Hero specialty

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Hero specialty is a characteristic of every hero that typically improves their performance in combat. Specialties can be categorized into four primary types (i.e. secondary skills, spells, creatures, production) as well as a few unique specialties that do not fit nicely into these categories.

Secondary skill specialties

Common Secondary skill specialties

Common secondary skill specialties increase the secondary skill by 5% per level. The formula for the calculation is as follows: 

FORMULA:  A x (0,05 x B + 1) = BONUS 

  where   A = Secondary skill's effect percentage
          B = Level of the hero

EXAMPLE:  A = 30%
          B = 20
          
          30% x (0,05 x 20 + 1) =
          30% x (1 + 1)         = 60%

From the example above we can see, that a level 20 hero who has 30% ability due their secondary skill (e.g. Crag Hack with expert Offense) would actually gain +60% in total.

List of Common Secondary skill specialty Heroes

Unique Secondary Skill specialities

The secondary skill specialty of some heroes doesn't apply a 5% bonus per level.

List of Unique Secondary skill specialty Heroes

Hero Skill Effect
BeatriceBeatrice Beatrice Horn of the Abyss
WynonaWynona Wynona Horn of the Abyss 		Scouting Scouting Increases the scouting radius by 1 every 6 levels.

Spell specialties

All heroes who specialize in a spell start with it.

Common spell specialty

The normal/common spell specialty increases the efficiency of the spell (after spell power and base spell effect is calculated) by 3% per level, divided by target creature's level. It can be visualised with the following formula: C*(1+0.03 * L / n) , where n is the creature's level, L is the hero's level and C is the base effect of the spell (including spell power and the appropriate magic skill's effects).

List of Common spell specialty Heroes

Unique spell specialty

The spell specialty of some heroes changes the base spell in a unique way.

List of Unique spell specialty Heroes

Hero Spell Effect
AdelaAdela Adela  Bless In addition to the normal effect, the spell also increases damage of the target unit based on the following equation:
  • base damage * 0.03 * hero level / unit level

Example: At level 18 Adela will provide a 54% damage bonus to halberdiers, 27% to marksmen,
18% to royal griffins, 13.5% to crusaders, 10.8% to zealots, 9% to champions, and 7.1% to archangels.

CyraCyra Cyra
TerekTerek Terek
BrissaBrissa Brissa 		 Haste Regardless of hero level, increases the effect of the spell:
  • +3 points to the effect for level 1-2 creatures
  • +2 points to the effect for level 3-4 creatures
  • +1 point to the effect for level 5-6 creatures
LoynisLoynis Loynis  Prayer
ZubinZubin Zubin  Precision
XsiXsi Xsi
DarkstornDarkstorn Darkstorn
MeristMerist Merist
LabethaLabetha Labetha 		 Stone Skin
AshAsh Ash
InteusInteus Inteus 		 Bloodlust
CuthbertCuthbert Cuthbert
OlemaOlema Olema
MirlandaMirlanda Mirlanda
EanswytheEanswythe Eanswythe Horn of the Abyss 		 Weakness
DaremythDaremyth Daremyth
MelodiaMelodia Melodia 		 Fortune Always give +3 luck, regardless of the Air Magic expertise or hero level.
CieleCiele Ciele  Magic Arrow Increases the damage of the spell by 50%, regardless of hero level.
LunaLuna Luna  Fire Wall Increases the damage of the spell by 100% (25% Horn of the Abyss), regardless of hero level.
AenainAenain Aenain  Disrupting Ray +2 points to the effect, regardless of hero level.
EovaciusEovacius Eovacius Horn of the Abyss  Clone The first time it is cast in a given battle, an extra clone appears.
CoroniusCoronius Coronius  Slayer Regardless of hero level, increases the effect of the spell:
  • +4 points to the effect for level 1 creatures
  • +3 points to the effect for level 2 creatures
  • +2 points to the effect for level 3 creatures
  • +1 point to the effect for level 4 creatures
ZilareZilare Zilare Horn of the Abyss  Forgetfulness Spell duration is doubled.

Creature specialties

There are four types of creature specialties: Fixed stat creature specialties, creature upgrade specialties, Dragons specialty and standard creature specialties.

Heroes who specialize in level 1-2 creatures (as well as GeluGelu Gelu, DraconDracon Dracon, TarkTark Tark Horn of the Abyss and FrederickFrederick Frederick Horn of the Abyss) have their entire starting army consisting of 3 stacks of the creatures they specialize in.

