 (x14)|link=Halberdier]]
|[[File: Creature Infernaltroglodyte.gif|Att: 5  Def: 4  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 6  $65 (x14)|link=Infernal Troglodyte]]
|[[File: Creature Gnollmarauder.gif|Att: 4  Def: 6  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 6  $70 (x12)|link=Gnoll Marauder]]
|[[File: Creature Familiar.gif|Att: 4  Def: 4  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 4  $60 (x15)|link=Familiar]]
|[[File: Creature Skeletonwarrior.gif|Att: 6  Def: 6  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 6  $70 (x12)|link=Skeleton Warrior]]
|[[File: Creature Centaurcaptain.gif|Att: 6  Def: 3  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 10  $90 (x14)|link=Centaur Captain]]
|[[File: Creature Hobgoblin.gif|Att: 5  Def: 3  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 5  $50 (x15)|link=Hobgoblin]]
|[[File: Creature Mastergremlin.gif|Att: 4  Def: 4  Dmg: 1-2  HP: 4  $40 (x16)|link=Master Gremlin]]
|[[File: Creature Sprite.gif|Att: 2  Def: 2  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 3  $30 (x20)|link=Sprite]]
|[[File: Creature Halfling.gif|Att: 4  Def: 2  Dmg: 1-3  HP: 4  $40 (x1)|link=Halfling]]
|-
|
|[[Halberdier]]
|[[Infernal Troglodyte]]
|[[Gnoll Marauder]]
|[[Familiar]]
|[[Skeleton Warrior]]
|[[Centaur Captain]]
|[[Hobgoblin]]
|[[Master Gremlin]]
|[[Sprite]]
|[[Halfling]]
|-
|2
|[[File: Creature Archer.gif|Att: 6  Def: 3  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 10  $100 (x9)|link=Archer]]
|[[File: Creature Harpy.gif|Att: 6  Def: 5  Dmg: 1-4  HP: 14  $130 (x8)|link=Harpy]]
|[[File: Creature Lizardman.gif|Att: 5  Def: 6  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 14  $110 (x9)|link=Lizardman]]
|[[File: Creature Gog.gif|Att: 6  Def: 4  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 13  $125 (x8)|link=Gog]]
|[[File: Creature Walkingdead.gif|Att: 5  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 15  $100 (x8)|link=Walking Dead]]
|[[File: Creature Dwarf.gif|Att: 6  Def: 7  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 20  $120 (x8)|link=Dwarf]]
|[[File: Creature Wolfrider.gif|Att: 7  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 10  $100 (x9)|link=Wolf Rider]]
|[[File: Creature Stonegargoyle.gif|Att: 6  Def: 6  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 16  $130 (x9)|link=Stone Gargoyle]]
|[[File: Creature Airelemental.gif|Att: 9  Def: 9  Dmg: 2-8  HP: 25  $250 (x6)|link=Air Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Rogue.gif|Att: 8  Def: 3  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 3  $100 (x1)|link=Rogue]]
|-
|
|[[Archer]]
|[[Harpy]]
|[[Lizardman]]
|[[Gog]]
|[[Walking Dead]]
|[[Dwarf]]
|[[Wolf Rider]]
|[[Stone Gargoyle]]
|[[Air Elemental]]
|[[Rogue]]
|-
|2.5
|[[File: Creature Marksman.gif|Att: 6  Def: 3  Dmg: 4-6  HP: 10  $150 (x9)|link=Marksman]]
|[[File: Creature Harpyhag.gif|Att: 6  Def: 6  Dmg: 1-4  HP: 14  $170 (x8)|link=Harpy Hag]]
|[[File: Creature Lizardwarrior.gif|Att: 6  Def: 8  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 15  $140 (x9)|link=Lizard Warrior]]
|[[File: Creature Magog.gif|Att: 7  Def: 4  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 13  $175 (x8)|link=Magog]]
