Spells

'In the past week we have lost half of our weapons and armor, rebuilding will cost us dearly.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Army damage: 1-3%

Building damage: 1-8%

Does 5x army damage to Weapons and Armor.
Does 4x army damage to War Machines and Deflectors.
Does 4x army damage to Population.
Does 2x army damage to Laborers.
Morale: max -30
Combo: add Wasteland for Toxic Wasteland
Countered by: Rain
Resistance: Laborers, Clerics

'Forget. Forget everything. Forget who you are, what you want, what you fear. Be blank.' - Maelis the Shattered

Max duration: 1

Causes target to lose Maps and Studies
Economy Skill: -20 max
Construction Skill: -20 max
Resistance: Scholars, Population

'I told you there was nothing good out in the Unknown.' - The second-last Lizardman

Max duration: 100 · Effect · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-5%

Does not damage equipment.
Does no damage to scholars.
Mana: increased by combat troops, reduced by scholars
Can be caught when searching the Unknown.
Can be caught when interacting with an already infected Kingdom.
Countered by: Healing
Resistance: Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 100%, once duration less than 30

'The first owners of the land, shall attempt to reclaim it, always.' - Tome of Gaea

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-7%

Does not damage equipment.
Combo: add Plague for Rabid Animals
Countered by: Winter (self only), Summon Beasts
Resistance: Fighters, Rangers, Archers

'Behold! Our Necromancy turns the slain Trolls of King Brog against those still living!' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1

Does not damage equipment.
Switch: on Vampires, become Aphrodisia
Mana: removes 2 units from target's graveyard per 1 mana, capped at 30%
Army Damage: 0-10%, based on amount removed from graveyard
Resistance: None

'Gohlein, cheer me up.' - Lord Sarrson
'Piss off.' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein

Max duration: 50

Increases target's morale.
Morale: max +100
Combo: add Death for Dark Paradise

'The gnomes to the north are being slaughtered by hideous beasts, my Queen. They cannot kill them off fast enough.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Does not damage equipment.
Combo: add Plague for Rabid Beasts
Countered by: Fire, Drain Life, Summon Dragons (self only)
Resistance: Fighters, Rangers, Archers

'The Blessing appeared as a if a curse to the nightspawn, hindering their ability to disregard our weapons.' - Archmage Juerdon, battle of Tereb Bluff

Max duration: 10

Cast on Vampires to lower their equipment Resistance.
Cast on self for a small morale boost in combat.
Combo: add Fire for Purgatory
Countered by: Dark Paradise

'The storm comes. The eternal cold. All shall be entombed in ice and silence eternal.' - Thela Frostborn

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 4-20%

Building damage: 1.50-7%

Damages everything.
Does 0.25x army damage to Equipment.
Random Damage function.
Mana: 250k for max damage potential
Resistance: None

'Feel nothing but the hunger. Give your body to the rage, and it will give you victory, or a glorious death.' - Grothmak the Unstoppable

Max duration: 5 · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Doubles combat troops damage score on both attack and defense.
Kills own population (only) each turn; the slain are converted into food.

'My Queen, the gnolls to the south have sought aid recovering from their recent losses to the plague. I may have a solution that requires little resources.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 20

Population Growth Rate: +50%

'My Queen, the gnolls to the south have sought aid recovering from their recent losses to the plague. I may have a solution that requires little resources.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 20 · Special spell

Population Growth Rate: +100%

'The Dark Elf assassins spent several weeks wandering in circles M'Lady, they never once got close to our borders.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Can stop non-spell combat actions.
Can stop Trade Caravans.
Maximum effectiveness: 66% chance of preventing action
Mana: more land needs more power to maintain effectiveness
Combo: add Fear for Fear Barrier, add Death for Death Barrier
Resistance: the Rangers of the incoming Kingdom will reduce the barrier's effectiveness, subject to their Racial Search Modifier

'That funny tall elf friend say take this shiny armor and hold still. Um, you do it.' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 1

Replicates Armor in target kingdom.
Higher quality Armor requires more mana.
Replicated Armor quality is reduced if caster Magic Skill is less than target Armor quality.

'Are we really this desperate? I didn't realise anything could taste worse than boiled deep mushroom. - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 50

Does not require Farms for this spell to work
Food produced: 1.5 per 1 mana per turn, max of 3 times population
Countered by: Magical Harvest

'We are going to charge Vaeric's western flank. Valadriel is going to provide weapons. '- Chief Gragzul

Max duration: 1

Replicates Weapons in target kingdom.
Higher quality Weapons require more mana.
Replicated Weapon quality is reduced if caster Magic Skill is less than target Weapon quality.

