This page contains artwork and screenshots from prior to the Day of Reckoning release.

Attributed Concept/Pre-Release Artwork

See the following artists' pages:

Artist	General	Palace	Grotto	Forge	Oasis
Ehlesgens
Nephretes

Unattributed Pre-Release Artwork

NOTE: Day of Reckoning is not yet released, so all of these images are assumed to be works in progress.

General

Evolution of redesigned Male Cleric sprite.
Evolution of redesigned Female Ranger sprite.
Evolution of redesigned Male Alchemist sprite.
Evolution of redesigned Male Elementalist sprite.

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This building is said to increase your heroes' Offense skill globally.
A snow terrain variant of the Seer's Hut
Redesigned Conflux town, with walls and garrison, and a circus tent.
Conflux walls, ice mountains, snowy variants of buildings, Templar and Frost Giant.
More snow-covered variants of various buildings. The heads of mystery units appear at the bottom.
Palace, Forge, Grotto, Paladins, Forge units including Naga Tank, Pyro, seeker droid.
Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Glowing light effects, Conflux garrison, water objects.
Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Water variants of Sawmill, Sulfur Dune, and Wood.
Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Grotto and Forge, with their terrain objects, creatures, and dwellings.
Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Better view of Grotto, Palace, and Forge objects and creatures.
Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Final scene of the preview, with Valkyries and the two swords of the Reckoning.
Redesigned Fortress town with new mossy rock mountains for the Swamp terrain, including a rock arch. A Stinger can be seen guarding the Gorgon Lair.
Updated first look. Several updated graphics, removal of the off-shore platform, Courtyard's mandrake replaced with mushroom unit.
More Grotto and Forge things on the map. In the Forge corner, a new version of a magic shrine.
Updated look at the Palace on the Adventure Map, with dwellings, snow terrain objects, and a neutral Mammoth.
Updated look at the Grotto on the Adventure Map, with a Forge cut off in the corner.
Valkyries on the magic plains, and a snowy Tree of Knowledge.
A glimpse at the modified UI for starting a game with random, standard, alternate, or custom choice of creature lineup. The Palace has the standard set, the Rampart has the alternate set, and the Grotto has a custom set.
A new creature's dwelling in the snowy pine forest.

Palace

Nisse
Nisse animation
Tomte
(art by KM)
Tomte
Tomte animation
Viking
Nisse and Tomte design evolution
Viking animation
Einheri
Einheri animation
Ice Maiden
Yuki Onna
White Tiger design evolution
White Tiger
White Tiger animation
Sabertooth
Snow Elf design evolution
Snow Elf
High Elf
Kirin design evolution
Sacred Kirin
Fully upgraded Palace
(with Viking Building)
A yeti playing a video game and being a Grotto fan. Render made for forum users who asked to see the updated yeti model and the emblem of the Grotto faction.
A Tomte and a Jotun clinking their mugs.

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First look at Vori. Palace town, Rampart garrison, new creatures artifacts and map objects.
Viking longhouses in grass and snow variants.
Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, and Yeti battling Metal Elementals and their upgrade.
Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, White Tiger, and Vikings battling Swordsmen and Crusaders.
Rampart creatures, including the Dryad, battling Nisses and Tomtes.
Ice Maidens, Yetis, White Tigers, and Einheri battling Ogre Magi.
Stronghold units, including a Berserker, battling Palace units.
April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
A teaser that shows Ice Maidens in the arrow tower.
Palace town screen from CD Action.
Palace town screen from the H3GG contest.
Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing a Palace, Forge's polluted terrain, a few units.
Mock battle screenshot from CD Action, showing various Palace and Grotto units, including a Yeti doing the Bigfoot walk, ethereal wolves pulling the Valkyrie's chariot, and the special attack effect of the Vori High Elf.
Adventure map screen with a Palace and its native snow terrain.
Updated look at a Palace town screen. Dwellings are present for the Tomte, Ice Maiden, Sabertooth, Snow Elf, Yeti, and Valkyrie, but missing the Kirin.

Grotto

Arachne design evolution

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Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing the underground terrain of Grotto.
The Grotto town screen from the H3GG contest. Just a teaser, most of it has been obscured.
Adventure map screen with a Grotto and its native terrain.
Subterranean battle between Grotto and Dungeon. The lizard-rider unit was not shown previously. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Pacifism spell from the Courtyard mod.
A small part of the Grotto town screen.

Forge

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The Forge town screen from the H3GG contest.
A battle screen from the H3GG contest. Castle vs. Forge units.
Low-level Forge units fighting Gremlins.
Forge terrain and map objects.
Forge units attacking a necropolis held by Tower units. A gremlin Saboteur is casting Disable Construct on the Iron Golems. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Reconstruction spell from the Courtyard mod for VCMI.