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'''School of Air Magic''' is one of the four schools of magic. Others are [[School of Fire Magic]], [[School of Earth Magic]] and [[School of Water Magic]]. School of Air Magic is related to the [[secondary skill]] [[Air Magic]], which allows heroes to cast Air School spells more effectively and at reduced cost. The cost reduction is the same regardless of whether a hero holds the skill at basic, advanced, or expert level.

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The most powerful spells in school of air magic are [[Fly]], [[Dimension Door]] and [[Haste]]. Fly and Dimension Door enables hero to take shortcuts and even ignore [[Border Guard]]s. In custom maps, they are typically disabled. Another powerful spell in School of Air Magic is Haste, which affects the [[speed]] of the creatures in combat. At expert level, it becomes a [[mass spell]], and give +5 speed to all allied creatures. This is such a huge advantage, that it questions why Haste is level 1 spell with such a small mana cost.

Other useful spells in School of Air Magic are [[Lightning bolt]] and [[Chain Lightning]]. They can do considerable damage in the early stage of the game. However, their usefulness tend to decrease as the game develops and the stack sizes grow allowing troops to do much more damage than spells. Another handy spell is [[Counterstrike]], which also becomes a mass spell with expert air magic. It enables two extra [[retaliation]]s for allied creatures, which makes it quite deadly specially in the cases like [[Hydra and Chaos Hydra|both hydras]] or [[Vampire and Vampire Lord|vampires]]. [[Precision]] works very well in long battles as ranged units will shoot enemies faster, while [[Disrupting Ray]] helps killing more enemies and cannot be [[cure]]d or [[dispel]]led. There are also some spells which are useful on limited occasions but help a lot, namely [[Destroy Undead]] which can kill all undead units who appear as wandering monsters or guard a [[Crypt]], and [[Hypnotize]] which can be also useful against wandering creatures or weak enemy stacks which can still be a big problem (e.g. [[Harpy and Harpy Hag|Harpy Hags]] or [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Grand Elves]]).

In conclusion, School of Air Magic has only few truly great spells, but they are so remarkable, that if the game is played at its full capacity (no bans), Air Magic becomes mandatory. Haste, or to be precise mass Haste, alone makes Air Magic a winner's choice. However, if Fly and Dimension Door are banned, let alone if Haste is banned, Air Magic and the School of Air Magic becomes significantly less attractive.
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== Comments & Debate ==
The most powerful spells in school of air magic are [[Fly]], [[Dimension Door]] and [[Haste]]. Fly and Dimension Door enables hero to take shortcuts and even ignore [[Border Guard]]s. In custom maps, they are typically disabled. Another powerful spell in School of Air Magic is Haste, which affects the [[speed]] of the creatures in combat. At expert level, it becomes a [[mass spell]], and give +5 speed to all allied creatures. This is such an huge advantage, that it questions why Haste is level 1 spell with such a small mana cost.

Other useful spells in School of Air Magic are [[Lightning bolt]] and [[Chain Lightning]]. They can do considerable damage in the early stage of the game. However, their usefulness tend to decrease as the game develops and the stack sizes grow allowing troops to do more much damage than spells. Another handy spell is [[Counterstrike]], which also becomes a mass spell with expert air magic. It enables two extra [[retaliation]]s for allied creatures, which makes it quite deadly specially in the cases like [[Hydra and Chaos Hydra|both hydras]] or [[Vampire and Vampire Lord|vampires]].

In conclusion, School of Air Magic has only few truly great spells, but they are so remarkable, that if the game is played at its full capacity (no bans), Air Magic becomes mandatory. Haste, or to be precise mass Haste, alone makes Air Magic a winner's choice. However, if Fly and Dimension Door are banned, let alone if Haste is banned, Air Magic and the School of Air Magic becomes significantly less attractive.

== Related articles ==
* [[School of Earth Magic]]
* [[School of Fire Magic]]
* [[School of Water Magic]]

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