- A reference guide and manual in Russian for Heroes 3.

Ambersole mentioned somewhere that the AI casts a certain number of spells. It would be nice to see this list reflected in the reference guide.

We were talking about pictograms. The point was that not all spells are represented by a pictogram for obvious reasons – out of the entire list of spells used in combat, the status of a spell is only displayed for those that last for a certain time (many spells are one-time).

1. The following "status" spells can be applied to your units:

Bloodlust
Protection from Fire
Fire Shield
Frenzy
Executioner
Bless
Protection from Water
Joy
Prayer
Shield
Stone Skin
Protection from Earth
Anti-Magic
Haste
Luck
Accuracy
Air Shield
Protection from Air
Counter Strike
Clone (not displayed as a pictogram, although it should)

2. On enemy units:

Curse
Blindness
Bad Luck
Berserk (AI does not use in combat)
Weakness
Forgetfulness
Slow
Sadness
Disrupting Ray
Hypnosis

Moreover, only the last three applied spells are displayed, although all are active at the same time (unless they are mutually exclusive). The AI never uses some spells – for example, Berserk. Perhaps Hypnosis as well...

All offensive spells are used. As for spells that change the topology of the battlefield, I don't remember them being used (these include Mines, Quicksand, Wall of Fire, Force Field, and Remove Obstacles). Correct me if anyone has observed otherwise.