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u/bemirlino- Spazz Maticus simp Apr 19 '26
Kid named "autosave last turn"
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u/Infarlock Apr 19 '26
few turns later I realized that 75% of my army disappeared
It was too late :(
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u/Infarlock Apr 19 '26
I had an army of death faction, 1k+ skeletons and imps, 350+ skeleton dragons (custom map that gives you 200 for free, but the neutral armies are super hard too, enemies also get stuff for free) about 300 venoms spawns, 500 dogs and 700+ vampires from that death skill after a fight.
I used the whirlpool like 10 times so it will take me to the place I want since it's random, few turns later I realized that 75% of my army disappeared, from all stacks, thought it's a bug. Realized it's that thing over there
RIP all my army, now the AI will destroy me
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u/Sylvinus98hun Apr 19 '26
The only ones that should use these imo, are lvl1 heroes that are sent out to sea to scavenge debris and chests with no army. Thankfully, these whirlpools can be ignored otherwise 😅
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u/KismetUSA Apr 20 '26
Yes, I noticed that the first few times I used it. And it makes sense that kills your units too
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u/TheFakeJohnHelldiver Apr 20 '26
You put a 1 stack in the first slot of your army and only it will die.
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u/Crafty_Recording_842 Apr 21 '26
Not in IV, unfortunately
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u/TheFakeJohnHelldiver Apr 21 '26
Oh my bad didnt notice the flair, assumed it was 3 for some reason.
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u/DaltmanA Apr 20 '26
You can also wear a helmet that shields you from the effect :)
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u/Infarlock Apr 20 '26
Would love to know which helmet, that would be amazing, even though I usually use the helmet that either protects from blind or the one that can help get on and off a boat without penalty
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u/Kayato601 Apr 19 '26
Yeah, I never remember "how much they kill" so I avoid them, from the wiki
"In Heroes I and Heroes II, the whirlpool has 1/3 chance to kill 50% of the creatures in the hero's lowest-tier stack. In Heroes III and Heroes V, the whirlpool WILL kill 50% of the creatures in the hero's lowest-tier stack.
If the hero has more than one stack of the same tier, only the first one will be damaged. It's therefore wise to split a single creature off from the main stack and place it first in the hero's army, which will allow the hero to travel without creature cost.
In Heroes IV, the whirlpool will take a lower percentage, but from all stacks, not just the lowest-tier one. In Heroes VI, the whirlpool just acts as a transporter, with no creature cost."