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Imahero at 06:27, 26 August 2025

2025-08-26T06:27:42Z

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	== Harpy Hag Hoodoo ==		== Harpy Hag Hoodoo ==
	Since they are fast and strike with no retaliation, ~~{{hv\|~~Harpy Hag\|~~HarpyHarpyHag\|text=~~Harpy Hags}} can be used to attack neutral stacks which are much more powerful than they are. To make this work, you need to be facing enemy troops with a speed of 4 or less, or use the [[Slow]] or [[Haste]] spells so that your Harpy Hags are moving more than twice as fast as the enemy (or some fortuitously-placed obstacles). You can then choose to wait, to make the enemy move first, swoop in and attack, then, when they get close, hustle to a new location and repeat (beware [[Morale]] bonuses by the enemy, however!). In a multiplayer game, this can take some time to do and hence is frowned upon, but early on in a SP game you can use it to clear mines/guardians you would otherwise not be able to, at least until your Dragons become available. This tactic can basically be done with any non-retaliatory creature (Cerberi, Arch Devils, Sprites, Vampire Lords), but the HH's are the only one to return to their original hex.		Since they are fast and strike with no retaliation, [[Harpy Hag\|Harpy Hags]] can be used to attack neutral stacks which are much more powerful than they are. To make this work, you need to be facing enemy troops with a speed of 4 or less, or use the [[Slow]] or [[Haste]] spells so that your Harpy Hags are moving more than twice as fast as the enemy (or some fortuitously-placed obstacles). You can then choose to wait, to make the enemy move first, swoop in and attack, then, when they get close, hustle to a new location and repeat (beware [[Morale]] bonuses by the enemy, however!). In a multiplayer game, this can take some time to do and hence is frowned upon, but early on in a SP game you can use it to clear mines/guardians you would otherwise not be able to, at least until your Dragons become available. This tactic can basically be done with any non-retaliatory creature (Cerberi, Arch Devils, Sprites, Vampire Lords), but the HH's are the only one to return to their original hex.

	== Cooking the Books with the Treasury ==		== Cooking the Books with the Treasury ==
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	== Wraith Bomb ==		== Wraith Bomb ==
	~~{{hv\|~~Wraith\|~~text=~~Wraiths}} can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...		[[Wraith\|Wraiths]] can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...

	== Castle Siege ==		== Castle Siege ==
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	If the enemy has only Fort (early sieges) and you have strong shooters, block the drawbridge with your unit, preventing enemy from getting out of the castle.		If the enemy has only Fort (early sieges) and you have strong shooters, block the drawbridge with your unit, preventing enemy from getting out of the castle.

	Six or seven stacks of ~~{{hv\|~~cyclops king\|~~CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=~~cyclops kings}} can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.		Six or seven stacks of [[cyclops king\|cyclops kings]] can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.

	'''Defender'''		'''Defender'''
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	==Extra nasty Berserk==		==Extra nasty Berserk==
	If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of ~~{{hv\|~~Dendroid Guard\|~~DendroidGuard\|text=~~Dendroid Guards}} and/or ~~{{hv\|~~Dendroid Soldier\|~~DendroidSoldier\|text=~~Dendroid Soldiers}}, try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.		If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of [[Dendroid Guard\|Dendroid Guards]] and/or [[Dendroid Soldier\|Dendroid Soldiers]], try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.

	== Using Master Genies ==		== Using Master Genies ==
	When you have ~~{{hv\|~~Master Genie\|~~GenieMasterGenie\|text=~~Master Genies}} on your hero and have several creatures slots free, split your Master Genies to several stacks so you could benefit from their spell casting ability with additional casts.		When you have [[Master Genie\|Master Genies]] on your hero and have several creatures slots free, split your Master Genies to several stacks so you could benefit from their spell casting ability with additional casts.

	==No spells, or?==		==No spells, or?==
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	==It goes on and on==		==It goes on and on==

	[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with ~~{{hv\|~~Archangel\|~~AngelArchangel\|text=~~Archangels}}, general blessings from ~~{{hv\|~~Master Genie\|~~GenieMasterGenie\|text=~~Master Genies}}, destroy fortifications with ~~{{hv\|~~cyclops king\|~~CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=~~cyclops kings}}, or even deliver the extra deathblow with ~~{{hv\|~~Dread Knight\|~~DreadKnight\|text=~~Dread Knights}}.		[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with [[Archangel\|Archangels]], general blessings from [[Master Genie\|Master Genies]], destroy fortifications with [[cyclops king\|cyclops kings]], or even deliver the extra deathblow with [[Dread Knight\|Dread Knights]].

	== Decoy ==		== Decoy ==
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	[[Category: Combat]]		[[Category: Combat]]
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Imahero at 04:41, 22 August 2025

2025-08-22T04:41:43Z

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	== Wraith Bomb ==		== Wraith Bomb ==
	{{hv\|Wraith~~\|WightWraith~~\|text=Wraiths}} can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...		{{hv\|Wraith\|text=Wraiths}} can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...

