Heroes 1: Warlock Creatures - Hydra - Hydra may be big and blue and rather adorable for some people, but it is very expensive, costing more gold than Paladin, Cyclops and Genie. The hit points are ridiculously high, while defence, attack and damage are reasonable for level 5. Hydra's special ability is amazing - it attacks all enemies that stand around its two hex body at once and no one can retaliate! So in making one attack Hydra can make two, three, four or even five attacks! When one of the surrounding enemies attacks and Hydra retaliates, the retaliation will also damage all surrounding enemies! So positioning Hydras to attack multiple enemies is crucial. Too good, right? Now the drawback. Slow speed means Hydras slow down your hero and take very long time to crawl towards enemies. And Warlock doesn't exactly have many shooters for Hydras to defend. The most devastating combination are Hydras and Teleport spell. Imagine having a pack of enemy Hydras materialise inside your castle walls, making your walls your own deadly prison. The Hydras are hard to utilise fully, but when you succeed, it is very satisfying. If you have any Dragons to recruit, I recommend you save money for a Dragon instead of buying Hydras, due to Dragon's high versatility.