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New specializations/reassignments:
Humans:
- Rutger: +1 speed (it is not yet known what bonus the "warlord" perk will give, but it's definitely not discounts)
- Frida: charge/oversight
- Alaric: monks (additional creatures)
- Valeria: punishing
- Orlando: distraction
Elves:
- Faedaen: "Dragon Slayer" spec (+7 tier in sworn enemies)
- Talanar: dancers
- Vinrael: haste
- Dirael: fairies (additional creatures + wasp swarm buff)
- Tieru: druids (additional creatures)
Mages:
- Jalib: magic mirror and +2 luck
- Maahir: experience
- Cyrus: lightning (additionally learns empowered air spells: 150% damage for 200% cost)
Dwarves:
- Helmar: berserkers (additional creatures)
- Wulfsten: evasion
- Rolf: ballista
- Tolgar: completed rune
- Hangvul: new runes
Demons:
- Agrail: nightmares (additional creatures + ignore tactics)
- Overlord: magic resistance
- Biara: succubi
- Deleb: artillery (fireball on ballista + increased losses from artillery and sulfur rain)
- Vayer: fireball
- Grok: imps (additional creatures + mana steal)
- Gward: destructive ray
Dark Elves:
- Sorgall: lizards (additional creatures + bite)
- Erin: witches (additional creatures + shot)
- Railag: luck (doubles random parameter bonuses from the luck skill)
- Shadia: dark ritual
Undead:
- Markel: liches (additional creatures)
- Ornella: curse
Orcs:
- Argat: wolves spec (additional creatures).
- Kujin: demons spec, as in the original (+add "demon" property to all shamans).
- Gotai: war cries spec, as in the original
- Kunyak: chieftains spec
Added 19 minutes later
Standard heroes who have left the game:
Humans:
Laszlo -> Nicholas
Axel -> Frida
Meev -> Vinrael (spec moved to elves)
Vittorio -> Wulfsten (spec moved to dwarves)
Iris
Elves:
Gilraen -> Talanar
Mages:
Faiz -> Gward (spec moved to demons)
Nazir -> Vayer (spec moved to demons)
Dwarves:
Brand -> Tolgar
Inga -> Hangvul
Sveya -> Cyrus (spec moved to mages)
Demons:
Jezebeth -> Biara
Marbas -> Overlord (will have a normal hero model instead of an infernal titan)
Nibros -> Agrail (Nightmares instead of luck)
Alastor -> Orlando (spec moved to humans)
Dark Elves:
Irbet -> Shadia
Undead:
Ravenna -> Ornella
Zoltan
Orcs:
Goshak -> Kunyak
Krag
Removed specializations:
- spell ban
- useless rage
- griffins (due to the impossibility of removing the built-in strike from above)
- logistics specs
- hero attack + first strike
The main criterion for replacing certain heroes was consistency with the general class style (visuals), and for replacing specializations, consistency with the race's character.
Some specialization icons will be replaced (for example, Faedaen will use Krag's spec); old ones are listed in the table to avoid confusion.