Heroes who specialize in level 3 creatures (as well as BronBron Bron, IllorIllor Illor Horn of the Abyss and ToddTodd Todd Horn of the Abyss) have their specialized creature stack in their starting army instead of 2nd level creatures.

Creature specialties apply to both upgraded and unupgraded units. The only exception to this is CatherineCatherine Catherine (in Shadow of Death Shadow of Death), who only specializes in Crusader Crusaders and not Swordsman Swordsman (this was fixed in Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss).

Fixed stat creature specialties

These specialties are only present in banned-by-default campaign heroes and Planeswalkers. Fixed stat creature specialties provide a fixed bonus to attack, defense, damage, and/or speed, regardless of hero level.

List of Fixed stat creature specialty Heroes

Creature-upgrade specialties

These specialties are only present in banned-by-default campaign heroes. Creature-upgrade specialties allow the hero to upgrade specific creatures into the creature they specialize in, as long as they are placed in their army. The cost is equal to the difference in costs between the owned creature and the "upgrade".

List of Creature-upgrade specialty Heroes

Dragons specialty

This specialty is only present in the banned-by-default campaign heroes: MutareMutare Mutare and Mutare DrakeMutare Drake Mutare Drake. It provides 5 Attack and 5 Defense to all Dragons, including both their upgraded and unupgraded forms.

Standard creature specialties

Standard creature specialties, regardless of hero level, provide +1 speed to the creatures they specialize in. This bonus applies outside of combat and can therefore increase hero's Movement. They also apply +5% Attack and +5% Defense bonuses every n levels obtained after nth level, where n is the level of the creature they specialize in. Thus heroes who specialize in level 1 creatures double their Attack and Defense at level 21; heroes who specialize in level 2 creature at level 42, those who specialize in level 3 creatures at level 63, etc.

List of Standard/Fixed stat creature specialty Heroes

NOTE: Orange cells mean the specialty is only available to banned-by-default heroes.

NOTE1: Hero is banned-by-default.

NOTE2: Hero is a fixed stat hero.

Town Creature Level
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Castle Pikeman Halberdier  Archer Marksman  Griffin Royal Griffin  Swordsman Crusader  Monk Zealot  Cavalier Champion  Angel Archangel 
(none) ValeskaValeska Valeska EdricEdric Edric SorshaSorsha Sorsha
CatherineCatherine Catherine1
RolandRoland Roland1 		InghamIngham Ingham TyrisTyris Tyris (none)
Rampart Centaur Centaur Captain  Dwarf Battle Dwarf  Wood Elf Grand Elf  Pegasus Silver Pegasus  Dendroid Guard Dendroid Soldier  Unicorn War Unicorn  Green Dragon Gold Dragon 
(none) UfretinUfretin Ufretin IvorIvor Ivor AerisAeris Aeris RylandRyland Ryland ClancyClancy Clancy (none)
Tower Gremlin Master Gremlin  Stone Gargoyle Obsidian Gargoyle  Stone Golem Iron Golem  Mage Arch Mage  Genie Master Genie  Naga Naga Queen  Giant Titan 
(none) PiquedramPiquedram Piquedram JosephineJosephine Josephine TheodorusTheodorus Theodorus IonaIona Iona
ThaneThane Thane 		FafnerFafner Fafner (none)
Inferno Imp Familiar  Gog Magog  Hell Hound Cerberus  Demon Horned Demon  Pit Fiend Pit Lord  Efreet Efreet Sultan  Devil Arch Devil 
IgnatiusIgnatius Ignatius CalhCalh Calh FionaFiona Fiona MariusMarius Marius NymusNymus Nymus RashkaRashka Rashka XeronXeron Xeron1,2
Necropolis Skeleton Skeleton Warrior  Walking Dead Zombie  Wight Wraith  Vampire Vampire Lord  Lich Power Lich  Black Knight Dread Knight  Bone Dragon Ghost Dragon 
GalthranGalthran Galthran1 StrakerStraker Straker CharnaCharna Charna VokialVokial Vokial MoandorMoandor Moandor TamikaTamika Tamika
Haart LichHaart Lich Haart Lich1,2 		(none)
Dungeon Troglodyte Infernal Troglodyte  Harpy Harpy Hag  Beholder Evil Eye  Medusa Medusa Queen  Minotaur Minotaur King  Manticore Scorpicore  Red Dragon Black Dragon 
ShaktiShakti Shakti LoreleiLorelei Lorelei AjitAjit Ajit (none) DaceDace Dace SyncaSynca Synca (none)
Stronghold Goblin Hobgoblin  Wolf Rider Wolf Raider  Orc Orc Chieftain  Ogre Ogre Mage  Roc Thunderbird  Cyclops Cyclops King  Behemoth Ancient Behemoth 
GretchinGretchin Gretchin TyraxorTyraxor Tyraxor JabarkasJabarkas Jabarkas VeyVey Vey
KrellionKrellion Krellion
BoragusBoragus Boragus1 		ShivaShiva Shiva YogYog Yog KilgorKilgor Kilgor1,2
Fortress Gnoll Gnoll Marauder  Lizardman Lizard Warrior  Serpent Fly Dragon Fly  Basilisk Greater Basilisk  Gorgon Mighty Gorgon  Wyvern Wyvern Monarch  Hydra Chaos Hydra 
DrakonDrakon Drakon WystanWystan Wystan KorbacKorbac Korbac BronBron Bron AlkinAlkin Alkin BroghildBroghild Broghild (none)
Conflux Pixie Sprite  Air Elemental Storm Elemental  Water Elemental Ice Elemental  Fire Elemental Energy Elemental  Earth Elemental Magma Elemental  Psychic Elemental Magic Elemental  Firebird Phoenix 
(none) (none) LacusLacus Lacus2
KaltKalt Kalt2 		IgnissaIgnissa Ignissa2
FiurFiur Fiur2 		ThunarThunar Thunar2
ErdamonErdamon Erdamon2 		PasisPasis Pasis2
MonereMonere Monere2 		(none)
Cove Horn of the Abyss Nymph Oceanid  Crew Mate Seaman  Pirate Corsair Sea Dog  Stormbird Ayssid  Sea Witch Sorceress  Nix Nix Warrior  Sea Serpent Haspid 
CassiopeiaCassiopeia Cassiopeia DerekDerek Derek AnabelAnabel Anabel IllorIllor Illor CasmetraCasmetra Casmetra TarkTark Tark1 (none)
Factory Horn of the Abyss Halfling Halfling Grenadier  Mechanic Engineer  Armadillo Bellwether Armadillo  Automaton Sentinel Automaton  Sandworm Olgoi-Khorkhoi  Gunslinger Bounty Hunter  Couatl Crimson Couatl 

