Heroes/Handy Hero Tables

Regular Heroes
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Attack and defense fields represent the hero's stats at level 1. Every time that hero levels up, both values are increased in one point; so if you have an hero at level 4, attack and defense will be three points greater than the initial values shown.

The tab shows stats of every hero without their equipments.

Best Compared Generals
The purpose of this table is to show which Hero is better as you get max bonuses for him but some heroes could be better than others at the moment you get them.


 * All heroes here are shown at level 4 with all their equipments.
 * Bonuses are calculated based on max items so i.e.:
 * Draconius is best hero for Defense if you have: 25 Griffin Raiders + 1 Draken Blade + 1 Draken Plate which would mean at least 840 favor points in case you always get the item you are looking for. [However, if you get "refunded" favor points for pulling the same general this can go down to 540 favor points since a double refund returns 60 favor points and the 1 item ends up only costing 20 favor points for 27 items total times 20 favor points].
 * Ambrosia, Malekus, Kaylen and Suri Bonuses are calculated on 105 max heroes collected.
 * Note: The bonuses to Ambrosia, Malekus, Kaylen and Suri are for Player Attack/Defense, not for the general themselves (which has a greater impact with invasions than just boosting the generals Attack/Defense). When duelling though whether the bonus is to the general or player doesn't have an impact.
 * The bonuses to Aurora and Corvintheus are based on 100 health points
 * If you have at least 195 health points (best way is to get most of them from praying to Aurora for moonfall amulet, and a good chunk of stat points) Corvintheus is the best general for both attacking and defending, if you have full heath (93.1 attacking, 112.6 defending).

Land of Fire

 * Strider may be a reference to Aragorn II in the Lord of the Rings series, whose nickname was Strider.
 * Aeris may be a reference to Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII. When the game was first translated into English, her name was Aeris. Her name also sounds like the word "Heiress", which may explain why she is the general who offers banking discounts.
 * Aeris may be a reference to the wing elven mage/priest Aerie in baldurs gate 2 that you get in your party really early of the game and is a possible romance

Land of Earth

 * Cid may be a reference to Cid, a recurring character name in the Final Fantasy series.
 * Cid may be a reference to El Cid, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1040 – July 10, 1099), known as El Cid Campeador
 * Garlan may be a reference to Garland, the main boss from Final Fantasy I, a knight who eventually turned evil. He may be a reference to Garlan Tyrell a skilled knight in George R.R. Martins "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series.
 * Zarevok may be a reference to Sarevok a main boss from Baldur's Gate 1 and party member Baldur's gate 2 (ToB expansion pack) (for the PC), a brutish warrior son of the god of murder Bhaal.

Land of Mist

 * Terra may be a reference to Terra Branford from Final Fantasy VI. In the game, Terra is a green haired girl who holds influence in the human world and the Esper world (which is a demon realm if using Japanese definition for demon)


 * Terra is also the Latin word for earth. Terra, the Hero in the game, is an Earth-like spirit, in sync with nature and the planet.


 * Titania may be a reference to Titania, the queen of the fairies in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
 * Mercedes is probably a reference to another famous fantasy character, but her name is also part of a famous luxury car company: Mercedes-Benz. It would explain why Mercedes is the general who gives you an increased income. Another reference could be Mercedes from Odin Sphere for the Playstation 2, a princess that became queen of the fairies.

Land of Water

 * Morrigan may be a reference to the game Darkstalker's succubus, Morrigan Aensland.
 * Morrigan (The Morrigan) is a Celtic deity commonly associated with Morgana Le Fay and her variants in Arthurian legend.
 * Dante may be a reference to Dante Alighieri, the author and main character of The Divine Comedy, an epic poem. The most well known part of this story is Dante's Inferno, when he visited Hell.

Atlantis

 * Nautica is a Latin word and this came from Greek word: ναυτική that is translated as seamanship and defined as science or art of navigation.

Other Heroes

 * Artanis may be a reference to Galadriel, a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Galadriel has other names include Artanis, and Nerwen (meaning "manly maiden" in Elven language).


 * Crom may be a reference to the God of the Cimmerians in the Conan series. Or the pre-Christian deity of Ireland Crom Cruach.


 * Percival could be a reference to the knight from Arthurian legend, Sir Percival, one of the knights of the Grail quest.


