Inferno

Fully built Inferno, as seen on the adventure map Fully built Inferno, as seen on the adventure map. (HotA)	Towns
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	Fortress
	Conflux
	Cove
	Factory

Inferno is an evil alignment town with the demoniac and heretic hero classes. Infernos can be found in Erathian regions blighted by the emergence of the underworld on the surface. Demoniac and heretic heroes stand in an uneasy alliance with these towns. Inferno represents Eeofol.

Inferno's native terrain is lava.

Inferno Creature Dwellings

• Imp Crucible
• Hall of Sins
• Kennels
• Demon Gate
• Hell Hole
• Fire Lake
• Forsaken Palace

Inferno Specific Buildings

• Birthing Pool - (Imp horde building, +8/week))
• Brimstone Stormclouds - (+2 spell power to a hero defending against a siege)
• Cages - (Hell Hound horde building, +3/week)
• Castle Gate - (Unique Inferno building, allows visiting hero to teleport to another town with a Castle Gate)
• Order of Fire - (Unique Inferno building, +1 Spell Power to visiting hero)
• Deity of Fire - (Grail building)

Inferno building tree (Shadow of Death)

In Horn of the Abyss Upg. Hell Hole no longer requires Mage Guild Level 2 (still requires Mage Guild Level 1) 

Halls		Fortifications		Miscellaneous		Mage Guilds		Banned spells
Village Hall	Village Hall (existing)	Fort	Fort 20 20 5000	Tavern	Tavern   5             500	Mage Guild level 1	Mage Guild level 1   5     5         2000
File:Town Hall large.gif	Town Hall 2500	Citadel	Citadel 5 2500	Marketplace	Marketplace   5             500	Mage Guild level 2	Mage Guild level 2   5   4   5   4   4   4   1000
City Hall	City Hall 5000	Castle	Castle 10 10 5000	Resource Silo	Resource Silo ()       5         5000	Mage Guild level 3	Mage Guild level 3   5   6   5   6   6   6   1000
Capitol	Capitol 10000			Blacksmith	Blacksmith 5 1000 link={{{smith}}} link={{{smith}}}	Mage Guild level 4	Mage Guild level 4   5   8   5   8   8   8   1000
						Mage Guild level 5	Mage Guild level 5   5   10   5   10   10   10   1000
Total Common Buildings:					45     40         37000	Total Mage Guild:	15   10   15   10   10   10   4000   20   18   20   18   18   18   5000   25   28   25   28   28   28   6000

Resource	Basic	Upgrades	All
	38300	32500	115300
	45	15	120
	55	20	120
	0	4	28
	3	9	36
	23	39	86
	3	19	51
Troop cost/week:		28090 + 4

Inferno heroes

Name	Class			Specialty		Skill 1		Skill 2		Spell
Fiona	Demoniac			Hell Hounds		Advanced Scouting
Rashka	Demoniac			Efreet		Basic Scholar		Basic Wisdom
Marius	Demoniac			Demons		Advanced Armorer
Ignatius	Demoniac			Imps		Basic Tactics		Basic Resistance
Ignatius	Demoniac			Imps		Basic Tactics		Basic Interference
Octavia	Demoniac			Gold		Basic Scholar		Basic Offense
Calh	Demoniac			Gogs		Basic Archery		Basic Scouting
Pyre	Demoniac			Ballista		Basic Logistics		Basic Artillery
Nymus	Demoniac			Pit Fiends		Advanced Offense
Xeron	Demoniac			Devils		Basic Leadership		Basic Tactics
Ayden	Heretic			Intelligence		Basic Wisdom		Basic Intelligence		View Earth
Xyron	Heretic			Inferno (spell)		Basic Wisdom		Basic Scholar		Inferno
Axsis	Heretic			Mysticism		Basic Wisdom		Basic Mysticism		Protection from Air
Olema	Heretic			Weakness		Basic Wisdom		Basic Ballistics		Weakness
Calid	Heretic			Sulfur		Basic Wisdom		Basic Learning		Haste
Ash	Heretic			Bloodlust		Basic Wisdom		Basic Eagle Eye		Bloodlust
Zydar	Heretic			Sorcery		Basic Wisdom		Basic Sorcery		Stone Skin
Xarfax	Heretic			Fireball		Basic Wisdom		Basic Leadership		Fireball

Inferno creatures

Name	Town	Lvl	Att	Def	Dmg-	Dmg+	HP	Spd	Grw	AI Val	Cost		Special
Imp   Imp		1	2	3	1	2	4	5	15	50	50
Familiar   Familiar		1+	4	4	1	2	4	7	15	60	60		Magic channel
Gog   Gog		2	6	4	2	4	13	4	8	159	125		Ranged (12 shots)
Magog   Magog		2+	7	4	2	4	13	6	8	240	175		Ranged (24 shots), Fireball attack
Hell Hound   Hell Hound		3	10	6	2	7	25	7	5	357	200
Cerberus   Cerberus		3+	10	8	2	7	25	8	5	392	250		No enemy retaliation, 3-headed attack
Demon   Demon		4	10	10	7	9	35	5	4	445	250
Horned Demon   Horned Demon		4+	10	10	7	9	40	6	4	480	270
Pit Fiend   Pit Fiend		5	13	13	13	17	45	6	3	765	500
Pit Lord   Pit Lord		5+	13	13	13	17	45	7	3	1224	700		Summon demons
Efreeti   Efreeti		6	16	12	16	24	90	9	2	1670	900		Flying, Fire immunity, Hates Genies
Efreet Sultan   Efreet Sultan		6+	16	14	16	24	90	13	2	2343 1848	1100		Flying, Fire shield, Fire immunity, Hates Genies
Devil   Devil		7	19	21	30	40	160	11	1	5101	2700	1	Teleporting, No enemy retaliation, Luck -1, Hates Angels
Arch Devil   Arch Devil		7+	26	28	30	40	200	17	1	7115	4500	2	Teleporting, No enemy retaliation, Luck -2 1 , Hates Angels

