Recrutation, retreat, death M&M: Heroes VI Guide

Title oblige - heroes were very important in every Heroes. Their development, abilities and armies are those factors, about you should care in the first place. In the sixth part of cycle they are even more precious - they are in the middle of the game. Only thanks to them we can collect objects on the world map, win an epic battles and explore lands - so they're unremarkable.

What is a canon for the cycle and fantasy we recruit heroes in taverns, which we can build in our cities. What is curious, we have a full choice from the beginning - we can choose from all heroes and hire anyone of them. I can advise recruiting hero from our race - his skills probably harmonise with our dynasty philosophy.

Heroes at the gates!

Heroes will be used not only to exploration but also to the battles. During their progress they can use special abilities and spells , or do a lethal hits - it depends from theirs development. What's important, heroes are mostly immortal - if they die, you will be able to hire them in the next day in a tavern (but it's rather expensive). So if we are sure that we'll have enough money, we can surrender options of retreating from a battlefield. But if we don't hire such hero, he'll be available for our enemies too. Hero's cost depends from his level and number of heroes we have.

It's worth to explain difference between retreat and surrender: in the first case we lose greater part of our troops, and in the second one we keep all our army by paying a ransom to our enemy.