Editing Necromancy

{{Secondary skills}}
{{Secondary skill
 | B_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 10% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
 | A_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 20% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
 | E_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 30% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
}} '''Necromancy''' is a [[secondary skill]] that allows the hero to bring back creatures killed in combat as [[Skeleton]]s. Typically all [[Death Knight]]s and [[Necromancer]]s start with Necromancy skill, and no other hero class may learn it during level up nor can it be learned from [[University]]. In fact, non-necropolis heroes can by normal means only learn Necromancy from [[Scholar]]s, which occurs very rarely. On custom maps, the skill can also be learned from an [[Event]] or a [[Witch Hut]].

[[Isra]] the [[Death Knight]] and [[Vidomina]] the [[Necromancer]] [[Hero specialty|specialize]] in Necromancy, which gives them 5% addition to the skill for every experience level. See [[hero specialty]] for further information.

==Description==

All enemy creatures that are displayed after battle as casualties can be raised as skeletons, even if this includes [[sacrifice]]d creatures, [[clone]]d creatures, summoned [[elemental]]s or [[war machines]](!).

When a victorious army contains [[Skeleton Warrior]]s but no [[Skeleton]]s, and no empty army slot is available, Skeleton Warriors will be raised instead of Skeletons, but only 2/3 of the usual number.

==Artifacts affecting this skill==
*[[Amulet of the Undertaker]] (Neck). Gives +5% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
*[[Vampire's Cowl]]  (Shoulders). Gives +10% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
*[[Dead Man's Boots]] (Feet). Gives +15% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
*[[Cloak of the Undead King]] (Shoulders, combination artifact assembled from the other three Necromancy artifacts). Heroes without Necromancy can raise [[Skeleton]]s as if they have learnt Expert Necromancy. Heroes with Necromancy receive +30% to their total Necromancy percentage on top of the +30% Necromancy provided by the individual artifacts, and can raise [[Walking Dead]], [[Wight]]s and [[Lich]]es at, respectively, Basic, Advanced and Expert Necromancy. ''Note: Available only in the'' [[Shadow of Death]] ''expansion''.

==Buildings affecting this skill==
*[[Necromancy Amplifier]] 
*[[Soul prison]]

== Operating principle ==
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| colspan=2 | '''Example of Necromancy level calculation:'''
|-
| Situation:
| {{-}}Calculation:
|-
| Advanced Necromancy<br>
| {{-}}= 20%
|-
| Isra at level 10
| {{-}}= 10 &times; 5% &times; 20% = 10%
|-
| Necromancy Amplifier &times; 2
| {{-}}= 2 &times; 10% = 20%<br>
|-
| Amulet of the Undertaker
| {{-}}= 5%
|-
| align=right style="border-top: 1px solid black" | Total:
|             style="border-top: 1px solid black" | {{-}}= 55%
|}<!--
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{| cellspacing=0
| colspan=2 | '''Example of Skeletons brought back:'''
|-
| Situation:
| {{-}}Calculation:
|-
| Advanced Necromancy<br>
| {{-}}= 20%
|-
| Isra at level 10
| {{-}}= 10 &times; 5% &times; 20% = 10%
|-
| Necromancy Amplifier &times; 2
| {{-}}= 2 &times; 10% = 20%<br>
|-
| Amulet of the Undertaker
| {{-}}= 5%
|-
| align=right style="border-top: 1px solid black" | Total:
|             style="border-top: 1px solid black" | {{-}}= 55%
|}
!-->
|}The number of skeletons brought back at the end of the combat depends on three main factors: 
# Level of Necromancy skill
# Number of creatures in killed stacks
# Amount of health of killed stacks.

First, and foremost, the level of Necromancy used in calculation is the level the hero has prior to the combat; and although it is technically possible with artifacts and structures to have Necromancy skill above 100%, in combat it is considered less than or equal to 100%. Secondly, the total number of received Skeletons can never exceed the number of creatures slain in combat. And finally, the total health of received Skeletons can never exceed the total health of killed creatures. In addition, at least one Skeleton is always received from the combat where the winning hero has Necromancy skill of any level and creatures are killed.