|[[File: Creature Zombie.gif|Att: 5  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 20  $125 (x8)|link=Zombie]]
|[[File: Creature Battledwarf.gif|Att: 7  Def: 7  Dmg: 2-4  HP: 20  $150 (x8)|link=Battle Dwarf]]
|[[File: Creature Wolfraider.gif|Att: 8  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 10  $140 (x9)|link=Wolf Raider]]
|[[File: Creature Obsidiangargoyle.gif|Att: 7  Def: 7  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 16  $160 (x9)|link=Obsidian Gargoyle]]
|[[File: Creature Stormelemental.gif|Att: 9  Def: 9  Dmg: 2-8  HP: 25  $275 (x6)|link=Storm Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Boar.gif|Att: 6  Def: 5  Dmg: 2-3  HP: 15  $150 (x1)|link=Boar]]
|-
|
|[[Marksman]]
|[[Harpy Hag]]
|[[Lizard Warrior]]
|[[Magog]]
|[[Zombie]]
|[[Battle Dwarf]]
|[[Wolf Raider]]
|[[Obsidian Gargoyle]]
|[[Storm Elemental]]
|[[Boar]]
|-
|3
|[[File: Creature Griffin.gif|Att: 8  Def: 8  Dmg: 3-6  HP: 25  $200 (x7)|link=Griffin]]
|[[File: Creature Beholder.gif|Att: 9  Def: 7  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 22  $250 (x7)|link=Beholder]]
|[[File: Creature Serpentfly.gif|Att: 6  Def: 8  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 20  $220 (x8)|link=Serpent Fly]]
|[[File: Creature Hellhound.gif|Att: 10  Def: 6  Dmg: 2-7  HP: 25  $200 (x5)|link=Hell Hound]]
|[[File: Creature Wight.gif|Att: 7  Def: 7  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 18  $200 (x7)|link=Wight]]
|[[File: Creature Woodelf.gif|Att: 9  Def: 5  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 15  $200 (x7)|link=Wood Elf]]
|[[File: Creature Orc.gif|Att: 8  Def: 4  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 15  $150 (x7)|link=Orc]]
|[[File: Creature Stonegolem.gif|Att: 7  Def: 10  Dmg: 4-5  HP: 30  $150 (x6)|link=Stone Golem]]
|[[File: Creature Waterelemental.gif|Att: 8  Def: 10  Dmg: 3-7  HP: 30  $300 (x6)|link=Water Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Nomad.gif|Att: 9  Def: 8  Dmg: 2-6  HP: 30  $200 (x1)|link=Nomad]]
|-
|
|[[Griffin]]
|[[Beholder]]
|[[Serpent Fly]]
|[[Hell Hound]]
|[[Wight]]
|[[Wood Elf]]
|[[Orc]]
|[[Stone Golem]]
|[[Water Elemental]]
|[[Nomad]]
|-
|3.5
|[[File: Creature Royalgriffin.gif|Att: 9  Def: 9  Dmg: 3-6  HP: 25  $240 (x7)|link=Royal Griffin]]
|[[File: Creature Evileye.gif|Att: 10  Def: 8  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 22  $280 (x7)|link=Evil Eye]]
|[[File: Creature Dragonfly.gif|Att: 6  Def: 8  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 20  $240 (x8)|link=Dragon Fly]]
|[[File: Creature Cerberus.gif|Att: 10  Def: 8  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 25  $250 (x5)|link=Cerberus]]
|[[File: Creature Wraith.gif|Att: 7  Def: 7  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 18  $230 (x7)|link=Wraith]]
|[[File: Creature Grandelf.gif|Att: 9  Def: 5  Dmg: 6-10  HP: 15  $225 (x7)|link=Grand Elf]]
|[[File: Creature Orcchieftain.gif|Att: 8  Def: 4  Dmg: 2-5  HP: 20  $165 (x7)|link=Orc Chieftain]]
|[[File: Creature Irongolem.gif|Att: 9  Def: 10  Dmg: 4-5  HP: 35  $200 (x6)|link=Iron Golem]]
