Heroes of Might and Magic IV and its expansions use cheat codes that start with nwc. Many refer to myth and legend.[1][2][3] GameRevolution gives the same list for the Winds of War expansion.[4]
How to enter the codes
Press Tab during a game and type the code.[1][2][5][6] Some codes only work on a particular screen: battle codes on the battle screen, and nwcCityOfTroy in the town screen. Hero codes affect the hero in the first slot of the selected army. Creature codes need a free slot or a stack of the same creature.[3][7] A player who used cheats receives the “Cheater” rank at the end of the scenario.[8][7]
Cheat codes
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
nwcValhalla | Win the scenario[6] |
nwcRagnarok | Lose the scenario |
nwcAres | Win the battle (on the battle screen) |
nwcAchilles | Lose the battle (on the battle screen) |
nwcGoSolo | The computer plays for you |
nwcPrometheus | Removes the fog of war; typing it again brings the fog back[3] |
nwcSphinx | Reveals the puzzle map |
nwcAmbrosia | Gives resources |
nwcHermes | A very large (but finite) movement allowance for the selected army this turn[8] |
nwcAthena | Lets the hero take any skill at any level |
nwcThoth | The hero gains a level |
nwcIsis | Learns all spells available to the hero's magic skills |
nwcSacrificeToTheGods | Maximum luck[9] |
nwcPan | Maximum morale[9] |
nwcCityOfTroy | Builds every building (in the town screen) |
nwcEtTuBrute | Artifact: Dagger of Despair |
nwcHephaestus | Artifact: Elven Chainmail[9] |
nwcNibelungenlied | Artifact; sources disagree: Ring of Greater Negation (the first post of our forum topic, GRY-Online) or Sword of the Gods (GameRevolution, a later forum post)[1][9] |
nwcAphrodite | Joke: the hero turns into a guitarist[3][7] |
nwcOldMan | Turns the selected hero into an old man and lowers his movement range by 4 (typed on the battle screen) |
Sources for the table: [1][4][2][3][9]
The effect of nwcExcalibur is disputed: different sources name a sword, the ring above, or a screenshot of the whole map saved to the game folder.[1][2][3]
Creature codes
These add a stack of the named creature to the army. No source states how many creatures each one gives.[1][2][3]
| Code | Creature |
|---|---|
nwcTristram | Crusaders |
nwcLancelot | Champions |
nwcStMichael | Angels |
nwcSevenLittleGuys | Dwarves |
nwcMerlin | Magi |
nwcCronus | Titans |
nwcBlahBlah | Vampires |
nwcHades | Devils |
nwcUnderTheBridge | Trolls |
nwcKingMinos | Minotaurs |
nwcXanthus | Nightmares |
nwcFafnir | Black Dragons |
nwcDoYouSmellBrownies | Sprites |
nwcFenrir | Wolves |
nwcFixMyShoes | Elves |
nwcTheLast | Unicorns |
nwcRa | Phoenixes |
nwcValkyries | Ogre Magi |
nwcGrendel | Behemoths |
nwcPoseidon | Sea Monsters |
Cheat menu
Cheat sites list nwcImAGod as a code to type, but players on our forum found that typing it does nothing. Added to the shortcut as a launch parameter after the executable (for example ...heroes4.exe" nwcImAGod, without a slash), it adds cheat entries to the game's menus, both in windowed and in full-screen mode.[7][7][7][7]
See also: Where to buy Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Cheats in other Heroes games
Heroes I, Heroes II, Heroes III, Heroes V, Heroes VI, Heroes VII, Olden Era.