These rules are applied to every stack individually, and always rounded down. To draw a conclusion, when calculating the number of Skeletons received from a battle, the factor two becomes determining when the creatures in the stack have a good deal of health points, and the factor three becomes determining when the stack has a high number of low health creatures. As can be seen from the example on the right, when calculating the health factor, the total health of the creature stack is divided with the number of health points of Skeletons, which is four. Similarly, the health points can be used in calculation, if the hero is bringing back Skeleton Warriors or is wielding [[Cloak of the Undead King]] and raising other low-tier undead creatures. Naturally, the higher the health points are, the smaller is the number of undead brought back.

== Discussion ==
Necropolis and Necromancy are often considered to be overpowered, and therefore frequently banned in multiplayer games (and tournaments).

== External links ==
* [http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?FID=6&TID=11784 ''How does the necromancy skill work exactly?''] Heroes Community thread started by angelito.

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-  | B_effect = 10% of enemy creatures killed are [[Animate Dead|resurrected]] (5% in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}.
+  | B_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 10% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
-  | A_effect = 20% of enemy creatures killed are [[Animate Dead|resurrected]] (10% in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}.
+  | A_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 20% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
-  | E_effect = 30% of enemy creatures killed are [[Animate Dead|resurrected]] (15% in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}.
+  | E_effect = Creature Gathering, Necropolis only, allows 30% of the creatures killed in combat to be brought back from the dead as [[skeleton]]s.
-}} '''Necromancy''' is a [[secondary skill]] that enables the hero to raise killed enemy creatures as [[Skeleton and Skeleton Warrior|Skeletons (or Skeleton Warriors)]]. All [[Death Knight]]s and [[Necromancer]]s start with basic Necromancy skill, except [[Isra]] the [[Death Knight]] and [[Vidomina]] the [[Necromancer]], who both start with advanced Necromancy. Other hero classes cannot learn Necromancy, but they can acquire it from [[Scholar (Adventure Map)|Scholar]]s, [[Pandora's Box]]es, [[Seer's Hut]]s, [[Event]]s or [[Witch Hut]]s (unavailable by default).
+}} '''Necromancy''' is a [[secondary skill]] that allows the hero to bring back creatures killed in combat as [[Skeleton]]s. Typically all [[Death Knight]]s and [[Necromancer]]s start with Necromancy skill, and no other hero class may learn it during level up nor can it be learned from [[University]]. In fact, non-necropolis heroes can by normal means only learn Necromancy from [[Scholar]]s, which occurs very rarely. On custom maps, the skill can also be learned from an [[Event]] or a [[Witch Hut]].
-'''Bug:''' AI heroes always raise exactly 1 Skeleton (or Lich), even if it should've raised 100% of the creatures slain. In {{hota}}{{-wh}}, this bug was fixed but another bug appeared: AI somehow raises more Skeletons than it should be able to.
+[[Isra]] the [[Death Knight]] and [[Vidomina]] the [[Necromancer]] [[Hero specialty|specialize]] in Necromancy, which gives them 5% addition to the skill for every experience level. See [[hero specialty]] for further information.
-'''Heroes with Necromancy as a starting skill:'''
+==Description==
-* [[File:Death Knight portrait.gif]] All [[Death Knight]]s
+All enemy creatures that are displayed after battle as casualties can be raised as skeletons, even if this includes [[sacrifice]]d creatures, [[clone]]d creatures, summoned [[elemental]]s or [[war machines]](!).
-* [[File: Necromancer portrait.gif]] All [[Necromancer]]s
-'''Heroes with Necromancy as a specialty and a starting skill:'''
+When a victorious army contains [[Skeleton Warrior]]s but no [[Skeleton]]s, and no empty army slot is available, Skeleton Warriors will be raised instead of Skeletons, but only 2/3 of the usual number.
