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====== EA Helheim, Dusk and Death  ====== 
<WRAP box 300px round  centeralign>**Guides for this nation:** \\
[[sleeper-helheim-build|Sleeper Helheim Build]] by 7thPath</WRAP>
===== Lore =====

Helheim is a land of shadows, windswept moors and silent mountains. Here lies Gnipahålan, the Stone Cave, where the dead pass through on their way to Hel. The Hanged Kings, ancient Vanir who have hanged themselves to learn the secrets of Death, rule the land from their thrones in Helhalla. Helheim is inhabited by Vanir, a race of tall and innately magical beings who are able to trick mortals with their glamour. The Vanir of Helheim have sequestered themselves from the Vanir of Vanheim and have not been part of the great war with the giants. For ages they have been guiding the dead on their way to Hel in service of a dead god. Now a new God is arising and the old ways are changing. The Valkyries, guides of the dead, have become messengers of death and sacred warriors of the new God. Valkyries, the female Vanir of Helheim, are able to fly, a gift from the dead god they once served. Lesser beings are not held in high regard and their blood is
sacrificed to sate the Awakening God. Unlike their cousins in Vanheim, the Vanir of Helheim are not shipwrights and sailors.
===== General Overview =====

Helheim is an alternate version of Vanir, with a focus on Death magic over blood. Helheim is an elf nation that can Skele-spam. Defiantly not as aggressively overpowered as its parent nation but possesses a wider diversity in mage with its mastery of Death.

=====National Features=====

^  Race                                                                                                                                                             ^  Military                                    ^  Magic Access                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ^  Priests                                                   ^  Buildings                                                    ^
| Prefer {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}1\\ **Elves**\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ High Defence and MR  | Elf Vikings\\ Strong Thugs\\ NO cheap Mages  | {{path>D4}}(Rare 5)\\ {{path>A3}}(Rare 4)\\ {{path>E3}}\\ {{path>B1}}(Rare 2)\\ {{path>F1}} \\ \\ Summonable: {{path>W2}}*,  {{path>A4}}*,  {{path>E3}}*,  {{path>F2}}* ,  {{path>N2}}* ,  {{path>D2}}*\\ \\ *Can't be summoned natively.  | Average (max {{path>H2}})\\ Can perform Blood Sacrifices.  | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?30&nolink}} Standard Fort(Fortress)  |

==== Capital Special Sites ====

^ Hellhalla  ^ Gnipahâlan   ^                                                                         
| {{:sites:sites_0045.png }} Enables recruitment of ??Valkyrie??, ??Helhirding??, ??Dis??, and ??Hangadrott??\\ Produces {{gems>1A}} per turn  | {{:sites:sites_0048.png }} Enables recruitment of ??Svartalf?? \\ Generates {{gems>4D1E}} per turn  | 

===== Units =====

The roster is composed largely of elves, long-lived and [[Glamour|glamoured]] units with high defense skill. The majority of Helheim's armies will be therefore be invisible to most other players on the map. 

==== Commanders ====

^ Sprite                                               ^ Unit Name                                                                                                                                                                            ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ^
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:van_scout.png?nolink }}   | **??Van Scout??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1                                                       | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (75)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ {{:abilities:forest_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]]                                                                                                                                                                          | Very stealthy scout\\ Need  {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]] and a high patrol to catch him.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:vanherse.png?nolink }}    | **??Vanherse??**\\ {{gold}} 120\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                                       | {{path>A1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ [[mounted]]                                                                                                                                                                                              | Army leader, light thug, and your "cheapest" mage.\\ They can become pinch "mass lighting" casters if ??Storm?? is up, even making the most use of ??Shock Wave?? because of their high defense.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:helkarl.png?nolink }}     | **??Helkarl??**\\ {{gold}} 160\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 12  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                                        | {{path>D1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ [[mounted]]                                                                                                                                 | More expensive than a Vanherse, Helkarl are reserved solely to be leaders of mixed armies of living and dead as Death 1 is not a good thug path.\\ If they have death gems or a ??Skull Staff?? that can cast supportive spells like ??Shadow Blast?? or ??Horde of Skeletons??.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:svartalf.png?nolink }}    | **??Svartalf??**\\ {{gold}} 195\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only    | {{path>E2D2,100%FAED}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:darkvision.png?15&nolink}} [[Darkvision]](50%)\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The primary master of Earth and Death magic of the nation.\\ They will be summoning your undead minions, and buffing your armies' protected and hinder the enemy with ??Iron Bane?? and ??Maws of the Earth??.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:dis.png?nolink }}         | **??Dis??**\\ {{gold}} 200\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 18\\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only          | {{path>A1D1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:flying.png?15&nolink}} [[flying]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ {{:abilities:combat_caster.png?15&nolink}} [[Combat Caster]]\\ [[Female]]\\ [[mounted]]  | Priced between a Helkarl and a Vanjarl - warrior sorceresses on a flying horse.\\ They are a situational pick.\\ Combat Caster helps when thugging as they don't care about encumbrance or being in melee when casting, and already flying saves you on few air gems and requires fewer combat rounds to fully buffed.\\ Useful as flying reinforcements and troop-carriers, leading forces of Valkyries and ??Storm Demon??s or transport gems and gear to other your commanders.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:vanjarl.png?nolink }}     | **??Vanjarl#1506??**\\ {{gold}} 260\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                                   | {{path>A2B1H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 11\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ [[mounted]]                                                                                                                                                                                           | Better thug chassis, Air mage, and your "cheapest" bloodhunter.\\ Air 2 makes them very hard to hit by normal units because of their illusionary decoys.\\ In late game, they can form [[communions|Blood Sabbaths]] and ??Storm power?? to spam ??Thunder Strike??                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:hangadrott.png?nolink }}  | **??Hangadrott??**\\ {{gold}} 410\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 18 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only  | {{path>A2D3H2,100%AEDB,10%AEDB}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 17\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ [[mounted]]                                                                                                             | Vanjarl that masters Air and Death magic.\\ As an Elf thug with ??Mistform??, ??Soul Vortex??, and ??Invulnerability?? can be a daunting proposition.\\ In combat they cast ??Wind of Death?? and ??Wailing Winds??.\\ Air randoms can put up ??Storm?? and then cast ??Thunder Fend?? and ??Wrathful Skies?? for 6 Air gems.\\ Earth lets you stack more thug buffs and Bloods join [[communions|Sabbaths]] to do the Death and Air spells mentioned above by using fewer gems and suffer less fatigued by the end.\\ Death randoms can elevate themselves to {{path>D5}} with a ??Skull Staff??, letting you forge ??Skullface??s and summon ??Lich??s, essentially to a Death based late game strategy.  |

