Spells

Also shown as <spell>.

Each spell has an effect that can be improved upon by Empowering ( <power>) it. This makes the effect of the spell stronger, at the expense of using extra cards to do so. In addition to their regular effects, any spell can also be discarded to provide +1 <power>. Spells are gained by Searching the Spell deck, either the Mage Guild, by visiting fields or by any other effect that lets the player do the Search.

Levels

Basic Spells

Basic Spell Cards have the symbol of their School in one of its corners.

Expert Spells

Expert Spell Cards have the symbol of their School in all of its corners.

Schools

All Spell Cards belong to one School: Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. The sole exception to this rule is the Magic Arrow spell, which can belong to any School (its School needs to be chosen at the time of casting it). Hero specialties are not considered Spells, even though some of them have a School of Magic.

School of Air Magic

Name	Level	Effect	Content
Air Shield	Basic	<ongoing> Until the end of the Combat, the selected unit gains * when it is attacked by a <unit_ranged> unit. <power> 0 ➣ +1 <defense> <power> 1 ➣ +2 <defense> <power> 2 ➣ +3 <defense>	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Chain Lightning	Expert	<activation> Select a unit and another 2 units closest to it. Allocate * <damage>, starting with the first selected unit. <power> 0 ➣ 1/1/1 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 2/1/1 <damage> <power> 4 ➣ 3/2/1 <damage>	Core Game
Counterstrike	Expert	<instant> Remove the Black cube from the selected * Unit card - that unit is now able to perform a Retaliation Attack action again: <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Dimension Door	Expert	<map_effect> Move a Hero up to * field(s). Ignore any obstacles and fields in-between and resolve the last one normally. <power> 0 ➣ *1 <power> 2 ➣ *2 <power> 4 ➣ *3	Rampart Expansion
Disrupting Ray	Basic	<ongoing> Until the end of the Combat, the selected * unit cannot use their special ability: <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Fly	Expert	<ongoing> During this turn, your Hero can move through the blocked fields (but cannot end their movement there) and: <power> 0 ➣ No additional effect <power> 2 ➣ +1 <movement> <power> 4 ➣ +2 <movement>	Fortress Expansion
Fortune	Basic	<instant> Reroll one Treasure, Resource, or Attack die *. Resolve the result of your choice <power> 0 ➣ *once <power> 1 ➣ *twice <power> 2 ➣ *3 times	Fortress Expansion
Haste	Basic	<ongoing> Until the end of the Combat, the selected unit gains: <power> 0 ➣ +1 <initiative> <power> 1 ➣ +2 <initiative> <power> 2 ➣ +3 <initiative>	Core Game
Lightning Bolt	Basic	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 3 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 4 <damage>	Core Game
Magic Arrow	Basic	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game Rampart Expansion Fortress Expansion Inferno Expansion Stronghold Expansion Conflux Expansion Cove Expansion Regular Stretch Goals 2024 (Alternate Heroes 2 art)
Magic Mirror	Expert	<instant> When your * unit is about to be targeted or damaged by a <spell>, choose a new target for that <spell>. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Stronghold Expansion
Precision	Basic	<instant> When attacking a non-adjacent unit, the selected <unit_ranged> unit ignores the combat penalties and gains: <power> 0 ➣ +1 <attack> <power> 1 ➣ +2 <attack> <power> 2 ➣ +3 <attack>	Rampart Expansion
Protection from Air	Basic	<instant> Play this card after * from the School of Air Magic is cast to ignore that spell's effect. <power> 0 ➣ *a Basic Spell <power> 1 ➣ *a Basic or an Expert Spell	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Summon Air Elemental	Expert	<activation> On a chosen empty space: <power> 0 ➣ No effect <power> 2 ➣ Summon a Few Air Elementals <power> 4 ➣ Summon a Pack of Air Elementals	Conflux Expansion
View Air	Basic	<map_effect> Gain: <power> 0 ➣ 3 <gold> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <building_materials> <power> 2 ➣ 1 <valuables>	Tower Expansion