-* {{H2|Isra|Death Knight}} (Advanced Necromancy)
-* {{H2|Vidomina|Necromancer}} (Advanced Necromancy)
-'''Skill-affecting factors:'''
+==Artifacts affecting this skill==
-* {{an|Amulet of the Undertaker}} – artifact increases Necromancy skill +5 %. (2,5 % in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}
+*[[Amulet of the Undertaker]] (Neck). Gives +5% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
-* {{an|Vampire's Cowl}} – artifact increases Necromancy skill +10 %. (5 % in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}
+*[[Vampire's Cowl]]  (Shoulders). Gives +10% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
-* {{an|Dead Man's Boots}} – artifact increases Necromancy skill +15 %. (7,5 % in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}
+*[[Dead Man's Boots]] (Feet). Gives +15% Necromancy to a hero's Necromancy skill.
-* [[Necromancy Amplifier]] – structure increases Necromancy skill +10 %.  (bonus stacks if you have multiple towns with this building) (5 % in [[HotA]]){{-wh}}
+*[[Cloak of the Undead King]] (Shoulders, combination artifact assembled from the other three Necromancy artifacts). Heroes without Necromancy can raise [[Skeleton]]s as if they have learnt Expert Necromancy. Heroes with Necromancy receive +30% to their total Necromancy percentage on top of the +30% Necromancy provided by the individual artifacts, and can raise [[Walking Dead]], [[Wight]]s and [[Lich]]es at, respectively, Basic, Advanced and Expert Necromancy. ''Note: Available only in the'' [[Shadow of Death]] ''expansion''.
-* [[Soul prison]] – [[Necropolis]] [[grail]] structure, which increases Necromancy skill +20 %  (bonus stacks if you have multiple towns with this building via [[Map Editor]])
-Additionally, with [[Cloak of the Undead King]], it is possible to raise other undead creatures instead of Skeletons. However, the cloak does not affect the skill percentages.
+==Buildings affecting this skill==
+*[[Necromancy Amplifier]]
+*[[Soul prison]]
-== {{hota}} ==
+== Operating principle ==
-In {{hota}}, the skill percentages are decreased to 5%, 10% and 15%.{{-wh}}
+{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="float: right; margin:0 0 0 1em; border: 1px solid black"
+|
-== How it works ==
+{| cellspacing=0
-All killed '''enemy''' creatures can be raised as skeletons. This includes [[sacrifice]]d creatures, [[clone]]d creatures, summoned [[elemental]]s and even [[war machines]]. If the victorious hero's army has no empty slots available and no [[Skeleton]]s, but includes [[Skeleton Warrior]]s, the killed enemy creatures will be raised as Skeleton Warriors, but only 66.6% compared to Skeletons. If there are no available slots and no skeletons (either kind) in the army, none of the killed enemy creatures are raised.
+| colspan=2 | '''Example of Necromancy level calculation:'''
+|-
-The number of skeletons brought back at the end of the combat depends on three main factors:
+| Situation:
+| {{-}}Calculation:
+|-
+| Advanced Necromancy<br>
+| {{-}}= 20%
+|-
+| Isra at level 10
+| {{-}}= 10 &times; 5% &times; 20% = 10%
+|-
+| Necromancy Amplifier &times; 2
+| {{-}}= 2 &times; 10% = 20%<br>
+|-
+| Amulet of the Undertaker
+| {{-}}= 5%
+|-
+| align=right style="border-top: 1px solid black" | Total:
+|             style="border-top: 1px solid black" | {{-}}= 55%
+|}<!--
+|-
+|
+{| cellspacing=0
+| colspan=2 | '''Example of Skeletons brought back:'''
+|-
+| Situation:
+| {{-}}Calculation:
+|-
+| Advanced Necromancy<br>
+| {{-}}= 20%
+|-
+| Isra at level 10
+| {{-}}= 10 &times; 5% &times; 20% = 10%
+|-
+| Necromancy Amplifier &times; 2
+| {{-}}= 2 &times; 10% = 20%<br>
+|-
+| Amulet of the Undertaker
+| {{-}}= 5%
+|-
+| align=right style="border-top: 1px solid black" | Total:
+|             style="border-top: 1px solid black" | {{-}}= 55%
+|}
+!-->
+|}The number of skeletons brought back at the end of the combat depends on three main factors:
+# Level of Necromancy skill
 # Number of creatures in killed stacks
-# Amount of health of killed stacks
+# Amount of health of killed stacks.
-# Level of Necromancy skill