'The mysterious curse has ruined our gear. Swords, axes, armor. Everything is breaking, boss.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1

Can reduce target Weapons quality by up to one fifth.
Can reduce target Armor quality by up to one fifth.
Can reduce target War Machines quality by up to one sixth.
Is most effective when mana used is 10x the number of Weapons or Armor, whichever is greater. (If only concerned with cursing War Machines then mana only needs to be 5x)
Resistance: none

'Let them come. Every blade raised against these walls will crumble to rust in the wielder's hand.' - the inscription at the Twisted Bronze Spire

Max duration: 20 · Barrier · Special spell

A deterrent barrier.
When attacked (military attack, raid, bombard, theft, assassination/sabotage) it casts a Curse on the attacker, at 2x the barrier's power.
Does not fire on attacks stopped by another barrier.
Uses no stored mana and takes no abuse slot.
Loses 33% power each time it fires, and collapses below 1000 power.

'Okuh, everyone ready? Div, dur, dee, doo, dun, Party Time!!' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 25

Army damage: 1.50-3.50%

Does not damage equipment.
Increases target's morale.
Morale: max +500
Repels: Bless
Resistance: None
Victims Destroyed: 10%

'Death is not the end—merely a doorway. And I have the keys.' - Livayne the Eternal

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Army damage: 10-35%

A purely offensive necromantic light.
Against Vampires: Army Damage 10-35%.
Destroys Skeletons on any target, at double the rate of Resurrection.
Does not heal, resurrect, or interact with other spells.
Against Barbarian Vampires, max damage lessens as the target land increases, settling at half max damage from 5000 land onwards.
Resistance (Vampires only): Clerics
Victims Destroyed (Vampires only): 100%

'Call the deathmist in their villages, I want it to be an Age before they can repopulate.' - Queen Valadriel, addressing the Gnoll threat

Max duration: 1

Targets Population, on enemies also kills Scholars & Laborers.
Mana: kills one victim per mana and creates one Skeleton
Capped: at 33% of own Population; or 75% of another's Population but also kills 33% of their Laborers and Scholars
Any excess mana used is wasted.
Mana: caster gains 2 mana per victim killed
Mana: caster gains extra 0.5 mana per victim killed while caster mana is less than half their own population
Caster resultant Mana cannot be raised higher than 10x the Population of the caster (before kills are applied).
Kills are applied regardless of mana generated.
Morale: max -30% on enemies, +20% on self
Creates Effect: Skeleton Army (see below), for the caster
Resistance: None
Victims Destroyed: 100%

'Call the deathmist in their villages, I want it to be an Age before they can repopulate.' - Queen Valadriel, addressing the Gnoll threat

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Targets Population, on enemies also kills Scholars & Laborers.
Mana: kills one victim per mana and creates one Skeleton
Capped: at 50% of own Population; or 85% of another's Population but also kills 50% of their Laborers and Scholars
Any excess mana used is wasted.
Mana: caster gains 2 mana per victim killed
Mana: caster gains extra 0.5 mana per victim killed while caster mana is less than half their own population
Caster resultant Mana cannot be raised higher than 12x the Population of the caster (before kills are applied).
Kills are applied regardless of mana generated.
Morale: max -30% on enemies, +20% on self
Creates Effect: Skeleton Army, for the caster
Resistance: None
Victims Destroyed: 100%

'Perhaps some obscured Death curses on Gragzul's army will deter their aggression?' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 5-15%

Does not damage equipment.
Resistance: Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 65%

'Do not send more warriors into that cursed ground until I can dispel it. Or else we will not have enough orcs left for a third wave.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Applies to incoming Raid and Military Attack actions.
Maximum effectiveness: 20% more losses applied to attacker after combat
Mana: needs 1k power per turn to maintain effectiveness
Countered by: Resurrection
Blocks: Guardian Spirits

'They marched in with banners high. They wandered out, if they wandered out at all, unable to recall their own names.' - of Black Compass Rock

Max duration: 20 · Barrier · Special spell

A deterrent barrier.
When attacked (military attack, raid, bombard, theft, assassination/sabotage) it casts Amnesia on the attacker, at 0.5x the barrier's power.
Does not fire on attacks stopped by another barrier.
Uses no stored mana and takes no abuse slot.
Collapses immediately after firing once.

'Vaeric thinks those barriers will protect his pitiful humans? Destroy them.' - Queen Valadriel, seige of Ballaruk

Max duration: 1

Reduces and removes existing spells in play.
Targets most powerful spells on target first.
Ignores Effects, Specials & Undispellables.

'Now, our time has come. Now, we will take this realm and force all to kneel before the great Diadra. Now, we are perfectly protected.' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Attempts to stop incoming magic.
The power of the Dispel Barrier will be deducted from the the power of each incoming spell.
An incoming spell reduced to zero power is blocked, and the Dispel Barrier remains in full force.
An incoming spell with any power still remaining will affect the Kingdom, and the Dispel Barrier is destroyed.
Cannot block Mana Drain or Mana Sap, or Racial Special Abilities.

'The heavens hear our plea. Send us strength, send us hope, send us deliverance.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 1

Building damage: 1.50-15%

Is an offensive spell only when cast on Vampires.
Resistance (Vampires only): Clerics
On all other races, will summon Guardian Spirits.

'The winged terrors of the Red Mesa do not guard treasure. They guard us.' - a warden of the Red Mesa

Max duration: 20 · Barrier

A deterrent barrier.
When attacked (military attack, raid, bombard, theft, assassination/sabotage) it looses Dragons upon the attacker, at 1.5x the barrier's power.
Does not fire on spies (spying is non-abusive), though successful spies will see the dragons.
Does not fire on attacks stopped by another barrier.
Uses no stored mana and takes no abuse slot.
Loses 33% power each time it fires, and collapses below 1000 power.

'And thus we pull the souls from their screaming bodies and dedicate them to your eternal care.' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein, prayer to Diadra, Mistress of the Dark

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-7.50%

Does not damage equipment.
Resistance: Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 75%

'If the weather doesn't turn soon, this drought will end us. Do something!' - Lord Vaeric, to Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Random: 1-in-8 chance per turn of Fire, causing Inferno
Food produced: -1 per 5 mana per turn, uncapped
Morale: max -20
Combo: add Fire for Inferno
Countered by: Rain
Resistance: None

'Rend their lands asunder.' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 10

Army damage: 1.50-3%

Building damage: 1.50-20%

Does not damage Army, Scholars or Laborers - only damages population.
Does up to 20% damage to most buildings, except
Does up to 12% damage to Guard Towers.
Does up to 10% damage to Outposts and Castles.
Does up to 7% damage to Armories and Cathedrals.
Does up to 5% damage to Coliseums and Mage Towers.
Stored Gold: max -5%, at 10 per mana
Combo: add Fire for Volcano
Resistance: Mages

'Every object carries potential. Every tool can become a masterpiece. Every weapon, a work of art.' - Callista the Wise

Max duration: 1

Increases the quality of existing Weapons, Armor, War Machines and Deflectors.
Gains decrease the more pieces and the higher the quality of existing equipment.

'Lucky we ended the Famine before this hell-damned Winter started! What's bloody next?' - Chief Gragzul

Max duration: 12 · Undispellable · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Building damage: 1.50-7%

Harsher and longer Winter.

'Kruktchek, where is all the hell-damned food!?' - Chief Gragzul, to his High Shaman

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Troop skill: -2.5%
Food stored: -25%
Food produced: max -50%
Countered by: Gaeas Presence, Create Food
Resistance: None

'With the new rationing in effect, we don't need as many farms. Commission more Mage Towers.' - Lord Vaeric

Max duration: 20

Mana: 1 mana negates the food consumption of 25 people
Max Effect: reduce food consumed by Population by one third.

'Piss off!? You piss off. Seriously Gohlein, something I can't explain is disturbing me.' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 50 · Undispellable

Army damage: 1.50-2.50%

Does not damage equipment.
Morale: max -150
Countered by: Aphrodisia
Resistance: Clerics

'Mmmmm. Nup. Too spooky. We come back later.' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Applies to incoming Raid and Military Attack actions.
Maximum effectiveness: attacker morale reduced to 1/5th of its current value
Mana: needs 100k power per turn for max effect against a Racial Morale Mod of 1
Versus races with higher morale modifier, more mana is required.
Countered by: Aphrodisia

'Let their strength rot from the inside out. Let them weaken with every breath.' - Vraxx the Hollow

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Does not damage equipment.
Troop skill: max reduction of by one sixth
Reduction of troop skill is highly variable.
Resistance: Clerics, Scholars
Victims Destroyed: 50%

'Perhaps some obscured Death curses on Gragzul's army will deter their aggression?' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Army damage: 5-15%

Does not damage equipment.
Resistance: Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 90%

'Vaeric's humans have ignited the warehouses, organise a bucket brigade before we lose the city. Quickly!' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 20

Army damage: 0.50-2%

Building damage: 0.50-10%

Does 5x army damage to Population, War Machines and Deflectors.
Does 3x army damage to Laborers.
Does 2.5x building damage to Farms, Villages and Granaries.
Does 0.9x building damage to Outposts and Guard Towers.
Does 0.1x building damage to Castles.
Tough: Dispel only 1/2 effective
Combo: add Drought for Inferno, add Earthquake for Volcano
Countered by: Rain
Resistance: Laborers, Clerics

'The waters rise beyond measure, drowning all pride and conquest beneath their weight.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-12%

Building damage: 1.50-10%

Damages everything.
Stored Food: max -15%, at 100 per mana
Resistance: Mages, Laborers
Victims Destroyed: 50%

'The waters rise beyond measure, drowning all pride and conquest beneath their weight.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Building damage: 1.50-10%

Damages everything.
Stored Food: max -15%, at 100 per mana
Resistance: Mages, Laborers
Victims Destroyed: 30%

'Let the beast within consume reason! Let us become instruments of pure, glorious violence!' - Grothmak the Unstoppable

Max duration: 6

Army damage: 2-2%

Building damage: 2-2%

Damages own troops and buildings (as a side-effect.)
Resistance against side-effect: none
Only does side-effect damage when taking a turn with Frenzy active.
Combat: grants +33% damage power to Troops (incl. mages) during Raids, Bombards and Military Attacks
Works on both attack and defence.
Bonus not conferred to equipment or defensive buildings.
Mana: is fully effective regardless of power used

'The earth embraces you. Her bounty flows without limit. She cherishes all her children.' - A Priestess of Nature

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Consumes food to increase morale.
Can always self-cast, but cannot affect other kingdoms in their first 300 turns.

'The earth itself rises against you. You have violated the natural order for the last time.' - A Gnomish Elder

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-5%

Building damage: 1.50-10%

Does not damage weapons or armor.
Special: only usable by Gnomes
Stored Food: max -20%, at 1 per mana
Does 0 damage to Castles.
Resistance: Rangers

'Tastiest log I've eat all week, I'll have another! No, two!!' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 30

Requires Farms for this spell to work.
Random: 1-in-15 chance per turn of vacant land being converted to Farms
Random: 1-in-5 chance per turn of bumper food crop
Food produced: 3 per 1 mana per turn, max of +15% of current farm production
Gnomes can cast Gaeas Presence as a special, which is undispellable.
Countered by: Wasteland, Toxic Wasteland

'These wretches are no longer bound by the frail laws of flesh. They are perfect servants—forever.' - Vraxx the Hollow

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

In combat a ghoul is considered a Level 2 Fighter.
Ghouls fight in Raid and Military operations, on both attack and defence.
Ghouls take damage from Bombards on defence.
Ghouls are immune to damage from spells.
Ghouls are created during Military combat from dead enemy troops when you have the Lich King.
Ghouls do not require housing or food.
Ghouls do not use equipment.
Ghouls are repelled by Guardian Spirits.
Random: 1-in-8 chance ghouls attack owner population, which increases their numbers
A Kingdom can hold an unlimited number of ghouls.
Blocks: Divine Prayer/Guardian Spirits
Ghouls decay rapidly over time.

'Wraiths of the fallen, blessed ones, I summon you to shield the innocent from darkness.' - Priestess Elara

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Created by Divine Prayer.
Prevent enemy Skeletons and Ghouls from entering the Kingdom.
Cause enemy Ghouls to return and attack their owner in combat.
Cause enemy Skeletons to cast weak Animate Dead on their owner in combat.
Blocks: Death Barrier, Lich King, Dark Rituals
Lose power as turns taken, depart when power less than 5.

'Gohlein, we have repelled the Ogre onslaught for now. See if Vaeric will Heal our troops, before the Ogres return. Offer him some aid using our Dark Power in the future.' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-12.50%

Is an offensive spell only when cast on Vampires.
Will only heal troops on others if they have appropriate Trade Setting.
Heals up to 30% of dead from graveyard when cast on self, or 10% on others.
Mana: the longer dead are in graveyard, the more mana is required.
Healing will target Ancient Disease, Plague, Poison Water or Wasteland if any are present, before Healing troops.
Resistance (Vampires only): All troops, laborers and scholars
Victims Destroyed (Vampires only): 100%

'I wrap them in shadow so complete that even their gods cannot see them. They are mine now.' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Destroys the willingness and ability of the enemy to fight.
Morale: max -200%
Troop Exp: max reduced by 1/20th
Weapons/Armor usage: is lowered by 1/3 while ID is present (unresistable)
Switch: on Vampires, become Aphrodisia
Countered by: Divine Prayer, Guardian Spirits
Blocks: Healing, Resurrection
Resistance: Mages

'Let nothing remain but ash and memory. Let the world remember what defied us.' - Queen Valadriel, at the Siege of Ballaruk

Max duration: 3

Army damage: 1.50-3%

Building damage: 3-15%

Damages buildings and population ONLY.
Resistance: Mages
Countered by: Flood
Victims Destroyed: 30%

'Sometimes the most righteous path requires the darkest sacrifice. Forgive me, my queen.' - Archmage Juerdon, final letter

Max duration: 10

A righteous-war blessing. While active, your kingdom fights with +33% Absorption in Military, Raid and Bombardment combat - but only when your cause is just:
• defending against an aggressor you have not abused in the last 24 hours (they hold no retaliations on you), or
• attacking a kingdom that has abused you in the last 24 hours (you hold retaliations on them).
It grants nothing to an unprovoked aggressor.

'Eternity is not a blessing—it is the truest curse. And I have claimed it all.' - Daravan the Timeless

Max duration: 50 · Undispellable

Lich King makes Skeleton Army 3 times more powerful.
Damage: +2% in Military combat
In Military combat, enemy troops killed in battle become your Ghouls instead of going to their Graveyard.
Mana generation is reduced while Lich King is present.
If Lich King total power is less than 25k then he departs.
Lich King occasionally sacrifices your population to increase his power.
Repels: Divine Prayer, Guardian Spirits
Counter: Resurrection

'The armor does not defend—it fights.' - Thorgin Stonefist, Master of the Physical Barrier

Max duration: 10

Does not work on Vampires.
Works on attack and defence.
Grants bonus during Raids, Bombards and Military Attacks.
Provides target with up to 0.25 additional armor usage ratio.
Mana: requires 1 mana per turn per piece of armor to get the maximum bonus

'When the leash slips, even the dead forget whose hand once fed them. Let them feast on their former masters.' - Vraxx the Hollow

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Maddened ghouls can slay up to half the population of their owner, when they turn against them.

'Activate the provider protocol. Half our mana goes into food until further notice.' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 50

Automatically converts half of stored mana into food each turn.
Mana: makes 1.2 food per mana (from spellpower, ie: converted mana) with a max 3 food created per population
Switch: becomes Create Food when cast on others
Countered by: Create Food

'It will take some time, my Lord, but I can tear down her magical defenses.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 1

Reduces and removes existing spells in play.
Targets most powerful spells on target first.
Will affect barriers even of greater power.
Ignores Effects, Specials & Undispellables.
Mana: up to double the power of the spell is removed from the target
Will also drain mana from target's mana store, once no valid spells are present to be drained.

'Sarrson thinks he has a monopoly over the stealing of mana. He is wrong.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1

Reduces and removes existing spells in play.
Targets most powerful spells on target first.
Will affect barriers even of greater power.
Ignores Effects, Specials & Undispellables.
This is also the Dark Elf special ability, Dark Power, which CAN remove Specials & Undispellables.
Mana removed from target is added to the caster's stored mana.
Vs Barbarians (including Dark Power): 50% power reduction
Switch: When cast self or allies, becomes Mana Drain
Will also take mana from target's mana store, once no valid spells are present to be sapped.

'The stars fall in judgment. Let them taste celestial fire.' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 4-10%

Building damage: 6-20%

Damages everything.
Damage to Buildings is highly variable.
Resistance: Mages, Laborers
Victims Destroyed: 25%

'We can simply fund the reconstruction from the mana we have accumulated, M'Lord. ' - High Dark Wizard Gohlein

Max duration: 1

Mana: creates 3 gold per 1 mana.
Cannot be used on others for first 300 turns. Always works on self.

'No wall keeps out the cough, the fever, the rot. My armies march on the breath of the dying.' - Nurgath the Pale

Max duration: 50 · Special spell

Reduces troop skill by 1.5% per turn.
Does not work on Trolls.
TBC - Was the old special of Goblins, presently is unused.

'We will not bend. We will not break. This land is ours, and we shall hold it until the stones crumble to dust.' - Thorgin Stonefist

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Can stop non-spell combat actions.
The strength of a combat action determines if it smashes through the barrier.
Will stop Trade Caravans.
Mana: more land needs more power to maintain effectiveness
Countered by: Summon Dragons, Meteor Strike, Teleport, Volcano

'A pox on all your houses.' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 10

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Does not damage equipment.
Does x2 army damage to clerics.
Mana: total power capped at 3 times target's population plus troops
Tough: Dispel only 1/2 effective
Countered by: Healing
Resistance: Clerics, Scholars

'Empty this vial into their lake tonight and tomorrow we will wake to their screams.' - Lord Vaeric

Max duration: 5

Army damage: 2.50-10%

Does not damage equipment.
Does 2.5x army damage to population.
Strong: Dispel only 1/3 effective
Countered by: Rain, Flood, Healing
Resistance: Scholars

'These blades remember their victims. They hunger. Feed them.' - Lord Markus the Cruel

Max duration: 10

Does not work on Werewolves.
Works on attack and defence.
Grants bonus during Raids, Bombards and Military Attacks.
Provides target with up to 0.25 additional weapons usage ratio.
Mana: requires 1 mana per turn per weapon to get the maximum bonus

'Your mind is a fortress. A fortress is only as strong as its walls. I shatter walls.' - Diamondmind of Qazizi

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Does not damage buildings, weapons or armor.
Troop skill: 2-18% reduction
Reduction of skill is partially variable.
Morale: max -30
Special: only usable by Sprites (known as 'Shatter')
Resistance: mostly Mages, tiny portion from all others

'These werewolves dare menace our border? Send them into oblivion!' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 3

Army damage: 3.50-10%

Building damage: 1.50-10%

Does not damage equipment.
Can drive away the Balrog.
On Vampires max Troop damage is 15%
Dual Research: requires both Nature 8 & Life 5
Strong: Dispel only 1/3 effective
Resistance: Clerics
Resistance mod: Vampires and Werewolves resist very weakly
Countered by: Dark Paradise, Blizzard, Infernal Darkness
Victims Destroyed: 100% of Vampires and Werewolves

'Gragzul, you despicable fool, we could have crushed this land together. Now your orcs will melt at the fury of my wrath!' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 3

Army damage: 3.50-12.50%

Does not damage equipment.
Does 2x army damage to population.
Dual Research: requires both Death 13 & Mind 9
Strong: Dispel only 1/3 effective
Morale: max -40
Countered by: Aphrodisia, Resurrection
Resistance: Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 100%

'The plagues of the wild turn even the friendliest beasts into ravening horrors.' - Unknown scout, last entry

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Army damage: 1.50-8%

Does not damage equipment.
Random: 1-in-10 chance will cause a Plague
Countered by: Winter (self only), Beasts, Rabid Beasts
Resistance: Fighters, Rangers, Archers

'What do you mean, someone has now infected the beasts with a plague? That's really not funny.'- some unfortunate Gnome

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Army damage: 2.50-12.50%

Does not damage equipment.
Random: 1-in-8 chance will cause a Plague
Countered by: Fire, Drain Life, Summon Dragons (self only)
Resistance: Fighters, Rangers, Archers

'Storm? I thunk this was bath time, harrar!' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 5 · Undispellable · Special spell

Army damage: 4-8%

Building damage: 4-6%

Double damage Storm; powered up further by the Crater of Tempests.

'Yes it will help the crops, but isn't is a little risky, M'Lord?'- High Dark Wizard Gohlein, to Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Random: 1-in-4 chance per turn of Flood
Food produced: 1 per 3 mana, +50% max
Morale: max -20
Combo: add Poison Water for Acid Rain, add Winter for Sleet
Countered by: Drought
Resistance: Mages, Population

'Send me your fire, your lightning, your curses. I shall return each gift to the hand that gave it.' - Callista the Wise

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Barrier with a 50% chance to reflect an incoming offensive spell back at its caster.

'Death is not the end—merely a doorway. And I have the keys.' - Livayne the Eternal

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 7.50-25%

Is an offensive spell only when cast on Vampires.
Will only resurrect troops on others if they have appropriate Trade Setting.
Resurrects up to 50% of dead from graveyard when cast on self, or 20% on others.
Mana: the longer dead are in graveyard, the more mana is required.
Resurrection will target Death Barrier, Quivering Death or Skeletons if any are present, before Resurrecting troops.
Against Barbarian Vampires, max damage lessens as the target land increases, settling at half max damage from 5000 land onwards.
Resistance (Vampires only): Clerics
Victims Destroyed (Vampires only): 100%

'You know how Sarrson feels about rats? He's going to love this, heh. - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

Morale: max -30 (but not lower than 100)
Food stored: max -10%
Food produced: max -25%
Countered by: Drought (self only), Poison Water (self only), Summon Animals
Resistance: Fighters, Rangers, Archers, Thieves, Assassins

'Didn't I have a suit of armor yesterday?' - Lord Vaeric

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Building damage: 1.50-10%

Does 2.5x building damage to Vaults.
Does 2x building damage to Guard Towers.
Does 2x building damage to Armories.
Does 1.5x building damage to Granaries.
Does 0.15x building damage to Castles.
Does no damage to other building types.
Special: only usable by Halflings (known as 'Breach')
Resistance: Rangers, Fighters, Laborers, Population

'The desert takes all who challenge it. The sand remembers your bones.' - Unknown nomad chieftain

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-7%

Building damage: 4-20%

Damages everything.
Does 3x army damage to Equipment.
Random Damage function.
Mana: 250k for max damage potential
Resistance: None

'Vaeric's scouts never returned from their mission to Sarrson's kingdom. He has offered us a weeklong ceasefire if we will Scry the Dark Elves for him.' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 1

Can obtain a 100% accurate spy report of target.
Can detect when a Balrog is present.
Mana: Requires at least 1 mana per 5 target troops

'We will not retreat while our brothers draw breath. I will hold the line.' - Saint Livayne, at the Battle of Three Rivers

Max duration: 50 · Undispellable

Have active on Kingdom to have an effect during (only) Military combat.
Works on attack and defence.
Will help an attacking Kingdom defeat a defending Balrog.
Reduces other troop type losses by transferring losses to the Fighter troop type.
Mana: max other troops saved of 20x spell power, capped 2x base fighter losses
Each Fighter is able to save 1.25 other troops.

'Come to me, my beautiful soldiers. Leave your masters and join my embrace. You know you want to.' - Oriel Songmaster

Max duration: 1

Does not capture equipment.
Vs Barbarians: 50% power reduction
Draws enemy troops from target army and adds them to the caster's.
Lured troops must exceed caster's trade setting requirements to be accepted.
Amount lured: 3-12%
Resistance: all troops (equally, weakly)

'The fallen shall rise. Not to glory, not to redemption, but to slavery. Such is the way of the grave.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1 · Effect · Special spell

In combat a skeleton is considered a Level 0.5 Fighter.
Skeletons fight in Raid and Military operations, on both attack and defence.
Skeletons take damage from Bombards on defence.
Skeletons are immune to damage from spells.
Skeletons are raised by Dark Rituals.
Skeletons do not require housing or food.
Skeletons do not use equipment.
Skeletons are repelled by Guardian Spirits.
Skeletons are enhanced by the Lich King.
A Kingdom can hold a maximum of 100 skeletons per land.
Blocks: Divine Prayer/Guardian Spirits
Skeletons decay over time.

'The crazy weather is deflecting our dispel attempts, and causing massive havoc in our farmlands.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 15

Army damage: 1.50-7.50%

Building damage: 1.50-5%

Does not damage equipment.
Does 10x building damage to Farms
Does 10x building damage to Granaries
Super Strong: Dispel only 1/6 effective
Countered by: Inferno
Resistance: Mages

'Boss. They have a large enchantment causing much confusion. It will take some time to remove. But I did manage to find and remove the death ward which was hidden beneath it.' - High Shaman Kruktchek

Max duration: 1

Potentially removes existing spells in play.
Targets most powerful spells on target first.
Will only steal spells of lesser power.
Ignores Effects, Specials & Undispellables.
Spells captured by Spell Steal are given to the caster as a scroll.

'This is a really handy way to make scrolls.' - Goldy the inventor. 'Stop shooting at our defenses!' - Berevenel the Paranoid.

Max duration: 50 · Barrier

Barrier that attempts to steal spells cast at the kingdom, capturing them as scrolls.

'Storm? I thunk this was bath time, harrar!' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 5 · Undispellable

Army damage: 2-4%

Building damage: 2-3%

Does not damage equipment.
Random Damage function.
Mana: 10k/t for max damage potential
Combo: add Winter for Blizzard, add Wasteland for Sandstorm
Countered by: Drought
Resistance: None

'Methunk these annoying elf folk would like some more animal friends, ya?' - Troll King Brog

Max duration: 1

Creates Effect: Animals

'Enough fooling with these gnomes, release the wargs.' - Chief Gragzul, to his Beastmaster

Max duration: 1

Creates Effect: Beasts

'From the abyss I call forth champions of chaos. Rise and bring ruin upon my foes.' - Lord Sarrson, corrupted

Max duration: 3

Each turn the demons cast a random destructive spell, enhanced with their own diabolical power.

