Creature Bank
Creature Bank is a collective term for the Adventure Map locations where a hero may fight against guards in order to receive a reward. The reward typically consists of gold and resources, but may also contain creatures or artifacts. The combat against the guards is a unique arrangement, where the hero's troops are located in the middle of the battlefield surrounded by enemies and war machines are not available. As with other battles, slain enemies do not respawn (should the hero retreat or be defeated). Visiting crypts or shipwrecks whose guards have already been defeated, decreases morale by -1 until the next battle.
Naga Bank gives sulfur, which may be considered as illogical as there are three other creature banks that are coherent with the magical resource they hold and the town they represent. These three are:
- Dwarven Treasury guarded by dwarves from Rampart and holding crystal
- Imp Cache guarded by imps from Inferno and holding mercury
- Medusa Stores guarded by medusas from Dungeon and holding sulfur
The Heroes 3 HD mod addresses this by changing the Naga Bank reward from sulfur to gems. This behavior can be toggled off by unchecking the HD+ checkbox.
Creature banks
Creature banks (Shadow of Death) | ||||||||||||
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Object | Guards | Reward | ||||||||||
Crypt |
30 %: x30, x20, | 1500 | 480 | |||||||||
30 %: x25, x20, x5, | 2000 | 540 | ||||||||||
30 %: x20, x20, x10, x5 | t | 2500 | 750 | |||||||||
10 %: x20, x20, x10, x10 | t | 5000 | 900 | |||||||||
Cyclops Stockpile |
30 %: x20, | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1400 |
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30 %: x30, | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2100 | |||||
30 %: x40, | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2800 | |||||
10 %: x50, | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3500 | |||||
Derelict Ship |
30 %: x20, | 3000 | 600 |
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30 %: x30, | t | 3000 | 900 | |||||||||
30 %: x40, | t | 4000 | 1200 | |||||||||
10 %: x60, | m | 6000 | 1800 | |||||||||
Dragon Fly Hive |
30 %: x30, | x4 | 600 |
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30 %: x45, | x6 | 900 | ||||||||||
30 %: x60, | x8 | 1200 | ||||||||||
10 %: x90, | x12 | 1800 | ||||||||||
Dragon Utopia |
30 %: x8, x5, x2, x1 | t, m, M, R |
20 000 | 3140 |
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30 %: x8, x6, x3, x2 | m, M R x2 |
30 000 | 3870 | |||||||||
30 %: x8, x6, x4, x3 | M R x3 |
40 000 | 4420 | |||||||||
10 %: x8, x7, x6, x5 | R x4 | 50 000 | 5700 | |||||||||
Dwarven Treasury |
30 %: x50, | 2500 | 2 | 1000 |
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30 %: x75, | 4000 | 3 | 1500 | |||||||||
30 %: x100, | 5000 | 5 | 2000 | |||||||||
10 %: x150, | 7500 | 10 | 3000 | |||||||||
Griffin Conservatory |
30 %: x50, | x1 | 1250 |
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30 %: x100, | x2 | 2500 | ||||||||||
30 %: x150, | x3 | 3750 | ||||||||||
10 %: x200, | x4 | 5000 | ||||||||||
Imp Cache |
30 %: x100, | 1000 | 2 | 400 |
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30 %: x150, | 1500 | 3 | 600 | |||||||||
30 %: x200, | 2000 | 4 | 800 | |||||||||
10 %: x300, | 3000 | 6 | 1200 | |||||||||
Medusa Stores |
30 %: x20, | 2000 | 5 | 500 (520) |
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30 %: x30, | 3000 | 6 | 750 (780) | |||||||||
30 %: x40, | 4000 | 8 | 1000 (1040) | |||||||||
10 %: x50, | 5000 | 10 | 1250 (1300) | |||||||||
Naga Bank |
30 %: x10, | 4000 | 8 * | 1100 |
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30 %: x15, | 6000 | 12 * | 1650 | |||||||||
