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The Praying Mantis is quite good, even if it's a bit fragile. Besides, it's recruited in addition to Phoenixes and Dragons, not instead of them.

The Mantis is decent, although a bit fragile. Besides, it's hired in addition to Phoenixes and Dragons, not instead of them.

But hiring two creatures costing 4000 each is not profitable. I doubt anyone does that.

But having two creatures with 4000 hit points each isn't efficient. I doubt anyone does that.

You're wrong, most skilled players do that.
And where did you get the information that mantises are weaker than magic dragons? That's absurd.

1 Phoenix 2 Mantis 3 WD Mantis is good as a support unit that reduces the opponent's attack by half and as the most accessible monster at level 4. Players almost always use it.

Is this a bug in my pirated version, or is it normal? Lightning birds can only attack other lightning birds.

Lightning should strike everyone who doesn't have immunity to it. However, it seems like it doesn't always trigger.

Is this a bug in my pirated version or is it normal? Lightning from birds can only hit other storm birds.

Why not? A beak attack damages anyone, but there will be no lightning attack on Toka birds - they have immunity.

Lightning should hit everyone who doesn't have immunity to it. But it seems like it doesn't always appear.

What do you mean? There is nothing in Heroes related to "lightning appearing."

By the way, there's no dwelling for the Dungeon faction...))) So you can only use it if the mapmaker adds it... And in a regular game, you don't need to take it into account - it won't be there... They did the right thing not to include it in the vote - it's practically non-interactive - you won't encounter it in the game...

What is CD?

Why not? A beak attack hurts anyone, but there won't be a lightning strike on birds. They have immunity.
What do you mean? There's nothing in the game related to "lightning strikes."

I didn't notice any immunity in birds – they often mutually attacked each other with lightning. There's no limit to the chance of lightning strikes in the descriptions, but I remember that sometimes it didn't happen. Perhaps this happened in a battle between a bird and a Barbarian, who has partial magic immunity, or in some other situations (luck, ward, etc.), but it might not be a 100% chance. I'll try to test it when I have time to clarify.
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CD, MD - king-dragon, mega-dragon - this is a dragon that has eaten so much that it can't fly or fit into any dwelling, so it lives wherever it can.

Originally, birds didn't have immunity to lightning. It was added in the expansion. Lightning doesn't work only when the target has 100% magic immunity. Other percentages, I believe, simply reduce the damage from it... Is the topic clarified? :)

Almost figured it out – that’s why I mentioned I want to test it. In the case of casting direct damage spells, resistance (as well as luck/unluck) modifies the damage. In the case of casting negative spells, resistance modifies the chance of the spell taking effect. But in this case, it’s not casting a spell, but rather a unit’s property. Many monsters have an ability that triggers with a certain chance. It’s quite possible that the algorithm for triggering the ability is slightly different from the algorithm for casting magic. For example, Stone Skin is constantly active on a Gargoyle, although they could have simply increased the defense parameter. But then the damage calculation algorithm, which is built into the game, would be disrupted – I read about this somewhere, and it was described in great detail. So, it might turn out that what’s changing isn’t the % of damage, but the % chance of receiving damage. I’ve repeatedly encountered situations where descriptions found online differed from the actual actions of the game mechanics.

Lars is absolutely right. Of all the damage spells, only Hand of Midas is fully affected by resistance and protection.

When it comes to the Power skill, which creature do you prefer to build: a Monster or a Bird?

When playing as Haven, do you prefer to build a Monster or a Bird of Paradise?

It depends on who you're playing against; Birds of Paradise are good because of their mobility and numbers, but Monsters are much stronger.

It's good to use birds to quickly traverse the map, but it's better to acquire them at a field dwelling or in a built neutral/enemy town – they are more expensive to build, and lightning doesn't always help. And one hippogryph today, even posthumously, can turn out to be more useful than two birds tomorrow. Also, the speed of hippogryphs in an army is the same as that of hippogryphs, and birds without support won't last long. They block archers well, but if you send them into the thick of the enemy, they aren't griffons, and they might retreat ingloriously.