Battlecraft
From Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Official Wiki
Battlecraft is a skill that grants units from the hero's army positive effects when they wait or skip turn in battle.
| Skill | Subskills | ||||||
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| Basic Battlecraft When a friendly creature waits on their turn, they gain +20% Attack until the end of the round. When they skip turn, they gain +20% Defense until the end of the round. |
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| Advanced Battlecraft When a friendly creature waits on their turn, they gain +30% Attack until the end of the round. When they skip turn, they gain +30% Defense until the end of the round. |
Melee Mastery Friendly creatures deal +10% and take -10% Melee damage. |
Ranged Mastery Friendly creatures deal +10% and take -10% Ranged and Long Reach Damage. |
Overwatch Friendly creatures gam Overwatch when they choose to wait in battle. While overwatching, they will counterattack when an enemy moves into their Melee Range. | ||||
| Expert Battlecraft When a friendly creature waits on their turn, they gain +40% Attack until the end of the round. When they skip turn, they gain +40% Defense until the end of the round. |
Battle Focus Generates +1 Focus Charge(s) at the beginning of each round. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows Battle Magic. |
Preemptive Strike Friendly creatures prepare for a preemptive strike when they choose to skip their turn. If they are attacked, their counterattack will land before the enemy's first blow. |
Manacraft The hero's maximum mana increases by 2 per their Attack and Defense. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows Recruitment. | ||||
Skill Synergies
Knowing Battlecraft will give the following benefits to other sub-skills:
Friendly creatures' chance to take an additional turn increases by 1% for each point of Morale. This bonus is doubled if the Hero knows Battlecraft. | ||
Neutral squads view the hero's army as +25% more powerful than it is, increasing the chance that they will join or flee. This bonus is doubled if the Hero knows Battlecraft. | ||
Artifact Effects
Holy Sigil of Quix grants all unlearned Battlecraft subskills, as well as those of Arcane Magic, Scouting and Thaumaturgy.


