Shade Cloak
- Cost to learn
- 4 gemstones · 4 crystals · 4 mercury
- Upgrade cost
- 15 · 25 · 30
Level 1
Mana: 7Target friendly creature cannot be targeted. Effect ends when the unit takes any action or at the end of the round.
- Target Friendly creature
- Area Single target
- Duration 1 round(s)
Level 2
Mana: 7Target friendly creature cannot be targeted. Effect ends when the unit takes any action or at the end of the round. The first attack made while under the Cloak deals +25% Damage.
First attack under this effect deals +25% Damage.
- Target Friendly creature
- Area Single target
- Duration 1 round(s)
Level 3
Mana: 4Target friendly creature cannot be targeted. Effect ends when the unit takes any action or at the end of the round. The first attack made while under the Cloak deals +25% Damage.
Base mana cost: 7 > 4.
- Target Friendly creature
- Area Single target
- Duration 1 round(s)
Level 4
Mana: 4Target friendly creature cannot be targeted. Effect ends when the unit takes any action or at the end of the round. The first attack made while under the Cloak deals +50% Damage.
Damage bonus: 25% > 50%.
- Target Friendly creature
- Area Single target
- Duration 1 round(s)
How to learn it
Spells of the Nightshade Magic school are unlocked by the Nightshade Magic skill: without it a hero cannot buy them in the mage guild, and every further mastery step strengthens the whole school at once.
- Basic Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells.
- Advanced Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells. Nightshade spells gain +1 level(s).
- Expert Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells, and can learn Nightshade spells unlocked in the Observatory, without visiting a Mage Guild. Nightshade spells gain +1 level(s).
Sub-skills that strengthen the school: Nightshade Time, Chronic Weakness, Darkest Night, Nightshade Teachings, Hour of the Wolf, Scholar Synergy: Naira
Every spell of the Nightshade Magic school
| Spell | Tier | Mana | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Despair | 1 | 9 | Battle spell |
| Enlarge Shadow | 1 | 7 | Battle spell |
| Fatal Decay | 1 | 4 | Battle spell |
| Unnatural Calm | 1 | 6 | Battle spell |
| Read Minds | 2 | 10 | Adventure-map spell |
| Shade Cloak (this page) | 2 | 7 | Battle spell |
| Umbral Grip | 2 | 10 | Battle spell |
| Web | 2 | 11 | Battle spell |
| Naira’s Veil | 3 | 16 | Adventure-map spell |
| Silence | 3 | 5 | Battle spell |
| Sleep | 3 | 13 | Battle spell |
| Twilight | 3 | 16 | Battle spell |
| Berserk | 4 | 16 | Battle spell |
| Summon Starchild | 4 | 20 | Battle spell |
| Vulnerability | 4 | 11 | Battle spell |
| Coup de Grâce | 5 | 24 | Battle spell |
| Naira’s Kiss | 5 | 18 | Battle spell |
| Shadow Army | 5 | 35 | Battle spell |