Hero's Hour Cheats

Hero's Hour

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Submitted by: David K.

How to Win as Any Faction Against the AI:
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Written by Hereticon Maxim

Sometimes winning is all that matters, particularly for certain 
achievements in this game.

TL;DR, get Oob the Wanderer, he’s super good for use against the AI.

-=How to Win=-
First what you want to do is select the faction you want to play as and 
your hero, I don’t particularly dislike any of the starting heroes, but I 
would always recommend a hero that gives you a pretty strong day 1 start, 
usually those ones will have your lowest tier unit as their mastery, this 
will give you a daily trickle of reinforcements as you move around and 
defeat neutral groups and units guarding mines. Upgrade your base to have 
some ranged units. Try to get your wood and ore mine captured as soon as 
possible.

Next, purchase and upgrade your pub/tavern this will enable you to hire 
units from outside of your faction. While you’re doing that try to locate 
the nearest mercury mine, there’s usually at least one nearby unless you 
are extremely unlucky.

After that, check your tavern to see if you have access to the wanderer 
named Oob, he’s an extremely good hero that starts with mercurial and 
diplomacy at the beginning, his mastery is the mercurial as well, and he 
has several perks beneficial to massing an army, he has recovery as a 
third tier skill. If you can get Oob early on I recommend it and here’s 
why.

Oob’s growth is insane on a daily basis Mercurial costs you 1 mercury daily 
and provides 4 Mercurials at first, but by level 5 it will be producing 12 
daily, and with his mastery that bumps it up even higher, Per week with one 
tier in his mastery of mercurials Oob will make 5 mercurials, again this 
gets bumped up with each point and it eventually adds 3-4 per day.

Oob has insane snowball potential, his starting skill of diplomacy means 
that you can relatively early on get it to level four enabling you to buy 
some defeated units at a discount to standard price. Additionally he has 
creation which even if you don’t use spells allows you to create some 
elemental units.

Oob’s main unit the mercurial fills multiple roles, mercurials are 
suprisingly versatile and come in ranged and melee varieties. When they 
die they split up into two more temporary mercurials, if you get lucky 
enough you might get the spell duplicate from an altar or one of your 
bases, using only 125 mercurials and casting duplicate twice I was able 
to defeat an entire human army consisting of 100 – 200 pike men, 60 – 70 
Paragons 30 – 40 Priests 5 black knights 4 Gryphons and 100-150 archers, 
all with only suffering about 38 casualties, which I recovered 24 back 
because of Oobs other skill that gives you troops back after they die 
in battle.

Oob has logistics and scouting so he has a higher maximum potential for 
moves as well as recovering them when he defeats an enemy.




Summoning List for Pillars of Essence Guide:
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Written by Guzma

This is a list of all summonings using the Pillar Faction’s special 
building Pillars of Essence.

-=Introduction on the sorting=-
The three first numbers represent the ressources used, 
this way:

Gold = 1
Ore = 2
Wood = 3
Mercury = 4
Crystal = 5
Sulphur = 6
Gem = 7

P represents the power of the units, so players can look for the most 
powerful units more easily.

There are 343 different combinations. 
Each section of this guide has 49 combos.

-=111 to 717=-
111 = Waveborn x 3 (P5)
112 = Equine Guard x 3 (P5+)
113 = Soulmage x3 (P14)
114 = Marksman x 8 (P2)
115 = Cryo Engine x 5 (P3+)
116 = Survivor x 4 (P6)
117 = Physique x 3 (P24)

211 = Homunculus x 20 (P2)
212 = Nightmare x 5 (P5+)
213 = Hierophant x 3 (P14+)
214 = Rot Walker x 9 (P3+)
215 = Swordsman x 7 (P4)
216 = Deathseeker x 5 (P6)
217 = Thundergod x 2 (P28+)

311 = Spirited Fire x 5 (P5)
312 = Pyrespawn x 5 (P4+)
313 = Arachnian x 3 (P14)
314 = Boneguard x 11 (P2+)
315 = Naga x 7 (P3)
316 = Anaconda x 4 (P6)
317 = Incarnation x 3 (P26)

411 = Cyclone x 5 (P5)
412 = Pyrespawn x 5 (P4+)
413 = Avalancher x 3 (P12+)
414 = Rifleman x 11 (P3)
415 = Legionite x 6 (P3+)
416 = Sunbringer x 3 (P8+)
417 = Vulcanwing x 3 (P26)

