Magnus Spellbane

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Magnus Spellbane is a hero unit that corresponds to the Mages upgrade path. He is one of five heroes with ranged attacks. He is unlocked by buying the Premium Content (Flash), by paying $0.99 (iOS and Android) or by completing Icewind Pass (Steam and Nintendo Switch).
==Description ==
Unleash the arcane forces of Linirea, let loose a mystical storm, and spellbind your enemies with his arcane arts and thirst for knowledge!
==Stats==
	
	
	
	
==Statistics==
Level	HP (Casual)	Melee Damage (1.0s)	Ranged Damage (1.1s)	Armor	Respawn
1 	170 (204) 	1-1 	9-27 	None 	15s
2 	190 (228) 	2-2 	11-32 	None 	15s
3 	210 (252) 	2-4 	12-36 	None 	15s
4 	230 (276) 	3-5 	14-41 	None 	15s
5 	250 (300) 	4-6 	15-45 	None 	15s
6 	270 (324) 	5-7 	17-50 	None 	15s
7 	290 (348) 	6-8 	18-54 	None 	15s
8 	310 (372) 	6-10 	20-59 	None 	15s
9 	330 (396) 	7-11 	21-63 	None 	15s
10 	350 (420) 	8-12 	23-68 	None 	15s
==Skills==
===Primary===
Mirage 
: Magnus creates Shadows of himself that fight for 10 seconds. They are uncontrollable, and are capable of both melee and ranged combat. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
Ability Level	Hero Level	Ranged Damage & Melee Damage	HP 	Units
1 	2 	1-5 	51 (61 on Casual)	1
2 	5 	2-6 	57 (68 on Casual)	2
3 	8 	2-7 	63 (75 on Casual)	3
Arcane Storm 
: Magnus calls forth a small arcane circle in front of enemy units. Upon summoning the circle arcane meteors will rain down upon the enemy, dealing true damage for every meteor that hits the enemy units. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Ability Level	Hero Level	Damageper meteor	Numberof meteors
1 	4 	20 	6
2 	7 	20 	12
3 	10 	20 	18
===Secondary===
Magnus can teleport when moving larger distances.
==Tips and Tricks==
* Magnus is a ranged support hero adept in harassing enemies and clumping foes for a grand Arcane Storm. His ranged attacks reduces enemies' armor (assuming you have the Arcane Shatter star upgrade). While it takes a little while, once reduced to None, they wont get it back. This makes armored enemies easier to kill by non-mage towers.
* Magnus's illusions also reduce enemies' armor (again assuming you have the Arcane Shatter star upgrade). So use this to your advantage, and position Magnus well so he can create these illusions behind your barracks and reinforcements or on the outskirts so they can effectively reduce the armor of your enemies while dealing chip damage to them.
* Instead of running, Magnus teleports to any far distance the player desires. However, keep in mind that if you were to get Magnus to move slightly, he walks very slowly to the position instead. Rather, teleport him to a far location first before moving him back to the desired spot.
** The slow walking speed however can be used as an advantage to stall tougher units or even bosses as a last resort. Paired with Reinforcements or micromanaging your barracks, Magnus can just as readily teleport back to attack the stalled foe with another Arcane Storm.
* Arcane Storm does not have smart targeting, so it is essential to understand Magnus's cooldown of 15 seconds so he can utilize Arcane Storm on the most targets. 
* After casting Arcane Storm, Magnus can freely move and attack. Use it to your advantage to cancel the full animation to dish out more damage to foes.
* Magnus is fragile and squishy. In addition, he does unbelievably small amounts of melee damage. Avoid any melee combat from the real hero himself. Do note that players have to be extremely careful of ranged projectiles, as Magnus has the lowest health of all the heroes.
* Magnus cannot control a lane even with Reinforcements and his mirages. Thus, players are recommended to keep him near their defending units, as they have a higher chance to protect Magnus, and that the defending units could benefit from his abilities.
* Avoid sending Magnus in the front line against bosses. Rather, run behind the boss and call in your Reinforcements.
* Avoid putting Magnus head-on against instant-kill bosses like J.T., Vez'nan or Sarelgaz. Make use of your units and your reinforcements instead.
* When Magnus uses his Arcane Storm, try placing reinforcements in front of the circle so they can keep enemies in the AOE.
* In a comparison of damage with Elora Wintersong, the other Mage, his attacks do a little less damage, but he attacks slightly faster, giving him a higher damage per second. This is more effective when facing big and slow foes like bosses.
* Because he uses Mirage without needing enemies around, Magnus levels up the fastest of all the heroes. Being able to teleport across the level allows him to engage any enemy immediately, increasing his experience gain even further.
==Quotes==
* "Hocus pocus."
* "Knowledge is power."
* "Power, unlimited power!"
* "It's a kind of magic."
* (upon death) "No!"
==Trivia==
*The name Magnus is a late Latin word meaning Great.
*Magnus Spellbane is the first hero through the saga who's able to copy himself.
*His name and his appearance are a nod to Magnus Bane, the warlock of the Shadowhunters Chronicles novel series.
*He was the former apprentice of Vez'nan.
*"Hocus pocus" 
** Famous 'magic words' that usually take second place behind Abra Cadabra.
*"Knowledge is power" 
