Quicksand

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

Quicksand
	School:	Earth Magic
	Level:	2nd
	Cost:	8/6
	Duration:	until end of combat
Basic effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 4 random hexes.
Advanced effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 6 random hexes.
Expert effect
Quicksand pits are placed in 8 random hexes.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   25 Rampart   25 Tower   46 (35*) Inferno   18 Necropolis   24 Dungeon   25 Stronghold   35 Fortress   35 Conflux   20 Cove    25 Factory    25 * Without Library

Quicksand is a 2nd level spell in the School of Earth Magic.

The spell places quicksand pits randomly in combat field hexes. They are invisible to enemy hero, unless the hero has a creature fighting on native terrain. A creature stack that tries to move through a hex with quicksand pit is halted and cannot act until next round. Once a pit is stepped on, it is revealed for all to see. A unique property of the Quicksand spell is that it lasts infinitely during any battle, regardless of the user's spell power.

AI cannot cast this spell. Flying creatures are always immune to this spell. Although  Magic Elementals are immune to all spells, they will still be affected by the quicksands.

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Quicksand can be particularly useful in town sieges, since a large portion of the battlefield is blocked by walls and moats. It is also useful when fighting neutral army stacks, since wandering creatures will always attempt to attack foes that are within reach, making them predictable and thereby easy to "trick" into stepping on the quicksand. This strategy can potentially give your shooters many more turns to shoot before the enemy reaches them.