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''' | '''Peasant''' is a level 1 [[neutral creature]] recruited from the [[Hovel]] found only in the [[Adventure Map]]. | ||
''"To know a peasant is to dread knowing a peasant. It seems the only hero eager to fight a peasant or have a peasant in their army ranks is the Necromancer."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 18|AB manual]]''</sup> | ''"To know a peasant is to dread knowing a peasant. It seems the only hero eager to fight a peasant or have a peasant in their army ranks is the Necromancer."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 18|AB manual]]''</sup> | ||
They are recruited for free from the Hovel, but from [[Portal of Summoning]] or [[Refugee Camp]] their cost is 10 {{gold}}. | |||
Peasants have the lowest [[AI Value]] in the game at 15. | |||
Peasants have the lowest [[AI Value]] in the game at 15 | |||
== Tactics and Info == | |||
=== Toughness === | === Toughness === | ||
The peasant has the lowest health and defense in the game, | The peasant has the lowest health and defense in the game, being a value of 1. They are good to soak retaliations, but with such a low speed, they could hardly reach the enemy. However, there's an even better alternative... | ||
=== Offense === | === Offense === | ||
With a fixed damage of 1 and an attack stat of 1, peasants aren't affected by either [[Curse]] or [[Bless]], unless Bless is cast by [[Adela]], specialist in this spell, increasing their damage output based on the | With a fixed damage of 1 and an attack stat of 1, peasants aren't be affected by either [[Curse]] or [[Bless]], unless Bless is cast by [[Adela]], specialist in this spell, increasing their damage output based on the peasant's and her level. Usually, when they attack, in spite of their fixed damage and due to their low attack, they deal less damage than there are units in the stack. | ||
=== Efficiency and cost === | === Efficiency and cost === | ||
If recruited on the adventure map, the peasant joins the army for free. However, if recruited from a [[Refugee Camp]] or a [[Portal of Summoning]] built in a [[Dungeon]] town, they cost 10 gold {{g}} per | If recruited on the adventure map, the peasant joins the army for free. However, if recruited from a [[Refugee Camp]] or a [[Portal of Summoning]] built in a [[Dungeon]] town, they cost 10 gold {{g}} per troop, the lowest price per troop in the game. | ||
However, for a weekly growth of 25 and a total cost of 250 gold {{g}} of full population per week, they | However, for a weekly growth of 25 and a total cost of 250 gold {{g}} of full population per week, they aren't efficient at all, due to their low stats. | ||
=== Tactics === | === Tactics === | ||
A good tactic is to not recruit them. An even better one, if you're playing with a [[Necropolis]] army and hero, is to bring them to town and transform them into [[skeletons]] in the [[Skeleton Transformer]] (in {{hota}}, they can also be brought to a [[Skeleton Transformer (HotA)|Skeleton Transformer]] found on the adventure map if it's present), | A good tactic is to not recruit them. An even better one, if you're playing with a [[Necropolis]] army and hero, is to bring them to town and transform them into [[skeletons]] in the [[Skeleton Transformer]] (in {{hota}}, they can also be brought to a [[Skeleton Transformer (HotA)|Skeleton Transformer]] found on the adventure map if it's present), with multiplied stats compared to the peasant. | ||
===Skill bonuses === | |||
The peasant benefits from few skills, among which [[Tactics]] so they can reach the enemy. However, they greatly benefit from [[Necromancy]] skill, at least when they are the enemy. | |||
=== Semantics === | |||
In the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 community, the peasant has become the symbol of the weakest unit in the game, and also a good source of skeletons and memes, based on transforming the peasants into skeletons and also on their weakness. | |||
== | == Appearance == | ||
Peasants were added in {{ab}} so there are no Peasants or [[Hovel]]s in {{roe}}. | |||
{{creature 'see also'|up=* [[Neutral creature]]}} | {{creature 'see also'|up=* [[Neutral creature]]}} | ||
[[Category: Creatures]] | [[Category: Creatures]] |