Eagle Eye
| Eagle Eye | ||
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Basic Eagle Eye: gives your hero a 40% chance to learn any 1st or 2nd level spell used in combat. | |
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Advanced Eagle Eye: gives your hero a 50% chance to learn any spell up to 3rd level used in combat. | |
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Expert Eagle Eye: gives your hero a 60% chance to learn any spell up to 4th level used in combat. | |
Eagle Eye gives heroes a chance to learn spells cast by enemy hero spellcasters in battles. The spells are learned after the fight is won. The chances for each level of Eagle Eye can be seen on the table below. Also requires Wisdom of the appropriate level, to learn spells.
| Level | Chance to learn | Maximum level |
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| Basic | 40% | Second |
| Advanced | 50% | Third |
| Expert | 60% | Fourth |
Heroes with Eagle Eye as a starting skill:
Ash the Heretic - Basic Eagle Eye
Geon the Warlock - Basic Eagle Eye
Malcom the Druid - Basic Eagle Eye
Nimbus the Necromancer - Basic Eagle Eye
Oris the Battle Mage - Basic Eagle Eye
Sanya the Cleric - Basic Eagle Eye
Serena the Wizard - Basic Eagle Eye
Tiva the Witch - Basic Eagle Eye
Heroes who specialize in Eagle Eye:
- Geon the Warlock
- Malcom the Druid
- Nimbus the Necromancer
- Oris the Battle Mage
- Sanya the Cleric
- Serena the Wizard
- Tiva the Witch
Artifacts affecting Eagle Eye:
Bird of Perception - gives a 5% bonus to Eagle Eye
Stoic Watchman - gives a 10% bonus to Eagle Eye
Emblem of Cognizance - gives a 15% bonus to Eagle Eye
Chance to get
Out of total 112 for Shadow of Death, and of (112 + Interference chance) for Horn of the Abyss 
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Banned skills change the probability.
| Town | Class | Chance to learn |
|---|---|---|
 Castle |
Knight | 2 |
| Castle |
Cleric | 6 |
 Rampart |
Ranger | 2 |
| Rampart |
Druid | 7 |
 Tower |
Alchemist | 3 |
| Tower |
Wizard | 8 |
 Inferno |
Demoniac | 3 |
| Inferno |
Heretic | 4 |
 Necropolis |
Death Knight | 4 |
| Necropolis |
Necromancer | 7 |
 Dungeon |
Overlord | 2 |
| Dungeon |
Warlock | 8 |
 Stronghold |
Barbarian | 2 |
| Stronghold |
Battle Mage | 5 |
 Fortress |
Beastmaster | 1 (lowest) |
| Fortress |
Witch | 10 (highest) |
 Conflux |
Planeswalker | 2 |
| Conflux |
Elementalist | 8 |
 Cove |
Captain | 4 |
| Cove |
Navigator | 2 |
 Factory |
Mercenary | {{{21}}} |
| Factory |
Artificer | {{{22}}} |
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Importance
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Generally, Eagle Eye is considered one of, if not the least desirable secondary skill, as the preferred ones are those which improve units' strength (Archery, Armorer, Offense), help in casting spells (various schools of magic), or make gameplay significantly easier (Diplomacy, Logistics, Tactics). However, it may limitedly help when it's impossible to get a spell from your town's Mage Guild (e.g. Bless in Inferno, or Curse in Castle and Rampart) and you are expecting to fight a battle against another player early on in the game, before you can find a shrine for it. Together with advanced or expert Wisdom, Expert Eagle Eye may be situationally usable for Stronghold and Fortress heroes, as their Mage Guilds are limited to 3rd level, and learning Resurrection and having Advanced Earth Magic could change the whole dynamics of battle.
Part of the criticism behind Eagle Eye is that even with Expert Eagle Eye and all 3 of the Eagle Eye artifacts equipped, it still can not guarantee learning a spell used in combat, totalling to a 90% effectiveness rate. Other flaws include requiring the battle to either be lost or to be won before the spells are added into the spellbook, inability to learn 5th level spells, and inability to learn adventure map spells. Thus it earns its place as a common laughingstock of a skill, very rarely ever coming in handy.