-First, the total number of raised Skeletons can never exceed the number of creatures slain in combat. Second, the total health of raised Skeletons can never exceed the total health of killed creatures. Third, the level of Necromancy skill used in calculations can never be more than 100%, although it is technically possible for a hero to have Necromancy skill above 100%. These rules in {{sod}} are applied to every killed stack individually (in {{hota}}{{-wh}} the amount of creatures raised is calculated by the overall number of killed creatures), and always rounded towards 1.
-The health of the enemy creature killed affects the efficiency that it is revived as per table:
-hp = 16.6% efficiency<br>
-hp = 33.3%<br>
-hp = 50% efficiency<br>
-hp = 66.6% efficiency<br>
-hp = 83.3% efficiency<br>
-hp or higher = 100% efficiency<br>
-So a hero with 50% necromancy, who killed 100 creatures with 6 hp or higher, will obtain 50 skeletons, whereas if he were to kill 100 peasants (who have only 1 hp), only 8 skeletons would be obtained. This can be also interpreted as the hero being able to revive only 50 HP total (8 skeletons have 48 HP).
-Additionally, with [[Cloak of the Undead King]], the same rules apply to [[Walking Dead]], [[Wight]]s and [[Lich]]es. As they have more health, less is raised. And if a hero only has upgraded versions in the army and no free slots, the "two thirds rule" is applied (the health difference between basic and upgraded creatures does not play any role in this case).
-== Chance to get ==
-{{Secondary skill chance explanation}}
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-{{user commentary|
+First, and foremost, the level of Necromancy used in calculation is the level the hero has prior to the combat; and although it is technically possible with artifacts and structures to have Necromancy skill above 100%, in combat it is considered less than or equal to 100%. Secondly, the total number of received Skeletons can never exceed the number of creatures slain in combat. And finally, the total health of received Skeletons can never exceed the total health of killed creatures. In addition, at least one Skeleton is always received from the combat where the winning hero has Necromancy skill of any level and creatures are killed.
-Necromancy is the basis of [[Necropolis]] faction. By default there cannot be a Necropolis hero without this skill and the chance of upgrading this skill is also very high, so if a very important basic skill like [[Wisdom]] or [[Earth Magic]] is offered together with improving Necromancy, ignore Necromancy. You will get it sooner or later.
-For heroes from other towns, the Necromancy skill is undesirable as Skeletons are weak, slow and will spoil [[morale]].
+These rules are applied to every stack individually, and always rounded down. To draw a conclusion, when calculating the number of Skeletons received from a battle, the factor two becomes determining when the creatures in the stack have a good deal of health points, and the factor three becomes determining when the stack has a high number of low health creatures. As can be seen from the example on the right, when calculating the health factor, the total health of the creature stack is divided with the number of health points of Skeletons, which is four. Similarly, the health points can be used in calculation, if the hero is bringing back Skeleton Warriors or is wielding [[Cloak of the Undead King]] and raising other low-tier undead creatures. Naturally, the higher the health points are, the smaller is the number of undead brought back.
+== Discussion ==
 Necropolis and Necromancy are often considered to be overpowered, and therefore frequently banned in multiplayer games (and tournaments).
-}}{{end of user commentary}}
-{{secondary skill 'see also'|top=* [http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?FID=6&TID=11784 ''How does the necromancy skill work exactly?''] Heroes Community thread started by angelito.}}
+== External links ==
+* [http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?FID=6&TID=11784 ''How does the necromancy skill work exactly?''] Heroes Community thread started by angelito.
 [[Category: Secondary skills]]
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