|[[File: Creature Iceelemental.gif|Att: 8  Def: 10  Dmg: 3-7  HP: 30  $375 (x6)|link=Ice Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Mummy.gif|Att: 7  Def: 7  Dmg: 3-5  HP: 30  $300 (x1)|link=Mummy]]
|-
|
|[[Royal Griffin]]
|[[Evil Eye]]
|[[Dragon Fly]]
|[[Cerberus]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Grand Elf]]
|[[Orc Chieftain]]
|[[Iron Golem]]
|[[Ice Elemental]]
|[[Mummy]]
|-
|4
|[[File: Creature Swordsman.gif|Att: 10  Def: 12  Dmg: 6-9  HP: 35  $300 (x4)|link=Swordsman]]
|[[File: Creature Medusa.gif|Att: 9  Def: 9  Dmg: 6-8  HP: 25  $300 (x4)|link=Medusa]]
|[[File: Creature Basilisk.gif|Att: 11  Def: 11  Dmg: 6-10  HP: 35  $325 (x4)|link=Basilisk]]
|[[File: Creature Demon.gif|Att: 10  Def: 10  Dmg: 7-9  HP: 35  $250 (x4)|link=Demon]]
|[[File: Creature Vampire.gif|Att: 10  Def: 9  Dmg: 5-8  HP: 30  $360 (x4)|link=Vampire]]
|[[File: Creature Pegasus.gif|Att: 9  Def: 8  Dmg: 5-9  HP: 30  $250 (x5)|link=Pegasus]]
|[[File: Creature Ogre.gif|Att: 13  Def: 7  Dmg: 6-12  HP: 40  $300 (x4)|link=Ogre]]
|[[File: Creature Mage.gif|Att: 11  Def: 8  Dmg: 7-9  HP: 25  $350 (x4)|link=Mage]]
|[[File: Creature Fireelemental.gif|Att: 10  Def: 8  Dmg: 4-6  HP: 35  $350 (x5)|link=Fire Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Sharpshooter.gif|Att: 12  Def: 10  Dmg: 8-10  HP: 15  $400 (x1)|link=Sharpshooter]]
|-
|
|[[Swordsman]]
|[[Medusa]]
|[[Basilisk]]
|[[Demon]]
|[[Vampire]]
|[[Pegasus]]
|[[Ogre]]
|[[Mage]]
|[[Fire Elemental]]
|[[Sharpshooter]]
|-
|4.5
|[[File: Creature Crusader.gif|Att: 12  Def: 12  Dmg: 7-10  HP: 35  $400 (x4)|link=Crusader]]
|[[File: Creature Medusaqueen.gif|Att: 10  Def: 10  Dmg: 6-8  HP: 30  $330 (x4)|link=Medusa Queen]]
|[[File: Creature Greaterbasilisk.gif|Att: 12  Def: 12  Dmg: 6-10  HP: 40  $400 (x4)|link=Greater Basilisk]]
|[[File: Creature Horneddemon.gif|Att: 10  Def: 10  Dmg: 7-9  HP: 40  $270 (x4)|link=Horned Demon]]
|[[File: Creature Vampirelord.gif|Att: 10  Def: 10  Dmg: 5-8  HP: 40  $500 (x4)|link=Vampire Lord]]
|[[File: Creature Silverpegasus.gif|Att: 9  Def: 10  Dmg: 5-9  HP: 30  $275 (x5)|link=Silver Pegasus]]
|[[File: Creature Ogremage.gif|Att: 13  Def: 7  Dmg: 6-12  HP: 60  $400 (x4)|link=Ogre Mage]]
|[[File: Creature Archmage.gif|Att: 12  Def: 9  Dmg: 7-9  HP: 30  $450 (x4)|link=Arch Mage]]
|[[File: Creature Energyelemental.gif|Att: 10  Def: 8  Dmg: 4-6  HP: 35  $400 (x5)|link=Energy Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Goldgolem.gif|Att: 11  Def: 12  Dmg: 8-10  HP: 50  $500 (x1)|link=Gold Golem]]
|-
|
|[[Crusader]]
|[[Medusa Queen]]
|[[Greater Basilisk]]
|[[Horned Demon]]
|[[Vampire Lord]]
|[[Silver Pegasus]]
|[[Ogre Mage]]
|[[Arch Mage]]
|[[Energy Elemental]]
|[[Gold Golem]]
|-
|5
|[[File: Creature Monk.gif|Att: 12  Def: 7  Dmg: 10-12  HP: 30  $400 (x3)|link=Monk]]
|[[File: Creature Minotaur.gif|Att: 14  Def: 12  Dmg: 12-20  HP: 50  $500 (x3)|link=Minotaur]]
|[[File: Creature Gorgon.gif|Att: 10  Def: 14  Dmg: 12-16  HP: 70  $525 (x3)|link=Gorgon]]
|[[File: Creature Pitfiend.gif|Att: 13  Def: 13  Dmg: 13-17  HP: 45  $500 (x3)|link=Pit Fiend]]
|[[File: Creature Lich.gif|Att: 13  Def: 10  Dmg: 11-13  HP: 30  $550 (x3)|link=Lich]]