School of Earth Magic

Name	Level	Effect	Content
Anti-Magic	Basic	<ongoing> Until the end of the Combat, the selected * unit cannot be targeted by spells: <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Earthquake	Basic	<instant> During a Town siege: <power> 0 ➣ Remove 1 Gate or Wall obstacle of your choice. <power> 1 ➣ Remove 2 Gate or Wall obstacles of your choice. <power> 2 ➣ Every unit adjacent to a Wall or Gate obstacle suffers 1 <damage>. Remove all Gate or Wall obstacles.	Rampart Expansion
Force Field	Basic	<ongoing> Place this card or a Force Field token on an empty space. It counts as an Obstacle until the end of: <power> 0 ➣ This Combat round <power> 1 ➣ The next Combat round <power> 2 ➣ This Combat	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Implosion	Expert	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 3 ➣ 4 <damage> <power> 5 ➣ 6 <damage>	Fortress Expansion
Magic Arrow	Basic	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game Rampart Expansion Fortress Expansion Inferno Expansion Stronghold Expansion Conflux Expansion Cove Expansion Regular Stretch Goals 2024 (Alternate Heroes 2 art)
Protection from Earth	Basic	<instant> Play this card after * from the School of Earth Magic is cast to ignore that spell's effect. <power> 0 ➣ *a Basic Spell <power> 1 ➣ *a Basic or an Expert Spell	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Quicksand	Basic	<ongoing> Shuffle up to * Quicksand tokens and place them face down on chosen empty spaces. Once placed, you can look at your tokens (See Stronghold rulebook). <power> 0 ➣ 2 <power> 1 ➣ 4 <power> 2 ➣ 6	Stronghold Expansion
Resurrection	Expert	<instant> Cancel an attack that would reduce your * unit's <health_points> to 0. You can cast this spell immediately after the enemy unit's attack. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Shield	Basic	<instant> The defending unit gains * against a <unit_ground> or <unit_flying> unit. <power> 0 ➣ *+1 <defense> <power> 1 ➣ *+2 <defense> <power> 2 ➣ *+3 <defense>	Tower Expansion
Slow	Basic	<ongoing> Until the end of the Combat, the selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ -1 <initiative> <power> 1 ➣ -2 <initiative> <power> 2 ➣ -3 <initiative>	Core Game
Sorrow	Expert	<instant> When a * unit is about to activate, skip this unit's activation. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Rampart Expansion
Stone Skin	Basic	<instant> The selected unit gains: <power> 0 ➣ +1 <defense> <power> 1 ➣ +2 <defense> <power> 2 ➣ +3 <defense>	Core Game
Summon Earth Elemental	Expert	<activation> On a chosen empty space: <power> 0 ➣ No effect <power> 2 ➣ Summon a Few Earth Elementals <power> 4 ➣ Summon a Pack of Earth Elementals	Conflux Expansion
Town Portal	Expert	<map_effect> Move your Hero to a selected Town or Settlement in your control, and: <power> 0 ➣ No additional effect <power> 2 ➣ +1 <movement> <power> 4 ➣ +2 <movement>	Core Game
View Earth	Basic	<instant> Choose enemy Mine within * fields. Replace the owner's cube with yours. <power> 0 ➣ *1 <power> 1 ➣ *2 <power> 2 ➣ *3	Fortress Expansion

School of Fire Magic

Name	Level	Effect	Content
Berserk	Expert	<ongoing> Select a * unit. In its activation, this unit must either attack the nearest unit or move to the nearest unit and attack it. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <golden>	Tower Expansion Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Blind	Basic	<activation> Place a <paralysis> token on the selected * unit: <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Bloodlust	Basic	<instant> The selected <unit_ground> or <unit_flying> unit gains: <power> 0 ➣ +1 <attack> <power> 1 ➣ +2 <attack> <power> 2 ➣ +3 <attack>	Core Game
Curse	Basic	<instant> The selected unit suffers (to a minimum of 0): <power> 0 ➣ -1 <defense> <power> 1 ➣ -2 <defense> <power> 2 ➣ -3 <defense>	Core Game
Fire Shield	Expert	<ongoing> When the targeted unit is attacked by an adjacent unit during this Combat round, the attacking unit takes: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 4 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game
Fire Wall	Basic	<ongoing> For this Combat, place this card in an empty space on the Combat board. Deal * to any unit stopping here and to any <unit_ground> or <unit_ranged> unit passing through. <power> 0 ➣ *1 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ *2 <damage> <power> 4 ➣ *3 <damage>	Rampart Expansion
Fireball	Expert	<activation> Select 2 adjacent places. Deal * <damage> to units in these spaces. <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 4 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game
Frenzy	Expert	<instant> This unit ignores the <defense> of the attacked * unit. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Fortress Expansion
Inferno	Expert	<activation> Select a space. Now roll an Attack die *. All units on this and the adjacent spaces take 1 <damage> for every "+1" rolled. <power> 0 ➣ *once <power> 1 ➣ *twice <power> 2 ➣ *4 times	Inferno Expansion
Land Mine	Expert	<ongoing> Shuffle and place randomly up to * Land Mine tokens on chose empty spaces. After that, you can look at what is on the other side of the tokens. <power> 0 ➣ 2 <power> 1 ➣ 4 <power> 2 ➣ 6	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Magic Arrow	Basic	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game Rampart Expansion Fortress Expansion Inferno Expansion Stronghold Expansion Conflux Expansion Cove Expansion Regular Stretch Goals 2024 (Alternate Heroes 2 art)
Misfortune	Basic	<instant> Play immediately when the selected * enemy unit is attacking. Negate an Attack die result or an additional <attack> from any card. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Fortress Expansion
Protection from Fire	Basic	<instant> Play this card after * from the School of Fire Magic is cast to ignore that spell's effect. <power> 0 ➣ *a Basic Spell <power> 1 ➣ *a Basic or an Expert Spell	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Sacrifice	Expert	<activation> Choose 1 of your * units. You can transfer up to as much <damage> from this unit to another one in your army, as much is needed for the other unit to perish. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 4 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Slayer	Expert	<instant> When attacking a <golden> unit, roll an Attack die * and apply all the results (except for a "-1"). After resolving this <attack>, draw 1 card. <power> 0 ➣ *twice <power> 2 ➣ *4 times <power> 4 ➣ *6 times	Rampart Expansion
Summon Fire Elemental	Expert	<activation> On a chosen empty space: <power> 0 ➣ No effect <power> 2 ➣ Summon a Few Fire Elementals <power> 4 ➣ Summon a Pack of Fire Elementals	Conflux Expansion
Visions	Basic	<instant> Draw * from any Neutral Unit deck. You can discard any of them and return the remaining cards in any order. <power> 0 ➣ *1 card <power> 1 ➣ *2 cards <power> 2 ➣ *3 cards	Inferno Expansion

