In the game Age of Wonders 4, a fantasy 4X strategy with turn-based tactical battles, players are given the ability to create unique factions and customize their leader hero. Other heroes with unique abilities can also be found, who can help expand your kingdom and increase the power of your army. However, losing them will be strongly felt, so in this guide for Age of Wonders 4, we will explain how you can revive fallen heroes.
In Age of Wonders 4, heroes play an important role in the gameplay, as they can become governors of cities or commanders of armies. Unlike leaders, heroes do not disappear after being defeated in battle. If they are captured or killed, they can be returned to your faction if the captors are well-disposed. If the hero is dead, you can try to bring them back to life by fulfilling certain requirements. In this guide, you will learn about all the possibilities of bringing your heroes back.
How to revive your hero in Age of Wonders 4:
To revive killed heroes in Age of Wonders 4, you need to go to the "Heroes" menu and open the recruitment panel. At the beginning of the game, this menu will have only one tab with a list of your current heroes, but as you progress through the scenario, two more tabs will appear. One of them is needed to revive dead heroes.
To unlock the ability to revive killed heroes, you need to build a level 1 Wizard Tower in your capital. This will allow you to create a prison and a tomb. In the prison, you will find enemy heroes captured by you in battle, and in the tomb, you will find the remains of dead heroes. There may be both your own killed heroes and enemy ones who died in battle with your army.
It is important to note that heroes only end up in the prison and tomb after the corresponding building has been constructed. Heroes who were captured or killed before this cannot be revived.
Reviving your heroes is not a difficult task. If the remains of your hero are in the tomb, you can simply press the "Revive" button to open a menu that will indicate the cost of their return. You will have to pay mana for the revival, not gold. It is important to note that you can only revive your own heroes, not enemy ones that you can also store in the Tomb. However, regardless of the level of the hero, resurrection will cost a certain amount of mana.
How to revive an enemy hero and make them your own
In addition to the ability to resurrect your own heroes, you can perform the same process with enemy characters. However, reviving an enemy hero will be more difficult, but you will get a ready-made character with upgrades and equipment, which is a significant advantage. To resurrect enemy heroes, you need a faction that is not averse to dark knowledge.
If you are playing for an evil faction that respects the Shadow, you can explore the Tome of Souls to gain access to a new type of resource called "souls". Souls can be obtained by defeating enemies or building certain structures, and they can be used to raise undead units, such as bone golems and necromancers. They are also required to revive dead enemy heroes.
To revive a hero, you must unlock access to the soul resource, after which this option will appear in the hero overview menu. Revival works the same way as resurrection, but requires a large amount of souls and a small amount of gold instead of mana. A hero revived in this way automatically acquires the undead status, which improves their characteristics and provides a passive bonus of "Life Stealing". Undead heroes are not susceptible to poison and morale, and also have high resistance to corruption and cold damage. However, they are vulnerable to spirit and fire damage.