|[[File: Creature Dendroidguard.gif|Att: 9  Def: 12  Dmg: 10-14  HP: 55  $350 (x3)|link=Dendroid Guard]]
|[[File: Creature Roc.gif|Att: 13  Def: 11  Dmg: 11-15  HP: 60  $600 (x3)|link=Roc]]
|[[File: Creature Genie.gif|Att: 12  Def: 12  Dmg: 13-16  HP: 40  $550 (x3)|link=Genie]]
|[[File: Creature Earthelemental.gif|Att: 10  Def: 10  Dmg: 4-8  HP: 40  $400 (x4)|link=Earth Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Troll.gif|Att: 14  Def: 7  Dmg: 10-15  HP: 40  $500 (x1)|link=Troll]]
|-
|
|[[Monk]]
|[[Minotaur]]
|[[Gorgon]]
|[[Pit Fiend]]
|[[Lich]]
|[[Dendroid Guard]]
|[[Roc]]
|[[Genie]]
|[[Earth Elemental]]
|[[Troll]]
|-
|5.5
|[[File: Creature Zealot.gif|Att: 12  Def: 10  Dmg: 10-12  HP: 30  $450 (x3)|link=Zealot]]
|[[File: Creature Minotaurking.gif|Att: 15  Def: 15  Dmg: 12-20  HP: 50  $575 (x3)|link=Minotaur King]]
|[[File: Creature Mightygorgon.gif|Att: 11  Def: 16  Dmg: 12-16  HP: 70  $600 (x3)|link=Mighty Gorgon]]
|[[File: Creature Pitlord.gif|Att: 13  Def: 13  Dmg: 13-17  HP: 45  $700 (x3)|link=Pit Lord]]
|[[File: Creature Powerlich.gif|Att: 13  Def: 10  Dmg: 11-15  HP: 40  $600 (x3)|link=Power Lich]]
|[[File: Creature Dendroidsoldier.gif|Att: 9  Def: 12  Dmg: 10-14  HP: 65  $425 (x3)|link=Dendroid Soldier]]
|[[File: Creature Thunderbird.gif|Att: 13  Def: 11  Dmg: 11-15  HP: 60  $700 (x3)|link=Thunderbird]]
|[[File: Creature Mastergenie.gif|Att: 12  Def: 12  Dmg: 13-16  HP: 40  $600 (x3)|link=Master Genie]]
|[[File: Creature Magmaelemental.gif|Att: 11  Def: 11  Dmg: 6-10  HP: 40  $500 (x4)|link=Magma Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Enchanter.gif|Att: 17  Def: 12  Dmg: 14  HP: 30  $750 (x1)|link=Enchanter]]
|-
|
|[[Zealot]]
|[[Minotaur King]]
|[[Mighty Gorgon]]
|[[Pit Lord]]
|[[Power Lich]]
|[[Dendroid Soldier]]
|[[Thunderbird]]
|[[Master Genie]]
|[[Magma Elemental]]
|[[Enchanter]]
|-
|6
|[[File: Creature Cavalier.gif|Att: 15  Def: 15  Dmg: 15-25  HP: 100  $1000 (x2)|link=Cavalier]]
|[[File: Creature Manticore.gif|Att: 15  Def: 13  Dmg: 14-20  HP: 80  $850 (x2)|link=Manticore]]
|[[File: Creature Wyvern.gif|Att: 14  Def: 14  Dmg: 14-18  HP: 70  $800 (x2)|link=Wyvern]]
|[[File: Creature Efreet.gif|Att: 16  Def: 12  Dmg: 16-24  HP: 90  $900 (x2)|link=Efreet]]
|[[File: Creature Blackknight.gif|Att: 16  Def: 16  Dmg: 15-30  HP: 120  $1200 (x2)|link=Black Knight]]
|[[File: Creature Unicorn.gif|Att: 15  Def: 14  Dmg: 18-22  HP: 90  $850 (x2)|link=Unicorn]]
|[[File: Creature Cyclops.gif|Att: 15  Def: 12  Dmg: 16-20  HP: 70  $750 (x2)|link=Cyclops]]
|[[File: Creature Naga.gif|Att: 16  Def: 13  Dmg: 20  HP: 110  $1100 (x2)|link=Naga]]
|[[File: Creature Psychicelemental.gif|Att: 15  Def: 13  Dmg: 10-20  HP: 75  $750 (x2)|link=Psychic Elemental]]
|[[File: Creature Diamondgolem.gif|Att: 13  Def: 12  Dmg: 10-14  HP: 60  $750 (x2)|link=Diamond Golem]]
|-
|
|[[Cavalier]]
|[[Manticore]]
|[[Wyvern]]
|[[Efreet]]
|[[Black Knight]]
|[[Unicorn]]
|[[Cyclops]]
|[[Naga]]
|[[Psychic Elemental]]
|[[Diamond Golem]]
|-
|6.5
|[[File: Creature Champion.gif|Att: 16  Def: 16  Dmg: 20-25  HP: 100  $1200 (x2)|link=Champion]]
|[[File: Creature Scorpicore.gif|Att: 16  Def: 14  Dmg: 14-20  HP: 80  $1050 (x2)|link=Scorpicore]]
