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Not all spells in the game can be obtained by the player through research. These spells are those that have their specialization/class listed as Secret.

Some of them can be rewards after clearing certain exploration sites (Wizard Towers, Forbidden Sanctums, etc.) or completing the Sage Empire Quest. Others are Battlefield Enchantments that are active when attacking some visit sites, exploration sites or hexes protected by Spelljammers. For example, Arachnid Horde is always active upon entering combat at the Shrine of the Queen of the Spiders.

It is entirely possible that some of these spells are inaccessible or highly unlikely to be found, like the case of Wild Magic.

Strategic Spells[]

Name: Summon Dire Penguin Class (Tier) Secret (I) Research: 60 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 9 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Summons a Dire Penguin to target location.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created
Name: Summon Kobold Class (Tier) Secret (I) Research: 60 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 6 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 30 Casting Points
Summons a Kobold to target location.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Golden Realms This Spell is exclusive to the Golden Realms Expansion

Name: Summon Water Nymph Class (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 270 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 9 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 80 Casting Points
Summons a Siren or Mermaid to target location.
  • Exclusive to Golden Realms expansion
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Golden Realms This Spell is exclusive to the Golden Realms Expansion

Name: Summon Blight Elemental Class (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 800 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 18 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 150 Casting Points
Summons a Blight Elemental to target location.
  • Exclusive to Golden Realms expansion.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Golden Realms This Spell is exclusive to the Golden Realms Expansion

Name: Summon Feathered Serpent Class (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 900 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 18 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 150 Casting Points
Summons a Feathered Serpent to target location.
  • Exclusive to Golden Realms expansion.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Golden Realms This Spell is exclusive to the Golden Realms Expansion

Name: Summon Spirit Elemental Class (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 800 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 18 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 150 Casting Points
Summons a Spirit Elemental to target location.
  • Exclusive to Golden Realms expansion
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created
Name: Summon Phoenix Class (Tier) Secret (VI) Research: 600 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 32 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 250 Casting Points
Summons a Phoenix to target location.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created
Name: Summon Bone Dragon Class (Tier) Secret (VI) Research: 600 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 32 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 190 Casting Points
Summons a Bone Dragon.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created
Name: Summon Obsidian Dragon Class (Tier) Secret (VI) Research: 600 Knowledge
Type: Summoning Spell Upkeep: 32 Mana/Turn Casting Points Cost: 230 Casting Points
Summons an Obsidian Dragon.
  • The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Combat Spells[]

Name: Anti-Magic Field Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Freezes all untapped mana currents on the battlefield, preventing leaders and heroes from casting spells.
Name: Arachnid Horde Spec. (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 460 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Summons a random Baby Spider at the start of each combat round to assist the caster in the fight for 7 Turn. The spell will only spawn units as long as its owner has at least one unit on the battlefield that is not a Combat Summon.

Possible summons:

Name: Frost Missile Spec. (Tier) Secret (I) Research: 70 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Hostile Unit Casting Points Cost: 10 Casting Points
Deals 12 Frost and 8 Physical Damage damage to target unit.
Name: Great Healing Showers Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
Each combat round, 12 Hit Points is restored to friendly units in a 2 hex radius around target random unit. Also dispels all Fire Damage buffs and debuffs on those units.
Name: Great Immolation Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
Sustains the ritual of flames, burning everything in honor of the fire god. Immolates a random unit each combat round. Incurs a happiness penalty and damages Population when cast in a city battle.
  • Population Reduction: 5% Population
  • City Happiness Penalty: -100 Happiness for 10 Turn
  • Race Happiness Penalty: -20 Happiness for 20 Turn
Name: Great Life Stealing Spec. (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 460 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
All friendly units on the battlefield gain Life Steal.
Name: Great Reawakening Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Resurrects a random unit each combat round. Does affect Combat Summons also, but units which corpses get destroyed cannot be reawakened.
Name: Great Stoning Spec. (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 460 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 30 Casting Points
Pelts a continuous barrage of rocks at the caster's enemies. Deals 26 Physical Damage damage to a random enemy unit each combat round.
Name: Chant of Unlife Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Each turn a dead unit will come back from the dead under the caster's control as a Ghoul.
Name: Hailstorm Spec. (Tier) Secret (V) Research: 460 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
Gigantic hailstones fall from the sky, causing massive destruction wherever they land. Each combat round, all units in a 2 hex radius around a random hex receive 20 Physical Damage and 5 Frost damage.
Name: Mass Bless Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
Blesses all friendly units on the battlefield.
Name: Mass Curse Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
Curses all enemy units on the battlefield.
Name: Recharging Mana Currents Spec. (Tier) Secret (IV) Research: 280Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 40 Casting Points
The mana currents fuse themselves with supernatural beings, replenishing those creatures' Hit Points. Restores 15 Hit Points to a friendly Summoned unit or unit of Magical Origin each combat round.
Name: Shock Missile Spec. (Tier) Secret (I) Research: 70 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Hostile Unit Casting Points Cost: 10 Casting Points
Deals 16 Shock and 4 Fire Damage damage to target unit.
Name: True Resurrect Spec. (Tier) Secret (VI) Research: 600 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Dead Unit Casting Points Cost: 25 Casting Points
Truly resurrect target fallen unit. Unit is brought back with 100% of its total Hit Points health.
  • Does not affect Undead or Machine units
  • Does not affect units killed in naval battles
  • Can target dead units of any prior allegiance, converting them to the caster's side
Name: Wild Magic Spec. (Tier) Secret (VI) Research: 600 Knowledge
Type: Combat Spell Target: Battlefield Casting Points Cost: 30 Casting Points
An immense surge of mana currents is unleashed, halving the Mana and Casting Points cost of spells for all players.
  • As of the realease of Golden Realms expansion this spell is no longer accessible.[1]

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