Earthquake

School of Earth Magic

Level 1

Magic Arrow *

Shield

Slow

Stone Skin

View Earth

Level 2

Death Ripple

Quicksand

Visions *

Level 3

Animate Dead

Anti-Magic

Earthquake

Force Field

Protection from Earth

Level 4

Meteor Shower

Resurrection

Sorrow

Town Portal

Level 5

Implosion

Summon Earth Elemental

School of Air Magic

School of Fire Magic

School of Water Magic

Earthquake
	School:	Earth Magic
	Level:	3rd
	Cost:	20/17
	Duration:	instant
Basic effect
Does one point of damage to two random castle walls during siege combat.
Advanced effect
Does one point of damage to three random castle walls during siege combat.
Expert effect
Does one point of damage to four random castle walls during siege combat.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   13 Rampart   24 Tower   17 (13*) Inferno   25 Necropolis   13 Dungeon   13 Stronghold   13 Fortress   90 Conflux   13 Cove    24 Factory    24 * Without Library

Earthquake is a 3rd level spell in the School of Earth Magic. The spell does one point of damage to random castle walls and/or arrow towers.

Earthquake cannot be cast in non-siege combat or combat in a town lacking at least a Fort.

Bug

Repeated use of this spell during a siege against an AI, if there are no arrow towers left, can cause the first defending unit to become effectively disabled. Its stack amount will disappear, and it will stop acting, though it can still retaliate if attacked directly. If the remaining defending units are eliminated, victory is obtained but the disabled unit will not be seen (or counted for experience) as part of the defender's losses.

User commentary

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When invading a town, Earthquake can make the job much easier. Together with Ballistics, the siege walls can be brought down within the first rounds of combat. For might-oriented heroes, however, the spell point cost can be quite steep.