Fly

This article refers to the Adventure map spell. For the creature ability, see Flying.

School of Air Magic

Level 1

Haste

Magic Arrow *

View Air

Level 2

Disguise

Disrupting Ray

Fortune

Lightning Bolt

Precision

Protection from Air

Visions *

Level 3

Air Shield

Destroy Undead

Hypnotize

Level 4

Chain Lightning

Counterstrike

Level 5

Dimension Door

Fly

Magic Mirror

Summon Air Elemental

Titan's Lightning Bolt

School of Earth Magic

School of Fire Magic

School of Water Magic

Fly
	School:	Air Magic
	Level:	5th
	Cost:	20/15
	Duration:	1 day
Basic effect
Allows the casting hero to move over water and any obstacles on the map with 40% penalty.
Advanced effect
Allows the casting hero to move over water and any obstacles on the map with 20% penalty.
Expert effect
Allows the casting hero to move over water and any obstacles on the map without penalty.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle   0 Rampart   16 Tower   32 (16*) Inferno   16 Necropolis   16 Dungeon   12 Stronghold   0 Fortress   0 Conflux   13 Cove    0 Factory     * Without Library

Fly is a 5th level spell in the School of Air Magic. It allows casting hero to fly over terrain (except rock) obstacles to an unoccupied map location. When flying over terrain that has its own penalty for the hero, the lesser of the penalties is applied. Cannot be used by a hero on a boat.

Bug: if Air Magic secondary skill was upgraded after the spell cast, the effect stays at the initial level even after re-casting. (Angel Wings' expert Fly is not affected). (Fixed in HotA). 

Bug: if Fly spell is cast while Angel Wings equipped, the effect disappears after the artifact is unequipped. (Fixed in HotA). 

Horn of the Abyss

Fly, Water Walk and Dimension Door spell changes which make it impossible to trigger objects without alerting the guard even while using these spells (if take into account fix of object guard tilting bug).

• To trigger a guarded object while flying or water walking (if the object in question is not a freely passable one, like a friendly Garrison), you will now have to first land on an adjacent tile and fight the guardians.
• Fixed bugs with interruption the flight on forbidden cells. Interrupting the flight above a guarded tile will now trigger combat.

Fly cast works when hero wears Angel Wings or has lower level Fly effect.

Related artifacts:

• Angel Wings - gives expert Fly while equipped.

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In almost all multiplayer games, fly is banned, along with dimension door.

Flying movepoints consumption table

Terrain	Fly			+ Basic Pathfinding		+ Advanced Pathfinding		+ Expert Pathfinding
	Air Magic*	Straight move	Diag. move	Straight move	Diag. move	Straight move	Diag. move	Straight move	Diag. move
Impassable Water **	bas: adv: exp:	140 120 100	197 169 141	not affected
Swamp	bas: adv: exp:	140 120 100	197 169 141	140 120 100	197 169 141	125 120 100	176 169 141	100	141
Sand Snow	bas: adv: exp:	140 120 100	197 169 141	125 120 100	176 169 141	100	141	100	141
Rough Wasteland	bas: adv: exp:	125 120 100	176 169 141	100	141	100	141	100	141
Dirt Grass Lava Subterranean Highlands		100	141	not affected
Dirt road		75	106	not affected
Gravel road		65	91	not affected
Cobb. road		50	70	not affected
* The spell effect without Air Magic skill is equivalent to the basic level of the skill. ** Favorable winds do not affect movement under the Fly spell.