511 = Waveborn x 5 (P5)
512 = Ocean Menace x 6 (P6)
513 = War Magi x 3 (P9+)
514 = Spooder x 16 (P2)
515 = Cryo Engine x 9 (P3+)
516 = Boneliath x 5 (P6)
517 = Gigalizard x 3 (P24)

611 = Rock Pummeler x 4 (P5)
612 = Grizzly x 5 (P5)
613 = Paladin x 3 (P10+)
614 = Rifleman x 10 (P3)
615 = Goblin Grenadier x 7 (P3+)
616 = Boneliath x 4 (P6)
617 = Vulcanwing x 3 (P26)

711 = Spirited Fire x 6 (P5)
712 = Gold Earthened x 6 (P5+)
713 = Arachnian x 3 (P14)
714 = Glutton x 16 (P2+)
715 = Swordsman x 8 (P4)
716 = Arcanist x 5 (P8)
717 = Gryphon x 3 (P28)

-=121 to 727=-
121 = Imp x 10 (P2)
122 = Stonewatcher x 5 (P4+)
123 = Infernal x 3 (P14)
124 = Fury x 8 (P2+)
125 = Capra x 7 (P4)
126 = None x 4 (P8)
127 = Lifebane x 2 (P28+)

221 = Excavator x 16 (P2)
222 = Fireballer x 8 (P5)
223 = Tunnelrider x 3 (P14)
224 = Thunder x 3 (P14)
225 = Ash Demon x 5 (P8)
226 = Basilik x 4 (P6+)
227 = Blight Monstrum x 3 (P32)

321 = Spawnling x 14 (P2)
322 = War Clown x 7 (P5)
323 = Shah x 3 (P16+)
324 = Firestinger x 14 (P3)
325 = Mutant Trog x 8 (P3)
326 = Pond Champion x 4 (P8)
327 = Tiger of War x 2 (P30+)

421 = Skeleton x 15 (P2)
422 = War Clown x 7 (P5)
423 = Caribou Elite x 3 (P12+)
424 = Bird of Fortune x 10 (P3+)
425 = Centaur x 7 (P5)
426 = Crusader x 4 (P9)
427 = Rot Knight x 3 (P26)

521 = Imp x 16 (P2)
522 = Jellykiller x 5 (P5+)
523 = Odin’s Son x 3 (P14)
524 = Disciple x 13 (P2+)
525 = Capra x 9 (P4)
526 = Wildspeaker x 3 (P16+)
527 = Hydraling x 3 (P24)

621 = Militia x 13 (P2)
622 = Golden Buck x 3 (P9+)
623 = Mindmelter x 3 (P12+)
624 = Bird of Fortune x 9 (P3+)
625 = Lizgionnaire x 5 (P4+)
626 = Wildspeaker x 3 (P16+)
627 = Rot Knight x 3 (P26)

721 = Spawnling x 21 (P2)
722 = Monk x 7 (P2)
723 = Shah x 3 (P16+)
724 = Bearguard x 18 (P2+)
725 = Ash Demon x 9 (P5)
726 = Flesh Wonder (P6+)
727 = White Yeti x 3 (P28)

-=131 to 737=-
131 = Fighter x 9 (P2)
132 = Lost Soul x 5 (P6)
133 = Ashen Giant x 3 (P18)
134 = Arbalist x 9 (P2+)
135 = Watcher x 6 (P5)
136 = Crystallus x 4 (P8)
137 = Serpent of Gods x 2 (P30+)

231 = Parrot x 17 (P2)
232 = Beastmaster x 7 (P4+)
233 = Hollow Champion x 3 (P16+)
234 = Hand-cannoner x 9 (P3+)
235 = Ophidan x 7 (P3+)
236 = Succubus x 4 (P10)
237 = Gold Drake x 3 (P50)

331 = Deckmate x 11 (P2)
332 = Malcorvid x 5 (P8)
333 = Bonewyrm x 3 (P26)
334 = Tundra Regent x 3 (P14)
335 = Strongarm x 6 (P5)
336 = Temptress x 4 (P8+)
337 = Unleashed Raffe x 3 (P35)

