| abstract | - In Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Air Elementals are neutral creatures which can only be purchased in their dwellings in the overland, called Altars of Air. These dwellings are special - they can not be claimed by a team, making Elementals available for anyone to buy freely and prohibiting the use of Portals of Summoning from Dungeon towns. Air Elementals are fast units which are best used to attack enemies, although due to rather high defense they can play a defensive role as well. Their damage is very variable, so using Bless on them is very useful. Compared to other level 2 creatures, Air Elementals are really one of the best units available. They are rather cheap, too. The best way to fight against Air Elementals is to use Electricity magic spells - Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt. They take double damage from these spells, effectively making Thunderbirds their most feared enemies. It is not known why Air Elementals fear electricity, especially that their upgraded form is Storm elementals, which use lightning-based attacks. Although Air Elementals look as if they could fly, their movement is actually ground based. This was changed in Heroes IV.
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