School of Water Magic

Name	Level	Effect	Content
Bless	Basic	<instant> The selected <unit_ground> or <unit_flying> unit: <power> 0 ➣ Ignores the Attack die roll. <power> 1 ➣ Ignores the Attack die roll and gains +1 <attack> <power> 2 ➣ Ignores the Attack die roll and gains +2 <attack>	Core Game
Clone	Expert	<ongoing> Place a Clone token on an allied * unit and one on an empty space adjacent to that unit. The Cloned unit acts like the original one, but has only 1 <health_points>. <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 3 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 5 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Cove Expansion
Cure	Basic	<instant> Remove any effect or <paralysis> from the selected unit, and remove from this unit up to: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game
Dispel	Basic	<instant> Remove all <ongoing> effects from a space or a * unit and the space it occupies. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Tower Expansion
Forgetfulness	Basic	<ongoing> During its next activation, a * <unit_ranged> unit of your choice cannot <attack>. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Rampart Expansion
Frost Ring	Expert	<activation> Select a space on the Combat board. 2 units adjacent to this space suffer: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 4 ➣ 3 <damage>	Fortress Expansion
Magic Arrow	Basic	<activation> The selected unit suffers: <power> 0 ➣ 1 <damage> <power> 1 ➣ 2 <damage> <power> 2 ➣ 3 <damage>	Core Game Rampart Expansion Fortress Expansion Inferno Expansion Stronghold Expansion Conflux Expansion Cove Expansion Regular Stretch Goals 2024 (Alternate Heroes 2 art)
Mirth	Expert	<ongoing> You can reroll each of your Attack dice once. During: <power> 0 ➣ This Activation <power> 2 ➣ This Combat round <power> 4 ➣ This Combat	Rampart Expansion
Prayer	Expert	<instant> The selected unit gains * <attack>, <defense>, or <initiative>: <power> 0 ➣ *+1 <power> 2 ➣ *+2 <power> 4 ➣ *+3	Core Game
Protection from Water	Basic	<instant> Play this card after * from the School of Water Magic is cast to ignore that spell's effect. <power> 0 ➣ *a Basic Spell <power> 1 ➣ *a Basic or an Expert Spell	Regular Stretch Goals 2024
Remove Obstacle	Basic	<instant> Remove * obstacles (except units) from the Combat board. <power> 0 ➣ *1 <power> 1 ➣ *2 <power> 2 ➣ *3	Fortress Expansion
Summon Water Elemental	Expert	<activation> On a chosen empty space: <power> 0 ➣ No effect <power> 2 ➣ Summon a Few Water Elementals <power> 4 ➣ Summon a Pack of Water Elementals	Conflux Expansion
Teleport	Expert	<activation> During Combat, move one allied * unit to any empty space - ignore any obstacles or effects when moving. <power> 0 ➣ * <bronze> <power> 1 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> <power> 2 ➣ * <bronze> or <silver> or <golden>	Core Game
Water Walk	Expert	<map_effect> Choose one of your Heroes. They gain * and can continue their movement after entering a sea field from a land field. <power> 0 ➣ *+0 <movement> <power> 1 ➣ *+1 <movement> <power> 2 ➣ *+2 <movement>	Cove Expansion
Weakness	Basic	<instant> The selected unit suffers (to a minimum of 0): <power> 0 ➣ -1 <attack> <power> 1 ➣ -2 <attack> <power> 2 ➣ -3 <attack>	Core Game