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Gachi grip. Notable for always dealing full damage, except when the target is immune to magic.

It looks more like a witch's clawed hand, or that of some kind of reptilian creature.

Cool. Another transparent hand, but with a different color. Will there be a physical representation of magic in the game? There seems to be ice, for example. If you summon an elephant, it should be an elephant, not a gray inflatable ball.

I was just procrastinating on a website with funny stuff and found that comic about the lich and his cat. I'm posting it because I can. And yes, it would have been better if they had actually made cat creatures. In Heroes 6, there were Lamassu. I would still complain, of course, but it would be easier for me to accept Lamassu in Enroth than Cerberuses, because I love cats.

The Lich is in its usual spot. The video, for some reason, was uploaded in a lower quality than usual, but... at least it didn't need to be cut.

Interestingly, they decided to remove Archliches as units, as was the case in previous games. Perhaps, Archliches will be implied as the heroes themselves, as the strongest Necromancers, although they haven't presented any hero-liches yet.

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I just noticed that the liches in Necropolis die in a strange way... I'm used to the fact that when a lich is defeated, its body turns to dust.

To be fair, it was in the third installment (and probably the second) that powerful liches with the “power” prefix appeared.

The effects of the Liches are similar to those of the Grave Diggers, with slightly earlier animations and repeating elements (transparent hands and transparent clocks). It's not visible in the video, but the Liches shoot the same stream as the Sorceress from the Temple. Overall, they didn't put much effort into it. Fan-made content.

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So, what tier are the Liches?

Fifth. The typo with the fourth one was fixed literally 30 seconds after it appeared, it's not clear how the guy from VK managed to catch it so quickly. Necropolis – a bank of gold and artifacts. The pumpkins are in honor of the holiday and are not related to the building itself.

Yes, there were also powerful liches in the second game.

The developers decided to go all out. The holiday is coming, and all the undead are gathering together in one video. All the units of Necropolis and 11 heroes. Not all the heroes, though; at least, Natalida and Tanta are missing. And there were rumors about Galthran.

So, the army composition is as follows:

1) Skeletons with a ranged attack option
2) Ghosts with the legendary ability from the second and first parts (but it doesn't work as powerfully; it's vampirism with the ability to exceed the initial number of ghosts, and after the battle, new ghosts will rest)
3) Dogs
4) Grave robbers
5) Liches
6) Death Knights
7) Vampires with a ranged attack option. Yes, vampires are the strongest unit in the faction. Quite deservedly, from a lore perspective... and considering their abilities.

Oh yes, there were bone dragons in the screenshots. Probably, this is a tier 7 neutral creature.

P.S. They've already made the damage effects instead of blood, but unfortunately, they didn't make it into this video. The music is a placeholder. Ubisoft doesn't seem to have given Anfrozen anything yet, and he's the one who makes the music. And I think this reveal can be put at the top of the thread.

And I think this reveal can be added to the topic header.

Added a link to the event on Steam, just like with all the previous ones.

*bursts into the thread with a bucket of rotten tomatoes* If they had made decent, non-awful demons, they could have been featured in the Pumpkin Festival. The music is the best thing about the video. I love the soundtracks of the fifth installment's cities. The Undead one is one of my favorites. The heroes are so boring that I can't even be bothered to criticize them. They're just corpses, they've decayed, it's kind of cool, whatever. A skeleton with its eyes missing is just like me when I saw the demon units 🤣. Only the fluid should be red. Of the good things, I liked the old woman; she's been a hero the Undead faction needed for a long time. I burst out laughing at Mortella. She's just dressed up like a goth for Halloween, lol 🤣🤣🤣. The fat zombie with a spider on its head ran in from another universe to say hello from everyone's favorite grandpa. The guy in the yellow and black armor was stolen from King's Bounty. The woman with the veil seems like an interesting concept, but it looks bad. It reminds me of the faceless heroes in the third game. The Chaos faction's elementals had eyes, and the elementals of exhibitionism also had eyes. The troglodytes had decorations that looked like eyes, plus they still had mouths and noses. But here, it's just a blank canvas; there's nothing to latch onto, and the face, which is barely discernible, has an incorrect angle and only makes things worse. Vampire Tier 7... Congratulations, the Undead faction has stolen not only Cerberuses but also Archdevils =_= The idea itself isn't that terrible, although I think liches would still look better at Tier 7. But the design, those far-reaching wings =_= Where did the wings come from? Why? What are they for? What were you smoking, Delak, in the TARDIS?! They look awful, they're unnecessary, they're superfluous; they're like they were ripped off some demon =_= I already thought my tolerance was high enough that nothing could shock me anymore, but well done, Olden Era developers, you managed to surprise me =_= Throughout their undead existence, vampires have either shifted into mice or simply teleported (Ashan). But no, let's give them wings because we can. Ugh. Of the good things, it's cool that the ghosts devour the numbers of their squad, like in the good old days. It's true that it's difficult to balance this. In the first two parts, the ability was completely broken, but there it was a neutral unit that could only be obtained through cheats. Now, it sounds disappointingly weak. I would still leave some ghosts after the battle. At least a couple, three, five, ten, or some percentage of the devoured, and that would be good. I've almost come to terms with the gravedigger; I feel some Disciples vibes from him. There are still some questions, but he's not the worst new unit for the faction. Although I would have preferred a spider just because spiders are cool. The Death Knights are unbearably awful and funny. Even in the cartoonish fifth installment, they looked more impressive. Even in the generic and mediocre seventh installment, they looked more interesting. Here, they seem to have been put on ponies, and all that's missing is rainbow glitter and a pink mane =_=. The liches comically wave their staves in melee combat. I finally understood where I've seen similar movements and grips. And that skull in vines is probably just a decoration, right? And yes, Delak is with him. Even if it's really a dead dragon, I still don't like it.

And it's not like it doesn't matter to some people about all sorts of silly minor holidays; I'm still surprised... Well, at least they did something good with the re-reveal, and that's something to be thankful for. With this music, this city design, and the ability of the Death Knights, it's now obvious what inspired the Necropolis faction the most during development. Overall, it's decent, although I agree about the vampire bats. Regarding the perceived underpowered ability of the ghosts – if it's a classic 100% vampirism, then, on the contrary, for a low-tier unit, it's very, very strong; it's a no-brainer way to break through enemy lines without losses. Overall, the Necropolis seems like a faction that can very easily replenish its numbers and rolls over neutral creatures if it also has the classic Necromantic ability; we'll see if they get banned in PvP.

Oh yes, there were bone dragons in the screenshots. Probably a Tier 7 neutral creature.

That actually makes sense, because the creatures reflect the environment. Dragons aren't exactly domesticated animals, even if they are trained. I always thought that these powerful creatures could be recruited in some heavily guarded dwellings. And, returning after a week or two for another batch of dragons, you'd have to fight again, because the parents won't just give away their eggs to anyone.