Posts from Heroes 5 – by Azmadon (Izmail).
What kind of limitation is this?
*As I see the logic, the game wants to ensure there's always an option to offer in the Tavern.
Astaroth, Commander of the Bastions of Shio.
*According to the storyline, at the time of the original Campaign, he was on assignment and absent from his post. Otherwise, our heroes would have had a very difficult time. He possesses virtually unlimited power within the fortress itself and is capable of controlling it as if it were a living organism. In the upper world, he is deprived of most of his powers, but he can still summon various parts of the demonic fortress and use them as needed.
In battle and in the game, his specialization allows him to summon Demonic Statues (Towers) onto the battlefield. They can only be attacked by melee units or by Earthquake.
They fire a Fireball at the nearest enemies (consuming the hero's mana); their own power depends on the Hero's Magic and Mastery in the Summoning school, which is also the school he starts with.
*Of course, he can summon as many of them as he wants; the main thing is to ensure he has a huge mana reserve (10 for the summon + 10 for each Fireball).