	== Castle Siege ==		== Castle Siege ==
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	==Extra nasty Berserk==		==Extra nasty Berserk==
	If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of {{hv\|Dendroid Guard\|~~DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier~~\|text=Dendroid Guards}} and/or {{hv\|Dendroid Soldier\|~~DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier~~\|text=Dendroid Soldiers}}, try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.		If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of {{hv\|Dendroid Guard\|DendroidGuard\|text=Dendroid Guards}} and/or {{hv\|Dendroid Soldier\|DendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroid Soldiers}}, try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.

	== Using Master Genies ==		== Using Master Genies ==
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	==It goes on and on==		==It goes on and on==

	[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with {{hv\|Archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=Archangels}}, general blessings from {{hv\|Master Genie\|GenieMasterGenie\|text=Master Genies}}, destroy fortifications with {{hv\|cyclops king\|CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=cyclops kings}}, or even deliver the extra deathblow with {{hv\|Dread Knight\|~~BlackKnightDreadKnight~~\|text=Dread Knights}}.		[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with {{hv\|Archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=Archangels}}, general blessings from {{hv\|Master Genie\|GenieMasterGenie\|text=Master Genies}}, destroy fortifications with {{hv\|cyclops king\|CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=cyclops kings}}, or even deliver the extra deathblow with {{hv\|Dread Knight\|DreadKnight\|text=Dread Knights}}.

	== Decoy ==		== Decoy ==
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Imahero at 01:38, 22 August 2025

2025-08-22T01:38:59Z

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	== Harpy Hag Hoodoo ==		== Harpy Hag Hoodoo ==
	Since they are fast and strike with no retaliation, [[Harpy Hag~~]]s~~ can be used to attack neutral stacks which are much more powerful than they are. To make this work, you need to be facing enemy troops with a speed of 4 or less, or use the [[Slow]] or [[Haste]] spells so that your Harpy Hags are moving more than twice as fast as the enemy (or some fortuitously-placed obstacles). You can then choose to wait, to make the enemy move first, swoop in and attack, then, when they get close, hustle to a new location and repeat (beware [[Morale]] bonuses by the enemy, however!). In a multiplayer game, this can take some time to do and hence is frowned upon, but early on in a SP game you can use it to clear mines/guardians you would otherwise not be able to, at least until your Dragons become available. This tactic can basically be done with any non-retaliatory creature (Cerberi, Arch Devils, Sprites, Vampire Lords), but the HH's are the only one to return to their original hex.		Since they are fast and strike with no retaliation, {{hv\|Harpy Hag\|HarpyHarpyHag\|text=Harpy Hags}} can be used to attack neutral stacks which are much more powerful than they are. To make this work, you need to be facing enemy troops with a speed of 4 or less, or use the [[Slow]] or [[Haste]] spells so that your Harpy Hags are moving more than twice as fast as the enemy (or some fortuitously-placed obstacles). You can then choose to wait, to make the enemy move first, swoop in and attack, then, when they get close, hustle to a new location and repeat (beware [[Morale]] bonuses by the enemy, however!). In a multiplayer game, this can take some time to do and hence is frowned upon, but early on in a SP game you can use it to clear mines/guardians you would otherwise not be able to, at least until your Dragons become available. This tactic can basically be done with any non-retaliatory creature (Cerberi, Arch Devils, Sprites, Vampire Lords), but the HH's are the only one to return to their original hex.

	== Cooking the Books with the Treasury ==		== Cooking the Books with the Treasury ==
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	== Wraith Bomb ==		== Wraith Bomb ==
	[[Wraith~~]]s~~ can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...		{{hv\|Wraith\|WightWraith\|text=Wraiths}} can be useful after all! Send out waves of expendable heroes against a dangerous invader, each with 7 1-Wraith stacks, with the aim of reducing his spell points. You will need lots of extra gold of course to make this work. This, of course, works better against the AI than it does vs. another human and is countered by [[Destroy Undead]], but if you have the [[Pendant of Death]]...! And even getting your enemy to cast Destroy Undead over and over is going to cause him to lose spell points. Considered a "gamey" strategy by some...

	== Castle Siege ==		== Castle Siege ==
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	If the enemy has only Fort (early sieges) and you have strong shooters, block the drawbridge with your unit, preventing enemy from getting out of the castle.		If the enemy has only Fort (early sieges) and you have strong shooters, block the drawbridge with your unit, preventing enemy from getting out of the castle.

	Six or seven stacks of [[cyclops king~~]]s~~ can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.		Six or seven stacks of {{hv\|cyclops king\|CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=cyclops kings}} can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.

	'''Defender'''		'''Defender'''
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	==Extra nasty Berserk==		==Extra nasty Berserk==
	If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of [[Dendroid Guard~~]]s~~ and/or [[Dendroid Soldier~~]]s~~, try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.		If you have [[Berserk]], and are fighting at least two stacks of {{hv\|Dendroid Guard\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroid Guards}} and/or {{hv\|Dendroid Soldier\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroid Soldiers}}, try using it to get them to attack each other. If you do, they will bind each other, making them both unable to move.

