Angel and Archangel

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Castle creatures
Level 1
Pikeman Pikeman
Halberdier Halberdier
Level 2
Archer Archer
Marksman Marksman
Level 3
Griffin Griffin
Royal Griffin Royal Griffin
Level 4
Swordsman Swordsman
Crusader Crusader
Level 5
Monk Monk
Zealot Zealot
Level 6
Cavalier Cavalier
Champion Champion
Level 7
Angel Angel
Archangel Archangel
Towns
Castle Stronghold Inferno
Rampart Fortress Necropolis
Tower Conflux Dungeon
Factory Cove
Neutral
Statistics
Angel
 Cost per troop 

1 Gem + 3000

Attack 20
Defense
Damage 50
Health 200
Speed 12
Movement Ground
Size 1
Shots 0
Growth 1
AI Value
 Special abilities:
Hates devils
Archangel
 Cost per troop 

3 Gem+ 5000

Attack 30
Defense
Damage 50
Health 250
Speed 18
Movement Ground
Size 1
Shots 0
Growth 1
AI Value
 Special abilities:
Can cast resurrection + Friendly units receive +1 morale + Hates devils

Angels and archangels are level 7 creatures of castle. They are recruited from a portal of glory. Additionally, angels can be acquired from griffin conservatories. Flying capabilities, great speed and considerable damage combined with substantial attack and defence values, angels and especially archangels are among the mightiest creatures in the game. Their only downsides are the lack of immunities and rather high cost.

In Restoration of Erathia angels and archangels did not cost any gems, but the additional cost was added to Shadow of Death.

Special strategy

Casting clone on archangels before they have cast their resurrection enables the clone to cast it. Typically the resurrection cast by archangels are is more powerful compared to hero's resurrection. After the clone has cast the resurrection, it is almost preferable to let the enemy destroy it in order to cast the clone again on archangels. Additionally, spells like fireball or meteor shower can be used to get rid of the clone.

It takes three archangels to resurrect one archangel. Thus it could be wise to divide them into stacks with multiples of three (3,6,9...), so they can resurrect each other.

Because their damage is not based on a range of numbers, but is instead set at 50. Spells like bless and curse have no effect on them. Because they do a precise amount of damage in combat, they are a sure fire unit.