Devil and Arch Devil

Inferno Creatures

Level

1

 Imp

 Familiar

Level

2

 Gog

 Magog

Level

3

 Hell Hound

 Cerberus

Level

4

 Demon

 Horned Demon

Level

5

 Pit Fiend

 Pit Lord

Level

6

 Efreeti

 Efreet Sultan

Level

7

 Devil

 Arch Devil

Devil

Attack Skill

19

Defense Skill

21

Damage

30–40

Health

160

Speed

11

Move

Teleporting

Size

1

Growth

1

AI Value

5101

Fight Value

3759

Cost Per Troop

2700

1

Teleportation. -1 enemy Luck. No enemy retaliation. Hates Angels.

Arch Devil

Attack Skill

26

Defense Skill

28

Damage

30–40

Health

200

Speed

17

Move

Teleporting

Size

1

Growth

1

AI Value

7115

Fight Value

5243

Cost Per Troop

4500

2

Teleportation. -2 -1  enemy Luck. No enemy retaliation. Hates Angels.

NOTE: The term 'Devils' is sometimes used to refer to the Kreegans as a whole.

Devils and Arch Devils are level 7 creatures of Inferno. They are recruited from the Forsaken Palace.

"Devils and arch devils can teleport to any hex on the battlefield. Their overwhelming attack leaves no possibility for a retaliatory strike. They also do 150% damage to angels and reduce enemy Luck by one when they appear on the battlefield." ^{RoE manual}

Dwellings & Portraits

Heroes with a specialty

• Xeron the Demoniac (fixed-stat specialty)

Appearance

An Arch Devil and a Cerberus appear at the beginning of the A Devilish Plan scenario from the Dungeons and Devils campaign in Restoration of Erathia.

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Gallery

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  Arch Devil
  (RoE manual p56)

Horn of the Abyss

In Horn of the Abyss, Arch Devils decrease enemies' Luck by 2 instead of 1.

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Their health upgrade is the lowest for a level 7 unit, only a bonus of 40, less than a quarter of the upgrade's health, while many level 7 units have their health almost doubled on upgrade.

Arch Devils' extremely high speed makes them very useful to resist Dragogeddon tactics. As they are faster than Gold and Black Dragons, use only Efreeti and Arch Devils, casting Anti-Magic on the latter. Efreeti are immune to Fire Magic, thus Armageddon spell will be completely useless on the battlefield.

Size

A thing of note is that Devil and Arch Devil, along with the Giant, Titan, and Angel prior to its upgrade, are the only 1-hex tier 7 units. It comes useful when the enemy cheeses his shooters behind obstacles or force fields. Titan's size, in turn, makes the said cheese easier.

Black Dragon versus Arch Devil

The Arch Devil strangely is more expensive than the Black Dragon, at 4500+2M versus 4000+2S for the BD. The Black Dragon has 50% more health, spell immunity, a 2 hex attack, and a higher median damage (45 versus 35). The Arch Devil has the no retaliation (which makes it somewhat like a ranged unit with running), a -1 to luck special, +2 speed, and a delta 4 advantage in A/D. 500 more for an Arch Devil? The cost difference seems difficult to justify. Which unit has a better value to the army? Counter arguing, Black Dragons have that cool spell immunity, but that also means that can't be shielded/stone skinned/blessed or what-have-you, whereas Arch-Devils can. I think both pros and cons nullify each other for the low level spells. However, the real difference is in the 3, 4, and 5 level damage spells. Those hit points, which by the way you are paying a lot of gold for, can be dwindled down quite drastically with those damage spells with a decent spell power, devastating that enormous investment. To add to the matter, Arch Devils have the least hit points of any upgraded level 7 unit, tied equal with the lowly Ghost Dragons, and the growth-boosted Phoenixes, both of which which cost at least 1,500 less gold than the Arch Devil. Henceforth, is the Arch Devil over-priced for the value that it brings to the army, the question can be asked? In particular, is the Arch Devil worth more gold than the Black Dragon? It's close. The ultimate counter argument to the Arch Devil, its lower hit points, and its high cost, is it is easier raising by Sacrifice or Resurrection. Also, even a single Arch Devil debuffs the entire enemy army, whereas a single black dragon cannot do the same.

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See Also:

• List of creatures

• Comparison of Level 7 Creatures