	== Using Master Genies ==		== Using Master Genies ==
	When you have [[Master Genie~~]]s~~ on your hero and have several creatures slots free, split your Master Genies to several stacks so you could benefit from their spell casting ability with additional casts.		When you have {{hv\|Master Genie\|GenieMasterGenie\|text=Master Genies}} on your hero and have several creatures slots free, split your Master Genies to several stacks so you could benefit from their spell casting ability with additional casts.

	==No spells, or?==		==No spells, or?==
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	==It goes on and on==		==It goes on and on==

	[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with [[Archangel~~]]s~~, general blessings from [[Master Genie~~]]s~~, destroy fortifications with ~~[[Cyclops King]]s~~, or even deliver the extra deathblow with [[Dread Knight~~]]s~~.		[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with {{hv\|Archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=Archangels}}, general blessings from {{hv\|Master Genie\|GenieMasterGenie\|text=Master Genies}}, destroy fortifications with {{hv\|cyclops king\|CyclopsCyclopsKing\|text=cyclops kings}}, or even deliver the extra deathblow with {{hv\|Dread Knight\|BlackKnightDreadKnight\|text=Dread Knights}}.

	== Decoy ==		== Decoy ==
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	[[Category: Combat]]		[[Category: Combat]]
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FerynaCZ at 18:14, 19 October 2024

2024-10-19T18:14:47Z

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	If the attacker has strong walker units, destroy the catapult as soon as possible by spells and/or ranged units. The arrow towers will do rest of the work.		If the attacker has strong walker units, destroy the catapult as soon as possible by spells and/or ranged units. The arrow towers will do rest of the work.

	In order to bait enemy to attack your castle, put your hero into the visiting section and units (no hero) into the garrison. The enemy will attack your "weak" hero outside, only to be met by siege battle.		In order to bait enemy to attack your castle, put your hero into the visiting section and units (no hero) into the garrison. The enemy will attack your "weak" hero outside, only to be met by siege battle. This can also be peacefully used to get movement advantage next turn by having only your fastest unit outside.

	== Open-field battle ==		== Open-field battle ==

Legate: add category

2023-12-08T21:38:50Z

add category

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__

	[[Category:~~Miscellaneous~~]]		[[Category: User commentary]]
	[[Category: Combat]]		[[Category: Combat]]

Imahero: /* Mix and match */clean up

2023-12-07T22:36:38Z

Mix and match: clean up

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	[[Category:Miscellaneous]]		[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
	[[Category: Combat]]~~{{keywords}}~~		[[Category: Combat]]

FerynaCZ: /* Castle Siege */

2021-07-07T20:44:36Z

Castle Siege

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	If the attacker has strong walker units, destroy the catapult as soon as possible by spells and/or ranged units. The arrow towers will do rest of the work.		If the attacker has strong walker units, destroy the catapult as soon as possible by spells and/or ranged units. The arrow towers will do rest of the work.

			In order to bait enemy to attack your castle, put your hero into the visiting section and units (no hero) into the garrison. The enemy will attack your "weak" hero outside, only to be met by siege battle.

	== Open-field battle ==		== Open-field battle ==

FerynaCZ: /* Castle Siege */

2021-07-07T20:43:10Z

Castle Siege

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	'''Attacker'''		'''Attacker'''
	[[Hypnotize]] an enemy troop and open the drawbridge.		[[Hypnotize]] an enemy troop and open the drawbridge.

			If the enemy has only Fort (early sieges) and you have strong shooters, block the drawbridge with your unit, preventing enemy from getting out of the castle.

	Six or seven stacks of [[cyclops king]]s can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.		Six or seven stacks of [[cyclops king]]s can reduce a castle to rubble in as little as two rounds.

Imahero at 05:10, 5 June 2021

2021-06-05T05:10:38Z

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	[[Category:Miscellaneous]]		[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
	[[Category: Combat]]		[[Category: Combat]]{{keywords}}

Dread Knight: /* It goes on and on */ Nobody else has a deathblow

2021-03-16T14:25:56Z

It goes on and on: Nobody else has a deathblow

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:25, 16 March 2021
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	==It goes on and on==		==It goes on and on==

	[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with [[Archangel]]s, general blessings from [[Master Genie]]s or even deliver the extra deathblow with [[Dread Knight]]s~~, [[Cyclops King]]s, and [[Power Lich]]es~~.		[[Clone]] helps double your manpower if you cast it on troops that number well over 500 (5 or 10 if it's concerning LV4+ troops). They also still retain their abilities, so that means you can spam [[Resurrection]] with [[Archangel]]s, general blessings from [[Master Genie]]s, destroy fortifications with [[Cyclops King]]s, or even deliver the extra deathblow with [[Dread Knight]]s.

	== Decoy ==		== Decoy ==