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{{Necropolis creatures}}{{Creature
{{Necropolis creatures}}{{Creature
  | AI_Value  = 2087
  | AI_Value  = 848
  | Name      = Black Knight
  | Name      = Lich
  | Attack    = 16
  | Attack    = 13
  | Defense  = 16
  | Defense  = 10
  | Speed    = 7
  | Speed    = 6
  | Growth    = 2
  | Growth    = 3
  | Size      = 2
  | Damage    = 11–13
  | Damage   = 15–30
  | Health   = 30
  | Health    = 120
  | Shots    = 12
  | Cost      = 1200
  | Cost      = 550
  | Special  = • [[Undead]]<br>• [[Curse]]s enemies
  | Special  = • [[Undead]]<br>• [[Ranged attack]]<br>• [[Death cloud]]
  | U_AI_Value= 2382
  | U_AI_Value= 1079
  | U_name    = Dread Knight
  | U_name    = Power Lich
  | U_attack = '''18'''
| U_speed  = '''7'''
  | U_defense = '''18'''
  | U_damage = 11–'''15'''
  | U_speed   = '''9'''
  | U_health  = '''40'''
  | U_cost    = 1500
  | U_shots   = '''24'''
| U_special = • [[Undead]]<br>• [[Curse]]s enemies<br>• [[Death blow]] attack
  | U_cost    = 600
| No_shots  =
| No_ushots =
}}  
}}  


{{Cram|Hall of Darkness|Black Knight|Dread Knight|no_dwelling=|-={{---}}}}
{{Cram|Mausoleum|Lich|Power Lich|no_dwelling=}}
'''Black and Dread Knights''' are level 6 creatures of [[Necropolis town]]. They are recruited from the [[Hall of Darkness]].
'''Liches and Power Liches''' are level 5 creatures of [[Necropolis town]]. They are recruited from the [[Mausoleum]].


''"Knights have a 20% chance of [[Curse|cursing]] opponents they strike. Cursed creatures inflict only minimum damage in their own attacks. Dread knights' attacks also have a 20% chance of inflicting double damage [[death blow]]s."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 102|RoE manual]]''</sup>
''"Liches attack at range with a death cloud, which always causes damage in the target hex but also attacks all non-undead creatures in adjacent hexes. At [[melee|close range]] they defend themselves less efficiently with blows from their scepters."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 102|RoE manual]]''</sup>  


== General Tactics and Info ==
They have relatively low health and defense stats, so they should be protected. Regular liches can also be raised with Expert Necromancy if the hero has equipped the [[Cloak of the Undead King|Cloak of the Undead King]].
The Dread Knights are considered to be the best level 6 unit, alongside the [[Naga and Naga Queen|Naga Queens]]. They also have the highest attack, defense and health for a level 6 unit, accompanied by the largest damage range.


== Abilities ==
== Special ability death cloud ==
===== Special ability curse =====
Liches' death cloud special ability only works when they attack at range. In addition to normal ranged attack damage in target hex, the death cloud also causes a "puff of death" that affects all 6 adjacent hexes around the target hex dealing damage to all living creatures in the radius. The damage is caused equally to allied and enemy creatures, and the amount is calculated individually for all affected creatures. Two hexes wide creatures do not suffer additional damage if both of their hexes are affected. Although Liches also defend Necropolis towns in [[arrow tower]]s, their attacks follow the arrow tower calculations, and do not apply the death cloud effect.
Black and Dread Knights' curse ability behaves slightly different from the [[Curse]] spell as it is not considered [[School of Fire Magic|fire school]] spell. This is due to a fact that the ability is not affected by [[Fiery Fields]] [[terrain]], and creatures with immunity to fire magic (e.g. [[Fire Elemental]]s) are not affected by it. However, the ability is affected by the [[Magic Plains]].


===== Special ability death blow =====
'''Creatures immune to death cloud:'''
Dread Knights' special ability death blow gives them 20% chance of dealing double base damage when attacking a creature stack. The game information states that Dread Knights would deal double damage when the death blow occurs, but that is not technically correct as it only doubles the base damage. In other words, bonuses from [[Offense]], [[Luck]] or attack-defense difference are not doubled. See [[Damage|damage calculation]] for more specific information about the matter.
{{Non-living}}
 
It should be noted, that the immunity only concerns the cloud causing damage to adjacent hexes. It does not protect creatures from liches' normal ranged attack damage.


===== Heroes with a specialty =====
===== Heroes with a specialty =====
*{{H|Tamika|Death Knight|}} has black knights as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights for each level attained after 6th level, and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
*[[File:Hero Lord Haart Death Knight small.gif]] [[Lord Haart Death Knight|Lord Haart]] the [[Death Knight]] increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights +5 and damage +10.


{{creature 'see also'}}
*{{H|Moandor|Death Knight}} has liches as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Liches or Power Liches for each level attained after 5th level and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
 
== {{hota}} ==
Liches and Power Liches can shoot death cloud at any hex of the battlefield except for its own hex and adjacent ones (unless sniper bow is present). Targeting dialogue is called by pressing G.
 
{{creature 'see also'|up=* [[Cloak of the Undead King]]}}


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Revision as of 17:48, 20 March 2020

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
Lich
 Cost per troop 

550
Attack 13
Defense 10
Damage 11–13
Health 30
Speed 6
Movement Ground
Size 1
Shots 12
Growth 3
AI Value 848
 Special abilities:
• Undead
• Ranged attack
• Death cloud
Power Lich
 Cost per troop 

600
Attack 13
Defense 10
Damage 11–15
Health 40
Speed 7
Movement Ground
Size 1
Shots 24
Growth 3
AI Value 1079
 Special abilities:
• Undead
• Ranged attack
• Death cloud
Mausoleum    Armageddon's Blade
 Horn of the Abyss

Liches and Power Liches are level 5 creatures of Necropolis town. They are recruited from the Mausoleum.

"Liches attack at range with a death cloud, which always causes damage in the target hex but also attacks all non-undead creatures in adjacent hexes. At close range they defend themselves less efficiently with blows from their scepters." RoE manual

They have relatively low health and defense stats, so they should be protected. Regular liches can also be raised with Expert Necromancy if the hero has equipped the Cloak of the Undead King.

Special ability death cloud

Liches' death cloud special ability only works when they attack at range. In addition to normal ranged attack damage in target hex, the death cloud also causes a "puff of death" that affects all 6 adjacent hexes around the target hex dealing damage to all living creatures in the radius. The damage is caused equally to allied and enemy creatures, and the amount is calculated individually for all affected creatures. Two hexes wide creatures do not suffer additional damage if both of their hexes are affected. Although Liches also defend Necropolis towns in arrow towers, their attacks follow the arrow tower calculations, and do not apply the death cloud effect.

Creatures immune to death cloud:

Elementals: Undead: Gargoyles:

Golems

Mechanicals

It should be noted, that the immunity only concerns the cloud causing damage to adjacent hexes. It does not protect creatures from liches' normal ranged attack damage.

Heroes with a specialty
  • Moandor Moandor the Death Knight has liches as a specialty, which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Liches or Power Liches for each level attained after 5th level and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Horn of the Abyss

Liches and Power Liches can shoot death cloud at any hex of the battlefield except for its own hex and adjacent ones (unless sniper bow is present). Targeting dialogue is called by pressing G.

See also:

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