|[[File: Creature Wyvernmonarch.gif|Att: 14  Def: 14  Dmg: 18-22  HP: 70  $1100 (x2)|link=Wyvern Monarch]]
|[[File: Creature Efreetsultan.gif|Att: 16  Def: 14  Dmg: 16-24  HP: 90  $1100 (x2)|link=Efreet Sultan]]
|[[File: Creature Dreadknight.gif|Att: 18  Def: 18  Dmg: 15-30  HP: 120  $1500 (x2)|link=Dread Knight]]
|[[File: Creature Warunicorn.gif|Att: 15  Def: 14  Dmg: 18-22  HP: 110  $950 (x2)|link=War Unicorn]]
|[[File: Creature Cyclopsking.gif|Att: 17  Def: 13  Dmg: 16-20  HP: 70  $1100 (x2)|link=Cyclops King]]
|[[File: Creature Nagaqueen.gif|Att: 16  Def: 13  Dmg: 30  HP: 110  $1600 (x2)|link=Naga Queen]]
|[[File: Creature Magicelemental.gif|Att: 15  Def: 13  Dmg: 15-25  HP: 80  $800 (x2)|link=Magic Elemental]]
|
|-
|
|[[Champion]]
|[[Scorpicore]]
|[[Wyvern Monarch]]
|[[Efreet Sultan]]
|[[Dread Knight]]
|[[War Unicorn]]
|[[Cyclops King]]
|[[Naga Queen]]
|[[Magic Elemental]]
|
|-
|7
|[[File: Creature Angel.gif|Att: 20  Def: 20  Dmg: 50  HP: 200  $3500 (x1)|link=Angel]]
|[[File: Creature Reddragon.gif|Att: 19  Def: 19  Dmg: 40-50  HP: 180  $3000 (x1)|link=Red Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Hydra.gif|Att: 16  Def: 18  Dmg: 25-45  HP: 175  $2200 (x1)|link=Hydra]]
|[[File: Creature Devil.gif|Att: 19  Def: 26  Dmg: 30-40  HP: 160  $3200 (x1)|link=Devil]]
|[[File: Creature Bonedragon.gif|Att: 17  Def: 15  Dmg: 25-50  HP: 180  $1800 (x1)|link=Bone Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Greendragon.gif|Att: 18  Def: 18  Dmg: 40-50  HP: 180  $2900 (x1)|link=Green Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Behemoth.gif|Att: 17  Def: 17  Dmg: 30-50  HP: 160  $1500 (x1)|link=Behemoth]]
|[[File: Creature Giant.gif|Att: 19  Def: 16  Dmg: 40-60  HP: 150  $2500 (x1)|link=Giant]]
|[[File: Creature Firebird.gif|Att: 18  Def: 18  Dmg: 30-40  HP: 150  $1500 (x2)|link=Firebird]]
|
|-
|
|[[Angel]]
|[[Red Dragon]]
|[[Hydra]]
|[[Devil]]
|[[Bone Dragon]]
|[[Green Dragon]]
|[[Behemoth]]
|[[Giant]]
|[[Firebird]]
|
|-
|7.5
|[[File: Creature Archangel.gif|Att: 30  Def: 30  Dmg: 50  HP: 250  $6500 (x1)|link=Archangel]]
|[[File: Creature Blackdragon.gif|Att: 25  Def: 25  Dmg: 40-50  HP: 300  $5000 (x1)|link=Black Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Chaoshydra.gif|Att: 18  Def: 20  Dmg: 25-45  HP: 250  $4000 (x1)|link=Chaos Hydra]]
|[[File: Creature Archdevil.gif|Att: 21  Def: 28  Dmg: 30-40  HP: 200  $5500 (x1)|link=Arch Devil]]
|[[File: Creature Ghostdragon.gif|Att: 19  Def: 17  Dmg: 25-50  HP: 300  $3500 (x1)|link=Ghost Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Golddragon.gif|Att: 27  Def: 27  Dmg: 40-50  HP: 250  $5000 (x1)|link=Gold Dragon]]
|[[File: Creature Ancientbehemoth.gif|Att: 19  Def: 19  Dmg: 30-50  HP: 300  $3500 (x1)|link=Ancient Behemoth]]
|[[File: Creature Titan.gif|Att: 24  Def: 24  Dmg: 40-60  HP: 300  $6000 (x1)|link=Titan]]
|[[File: Creature Phoenix.gif|Att: 21  Def: 18  Dmg: 30-40  HP: 200  $2500 (x2)|link=Phoenix]]
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|[[File: Creature Faeriedragon.gif|Att: 20  Def: 20  Dmg: 20-30  HP: 500  $14000 (x1)|link=Faerie Dragon]]
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|[[File: Creature Rustdragon.gif|Att: 30  Def: 30  Dmg: 50  HP: 750  $12000 (x1)|link=Rust Dragon]]
