Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era spells: magic schools, levels, mana costs, and effects.
Magic school
Effect: Target friendly creature deals +20% Damage with basic attacks. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Basic attacks Damage: 20% > 25%.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Basic attacks Damage: 25% > 35%.
Does not affect the Undead
Effect: Target friendly creature deals +20% Damage with basic attacks and always deals maximum Damage. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Basic attacks Damage: 20% > 25%.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Basic attacks Damage: 25% > 35%.
Does not affect the Undead
Effect: Target friendly creature gains +2 Speed. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Speed bonus: 2 > 4.
Dispels “Web.”
Speed bonus: 4 > 6.
Effect: All friendly creatures gain +2 Speed. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Speed bonus: 2 > 4.
Dispels “Web.”
Speed bonus: 4 > 6.
Effect: Target friendly creature restores [ 50 + 5 × hero’s Spell Power ] HP. Cannot revive fallen units.
HP per Spell Power: 5 > 10.
Triggers one more time at the beginning of the next round.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Does not affect Undead, Embodiments, or Constructs
Effect: Target friendly creature restores [ 50 + 5 × hero’s Spell Power ] HP. Dispels all negative effects. Cannot revive fallen units.
HP per Spell Power: 5 > 10.
Triggers one more time at the beginning of the next round.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Does not affect Undead, Embodiments, or Constructs
Effect: Target enemy creature loses 2 Attack and Defense. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
The reduction of Attack and Defense increases each round.
Dispels “Enlarge Shadow.”
Affects all enemy creatures.
Magic school
Effect: Curses the target enemy. Cursed creatures take [ 20 + 10 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage at the start of their turn. This effect is stackable. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Base effect duration: 1 > 2.
+50% Damage dealt by the spell.
Affects enemy creatures adjacent to the target.
Does not affect Magic Creatures, Undead, or Constructs
Effect: Curses the target enemy. Cursed creatures take [ 20 + 10 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage at the start of their turn. This effect is stackable. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Base effect duration: 1 > 2.
+50% Damage dealt by the spell.
Affects enemy creatures adjacent to the target.
Effect: Target friendly creature gains 2 Attack and Defense. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
The bonus to Attack and Defense increases each round.
Dispels “Shorten Shadow.”
Affects all friendly creatures.
Effect: Target enemy creature cannot restore HP. This effect remains after the creature’s death. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Reduces maximum HP by 20%.
This effect cannot be dispelled.
Maximum HP reduction: 20% > 30%.
Does not affect Embodiments
Effect: Target enemy deals –15% Damage with basic attacks. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Basic attack Damage: –15% > –20%.
Affects all enemy creatures.
Basic attack Damage: –20% > –30%.
Effect: Target enemy deals –15% Damage with basic attacks. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Basic attack Damage: –15% > –20%.
Affects all enemy creatures.
Basic attack Damage: –20% > –30%.
Magic school
Effect: Reveals the location of all neutral squads on the global map (including those in the fog of war).
Base mana cost: 10 > 6.
Reveals the location of resources.
Reveals the location of artifacts.
Effect: Deals [ 25 + 10 × hero’s Spell Power ] Magic Damage to target enemy creature.
Base Damage: 25 > 50.
Base Damage: 50 > 100.
Damage per Spell Power: 10 > 15.
Does not affect Qilins
Effect: Target friendly creature takes –15% Damage from Melee attacks. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Damage: –15% > –20%.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Damage: –20% > –30%.
Magic school
Effect: Target friendly creature gains +3 Initiative. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Initiative bonus: 3 > 4.
Initiative bonus: 4 > 5.
Initiative bonus: 5 > 6.
Effect: Target friendly creature gains +3 Initiative. Can’t be dispelled. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Initiative bonus: 3 > 4.
Initiative bonus: 4 > 5.
Initiative bonus: 5 > 6.
Effect: Immediately generates 1 Focus Charge(s).
Base mana cost: 11 > 8.
Focus Charges: 1 > 2.
Focus Charges: 2 > 3.
Effect: Deals [ 30% + 3% × hero’s Spell Power ]% of target enemy creature’s maximum HP as Magic Damage. Each time this spell is re‑cast on the same target, it deals +100% more Damage. This effect is stackable.
Base Damage: 30% > 45% HP.
Damage per Spell Power: 3% > 6% HP.
Kills target enemy creature if its stack size is lower than or equal to 25% of its original number.
Effect: Deals [ 30% + 3% × hero’s Spell Power ]% of target enemy creature’s maximum HP as Magic Damage. Each time this spell is re‑cast on the same target, it deals +200% more Damage. This effect is stackable.
Base Damage: 30% > 45% HP.
Damage per Spell Power: 3% > 6% HP.
Kills target enemy creature if its stack size is lower than or equal to 25% of its original number.
Effect: Target friendly creature takes –25% Ranged Damage. Duration: [ 1 + 1 per every 4 hero’s Spell Power ] round(s).
Damage: –25% > –50%.
Also applies to Long Reach Damage.
Affects all friendly creatures.
Magic school
Effect: Teleports the casting hero to a selected Remote Foothold you control. Usable 1 time(s) per day.
Effect: Teleports the casting hero to the nearest city you control within 16 squares. All remaining movement points are lost. Usable 1 time(s) per day.
Effect: Immediately dispels target enemy summoned creature.
Effect: The enemy hero’s next spell costs +100% mana and gains a –100% Spell Power malus.
Effect: Strikes target enemy three times, dealing a total of [ 25 + 5 × hero’s Spell Power ] Magic Damage.
Effect: Restores the casting hero’s mana based on their remaining movement points: 1% of mana per 1% of remaining points. All movement points are lost.
Effect: Removes 10 mana from the casting hero to restore 20 mana to any allied hero within 3 squares. Usable 1 time(s) per day.
Effect: Allows raising Undead to be toggled on or off. When it is off, the hero restores Necromantic Energy after winning a battle instead of raising friendly Undead.
Effect: The casting hero immediately interacts with any controlled city, enabling the transfer of creatures to or from that city. Usable 1 time per day.
Effect: The casting hero’s next spell costs –100% mana and gains a +100% Spell Power bonus.
