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The attacks of vampires and vampire lords cannot be [[Retaliation|retaliated]] against. Vampire lords are able to [[Life drain|resurrect]] members of their own troops by replenishing health equal to the amount of damage they inflict on living enemies. [[Undead]], [[Elemental]]s and [[Golem]]s have no life to be drained.
The attacks of vampires and vampire lords cannot be [[Retaliation|retaliated]] against. Vampire lords are able to [[Life drain|resurrect]] members of their own troops by replenishing health equal to the amount of damage they inflict on living enemies. [[Undead]], [[Elemental]]s and [[Golem]]s have no life to be drained.
==== Life drain special ability ====
Vampire Lords' life drain special ability occurs after the stack has attacked and before the target stack has chance to [[retaliation|retaliate]]. It raises killed Vampire Lords from the dead for the same amount of [[health]] points as the stack inflicted damage, and the top unit is healed with the remainder. Basically, for every 40 points of damage the stack of Vampire Lords causes, one Vampire Lord rises from the dead. The ability functions in a similar way to [[Animate Dead]] spell (or [[Resurrection]]).
As the ability name suggests, target attacked creature stack must be considered to be alive. This means that the ability does not work on [[non-living]] creatures.
'''Creatures immune to life drain:'''
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* {{Cn|Stone Gargoyle}}
* {{Cn|Obsidian Gargoyle}}
{{Golems}}
{{Elementals}}
| {{Undead}}
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== Discussion ==
== Discussion ==

Revision as of 05:06, 16 April 2017

Necropolis creatures
Level 1
Skeleton Skeleton
Skeleton Warrior Skeleton Warrior
Level 2
Walking Dead Walking Dead
Zombie Zombie
Level 3
Wight Wight
Wraith Wraith
Level 4
Vampire Vampire
Vampire Lord Vampire Lord
Level 5
Lich Lich
Power Lich Power Lich
Level 6
Black Knight Black Knight
Dread Knight Dread Knight
Level 7
Bone Dragon Bone Dragon
Ghost Dragon Ghost Dragon
Towns
Castle Stronghold Inferno
Rampart Fortress Necropolis
Tower Conflux Dungeon
Factory Cove
Neutral
Statistics
Vampire
 Cost per troop 

360

Attack 10
Defense 9
Damage 5–8
Health 30
Speed 6
Movement Flying
Size 1
Growth 4
AI Value
 Special abilities:
Undead
• No enemy retaliation
Vampire Lord
 Cost per troop 

500

Attack 10
Defense 10
Damage 5–8
Health 40
Speed 9
Movement Flying
Size 1
Growth 4
AI Value
 Special abilities:
Undead
• No enemy retaliation
Life drain

Vampires and vampire lords are level 4 creatures of necropolis town. They are recruited from the estate.

The attacks of vampires and vampire lords cannot be retaliated against. Vampire lords are able to resurrect members of their own troops by replenishing health equal to the amount of damage they inflict on living enemies. Undead, Elementals and Golems have no life to be drained.

Life drain special ability

Vampire Lords' life drain special ability occurs after the stack has attacked and before the target stack has chance to retaliate. It raises killed Vampire Lords from the dead for the same amount of health points as the stack inflicted damage, and the top unit is healed with the remainder. Basically, for every 40 points of damage the stack of Vampire Lords causes, one Vampire Lord rises from the dead. The ability functions in a similar way to Animate Dead spell (or Resurrection).

As the ability name suggests, target attacked creature stack must be considered to be alive. This means that the ability does not work on non-living creatures.

Creatures immune to life drain:

Golems:                          

Elementals:                        

Undead:                           

Discussion

The Vampire Lords' good speed and special abilities make them essential cornerstones of a Necropolis army. It is recommended to upgrade Vampires as soon as possible so as to make use of their life drain special ability. In large numbers, Vampire Lords can be difficult to deal with, unless the opposing army consists largely of undead or elementals. A very effective tactic is to cast the spell Counterstrike on Vampire Lords, allowing them to retaliate against every attack, constantly resurrecting themselves in the process.