431 = Goblin Gunner x 14 (P2)
432 = Golem x 6 (P6)
433 = Sultan x 3 (P16+)
434 = Cannoneer x 9 (P3)
435 = Strongarm x 6 (P5)
436 = Temptress x 4 (P8+)
437 = Cerberus x 3 (P35)

531 = Mycell x 12 (P3)
532 = Banshee x 5 (P6+)
533 = Divine Monk x 3 (P16+)
534 = Arbalist x 12 (P2+)
535 = Corpseeater x 7 (P3)
536 = Sanguinist x 4 (P8+)
537 = Ritualist x 4 (P6+)

631 = Goblin Gunner x 14 (P2)
632 = Banshee x 5 (P6+)
633 = Divine Monk x 3 (P16+)
634 = Fire Lancer x 11 (P3)
635 = Canine x 8 (P4)
636 = Wise x 4 (P10)
637 = Cave Regent x 2 (P30+)

731 = Lynx x 18 (P2)
732 = Beastmaster x 9 (P4+)
733 = Polar Cavalry x 3 (P16+)
734 = Hand-cannoner x 11 (P3+)
735 = Hatchling x 9 (P5)
736 = Troll x 5 (P12)
737 = Unleashed Raffe x 3 (P35)

-=141 to 747=-
141 = Hillkeeper x 8 (P2)
142 = Dragon Welp x 5 (P5)
143 = Ancient Trean x 3 (P28)
144 = Archer x 10 (P3)
145 = Lizward x 6 (P4)
146 = Deathseeker x 4 (P6)
147 = Thundergod x 2 (P28+)

241 = Minewatch x 14 (P2)
242 = Ice Sculptor x 6 (P6)
243 = Infernal x 3 (P14)
244 = Forest Spirit x 15 (P2+)
245 = Boar x 9 (P2)
246 = Friar x 5 (P6+)
247 = Soulstalker x 3 (P35)

341 = Worm x 10 (P2)
342 = Berserker x 5 (P5)
343 = Primal Monk x 3 (P14)
344 = Minstrel x 8 (P3+)
345 = Gargoyle x 7 (P4)
346 = Goldhorn x 3 (P9+)
347 = Bladesinger x 5 (P6)

441 = Haleberdier x 10 (P2+)
442 = Raider x 7 (P5)
443 = Knight of Order x 3 (P10+)
444 = Satyr x 11 (P3)
445 = Gargoyle x 8 (P4)
446 = Goldhorn x 3 (P9+)
447 = Phoenix x 2 (P28+)

541 = Firefly x 25 (P2)
542 = Rock Eathern x 7 (P5)
543 = Geyseral x 4 (P12)
544 = Archer x 14 (P2)
545 = Monster Trog x 6 (P3+)
546 = Automaton x 5 (P6+)
547 = Moss Golem x 3 (P22)

641 = Haleberdier x 9 (P2+)
642 = Rock Eathern x 6 (P5)
643 = Geyseral x 4 (P12)
644 = Tricrow x 12 (P3)
645 = Arcanetation x 3 (P14)
646 = Hunter x 9 (P4)
647 = Liongod x 2 (P28+)

741 = Goblin x 20 (P2)
742 = Ice Sculptor x 7 (P6)
743 = Demon Tamer x 4 (P12)
744 = Forest Spirit x 19 (P2+)
745 = Swamp Arrow x 9 (P3+)
746 = Mask of Decay x 5 (P6+)
747 = Bladesinger x 6 (P6)

-=151 to 757=-
151 = Voodoo x 10 (P2+)
152 = Seastinger x 7 (P5)
153 = Archopriest x 3 (P12)
154 = Goblin guerilla x 12 (P3)
155 = Sand Devil x 7 (P5)
156 = Basilik x 4 (P6+)
157 = Blight Monstrum x 3 (P32)

251 = Bloodsucker x 18 (P2)
252 = Horror x 3 (P28)
253 = Bloodwarper x 3 (P12+)
254 = Ranger x 9 (P5)
255 = Gorgon x 11 (P3)
256 = Mauler x 5 (P8)
257 = Pride x 2 (P30+)

351 = Troglodyte x 17 (P2)
352 = Cryomancer x 5 (P6+)
353 = Lord of the Pit x 3 (P12+)
354 = Onyx Rod x 13 (P3)
355 = Beastmaster x 7 (P4+)
356 = Deviant x 5 (P8)
357 = Rex x 3 (P28)