** Translated from the Latin proverb 'Scientia potentia est', and commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, it implies that having knowledge and education will make one greater or give them better potential in life than those who have no knowledge.
*"Power, unlimited power!"
** Words spoken by the Dark Lord of the Sith in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith when he is revealed to be the Emperor and main antagonist of the trilogy.
*"It's a kind of magic" 
** A line spoken by Connor MacLeod in the film Highlander. It is more commonly known from the song A Kind of Magic by English rock band Queen. The song was made for the film, based on the spoken line.
*After the player defeat Seeress Iriza at the end of Legends of Kingdom Rush, Magnus can be seen at the empty podium for the goddess Elynie’s statue at the Shrine of Elynie alongside his former master, Vez’nan. Magnus no longer has his smooth hair and large beard from Kingdom Rush: Vengeance and has regained his spiky hair and thin beard from the original Kingdom Rush. What, if any, connection this has with Magnus saying “maybe we could start bargaining” after his imprisonment by Vez’nan at the city of Lozagon is unclear. 
== Gallery==
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Magnus Spellbane stands in defense of the City of Lozagon, overseeing the battle and using his magic to defeat Vez'nan's forces in their attempts to storm the capital.
==Description==
Unlike Alleria Swiftwind in the previous level, Magnus does not interact with the level directly, instead he operates in the same fashion as a battle commander found in an Endless Challenge. He taunts the player and uses three different spells to hinder their progress. The structure he is on spins and a symbol lights up indicating which skill he is going to use.
*Magnus shields a number of enemies for a short time, preventing them from taking any damage.
*Magnus disables three towers on the green pasture (the one to his top right, and the two directly below him), stopping them from attacking.
*Magnus summons a spoonful of acid from the Alchemists House on the left side of the map. The spoon floats above any unit on the map and douses them in a fast acting poison.
It is also through Magnus' influence that three Golem Houses are created, and a Toad House feeds on troops.
When Magnus is defeated, he is trapped inside one of Vez'nan's energy cages.
==Strategy==
* Magnus' ability to disable towers always affects the same three. However, like all tower disabling effects its influence is only on the base of the tower, and will have no effect on anything using a rally point. This is no longer just limited to barracks towers, but also allows the Goblin War Zeppelin and Wicked Sisters to continue attacking. It also does not disable the area damage dealt by the Rotten Forest.
* The acid attack determines its target from the moment it starts. It is possible to observe which troops it is moving towards and move them out of the way before the acid drops. This will render the move pointless as the acid will spill harmlessly onto empty path.
* The tower disabling spell targets the spots on the green pasture primarily, but if no towers are there and towers are in different spots, they will be disabled instead
==Quotes==
Before the wave starts:
*"I've waited a long time to face you. A legendary wizards' confrontation."
During battle:
*"I could say "Hocus Pocus", but I don't need it anymore."
*"It's a kind of magic."
*"I need the scroll for that green ray of yours."
*"I don't bargain."
*"It's sad. An old wizard turned support."
*"Magic? I'll show you magic."
After the battle is won:
*"My power couldn't stop you. Maybe we could start bargaining?"
==Appearances==
*City of Lozagon
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Magnus Spellbane also appears in the board game Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time as a Hero. He helps in stopping the Time Mage's onslaught in the realm.
==Stats==
 
 
==Abilities==
===Basic===
 This attack allows Magnus to place an additional 1x2 Damage tile on a target Horde tray if he is standing on a Building site, not a Path space. Please note that it means this Building space cannot be used to place a Tower in the same round unless Magnus’s miniature left the space after performing this attack.
===Special===
 When Magnus uses this ability he may move any Hero (including himself) to any legal space on the board. Then this Hero performs a basic ability attack. Additionally Magnus places 3 1x1 Damage tiles on the targeted Horde tray.
 When Magnus uses this ability he places two Soldiers and two 2x1 pieces on a single horde that is adjacent to him. These damage tiles and soldiers must all be placed on the same Horde card. This attack deals Magical damage. 
 Magnus uses this ability to copy the effect of any other Special Ability that is in play, either his own or another hero’s. Magnus may choose an ability that is face down to copy. Magnus performs the copied ability as if it were his own, treating all instances of character names as if they were his (so, for example, if he copies Malik’s “Can’t Touch This”, Magnus would gain Protection until the end of the round even though the copied ability says ‘Malik’ in its text).
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