Berserk

School of Fire Magic

Level 1

Bloodlust

Curse

Magic Arrow *

Protection from Fire

Level 2

Blind

Fire Wall

Visions *

Level 3

Fireball

Land Mine

Misfortune

Level 4

Armageddon

Berserk

Fire Shield

Frenzy

Inferno

Slayer

Level 5

Sacrifice

Summon Fire Elemental

School of Air Magic

School of Earth Magic

School of Water Magic

Berserk
	School:	fire magic
	Level:	4
	Cost:	20/16
	Duration:	1 attack
Basic effect
Target attacks nearest troop. 1 hex affected.
Advanced effect
Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 2 hex radius affected.
Expert effect
Target attacks nearest troop. All creatures in a 3 hex radius affected.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   10 Rampart   10 Tower   16 (10*) Inferno   10 Necropolis   20 Dungeon   10 Stronghold   0 Fortress   0 Conflux   10 Cove    10 Factory     * Without Library

Berserk is a 4 level spell in the School of fire magic. It is one of the mind spells, and therefore some creatures are immune to it.

It makes the target of the spell to attack the nearest troop whether it is an ally or enemy. This also includes war machines. If the creature cannot attack anyone, the spell expires after 255 turns.

AI cannot cast this spell.(Fixed in HotA). 

Units immune to its effects:

•  Gold Dragon
• Golems
•   Giant and Titan
•   Efreet and Efreet Sultan
• Undead
•  Black Dragon
• Elementals
•  Firebird ^{*(not in Horn of the Abyss)}  and  Phoenix
•  Fangarm 

Notable mentions:

• Orb of Vulnerability allows to bypass units natural immunity to Berserk effect

Artifacts rendering your units immune to berserk:

• Badge of Courage (not in Horn of the Abyss)
• Pendant of Dispassion

HD mod

Fixed creature bugs while under the "Berserk" spell.

• The shooting squad shoots at the closest hex of the closest squad possible (if there are several equidistant squads, one is chosen randomly).
• In melee combat, a squad always chooses the closest enemy and hex that is easiest to reach. If there are several equidistant squads, one is chosen randomly. The squad does not pass a turn if it is possible to reach the target.

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Berserk is perhaps the most powerful combat spell in the game. It allows heroes to defeat armies with clearly stronger forces. AI players were not programmed to use berserk*.