451 = Carver x 13 (P2+)
452 = Ferrymen x 7 (P6)
453 = Bear Cavalry x 3 (P14)
454 = Mountainguard x 15 (P3)
455 = Beastmaster x 8 (P4+)
456 = Deviant x 5 (P8)
457 = Jotun x 3 (P26)

551 = Bone shooter x 17 (P2+)
552 = Paragon x 7 (P4+)
553 = Lich x 3 (P16+)
554 = Goblin guerilla x 16 (P3)
555 = Edict x 10 (P3+)
556 = Cavalry x 5 (P9)
557 = Blood Chieftain x 2 (P28+)

651 = Carver x 12 (P2+)
652 = Paragon x 6 (P4+)
653 = Lich x 3 (P16+)
654 = Hoplite x 12 (P3)
655 = Child of Midas x 8 (P5)
656 = Druid x 3 (P14)
657 = Firezard x 2 (P26+)

751 = Miner x 24 (P2)
752 = Horror x 3 (P28)
753 = Grove Soul x 2 (P30+)
754 = Ranger x 10 (P5)
755 = Enchanter x 9 (P4+)
756 = Bloodletter x 5 (P12)
757 = Rex x 3 (P28)

-=161 to 767=-
161 = Atherthing x 11 (P2)
162 = Minotaur x 4 (P8)
163 = Hollow Chamion x 2 (P16+)
164 = Deadeye x 5 (P5+)
165 = Deer x 4 (P8)
166 = Antlered Elite x 4 (P10)
167 = Balaenoptera x 2 (P60)

261 = Harpy x 14 (P2)
262 = Lady of the Pit x 4 (P6+)
263 = Swamp Warder x 2 (P24+)
264 = Lizardcher x 12 (P3)
265 = Pyrebeast x 7 (P4+)
266 = Soulmage x 4 (P14)
267 = Black Dragon x 1 (P100)

361 = Ice Engine x 12 (P3)
362 = Storm Hexer x 5 (P5)
363 = Wrath x 3 (P28)
364 = Hunter x 10 (P4)
365 = Blastmaster x 7 (P3+)
366 = Hellgoat x 4 (P12)
367 = Great Hydra x 2 (P65)

461 = Leech x 9 (P2+)
462 = Storm Hexer x 5 (P5)
463 = Spirit Serpent x 3 (P28)
464 = Scroll x 12 (P3)
465 = Harpooner x 8 (P4)
466 = Malavian x 4 (P12)
467 = Demise x 2 (P65)

561 = Aetherthing x 17 (P2)
562 = Tea Knight x 5 (P7)
563 = Cyclops x 3 (P26)
564 = Tarantula x 10 (P3)
565 = Deer x 5 (P8)
566 = Monokero x 5 (P8)
567 = Ghost Larva x 2 (P60)

661 = Penguin x 15 (P2)
662 = Charon’s Cultist x 5 (P6)
663 = Prismatic x 3 (P24)
664 = Scroll x 11 (P3)
665 = Reef Terror x 5 (P4+)
666 = Monokero x 4 (P8)
667 = Demise x 2 (P65)

761 = Ice Engine x 17 (P3)
762 = Siren x 6 (P7)
763 = Wrath x 3 (P28)
764 = Wildkind x 19 (P3)
765 = Pyrebeast x 8 (P4+)
766 = Magmaral x 4 (P12+)
767 = Red Dragon x 1 (P85)

-=171 to 777=-
171 = Trogserker x 8 (P2+)
172 = Shaman x 4 (P7)
173 = Bloodwarper x 3 (P12+)
174 = Flamer Juggler x 13 (P2)
175 = Blightstinger x 6 (P5)
176 = Balancer x 3 (P8+)
177 = Earth Tiger x 3 (P28)

271 = Toadfrog x 18 (P2)
272 = Marauder x 6 (P5+)
273 = Canpiceri x 3 (P16+)
274 = Molten Charger x 4 (P14)
275 = Seamare x 8 (P5)
276 = Crystallius x 5 (P8)
277 = Serpent of Gods x 2 (P30+)