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|[[File: Creature Crystaldragon.gif|Att: 40  Def: 40  Dmg: 60-75  HP: 800  $25000 (x1)|link=Crystal Dragon]]
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|[[File: Creature Azuredragon.gif|Att: 50  Def: 50  Dmg: 70-80  HP: 1000  $40000 (x1)|link=Azure Dragon]]
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[[Category: Creatures|*]]
[[Category: Creatures|*]]
[[Category: Terms]]
[[Category: Terms]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 1 October 2024

Text          Range
Few 1–4
Several 5–9
Pack 10–19
Lots 20–49
Horde 50–99
Throng 100–249
Swarm 250–499
Zounds 500–999
Legion ≥1000

Creature is a term for all entities a hero can encounter or hire in Heroes of Might and Magic III. The word is interchangeably used with unit, troop and troop stack. Typically, the words troop and troop stack are used when talking about hero's army. The original Restoration of Erathia manual states, that armies are made up of creatures arranged in groups called troops.

In the adventure map, creatures appear in wandering creature stacks. Without Visions spell or Rogues in the army, a player can not see exactly how many creatures there are, but they can see a rough estimation as seen in the table below.

On the battlefield, Creatures appear in stacks. Stacks take their turns according to initiative and can move and/or attack on their turn. When a stack takes damage, the 'top' unit of the stack loses health, and when it reaches 0 health it reduces the size of the stack by one and reveals the next-top creature, which starts with full health (unless the damage taken exceeds the current health of the previous top creature, in which case the new top creatures loses health accordingly). A stack deals damage according to the number of creatures in it. When the last creature in a stack dies, it leaves a corpse on the battlefield which can be the target of spells/abilities like resurrection. All of the creatures that were in a stack at the start of the battle are in the corpse (rather than, say, the stack leaving small corpses behind every time any of the creatures in it die).

Every creature has its own sound effects:

  • Battlefield sound effects, which include those related to an attack by a creature (e.g. shooting), its special ability, damage after which at least one creature remains alive (some of them may be killed), and damage fatal to the whole stack. Usually they are the same for basic and upgraded versions of units (exceptions include Angels and Archangels). If a creature's special ability is related to a spell, it has the same sound effect (e.g. Archangels' Resurrection), while completely unique abilities (e.g. Vampire Lords' life drain) have their own sounds.
  • Sound effects you hear when getting close to an external dwelling. There are ones which are the same for different units. For example, near the most buildings of Necropolis units you can hear dreadful moaning, and for some reason, Elves and Goblins share the same crude speech.

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