Dreadnought Juggernaut 

HenriettaHenrietta Henrietta SamSam Sam CelestineCelestine Celestine ToddTodd Todd AgarAgar Agar TancredTancred Tancred (none)

Production specialties

Some heroes' specialties increase a kingdom's daily income of gold or magical resources. No hero produces the resource needed to recruit the level 7 creature of their native town. These specialties do not improve with the hero's level, and thus their usefulness may decrease over the course of the game as the impact of other specialties becomes greater.

This effect remains in place even when the hero in question is garrisoned in a town and no longer counts towards the limit of 8 adventuring heroes. As hiring a hero only costs 2500 gold, this way of collecting magical resources may, depending on the situation, be preferable to building resource silos for the cost of 5000 gold and 5 ore.

List of Production specialty Heroes

Hero Bonus
RissaRissa Rissa +1 Mercury
CalidCalid Calid +1 Sulfur
SephinrothSephinroth Sephinroth
AndalAndal Andal Horn of the Abyss 		+1 Crystal
SaurugSaurug Saurug +1 Gem
AineAine Aine
CaitlinCaitlin Caitlin
ClaviusClavius Clavius
DamaconDamacon Damacon
GelareGelare Gelare
GrindanGrindan Grindan
JenovaJenova Jenova
NagashNagash Nagash
OctaviaOctavia Octavia
BertramBertram Bertram Horn of the Abyss
LeenaLeena Leena Horn of the Abyss 		+350 Gold

NOTE: For a comparison between Lord HaartLord Haart Lord Haart's Estates specialty and the +350 Gold specialty, see Lord Haart#Specialty.

Unique specialties

Sir MullichSir Mullich Sir Mullich (replaced by default by Lord Haart in Armageddon's Blade, Shadow of Death, and Horn of the Abyss) increases combat speed of all creatures under his command by 2.

FrederickFrederick Frederick Horn of the Abyss increases the damage dealt by Automaton Sentinel Automaton Automaton and Sentinel Automatons' Detonation at death ability by 5% per level.

AdrienneAdrienne Adrienne starts with Expert Fire Magic and Wisdom.

Ballista specialty: Increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Ballista by 5% for every 5 levels (rounded up).

JeremyJeremy Jeremy Horn of the Abyss increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Cannon by 5% for every 6 levels (rounded up).

MelchiorMelchior Melchior Horn of the Abyss increases the effect of Diplomacy Diplomacy, but only when surrendering.

See also

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