371 = Goblin Guard x 11 (P2+)
372 = Dragonslayer x 5 (P5+)
373 = Djinn x 3 (P14)
374 = Zombie x 15 (P3)
375 = Pan Za x 7 (P3+)
376 = Yetiling x 5 (P8)
377 = Apex x 2 (P32+)

471 = Seastar x 12 (P3)
472 = Dragonslayer x 5 (P5+)
473 = Crawler x 3 (P16)
474 = Flame Stoker x 12 (P2+)
475 = Runescribe x 9 (P4)
476 = Corruptor x 4 (P12)
477 = Tricephalus x 2 (P26+)

571 = Trogserker x 13 (P2+)
572 = Demon carer x 5 (P6)
573 = Canceri x 4 (P16)
574 = Horn Bowyer x 12 (P3+)
575 = Blightstinger x 8 (P5)
576 = Flamebird x 5 (P8)
577 = Seraph x 2 (P30+)

671 = Anima x 15 (P2)
672 = Vampire x 5 (P7)
673 = Efreet x 3 (P14)
674 = Flame Stoker x 11 (P2+)
675 = Mercurial x 9 (P3)
676 = Flamebird x 4 (P8)
677 = Tricephalus x 2 (P26+)

771 = Goblin Guard x 15 (P2+)
772 = Witchzard x 8 (P5)
773 = Djinn x 4 (P14)
774 = Pan Da x 13 (P3)
775 = Seamare x 9 (P5)
776 = Arbiter x 4 (P12+)
777 = Thanatos x 3 (P28+)



How to Win: Starting Tips and Tricks:
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There’s been a lot of talk about the difficulty in this game, and so 
I thought I’d give some starting pointers.

1.Go for the upgraded tavern as fast as you can. The upgraded tavern lets 
you train heroes with the Bodyguard skill. This skill is really important: 
it guarantees that hero a free army at half the strength of your main hero’s 
strongest army.

This means you don’t need to split your trained units. Putting all your units 
in your starting hero will automatically make your second hero (with Bodyguard) 
get stronger. Your second hero should have no units in it to maximize Bodyguard.

This lets you do a few things. These Bodyguard units refresh each battle, so 
you can throw them into battles without worrying about losses. Or you can have 
a good defensive hero to build buildings at home while your main hero explores. 
This is a good way to get to mid-game.

2.Skills are really important. The way this game has been designed, many units 
aren’t all that effective without being supported by the right skills. For 
instance, at first the lowest tier units seems like trash. But the Warding 
skill gives 5% chance to dodge an attack — per power level of the enemy! This 
means that 1 point in Warding means a piddling Spearman (power level 2) will 
dodge 80% of the attacks from a Lich (power level 16)!

Without Warding, these units are just a lot less useful. This is true for a 
variety of skills. Paying attention to these and tailoring your army is 
essential to winning. You can plan this out at the scenario start screen, 
because you can see each hero’s skill tree. If they have an early Archery skill, 
you can go for archers. If they have an early Oligarchy skill, you can go for 
expensive units. And so on.

3.Hero stats. The hero stats look lame — 2 attack, 3 defense, and so on. But 
these are actually really important! Each point of defense gives 3% defense 
to *everyone* in your army. That means 10 defense gives 30% defense. This is 
why melee heroes are really important for soldier armies, because their army 
stats go up, while spellcasting heroes have their spellcasting stats go up — 
which means melee heroes have a bit different of an army than spellcaster 
heroes.

4.Gold gold gold. Get the economic buildings as fast as possible! It might 
be tempting to focus on army buildings, but when starting out it’s better to 
preserve gold. You start with a lot, but it goes fast. The 250 gold/day 
building may not sound like much, but it’s 1750 gold per week.

This will give you a lot of versatility when exploring. In the beginning of 
the game, you can sometimes but gold to better use at various sites of 
interest. For instance, being able to hire a mercenary army is much more 
important early on than 11 more zombies.

Overall, the game seems tough at first, but you’ll start finding a lot of 
ways to break it! Hopefully, these tips will let you get further and help 
you understand more of the game.




Fastest Way for Magus of Magi Achievement:
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An arcane faction that can buy spells, and lots of cities, and lots of wisdom 
/ mancy skills is a great way to get the achievement.

But its probably not going to be something you can accomplish in just a few hours.

HoMM let you share spell books, you cant really do that in Hero’s Hour (annoying!)

So its a bit of a grind.

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