Thant

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Thant the Necromancer
ThantThant
Male
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1
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0
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2
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2
No one is really sure how long Thant has been alive. Some say he fought for Erathia during the Timber Wars, but fell prey to a Vampire during an all-night march through Phynaxia.
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Casts Animate Dead with effect increased by 5% Horn of the Abyss3% Shadow of Death for every N hero levels, where N is the level of the target creature.
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Basic
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Basic
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20–30 Skeleton (100%)
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4–6 Walking Dead (100%) Horn of the Abyss(88%) Shadow of Death
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4–6 Wight (100%) Horn of the Abyss(25%) Shadow of Death
Animate Dead
1500 Horn of the Abyss1500-1560 Shadow of Death

Story[edit | edit source]

Thant does not appear in the story text of any campaign levels.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Long Live the King
From Day to Night as a player hero.
New Beginning
After the Amulet as an enemy.
Elixir of Life
A Thief in the Night as an enemy.
Hack and Slash
A Cage in the Hand as an enemy.

The following Heroes Chronicles campaign happens long before the Restoration Wars, so this appearance should not be considered canonical.

The World Tree
A Distant Cry as an enemy.

Specialty[edit | edit source]

Thant's specialty increases the effect of Animate Dead as follows:

   Animated HP = (SP*50+30)*(1+[N/n]*0.05 Horn of the Abyss0.03 Shadow of Death) - for Basic Earth Magic
   Animated HP = (SP*50+60)*(1+[N/n]*0.05 Horn of the Abyss0.03 Shadow of Death) - for Advanced Earth Magic
   Animated HP = (SP*50+160)*(1+[N/n]*0.05 Horn of the Abyss0.03 Shadow of Death) - for Expert Earth Magic

Where N is Thant's level and n is the creature level. Thus, the effect is stronger for lower-level creatures.

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Thant is one of the most powerful Necropolis heroes. He starts with Animate Dead and, as a Necromancer, typically learns Earth Magic. His specialty in Animate Dead allows him to raise units more efficiently as well. Thanks to this, Thant tends to lose far less units in battle, which in combination with the Necromancy ability can let him raise a fearsome army faster than other heroes. Unfortunately, one of his valuable skill slots is wasted by the less valuable Mysticism skill. However, in HotA, thanks to buffed Mysticism, Thant is arguably the most fearsome hero in the entire game, being able to recover his mana quickly and cast Animate Dead again and again, marching through map without any losses and harvesting bodies of neutral creatures for his Army of Darkness.


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