The magic system in Heroes V [Discussion]

Before patch 1.3 it was a useless spell, but now it rules!:D Well obviously, if you're fighting against melee units. There is one little secret on how to use the spell. You need to somehow leave the cells where you want to place the mines empty, and cover the rest (25 minus the number of summoned mines) with something. For example - center the spell area square over a unit and, if necessary, shift it partially off the battlefield; then the remaining free cells on the field will be filled with mines!

Anyway, thanks, I haven't installed the patches yet. As for magic, lately I've been using: Dark and Summoning; if there's room left, Chaos wouldn't hurt either. I developed Light while playing as humans in a campaign. In Dark magic, I only use curses since I'm developing Cursed Earth—it's a great thing.