Genie and Master Genie

Tower creatures
Level 1
Gremlin
Master Gremlin
Level 2
Stone Gargoyle
Obsidian Gargoyle
Level 3
Stone Golem
Iron Golem
Level 4
Mage
Arch Mage
Level 5
Genie
Master Genie
Level 6
Naga
Naga Queen
Level 7
Giant
Titan
Towns

Statistics
Genie
Cost per troop  550
	Attack 12 Defense 12 Damage 13–16 Health 40 Speed 7 Movement Flying Size 1 Growth 3 AI Value 884
Special abilities:
• Hates Efreet
Master Genie
Cost per troop  600
	Attack 12 Defense 12 Damage 13–16 Health 40 Speed 11 Movement Flying Size 1 Growth 3 AI Value 942
Special abilities:
• Hates Efreet • Spellcaster
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Genies and Master Genies are the level 5 creatures of Tower. They are recruited from the Altar of Wishes. In Horn of the Abyss, Master Genies can also be recruited from an Ancient Lamp.  

"Genies and master genies are Tower allies recruited from the realm of air magic. They attack with a shocking grasp that does solid damage to all opponents and 150% damage to efreet. Once per turn, master genies can cast a random, beneficial spell on an allied troop." ^{RoE manual}

Special Ability: Spellcaster

Spells cast by Master Genie are random, and casting them uses the Master Genie's turn. The number of Master Genies in the casting stack does not affect the effectiveness of the spells, meaning that one master genie is as effective as a hundred. This makes it beneficial to divide them into several stacks. A stack of Master Genies can use this ability 3 times per battle. All spells are considered to be cast at the advanced level of the corresponding school with a spell power of 6.

Master Genie's Spells:

Spell	Lvl	School
Bless	1	Water Magic
Bloodlust	1	Fire Magic
Cure	1	Water Magic
Haste	1	Air Magic
Protection from Fire	1	Fire Magic
Protection from Water	1	Water Magic
Shield	1	Earth Magic
Stone Skin	1	Earth Magic
Fortune	2	Air Magic
Precision	2	Air Magic
Protection from Air	2	Air Magic
Air Shield	3	Air Magic
Anti-Magic	3	Earth Magic
Protection from Earth	3	Earth Magic
Mirth	3	Water Magic
Counterstrike	4	Air Magic
Fire Shield	4	Fire Magic
Frenzy	4	Fire Magic
Prayer	4	Water Magic
Slayer	4	Fire Magic
Magic Mirror	5	Air Magic

Heroes with a specialty

• Iona the Alchemist and
• Thane the Alchemist have genies as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any genies or master genies for each level attained after 5th level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

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The Genies and Master Genies bear average stats for a level 5, and their low health make them unlikely candidates for entering melee combat unless needed or their 3 casts have run out. In a Tower army, their Speed of 11 allows them to cast a spell before Titans act if Master Genies are in higher slot. Like Enchanters, their spellcasting is not completely random. They will only cast Air Shield if enemy has ranged troops, Slayer only if there are valid targets, Bloodlust only if you have melee troops, Anti-magic and Magic Mirror only if facing spellcasting creatures or enemy Hero. Cure will only be cast if target stack does not have full health. However, do not rely completely on Master Genies' spellcasting, as there is always element of random chance to it, and even a "good" spell might not be "best" for a given situation. For example, curing a unit with 108 current HP to max 110 HP has almost no effect, Protection from Air, Fire etc. won't help against spells of other magic schools, Bless is close to useless on Nagas and other units without damage range, Frenzy may be harmful for melee troops which don't have an ability of attacking without retaliation (i.e. to almost all troops besides Nagas, Cerberi, Harpies and some others) although you can choose to attack creatures with expended retaliation or that you completely destroy, Anti-magic can prevent you from buffing the target up. Generally in Tower army Nagas and Titans are the best target of Master Genies' spells, as they are the strongest Tower troops and lower level units lack their raw power. If these are not available, Magi or Master Gremlins are both decent choices. Their spellcasting is affected by certain terrain types. Army-wide spells like Bless, Haste, Counterstrike, Prayer or Shield can be devastating, especially when combined with another spell cast by your hero. Despite their Hate for Efreet they should stay away from them, because in combat Efreet are almost twice as powerful as Genies. Efreet Sultans present additional danger because of their innate Fire Shield and superior speed of 13 that allows them to cross the battlefield and likely wipe the Genies out in first strike. Due to Fire Shield, even attacking Efreet Sultans after someone soaked up the retaliation is dangerous, and as Genies do 150% damage to Efreet, Fire Shield will also strike them back harder. Sometimes Genies can be used as a decoy against AI enemy who would attack them by the majority of his units. This should be exploited to preserve lives of Nagas and Titans, who are much more powerful and will keep wiping out the enemy, or to allow Master Gremlins and Magi to keep shooting.

See also:

• List of creatures

• Comparison of Level 5 Creatures