Strategy

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• Inferno armies have great hand-to-hand attack units and are only slightly hampered at the lower levels by a lack of flying units until the awesome, teleporting devils can be brought into play, as well as strong and fast efreets.

• Castle Gate is a significant advantage of Inferno. It enables to only upgrade creature dwellings in one town, and use the gate to transfer them to be upgraded between towns. However, it's useless if the map has only one Inferno, where Castle Gate is possible.

• Creating a Demon horde easily: Attack any creep on the map. Blind it, so the battle lasts as long as you want. Cast Fire Wall/Fireball/Inferno/Meteor Shower on your Imps. When they die, raise Demons, then finish the enemy.

• Another good thing about the Castle Gate is that one hero can be used to defend all towns.

• After the Lich the Magog is the only one with attack in area but is compatible with Frenzy and Bless.

• The manual states that Inferno armies have great hand-to-hand attack units, and are slightly hampered at the lower levels by a lack of flying units until the devils arrive. The statement is supported by the fact that compared to their levels, many of the Inferno's creatures have relatively high speed values and maximum damage values. However, lack of flying units is untrue in the sense that Efreeti and Efreet sultans are definitely noteworthy adversaries. While Inferno troops are great for attacking they are not strong defenders which means that combat strategy with Inferno should be based on first strike.

• Another weakness in Inferno's army is lack of shooters. Gogs and Magogs are the slowest creatures in Inferno's arsenal, which makes them a somewhat liability considering the mobility of heroes. Additionally, usefulness of Magogs' special ability to throw fireballs is controversial as they may inflict damage to allied troops as well (fixed in Horn of the Abyss as they can target any hex).

• Strategy Guide for Inferno from Jolly Joker on Celestial Heavens

Pros

• Castle Gate: A life-saver on maps where you control more than one Inferno town.
• Pit Lord's Demon summon ability: Lets you horde demons. Consider using Marius whose specialty is Demons as your main hero if using this strategy (she will increase Demons' speed as well). If using this strategy, there is almost no need to spend time and resources to upgrade Imps and Gogs or to even build the upgraded buildings since the upgrade does not increase their health (see Summon demons).
• Efreet Sultans are very good at clearing a map: they have speed, damage, and enough health. They can also be used in a Dragogeddon combo. Consider splitting them into many stacks of 1 unit only in the early game without carrying any other creatures to reduce losses and to increase your hero's movement points.
• This town has the highest chance to get the Blind spell in the Mage Guild.
• Cerberus are very powerful with Bless/Haste/Counterstrike.
• Both Devils/Arch Devils and Cerberi have no enemy retaliation. The hate between Angels and Devils gives a slight advantage to the latter, since Devils don't have retaliation, unlike Angels.
• Moreover, hate between Genies and Efreeti is also useful to Inferno, because Efreeti are much stronger.
• The -2 Luck decrease of enemies' Luck is a lot more useful in Horn of the Abyss than without the mod because it introduced negative Luck. Negative Luck gives every stack a chance of 1/12, 1/6, 1/4 with -1, -2, -3 luck to do about half damage only. Assuming the opponent has 7 stacks, on average 0.58/1.17/1.75 stacks will only do about half damage every round if the opponent has -1/-2/-3 luck. This is a significant advantage. Additionally equipped with artifacts that decrease the opponent's luck, this can prove to be devastating, especially against wandering creatures who do not have a hero increasing their luck through artifacts.
• Familiars have 7 Speed. You can give them to secondary heroes to increase their movement points without affecting your primary hero's army strength. If you want, you could even hand out Cerberi for a speed of 8.

Cons

• If all buildings can be built, Inferno costs the most gold to fully build up. (Castle Gate alone costs 10,000 gold and is not essential; Furthermore, Imps' and Gogs' upgraded buildings are not necessary when using the Demon Farming Strategy).
• Lacking in the Hero department. (When using Demon Farming, Marius is not terrible at least, and Octavia gives gold when playing at Difficult/Impossible Difficulty).
• Imps and Familiars are weak first level units, and have no redeeming features save their speed (the Familiars' Magic Channel ability is hardly noticeable). (But, they can be sacrificed to be raised as Demons).
• The Inferno produces the least hit points per week of all the towns. (But it can Summon Demons which partially makes up for it. Also, it has a 20% chance of getting Resurrection in the Mage Guild).
• Only one ranged unit, which is one of the weakest in the game, and Magogs are ambiguous due to their opportunity to kill your own troops (which, on the other hand, may help in Demon farming).
• No Bless spell in the Mage Guild, while Cerberi have a very big damage range (if they are cursed, it's a complete disaster).

See also

• List of creatures
• List of creatures (HotA)
• List of heroes
• List of heroes (HotA)