Into the Black Heart — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
Into the Black Heart is a medium underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, measuring 72 by 72 tiles and set on a single underground level. It is rated hard and supports four players, with three human slots and one computer-only player in purple, who plays as a Necropolis. The other three colors begin with random factions, and there are no teams. Victory requires defeating one specific hero, while a player loses by running out of both towns and heroes. Subterranean ground, grass, rock and water cover most of the map. Along the way are wandering stacks of Troglodytes, Medusa Queens, Magogs and others, plus dwellings, mines, a Grail, and a set of placed artifacts such as the Sword of Hellfire and the Tome of Fire Magic.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | M (72×72 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Hard |
| Players: | 3 human / 4 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 17.23% |
| Victory condition: | Defeat a specific hero — at (53, 59, underground) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Random(Blue) × 1
- Necropolis(Purple) × 1
- Random(Red) × 1
- Random(Tan) × 1
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
Heroes
1 placed hero on map
Wandering Monsters
- Infernal Troglodyte6 stacks
- Harpy Hag4 stacks
- Evil Eye4 stacks
- Battle Dwarf4 stacks
- Medusa Queen4 stacks
- Magog3 stacks
- Beholder3 stacks
- Troll3 stacks
- Zombie3 stacks
- Ogre Mage2 stacks
- Minotaur2 stacks
- Black Dragon2 stacks
- Scorpicore2 stacks
- Gold Dragon2 stacks
- Dendroid Guard2 stacks
- Obsidian Gargoyle2 stacks
- Sharpshooter2 stacks
- Horned Demon1 stack
- Centaur Captain1 stack
- Green Dragon1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
- Magic Elemental1 stack
- Devil1 stack
- Dread Knight1 stack
- Cerberus1 stack
- Vampire Lord1 stack
- Ice Elemental1 stack
- Naga Queen1 stack
- Mummy1 stack
- Rogue1 stack
- Cyclops King1 stack
- Diamond Golem1 stack
- Efreet Sultan1 stack
- Gold Golem1 stack
- Dwarf1 stack
- Wood Elf1 stack
- Dendroid Soldier1 stack
- Rust Dragon1 stack
- Cyclops1 stack
- Behemoth1 stack
- Red Dragon1 stack
- Grand Elf1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 18 monsters
- Level 27 monsters
- Level 36 monsters
- Level 44 monsters
- Level 53 monsters
- Level 63 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Blackshard of the Dead Knight(1 placed)
- Ogre's Club of Havoc(1 placed)
- Sword of Hellfire(1 placed)
- Shield of the Yawning Dead(1 placed)
- Targ of the Rampaging Ogre(1 placed)
- Helm of Chaos(1 in rewards)
- Crown of the Supreme Magi(1 in rewards)
- Rib Cage(1 placed, 1 in rewards)
- Breastplate of Brimstone(1 placed)
- Sword of Judgement(1 in rewards)
- Quiet Eye of the Dragon(1 in rewards)
- Necklace of Dragonteeth(1 in rewards)
- Dead Man's Boots(1 in rewards)
- Angel Wings(1 in rewards)
- Ring of Conjuring(1 in rewards)
- Cape of Conjuring(1 in rewards)
- Orb of the Firmament(1 placed)
- Orb of Silt(1 placed)
- Orb of Tempestuous Fire(1 placed)
- Orb of Driving Rain(1 in rewards)
- Spirit of Oppression(1 in rewards)
- Tome of Fire Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Water Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Earth Magic(1 in rewards)
- Cape of Velocity(1 in rewards)
- Pendant of Dispassion(1 in rewards)
- Pendant of Death(1 in rewards)
- Pendant of Free Will(1 in rewards)
- Pendant of Negativity(1 in rewards)
- Everflowing Crystal Cloak(1 in rewards)
- Ring of Infinite Gems(1 placed)
- Everpouring Vial of Mercury(1 placed)
- Eversmoking Ring of Sulfur(1 placed)
- Endless Sack of Gold(1 in rewards)
- Armor of the Damned(1 placed)
- Titan's Thunder(1 in rewards)
- Wizard's Well(1 in rewards)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts18
- Spell scrolls1