Berserk

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School of Fire Magic
School of Earth 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
Berserk
School:  Fire Magic
Level:  4
Cost:  20/16
Duration:  1 attack
 Basic effect
Target attacks nearest troop. 1 hex affected.
 Advanced effect
Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 2 hex radius affected.
 Expert effect
Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 3 hex radius affected.
 Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   10
Rampart   10
Tower   16 (10*)
Inferno   10
Necropolis   20
Dungeon   10
Stronghold   0
Fortress   0
Conflux   10
Cove Horn of the Abyss   10
Factory Horn of the Abyss   10
* Without Library

Berserk is a 4 level spell in the School of Fire Magic. It is a mind spell that makes the target attack the nearest troop whether it is an ally or enemy. This also includes war machines. If the creature cannot attack anyone, the spell expires after 255 turns.

AI cannot cast this spell (fixed in Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss).

Creatures immune to Berserk:

Artifacts that provide immunity to Berserk:

HD mod

Fixed creature bugs while under the "Berserk" spell.

  • The shooting squad shoots at the closest hex of the closest squad possible (if there are several equidistant squads, one is chosen randomly).
  • In melee combat, a squad always chooses the closest enemy and hex that is easiest to reach. If there are several equidistant squads, one is chosen randomly. The squad does not pass a turn if it is possible to reach the target.
  • The picture on the right shows how the bug works:
    • The Angels and Rust Dragons were both casted Berserk spell.
    • To Angels, which only take up one hex, the shortest movement to attack the Phoneix is to move back two hexes. However, the hex is an obstacle so Angels can't reach there. So the Angels wait and wait...
    • To Rust Dragons, which take up two hexes, the shortest movement to attack the Phoneix is to move to position 1. However, AI considers Phoneix's "head" as a obstacle, so actually Rust Dragons need to attack Phoneix's "back" in position 2, but that's not the shortest movement. The Rust Dragons don't know what to do, so they wait and wait...
    • As a result, both of them won't do anything and will pass their turns, even if they could reach their target.

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Berserk is perhaps the most powerful combat spell in the game. It allows heroes to defeat armies with clearly stronger forces.


See also: