Heroes of Might and Magic IV Chaos Guide By im superior (wiz79@hotmail.com) Version 1.6 4:02 PM 5/6/2002 * *** * * **** * ** * * **** ** * ** ** ** * *** ** **** **** ** ** ** *** **** * *** * * **** * ** ** ** * *** * *** * * **** ** **** ** ** *** *** * **** ** ** **** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** * * ** ** ** ** ** ** **** ** *** * ** ** ** ** ****** * **** * ******* ** ** ***** ** **** **** *** ** ** *** ** * * * * * *** ** * **** * * ** * * **** *** ** * ** ** * ** * *** ** **** ** ** ** ** *** * *** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** **** *** ********* * *** ** ** **** * ** ** ** ** **** * *** ** ** * **** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** ** ** ** ** ******** ** ** * ** ** ** ** ** ******* ** * * ** ** ** ** ** ** *** * ******* ** ** ** ** **** * ******* ***** ** *** * ***** ******* *** *** *** ***** ============================================================================ Table of Contents ============================================================================ 1. Version 2. Legal Stuff 3. Introduction 4. Town tree 5. Chaos Units 6. Strategies 7. Useful Skills to learn 8. Useful Spells to learn and use 9. Special thanks ============================================================================ 1. Version ============================================================================ 1.0 - 12:18 PM 4/7/2002 Started this guide wrote about skills, spells and chaos units. 1.6 - 4:02 PM 5/6/2002 Did some major improvments, added the town tree, cost of units, and also the Strategies. ============================================================================ 2. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Legal Stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ============================================================================ This FAQ is Copyright 2002- Paul Lasica. This FAQ may not be copied, edited and no information may not be taken out from this FAQ without my permission. If you want to put this FAQ on your website than email me. If I see my FAQ copied and If you did not tell me about it, than YOU WILL BE CHARGE FOR STEALING MY WORK. ============================================================================ 3. Introduction ============================================================================ Since I like to use Death and Chaos units i wrote about this faq and Death Guide. Also i just got this game and if you know something important than email me I shall thank you for your effort. ============================================================================ 4. Town Tree ============================================================================ FORT | ------------------------ | | ORC TOWERS-------DEN OF THIEVES--------- | | | ------------------------ THIEVES CARAVAN | GAUNTLET | ------------------- | | SORCERE'S | | | | GUILD STATUARY GARDEN <--OR--> LABYRINTH | | | | | ---------------------------- ----------------- | | | | / \ | WITCH HALL OF VOLCANIC VENT <--OR--> BLACK WOOD------- HALL THE DEAD | | | | ---------------------- | | / \ | ------DRAGON <--OR--> HYDRA POND | CAVE | | | ------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================ 5. Chaos Units ============================================================================ LEVEL ONE UNITS ------------------------------------------------------------------ |NAME | BANDIT | ORC | PIRATE | TROGLODYTE | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |DAMAGE |1-3 |1-3 |1-2 |2-3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |HIT POINTS |10 |12 |10 |14 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |ATTACK |9 |11 |11 |11 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |DEFENSE |9 |9 |9 |9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |MOVE |9 |6 |6 |6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |SPEED |7 |4 |5 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |SHOTS |N/A |6 |N/A |N/A | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |SPECIAL |-Stealth|-Short range |-Bonuses at|-Immune to | |ABILITIES | |-Normal Melee| sea |visual attacks| ------------------------------------------------------------------ |WEEKLY GROWTH |26 |16 |24 |19 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |MAKE IN TOWN |Yes |Yes |No |No | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |COST |20 Gold |34 Gold |22 Gold |28 Gold | ------------------------------------------------------------------ Comments: Bandits are good with a thief hero because they are invisible and it's easy in the beginning to flag mines giving you a head start in resources. Orc's are good for a ranged units but their short range means the enemy must be close to them which than they could do full damage. Pirates are awesome in the sea because they get bonus in speed, attack and defense making them powerful at sea. Troglodyte is immune to spells like blind. LEVEL TWO UNITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NAME | EVIL EYE | MEDUSA |MINOTAUR| TROLL | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DAMAGE |3-7 |3-6 |5-10 |6-12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |HIT POINTS |26 |24 |38 |45 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |ATTACK |16 |19 |16 |16 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFENSE |15 |17 |15 |15 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MOVE |6 |6 |6 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPEED |6 |5 |6 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SHOTS |15 |Unlimited |N/A |N/A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPECIAL |-Flying -Ranged |-Stone Gaze |-Block |-Regeneration| |ABILITIES |-Casts random | | | | | |harmful spells |-Ranged | | | | | |-Normal Melee | | | | | |-unlimited shots| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WEEKLY GROWTH |6 |6 |6 |6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MAKE IN TOWN |No |Yes |Yes |No | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |COST |220 Gold |220 Gold |230 Gold|230 Gold | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: Evil Eye's Cast spells like slow, cowardice, curse etc. Medusa has Unlimited shots plus they can turn the enemy into stone making them lose a life. Minotaurs are good because they can block spells, range attack etc. Trolls can be tough to kill because they can recover their health. LEVEL THREE UNITS -------------------------------------------- |NAME | EFREET | NIGHTMARE| -------------------------------------------- |DAMAGE |10-20 |12-26 | -------------------------------------------- |HIT POINTS |80 |110 | -------------------------------------------- |ATTACK |25 |23 | -------------------------------------------- |DEFENSE |23 |20 | -------------------------------------------- |MOVE |13 |9 | -------------------------------------------- |SPEED |6 |6 | -------------------------------------------- |SHOTS |N/A |N/A | -------------------------------------------- |SPECIAL |-Fire shield |-Terror | |ABILITIES |-Fire resistance| attack | | |-Fire attack | | | |-Flying | | -------------------------------------------- |WEEKLY GROWTH |4 |4 | -------------------------------------------- |MAKE IN TOWN |Yes |Yes | -------------------------------------------- |COST |850 Gold |800 Gold | -------------------------------------------- Comment: Efreet take no damage from fire spells and take half damage from fire attack. They have a Fire shield which also does damage when they get hit from an enemy. Nightmares have a terror attack that make the enemy run away when they get hit by Nightmare. LEVEL FOUR UNITS --------------------------------------------------- |NAME | HYDRA | BLACK DRAGON | --------------------------------------------------- |DAMAGE |28-60 |55-110 | --------------------------------------------------- |HIT POINTS |250 |400 | --------------------------------------------------- |ATTACK |30 |40 | --------------------------------------------------- |DEFENSE |26 |40 | --------------------------------------------------- |MOVE |7 |15 | --------------------------------------------------- |SPEED |6 |7 | --------------------------------------------------- |SHOTS |N/A |N/A | --------------------------------------------------- |SPECIAL |-Multiple Attack|-Immune to Magic | |ABILITIES |-No Retaliation |-Breath attack | | | attack |-Flying | | | | | --------------------------------------------------- |WEEKLY GROWTH |2 |1 | --------------------------------------------------- |MAKE IN TOWN |Yes |Yes | --------------------------------------------------- |COST |4,000 Gold |8,000 Gold!! | | |2 Mercury |4 Sulfur!! | --------------------------------------------------- Comment: Chaos has, too my opinion the best 4th level creatures The Hydra has 250 health with and No Retaliation attack making it hard to kill because the enemies cant counter attack them. The Black Dragon are the Best four level creature with the most health of 400!! and immune to all magic so the enemy can even cast harmful spells on it but you cant cast helpful spell on it either. They also do the most damage from 55-110 damage in one shot!!. ============================================================================ 6. Strategies ============================================================================ Haven - Also Angels could resurrect thier dead units so you should take out the angels first and be careful since Haven hero can cast Chaos Ward on their units!! Academy - Watch out for Titans since they have Chaos Ward and Genies are annoying emeies because they can cast some really nasty spells so i would suggest that you get them first. Asylum - If they have Black Dragons than your units can be toast so quickly and they cant be affected by any harmful spells unless you have the ring of greater negatation so cast Mass Slayer on your units since this spell does 50% more damage to level 4 units. Preserve - Damn Nature units they have soo many units that they can hire from thier Creature Portal but all their units are living so you can cast so powerful spells like, also cast the Vampiric spell on your units.Dont forget to use the Plague Spell against them. Mass Weakness, Curse, and Mass Sorrow is also good to use. Stronghold - Wow all they have is a 10% magic protection being deal since they cant cast no spells at you so you can use any usefull spells here. Necropolis - Spells like Plague and Vamiric are pretty useless here, Mass Curse and weakness are usefull here, chain lighting is good. ============================================================================ 7. Useful Skills to Learn ============================================================================ Grand Master Nobility: This increases the growth of your units by 50% useful if want to have more than 1 Black Dragon and the other units. Grand Master Estate: Level 3 & 4 units cost a lot of gold and this gives 500 gold plus 10% of the hero's level. Grand Master Mining: Gives you 4 wood and ore and 6 other resources each turn. Grand Master Leadership: Give all of your units +5 morale and +5 luck Grand Master Chaos Magic: This will teach you all the Chaos spells from levels 1-5. Grand Master Sorcery: This increases the Hero's Damage of spells by 100% works with all magic type this is a must have!! Grand Master Death Magic: Since Chaos and Death are align with each other than this is helpful too learn because you can summon the dead or cast mass curse and mass weakness. Grand Master Conjuration: This gives you 50 Spell points and recover 10 spell points per day good for a magic user class. ============================================================================ 8. Useful Spells to Learn and Use ============================================================================ Vampiric Touch: Learn this from Death, this make your units recover health every time you attack an enemy but it heals half the damage you dealt. Mass Curse: Learn this from Death, this makes all the enemies do minimum damage. Mass Weakness: Learn this from Death, this makes all the enemies to do 25% less damage. Bloodfrenzy: This make all friendly units do 25% more damage. Implosion: This is really powerful spell that does massive damage to a single target. Mass First Strike: Gives all friendly units to first strike ability. Chain Lighting: This useful spell does full damage to the first target and than it does 1/2 damage to the second target, after that it does 1/4 damage to the third target and the fourth for 1/8 damage and the fifth for 1/16 damage. Disintegrate: It kills the target but the disintegrated unit cannot be brought back to life or animated. ============================================================================ 9. Special Thanks ============================================================================ 3d0 and New World Computing -Thanks to them we got another highly addictive game of Heroes of Might and Magic. CJayC -Without him there would be no gamefaqs.com