Spell immunity
Spell immunity is creature special ability which makes them unable to be target of the specific spell or a range of spells. The immunity also regards creature abilities which cause the same effect as the specific spell or spells (for example, Troglodytes are immune to the Blind spell as well as Unicorns' blinding special ability), even if technically this ability doesn't mean respective spell (for example, Gold and Black Dragons are immune to the Resurrection spell as well as Archangels' resurrecting special ability).
The 
Orb of Vulnerability can bypass some spell immunities. See its page for details.
NOTE: Mind Spells: Berserk, Blind, Forgetfulness, Frenzy, Hypnotize, Mirth, Sorrow
NOTE: Fire spell immunity also makes the unit immune to Magic Arrow
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Resurrection, Sacrifice |
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Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mind Spells |
 
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All 1-3 level spells |
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All 1-4 level spells |
 
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Blind |
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All 1-3 level spells |
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield |
| Undead | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Bless, Curse, Death Ripple, Mind Spells (Forgetfulness only in )
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| Living | Destroy Undead, Animate Dead |
| Flying | Quicksand |
| War machine | Mind Spells, Implosion, Clone, Bloodlust, Teleport, Counterstrike, Death Ripple, Destroy Undead, Sacrifice, Resurrection, Haste and Slow. |
| Elemental | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mind Spells |
 
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Meteor Shower |
 
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Ice Bolt, Frost Ring |
 
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield |
 
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Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Armageddon, Titan's Lightning Bolt |
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All spells |
 
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield (Firebird fire immunity was replaced by 50% spell damage reduction in Horn of the Abyss )
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Ice Bolt, Frost Ring |
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Mind Spells |
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All 1-3 level spells |
Creature abilities[edit | edit source]
Many creature abilities can be classified as magical or similar to magical. The question arises: if the ability is magical, then how is it influenced by various factors limiting the use of magic? The next table explains how all the creature abilities are working against various magic immunities.
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Spell Inhibition (Anti-Magic Garrison) 
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Level 2-5 spell inhibition (Cursed Ground) | Level 3-5 spell inhibition 
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Level 1-2 spell inhibition 
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Fire Immunity | Mind Immunity | Undead | Elementals | Golems | Gargoyles
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War machines |   Troglodytes and Sandworms
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