Primary skill

Primary skills are qualities of heroes but also qualties of creature. There are four different primary skills: attack, Primary skill_skill#defense, power and knowledge skill. Attack and defense can be categorized as might skills while power and knowledge are magic skills.

Attack skill

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Attack skill together with defense is the one of the main factors affecting the amount of damage creatures under hero's command deals.

Spells altering attack skill

• Bloodlust
• Weakness
• Frenzy
• Precision
• Slayer
• Prayer

Defense skill

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Defense skill together with attack is the one of the main factors affecting the amount of damage creatures under hero's command deals.

Spells altering defense

• Frenzy
• Shield
• Prayer
• Stone Skin
• Air Shield

Note for non-English speakers

While Defence is acceptable spelling, it's always spelled Defense in Heroes. (It is, however, spelled Defence in Heroes Chronicles.)

See also

• Damage calculation

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Primary skills is the collective name for attack, defence, power and knowledge skills. There are four primary skills:

Attack, boosting your creatures' damage.

Defense, boosting your creatures' defense against normal (non-magical) attacks.

Spell Power, boosting the effect and/or duration of your spells.

Knowledge, boosting your Spell Points, which are used to cast spells.