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| {{Dungeon creatures}}{{Creature | | {{Ring artifacts}}{{Artifact |
| | AI_Value = 4702 | | | normal = |
| | Name = Red Dragon | | | class = minor |
| | Attack = 19
| | | slot = ring |
| | Defense = 19
| | | cost = 5000 |
| | Speed = 11
| | | event = While pausing to rest, you notice a bobcat climbing a short tree to get at a crow's nest. On impulse, you climb the tree yourself and scare off the cat. When you look in the nest, you find a collection of shiny stones and a ring. |
| | Growth = 1 | | | effect = This item increases the health of all hero's units by +1. |
| | Damage = 40–50 | | }} Equipped in a ring slot, this artifact gives all your units +1 to their [[Health]]. |
| | Health = 180 | |
| | Movement = [[Flying]]
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| | Size = 2
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| | Res = [[File: Resource Sulfur 20x18.gif]]
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| | ResCost = 1
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| | Cost = 2500
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| | Special = • [[Dragon]]<br>• [[Breath attack]]<br>• [[Spell immunity|Immune to spells]] level 1–3
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| | U_AI_Value= 8721
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| | U_name = Black Dragon
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| | U_attack = '''25'''
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| | U_defense = '''25''' | |
| | U_speed = '''15''' | |
| | U_health = '''300'''
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| | U_cost = 4000
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| | U_ResCost = 2
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| | U_special = • [[Dragon]]<br>• [[Breath attack]]<br>• [[Spell immunity|Immune]] to all spells<br>• [[Hate]]s [[Giant and titan|Titans]]
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| {{Cram|Dragon Cave|Red Dragon|Black Dragon|no_dwelling=}}
| | Part of the [[Elixir of Life]], together with the [[Ring of Vitality]] and the [[Vial of Lifeblood]]. |
| '''Red Dragons and Black Dragons''' are level 7 creatures of [[Dungeon]], and are recruited from the [[Dragon Cave]].
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| ''"Red and black dragons with their great mobility, flying ability, and powerful [[breath attack|breath weapons]] are among the most effective units in the game. Red dragons are [[Spell immunity|immune to spells]] below level four. Black dragons are twice as durable, do [[Hate|150% damage]] to... [[Giant and titan|titans]], and are immune to all spells."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 91|RoE manual]]''</sup>
| | == Related artifacts == |
| | * {{An| Elixir of Life}} |
| | * {{An| Vial of Lifeblood}} |
| | * {{An| Ring of Vitality}} |
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| == Tactics and info ==
| | {{Artifact 'see also'}} |
| === Toughness ===
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| With the health value of 300, Black Dragon is one of the toughest creatures in the game. In the original {{roe}}, it was toughest of the [[dragon]]s and its health was only matched by [[Titan]]s' and [[Ancient Behemoth]]s' (and by Haspid's in {{hota}}). It also has more Defense than either of those creatures. {{ab}} expansion introduced four new dragons, [[Faerie Dragon]], [[Rust Dragon]]s, [[Crystal Dragon]]s and [[Azure Dragon]]s, which all are neutral creatures and have more health than Black Dragons.
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| === Tactics ===
| | [[Category: Minor artifacts]] |
| Because of the Black Dragons' spell immunity, they are suitable to be used in tactics often called [[dragogeddon]]. In dragogeddon, a hero with preferably high [[power skill]] and [[Armageddon]] spell attacks with an army only consisting of creatures immune or very resilient to the Armageddon spell. The tactics may be used in "hit-and-run" tactic, to advance through wandering creatures or even to slay enemy heroes. In {{roe}} series, Black Dragons were the best creature to use in dragogeddon.
| | [[Category: Parts of combination artifacts]] |
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| The benefit of using Black Dragons in this tactics is their high initiative, in other words, their speed. Only [[Phoenix]]es and [[Gold Dragon]]s are faster creatures that are immune to Armageddon. High initative enables hero to act first in the combat, and this way possibly win the battle before enemy gets a chance to flee, surrender or otherwise cause resistance.
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| === Semantics ===
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| Together with the [[Titan]], Black Dragon has become a symbol of the Heroes series since it first appeared in Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars.
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| == Special Abilities ==
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| =====Magic Immunity=====
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| This spell immunity is a double-edged sword, though, as it makes both Red and Black dragons immune to most beneficial spells, including [[Resurrection]]. Placing Red or Black Dragons (as well as any living Dragons) in the [[Skeleton Transformer]] will give you [[Bone Dragon]]s instead of regular [[Skeleton]]s.
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| Both dragons are affected by [[Dispel]].
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| =====Hates Titans=====
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| Though it is stated in the manual, Black Dragons do not hate [[Giant]]s.
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| {{creature 'see also'}}
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| [[Category: Creatures]]
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