'The walls of Durduin proved useless when the Dragons came. Wave after wave of the massive flying monsters simply razed the city to the ground.' - Histories of the Westland

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 2.50-10%

Building damage: 2.50-10%

Damages everything.
Stored Gold: max -15%, at 100 per mana
Resistance: Archers, Fighters, Rangers, Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 20%

'I call upon the bound spirits of wish and whimsy. Come forth and grant my desires, willing or no.' - Unknown sorcerer

Max duration: 5

Each turn Genie casts a random spell from a small collection of spells.
Genie spells can have increased power but usually are smaller.
Genie spells have semi-random durations.
Genie spells are only beneficial.
Combo: add Death for Summon Demons, add Summon Demons for Lich King, add Storm for Gaea's Wrath

'M'Lord, I assure you this is not due to my lack of diligence! They have appeared as if by magic!' - steward (now deceased), to Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 1

Creates Effect: Rodents
Does not require an abuse slot, does not give the target a retaliation token.

'One step, and I am elsewhere. One thought, and I disappear. Space itself bows before my will.' - Lyria of the Silver Threads

Max duration: 1

Teleports the kingdom to a new location.
Requires 100 mana per acre of Land.

'All the fury of the sky itself, concentrated upon a single point of destruction. Behold the end.' - Kelara the Untouched, warning to King Brogrim

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 5-25%

Building damage: 5-25%

Damages everything.
Does 0.5x army damage to Equipment.
Random Damage function.
Mana: 1m for max damage potential
Dual Research: requires both Nature 30 & Enchantment 25
Resistance: None

'On second thought, I think I shall stay in today.' - Lord Sarrson

Max duration: 10

Army damage: 1.50-8%

Damages everything except buildings.
Random: 1-in-5 chance per turn of Fire
Food produced: -1 per 1 mana per turn, uncapped
Does double army damage to population.
Morale: max -80
Food stored: max -50%
Strong: Dispel only 1/3 effective
Countered by: Gaea's Presence
Resistance: Clerics, Mages

'We know the enemy is coming. Hold strong, brave defenders. I shall enhance your fortitude.' - High Sorceress Tremulia

Max duration: 10

Works on attack and defence.
Grants bonus during Raids, Bombards and Military Attacks.
Provides kingdom with up to 15% additional absorption.
Larger armies require more mana per turn.
Mana (example): using mana per turn of 1/3 of army size will give almost +10% absorption.

'The land itself has turned against you. Pray that your gods are listening.' - Unknown

Max duration: 15

Army damage: 1.50-8%

Building damage: 1.50-5%

Damges everything.
Does 5x building damage to Castles
Does 5x building damage to Coliseums
Does 2x building damage to Cathedrals
Does 2x building damage to Armories
Random: 1 in 4 chance of Inferno
Morale: max -50
Resistance: Mages, Clerics

'Let their very blood turn against them, let their sinews burn from within.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 1

Army damage: 1.50-10%

Does 2x army damage to Weapons and Armor.
Does 0.5x army damage to War Machines & Deflectors.
Does 0.5x army damage to Scholars.
Does 0.2x army damage to Mages.
Damage falls to as little as half when troops lack weapons or armor (not Mages).
Stored Gold: max -10%, at 20 per mana
Resistance: Mages, Clerics
Victims Destroyed: 75%

'Gather the Battlehand and the storm of time answers to you alone.' - Archmage Juerdon

Max duration: 1 · Special spell

Army damage: 1-4%

Building damage: 1-4%

Weak alone; powered up by the Battlehand collectable set.
Does 2x army damage to Weapons and Armor.
Does 0.5x army damage to War Machines, Deflectors and Scholars.
Does 0.2x army damage to Mages.
Damage falls to as little as half when troops lack weapons or armor (not Mages).
Also devastates Buildings, with highly variable results.
Stored Gold: max -10%, at 20 per mana
Resistance: Mages, Clerics (troops); Laborers (buildings)
Troops Destroyed: 50%

'It is time to end Vaeric's time as the food bowl for his pathetic alliance.' - Queen Valadriel

Max duration: 25 · Undispellable

Random: 1-in-5 chance per turn of Fire
Food stored: max -35%
Food produced: -30%
Morale: max -70
Combo: add Acid Rain for Toxic Wasteland
Countered by: Gaea's presence, Winter, Healing
Resistance: Mages, Clerics

'Lucky we ended the Famine before this hell-damned Winter started! What's bloody next?' - Chief Gragzul

Max duration: 10 · Undispellable

Army damage: 1.50-7%

Building damage: 1.50-5%

Does not damage equipment.
Does 4x building damage to Farms
Does NO damage to Fighters or Rangers
Combo: add Rain for Sleet, add Storm for Blizzard
Countered by: Wasteland
Resistance: Mages