 * Vulcan is the Roman god equivalent to Hepheastus, the god of the forge in Greeks mythology. Hence his role as the games blacksmith.


 * Dexter is a Latin word meaning "skillful" (as in dexterity).


 * Lailah maybe a reference to the angel of the night in Jewish lore, in charge of conception and is appointed to guard over spirits at their birth.


 * Fenris may be a reference to Fenris (or Fenrir), a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology.


 * Azriel may be a reference to the character and card Akroma, Angel of Wrath, from the popular TCG (trading card game) Magic: The Gathering. It may also be a reference to Azrael. the Archangel of Death in many religions. The name means God is my help.
 * Lucius and Vorenus may be a reference to a character off HBO's "Rome" named Lucius Vorenus, who is is in charge of the VIII Legion; It could also be a reference to Lucius Vorenus, one of the two soldiers of the 11th Legion (Legio XI Claudia) mentioned in the personal writings of Julius Caesar (Caesar's Commentarii De Bello Gallico, Book 5, Chapter 44). The other soldier mentioned was Titus Pullo.
 * Tristram and Isolde may be referring to the love story of Tristan and Iseult http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_and_Iseult
 * Sylvanas may be a reference to the high elven Ranger of Warcraft III (PC game preceding the popular World of Warcraft online game), who was slain and raised as an undead Dark Ranger to serve the evil Lich King. (There is a slight inconsistancy though regarding Sylvanas's name. In quests from the Land of Mist, she is labeled "Sylvana" while on the monster page and summoning orb, her name appears as "Sylvanas".)
 * Mephistopheles is the lord of the Eighth layer of the Nine Hells of Baator in Dungeons & Dragon's Forgotten Realms setting.

Aeris' Special Ability

 * Her special ability (initially) decreases the bank fee by 10%. The banking fee is 10%. Her bonus does NOT remove the banking fee (until she is a level 4 general).
 * If you try to stash away 1000 gold, normally, the bank would take 100 gold as the fee, and you deposit 900 gold
 * With her initial ability, if you stash 1000 gold, the bank will take only 91 gold, and you deposit 909 gold.

Xira' and Halcyon Special Abilities (tricky case)

 * Both special ability are to transfer up to %25 stats between attack and defense (at level 4).
 * Xira would transfer %25 of player's defense stat to attack, and Halcyon is the opposite.
 * When discussing the attack strength, it is very much possible that Xira would surpass all generals, due the fact that the player stats are going to be the key factor. i.e. if the player have an even 100att/100def stats, then while Xira is equipped, the Attack stats of the player will be 125att/75. Thus applying the attack and defend formulas shall yield a significant increase or decrease in player's attack and defense powers. Therefore, it is clear that both of those 2 Generals are tricky use, and mastering them requires good sense of awareness of self-stats.
 * Halcyon on the other hand, is considered the best General to park the account with, especially for those who have significant high attack power on the expense of defense stats!

Heroes Level Up

 * The hero gets XP based on how much Energy/Stamina you spent.
 * There is a fixed ratio for the XP gained: $$\frac{1 \times Stamina}{1 \times Energy} = \frac{7}{6}$$

4/12/09 - Several Generals leveling bugged

 * There have been reports of some generals losing stats/bonuses upon leveling.

Best generals for money

 * To gain extra income, use Scarlett, an FP general, for +6% gold when level 4 or Mercedes, a non-FP general, for +5% gold when level 4 ($70k, $140 upkeep, or Cid, a non-FP general, for +4% gold when level 4 ($25k, no upkeep).
 * Recruit Aeris to save on bank fees while protecting your gold: she's not expensive (only $20,000), easy to train, and will remove Bank Fee once she is level 4, so you will quickly be "refunded" using her.
 * Buy your soldiers with Garlan, a non-FP general ($38k, $30 upkeep) . He is the easiest general for decreasing soldier cost (-6% at level 4). If you're starting, Penelope, a non-FP general ($5k, no upkeep) will help you too (-4% at level 4). Another general that you can get with favor points in treasure chest is Lucius with an 8% decrease in cost at level 4. If you participate in Master and Apprentice or obtain from Reinforcements, Darius will decrease soldier and equipment cost by 10% at level 4 - the best so far.