30 %: x20, | 8000 | 16 * | 2200 | |||||||||
10 %: x30, | 12000 | 24 * | 3300 | |||||||||
Shipwreck |
30 %: x10, | 2000 | 180 |
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30 %: x15, | 3000 | 270 | ||||||||||
30 %: x25, | t | 4000 | 450 | |||||||||
10 %: x50, | m | 5000 | 900 |
Horn of the Abyss creature banks
Creature banks (Horn of the Abyss) | ||||||||||||
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Object | Guards | Reward | ||||||||||
Ancient Altar |
100 %: x25 | R | 7500 |
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Beholders' Sanctuary |
30 %: x50, | m | 3000 | 1100 |
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30 %: x75, | m | 5000 | 1650 | |||||||||
30 %: x100, | M | 6000 | 2200 | |||||||||
10 %: x150, | M | 9000 | 3300 | |||||||||
Black Tower |
30 %: x1, | m | 2000 | 180 |
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30 %: x1, | m | 2250 | 180 | |||||||||
30 %: x1, | m | 3500 | 250 | |||||||||
10 %: x1, | m | 3750 | 300 | |||||||||
Churchyard |
100 %: x90 | m | 2500 | 1800 |
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Experimental Shop |
30 %: x20, | x1 | 900 |
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30 %: x40, | x2 | 1800 | ||||||||||
30 %: x60, | x3 | 2700 | ||||||||||
10 %: x80, | x4 | 3600 | ||||||||||
Ivory Tower |
30 %: x35, | x3 | 1050 | |||||||||
30 %: x50, | x6 | 1500 | ||||||||||
30 %: x65, | x9 | 1950 | ||||||||||
10 %: x80, | x12 | 2400 | ||||||||||
Mansion |
30 %: x40, | M | 2500 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1600 |
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30 %: x60, | M | 5000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2400 | |||||
30 %: x80, | M | 7500 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3200 | |||||
10 %: x100, | M | 10000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4000 | |||||
Pirate Cavern |
30 %: x20, x20, | x1 | 600 | |||||||||
30 %: x40, x40, | x2 | 1200 | ||||||||||
30 %: x60, x60, | x3 | 1800 | ||||||||||
10 %: x80, x80, | x4 | 2400 | ||||||||||
Red Tower |
30 %: x35, | x1 | 1225 |
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30 %: x70, | x2 | 2450 | ||||||||||
30 %: x105, | x3 | 3675 | ||||||||||
10 %: x140, | x4 | 4900 | ||||||||||
Ruins |
30 %: x20, x3, x3, x10 1 | 1000 | 328 |
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30 %: x30, x5, x5, x10 1 | 2000 | 460 | ||||||||||
30 %: x40, x7, x7, x20 2 | 3000 | 692 | ||||||||||
10 %: x50, x9, x9, x20 3 | 4000 | 864 | ||||||||||
Spit |
30 %: x16, | 3000 | 560 |
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30 %: x24, | 4500 | 840 | ||||||||||
30 %: x32, | 6000 | 1120 | ||||||||||
10 %: x48, | 9000 | 1680 | ||||||||||
Temple of the Sea |
30 %: x8, x6, x3, x2 | t x2 m, R |
10 000 | 3830 |
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30 %: x8, x7, x4, x3 | t, m, M, R |
15 000 | 4560 | |||||||||
30 %: x8, x7, x5, x4 | m M x2 R |
20 000 | 5110 | |||||||||
10 %: x10, x9, x6, x5 | M x2 R x2 |
30 000 | 6370 | |||||||||
Wolf Raider Picket |
30 %: x50, | x4 | 500 |
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30 %: x75, | x6 | 750 | ||||||||||
30 %: x100, | x8 | 1000 | ||||||||||
10 %: x150, | x12 | 1500 |
Guards preview table
The table shows how to pre-check the guard strength of an object without attacking it.
Guarding stacks accentuated with bold font should be considered in the first place.
Stacks insignificant for a preview are omitted.
The overall amount of creatures can be checked in the status bar (above the resource line at the bottom of the screen) by hovering over an object already visited (not attacked) by a hero.
