Genie and Master Genie

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Tower creatures
Level 1
Gremlin Gremlin
Master Gremlin Master Gremlin
Level 2
Stone Gargoyle Stone Gargoyle
Obsidian Gargoyle Obsidian Gargoyle
Level 3
Stone Golem Stone Golem
Iron Golem Iron Golem
Level 4
Mage Mage
Arch Mage Arch Mage
Level 5
Genie Genie
Master Genie Master Genie
Level 6
Naga Naga
Naga Queen Naga Queen
Level 7
Giant Giant
Titan Titan
Towns
Castle Stronghold Inferno
Rampart Fortress Necropolis
Tower Conflux Dungeon
Factory Cove
Neutral
Statistics
Genie
 Cost per troop 

550

Attack 12
Defense 12
Damage 13–16
Health 40
Speed 7
Movement Flying
Size 1
Growth 3
AI Value 884
 Special abilities:
Hates efreeti
Master Genie
 Cost per troop 

600

Attack 12
Defense 12
Damage 13–16
Health 40
Speed 11
Movement Flying
Size 1
Growth 3
AI Value 942
 Special abilities:
Hates efreeti
Spellcaster
Altar of Wishes  

Genies and Master Genies are level 5 creatures of Tower. They are recruited from Altar of Wishes.

"Genies and master genies are Tower allies recruited from the realm of air magic. They attack with a shocking grasp that does solid damage to all opponents and 150% damage to efreeti. Once per turn, master genies can cast a random, beneficial spell on an allied troop." RoE manual

Spells

Spells cast by Master Genie are random, and casting them uses the genie's turn. The number of master genies in the casting stack does not affect the effectiveness of the spells meaning, that one master genie is as effective as a hundred. This makes it beneficial to divide them into several stacks. All spells are considered to be cast at the advanced level of the corresponding school with a spell power of 6.

Spell Lvl School
Master Genie's Spells:
Template:Sn1 1 Water Magic
Template:Sn1 1 Fire Magic
Template:Sn1 1 Water Magic
Template:Sn1 1 Air Magic
Template:Sn1 1 Earth Magic
Template:Sn1 1 Earth Magic
Template:Sn1 2 Air Magic
Template:Sn1 2 Air Magic
Template:Sn1 3 Air Magic
Template:Sn1 3 Earth Magic
Template:Sn1 3 Water Magic
Template:Sn1  4 Air Magic
Template:Sn1 4 Fire Magic
Template:Sn1 4 Fire Magic
Template:Sn1 4 Water Magic
Template:Sn1 4 Fire Magic
Template:Sn1 5 Air Magic

Heroes with a specialty

  • Iona Iona the Alchemist and
  • Thane Thane the Alchemist have genies as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any genies or master genies for each level attained after 5th level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Tactics and info

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The Genies and Master Genies bear average stats for a level 5, and their low health make them unlikely candidates for entering melee combat unless needed or their casts have run out.

In a Tower army, their Speed of 11 allows them to cast a spell before Titans act if Master Genies are in higher slot.

Like Enchanters, their spellcasting is not completely random. They will only cast Air Shield if enemy has ranged troops, Slayer only if there are valid targets, Bloodlust only if you have melee troops, Anti-magic and Magic Mirror only if facing spellcasting creatures or enemy Hero. Cure will only be cast if target stack does not have full health.

Despite their Hate for Efreeti they should stay away from them, because in combat Efreeti are almost twice as powerful as Genies. Efreeti Sultans present additional danger because of their Fire Shield and superior speed of 13 that allows them to cross the battlefield and likely wipe the Genies out in first strike.

In certain situations combat AI seems fixated on targeting Master Genies, so a human player can exploit it by keeping enemy stacks Slowed and shooting them with ranged troops while Master Genies lead them a merry chase. This is especially visible during Naga and Naga Queen battles in the Dragon Slayer campaign.

See also: