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| {{About|This article refers to the [[secondary skill]]. For the school of magic, see {{l|School of Earth Magic}}.}}
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| {{Secondary skills}} | | {{Secondary skills}} |
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| | B_effect = allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost. | | | B_effect = Basic earth magic allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost. |
| | A_effect = allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost and increased effectiveness. | | | A_effect = Advanced earth magic allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost and increased effectiveness. |
| | E_effect = allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost and maximum effectiveness. | | | E_effect = Expert earth magic allows your hero to cast earth spells at reduced cost and maximum effectiveness. |
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| '''Earth Magic''' is a [[secondary skill]], that increases the effectiveness and reduces costs of [[spell]]s from the [[School of Earth Magic]].
| | Increases the performance of your Earth Magic [[Spells]]. |
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| | == List of Earth Magic Spells == |
| | === [[First Level Spells|First Level]] === |
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| Earth Magic is a school of magic, along with Water, Fire and Air Magic. There is a special rule in place that offers schools of magic more often as a choice when leveling up than the secondary skill learning percentages suggest: A new school of magic will be offered at least every 4 levels for Might heroes and every 3 levels for Magic heroes. If can be offered more often by chance. Example: The Might hero was not offered a school of magic when reaching levels 2 and 3. The hero will then be guaranteed to be offered a magic school at level 4. At level 8, the hero will be offered again a new magic school if none was offered at levels 5, 6 and 7. | | *[[Magic Arrow]] |
| | *[[Shield]] |
| | *[[Slow]] |
| | *[[Stone Skin]] |
| | *[[View Earth]] |
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| '''Heroes with Basic Earth Magic as a starting skill:'''
| | === [[Second Level Spells|Second Level]] === |
| * {{H2|Grindan|Elementalist}} | | *[[Death Ripple]] |
| * {{H2|Labetha|Elementalist}} | | *[[Quicksand]] |
| | *[[Visions]] |
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| == Chance to get == | | === [[Third Level Spells|Third Level]] === |
| {{Secondary skill chance explanation}}
| | *[[Animate Dead]] |
| | *[[Anti-Magic]] |
| | *[[Earthquake]] |
| | *[[Force Field]] |
| | *[[Protection from Earth]] |
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| {{ZET SEC SKILL CHANCE TABLE| 2 (lowest)| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 8 (highest)| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 4| 5| 3| 4}}
| | === [[Fourth Level Spells|Fourth Level]] === |
| | *[[Meteor Shower]] |
| | *[[Resurrection]] |
| | *[[Sorrow]] |
| | *[[Town Portal]] |
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| {{user commentary|
| | === [[Fifth Level Spells|Fifth Level]] === |
| Earth Magic is one of the most important secondary skills, as some of spells from the School of Earth Magic are really crucial. Expert [[Slow]] can make enemy's troops fully incompetitive (or disallow someone extremely fast, like [[Archangel]]s or [[Phoenix]]es, to rush through the battlefield), [[Implosion]] may destroy a strong stack completely (even with Spell Power 10, Expert Implosion will do 1050 damage, which would kill e.g 10 [[Champion]]s), troops risen by [[Resurrection]] cannot remain after the battle without Earth Magic skill, and [[Town Portal]] will get the hero without the skill only to the nearest town (while sometimes it's very important to visit a particular one, e.g. to defend it when a strong enemy comes close, to get troops, to learn spells, or to improve skills in buildings like [[Hall of Valhalla]] or [[Wall of Knowledge]]. Town Portal can allow a hero to travel between all his towns). Moreover, [[Animate Dead]] is also an Earth spell. These spells can make a game really easier. Other magic schools are useful, but Earth Magic rocks.
| | *[[Implosion]] |
| | *[[Summon Earth Elemental]] |
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| There are several reasons to select Earth Magic, but one of the strongest motive is [[Town Portal]] spell, which is among the most powerful adventure map spells along with [[Fly]] and [[Dimension Door]]. Another excellent reason is the [[Resurrection]] spell (and [[Animate Dead]] for [[Undead]]), which permanently resurrects creatures at Advanced and Expert level (while on Basic level only for the duration of the battle). A hero with a lot of spell points, high [[power]] skill and Expert or Advanced Resurrection can win almost any battle without suffering losses (for example, by [[Blind]]ing the last enemy stack and then resurrecting all of their own troops).
| | ==Description== |
| | Considered the strongest spell school by most, Earth Magic basically does it all: good [[Direct damage spells|damage spells]], good [[Adventure spell|adventure map spells]], decent [[blessing]]s, [[Resurrection]]/[[Animate Dead]], and last, but not least, [[Slow]]. If your hero is going to learn only one Magic School, Earth Magic would be it. Still, some tend to rank it a bit too highly; [[Town Portal]] is obviously an excellent spell, but it is also often [[banned]]. Resurrection is a great spell, but most of the time, it can't turn a [[Combat|battle]]. Slow is also great, but it won't help you that much if the enemy has better [[ranged unit]]s than you. That being said, Earth Magic is still powerful enough for it to be one of the "must have" [[Secondary Skills|skills]]. |
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| Furthermore, with Expert Earth Magic, [[Shield]], [[Stone Skin]] and [[Slow]] become powerful [[mass spell]]s at Expert level. Slow as a mass [[hindering spell]] has especially devastating effects among enemy troops, as it reduces all enemy creatures' [[speed]] by 50%, which may change the outcome of battles against overpowering opponents.
| | === DiFool's Ratings (1-5) === |
| Earth magic also contains [[Meteor Shower]] which is a great multi hex damaging spell and [[Implosion]] which is the strongest [[single target spell]] in the game, capable of destroying or crippling a power stack at the beginning of the fight.
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| {{secondary skill 'see also'}}
| | *[[Direct damage spells|Direct damage]] 5 |
| | *[[Blessing|Benefit own army]] 5 |
| | *[[Curse (spell type)|Weaken enemy army]] 3 |
| | *[[Adventure spell|Travel]] 4 |
| | *[[Informational spells|Informational]] 5 |
| | * Specialty helps? 5 |
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| [[Category: Secondary skills]] | | [[Category: Secondary skills]] |
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