Guards | Stacks | Guards preview | Upgraded stack |
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Cyclops Stockpile | |||
30 %: x20 | 4 x5 | lots (20-49) of Cyclopses | pack (10-19) of Cyclopses few (1-4) Cyclops Kings |
30 %: x30 | 6 x5 | lots (20-49) of Cyclopses several (5-9) Cyclops Kings | |
30 %: x40 | 8 x5 | ||
10 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Cyclopses | lots (20-49) of Cyclopses pack (10-19) of Cyclops Kings |
Dragon Fly Hive | |||
30 %: x30 | 6 x5 | lots (20-49) of Dragon Flies | No |
30 %: x45 | 9 x5 | ||
30 %: x60 | 12 x5 | horde (50-99) of Dragon Flies | |
10 %: x90 | 18 x5 | ||
Dragon Utopia | |||
30 %: x8, x5, x2, x1 | pack (10-19) of creatures | No | |
30 %: x8, x6, x3, x2 | |||
30 %: x8, x6, x4, x3 | lots (20-49) of creatures few (1-4) Black Dragons | ||
10 %: x8, x7, x6, x5 | lots (20-49) of creatures several (5-9) Black Dragons | ||
Dwarven Treasury | |||
30 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Dwarves | lots (20-49) of Dwarves pack (10-19) of Battle Dwarves |
30 %: x75 | 15 x5 | horde (50-99) of Dwarves pack (10-19) of Battle Dwarves | |
30 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Dwarves | horde (50-99) of Dwarves lots (20-49) of Battle Dwarves |
10 %: x150 | 30 x5 | throng (100-249) of Dwarves lots (20-49) of Battle Dwarves | |
Griffin Conservatory | |||
30 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Griffins | lots (20-49) of Griffins pack (10-19) of Royal Griffins |
30 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Griffins | horde (50-99) of Griffins lots (20-49) of Royal Griffins |
30 %: x150 | 30 x5 | throng (100-249) of Griffins lots (20-49) of Royal Griffins | |
10 %: x200 | 40 x5 | ||
Imp Cache | |||
30 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Imps | horde (50-99) of Imps lots (20-49) of Familiars |
30 %: x150 | 30 x5 | throng (100-249) of Imps lots (20-49) of Familiars | |
30 %: x200 | 40 x5 | ||
10 %: x300 | 60 x5 | swarm (250-499) of Imps | throng (100-249) of Imps horde (50-99) of Familiars |
Medusa Stores | |||
30 %: x20 | 4 x5 | lots (20-49) of Medusas | pack (10-19) of Medusas few (1-4) Medusa Queens |
30 %: x30 | 6 x5 | lots (20-49) of Medusas several (5-9) Medusa Queens | |
30 %: x40 | 8 x5 | ||
10 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Medusas | lots (20-49) of Medusas pack (10-19) of Medusa Queens |
Naga Bank | |||
30 %: x10 | 2 x5 | pack (10-19) of Nagas | several (5-9) Nagas |
30 %: x15 | 3 x5 | pack (10-19) of creatures pack (10-19) of Nagas | |
30 %: x20 | 4 x5 | lots (20-49) of Nagas | lots (50-99) of creatures few (1-4) Naga Queens |
10 %: x30 | 6 x5 | several (5-9) Naga Queens |
Horn of the Abyss guards preview table
The table shows how to pre-check the guard strength of an object without attacking it.
Guarding stacks accentuated with bold font should be considered in the first place.
Stacks insignificant for a preview are omitted.
The overall amount of creatures can be checked in the status bar (above the resource line at the bottom of the screen) by hovering over an object already visited (not attacked) by a hero.
Guards | Stacks | Guards preview | Upgraded stack |
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Crypt (guards can be pre-checked in Horn of the Abyss only). | |||
30 %: x30, x20 | Skeletons and Walking Dead only | No | |
30 %: x25, x20, x5 | several (5-9) Wights | ||
30 %: x20, x20, x10, x5 | several (5-9) Vampires | ||
10 %: x20, x20, x10, x10 | pack (10-19) of Vampires | ||
Beholders' Sanctuary | |||
30 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Beholders | lots (20-49) of Beholders pack (10-19) of Evil Eyes |
30 %: x75 | 15 x5 | horde (50-99) of Beholders pack (10-19) of Evil Eyes | |
30 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Beholders | horde (50-99) of Beholders lots (20-49) of Evil Eyes |
10 %: x150 | 30 x5 | throng (100-249) of Beholders lots (20-49) of Evil Eyes | |
Derelict Ship (guards can be pre-checked in Horn of the Abyss only). | |||
30 %: x20 | 4 x5 | lots (20-49) of Water Elementals | No |
30 %: x30 | 6 x5 | ||
30 %: x40 | 8 x5 | ||
10 %: x60 | 12 x5 | horde (50-99) of Water Elementals | |
Experimental Shop | |||
30 %: x20 | 4 x5 | lots (20-49) of Steel Golems | No |
30 %: x40 | 8 x5 | ||
30 %: x60 | 12 x5 | horde (50-99) of Steel Golems | |
10 %: x80 | 16 x5 | ||
Ivory Tower | |||
30 %: x35 | 7 x5 | lots (20-49) of Arch Magi | No |
30 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Arch Magi | |
30 %: x65 | 13 x5 | ||
10 %: x80 | 16 x5 | ||
Mansion | |||
30 %: x40 | 8 x5 | lots (20-49) of Vampire Lords | No |
30 %: x60 | 12 x5 | horde (50-99) of Vampire Lords | |
30 %: x80 | 16 x5 | ||
10 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Vampire Lords | |
Pirate Cavern | |||
30 %: x20, x20 | 10 x4 | lots (20-49) of creatures lots (20-49) of Pirates |
pack (10-19) of Pirates |
30 %: x40, x40 | 20 x4 | horde (50-99) of creatures lots (20-49) of Corsairs |
horde (50-99) of creatures horde (50-99) of Corsairs |
30 %: x60, x60 | 30 x4 | throng (100-249) of creatures horde (50-99) of Pirates horde (50-99) of Corsairs |
throng (100-249) of creatures lots (20-49) of Pirates horde (50-99) of Corsairs |
10 %: x80, x80 | 40 x4 | throng (100-249) of Corsairs | |
Red Tower | |||
30 %: x35 | 7 x5 | lots (20-49) of Fire Elementals | lots (20-49) of Fire Elementals several (5-9) Energy Elementals |
30 %: x70 | 14 x5 | horde (50-99) of Fire Elementals | horde (50-99) of Fire Elementals pack (10-19) of Energy Elementals |
30 %: x105 | 21 x5 | throng (100-249) of Fire Elementals | horde (50-99) of Fire Elementals lots (20-49) of Energy Elementals |
10 %: x140 | 28 x5 | throng (100-249) of Fire Elementals lots (20-49) of Energy Elementals | |
Ruins | |||
30 %: x20, x3, x3, x10, x1 | lots (20-49) of creatures few (1-4) Wights/Wraiths pack (10-19) of Skeleton Warriors |
No | |
30 %: x30, x5, x5, x10, x1 | horde (50-99) of creatures several (5-9) Wights/Wraiths pack (10-19) of Skeleton Warriors | ||
30 %: x40, x7, x7, x20, x2 | lots (20-49) of Skeletons lots (20-49) of Skeleton Warriors | ||
10 %: x50, x9, x9, x20, x3 | horde (50-99) of Skeletons | ||
Shipwreck (guards can be pre-checked in Horn of the Abyss only). | |||
30 %: x10 | 2 x5 | pack (10-19) of Wights | No |
30 %: x15 | 3 x5 | ||
30 %: x25 | 5 x5 | lots (20-49) of Wights | |
10 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Wights | |
Spit | |||
30 %: x16 | 4 x4 | pack (10-19) of Basilisks | No |
30 %: x24 | 6 x4 | lots (20-49) of Basilisks | |
30 %: x32 | 8 x4 | ||
10 %: x48 | 12 x4 | ||
Temple of the Sea | |||
30 %: x8, x6, x3, x2 | pack (10-19) of creatures | No | |
30 %: x8, x7, x4, x3 | lots (20-49) of creatures few (1-4) Chaos Hydras | ||
30 %: x8, x7, x5, x4 | several (5-9) Chaos Hydras few (1-4) Haspids | ||
10 %: x10, x9, x6, x5 | pack (10-19) of Hydras several (5-9) Haspids | ||
Wolf Raider Picket | |||
30 %: x50 | 10 x5 | horde (50-99) of Wolf Raiders | No |
30 %: x75 | 15 x5 | ||
30 %: x100 | 20 x5 | throng (100-249) of Wolf Raiders | |
10 %: x150 | 30 x5 |