==== Troops ====

^ Sprite                                                    ^ Unit Name                                                                                                                                                                             ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                               ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ^
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:serf_warrior.png?nolink }}     | **??Serf Warrior??**\\ {{gold}} 8\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Generic human militia.\\ Lets you have cheap living units in addition to your expensive elfs and undead hordes.\\ Gold efficient siege chaff.                                                                                             |
| {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl.png?nolink }}          | **??Huskarl#1508??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21                                                    | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\                                                                                                                             | The mainline and line wall of the nation.\\ Hard to kill with its high defensive traits. Javelins help to kill dangerous indies. \\ Non-sacred expanders and useful in raiding parties.                                                   |
| {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl_2.png?nolink }}        | **??Huskarl#1509??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21                                                    | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]                                                                                                                               | Lower defense, higher protection. The axe makes this unit more a little bit more effective against armour.                                                                                                                                |
| {{:nations:ea:vanheim:hirdman.png?nolink }}          | **??Hirdman#1510??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 25                                                    | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]                                                                                                                               | Improved armor and defence skill over Huskarls.\\ Form the elite line of the later game when you have the income.                                                                                                                         |
| {{:nations:ea:vanheim:mounted_hirdman.png?nolink }}  | **??Mounted Hirdman??**\\ {{gold}} 50\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 48                                                 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ [[mounted]]                                                                                                                 | Very high defense paired with a mount and glamour - extremely hard to hit.\\ They can be used as front attacking PD raiders that can traverse a massive distance on the game map or used as conventional rear attackers in mixed armies.  |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:valkyrie.png?nolink }}         | **??Valkyrie??**\\ {{gold}} 45\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 18  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 29\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only    | {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\   {{:abilities:flying.png?15&nolink}} [[flying]] \\ [[female]]   | Flying Elf ladies the rain down on their enemies hard with a flying lance charge.\\ Their high stats help them to hold their own when attacking rear.                                                                                     |
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:helhirding.png?nolink }}       | **??Helhirding??**\\ {{gold}} 65\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 12  \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 48\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only  | {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ [[mounted]]  | Similar to  Mounted Hirdman but don't suffer sight penalties and takes a blessing.\\ Buying them over Mounted Hirdman is a question of spending less money in the short or long run and how good a blessing you made for them.            |

==== Heroes ====


^ Sprite                                                   ^ Unit Name                                                         ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                       ^
| {{:nations:ea:helheim:Hangadrottning.png?nolink }}  | **??Sigrdriva - Hangadrottning??**\\ Minimum hero arrival turn: 10  | {{path>A3D4H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 19\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]](5)\\  {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ {{:abilities:flying.png?15&nolink}} [[Flying]]\\ [[mounted]]\\ [[Female]]  | Dis becomes Hangadrott.\\ Her Flying Trait and High Air and Death magic can make her a very mobile artillery, brining down map wipes and army wide buffs at a moments notice.  |

===== Magic =====
==== National spells and Summons====
  ***??Sloth of Bears??**: Conj 3 {{gems>6N}} {{path>N2}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:great_bear.png?25&nolink}} ??Great Bear??x10+) Need indes to cast. Sacks of HP with high lot of strength.
  
  ***??Awaken Draugar??**: Conj 4 {{gems>12D}} {{path>D2}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Draug.png?25&nolink}} ??Draug??x3) They are undead with a [[chill aura]] and [[fear]] and hit harder when on their last legs. They are comparable to ??Wight??s, with Draugar being better equipped to win the grind game.
  
  ***??Brood of Garm??**: Conj 4 {{gems>10N}} {{path>N2}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Jotun_Wolf.png?25&nolink}} ??Jotun Wolf??x5) Get [[Sacred]] [[Berserker|Berserking]] [[Fear]] Wolves to acompany your Stealth raids. You can get Nature 2 from indes, so a decent addion to your armys if being pressured early game. 
  
  ***??Summon Valkyries??**: Conj 4 {{gems>1A}} {{path>A3D1}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Valkyrie.png?25&nolink}} ??Valkyrie??x7) In combat, Summon [[Sacred]] [[flying]] ladies to Divebomb the enemy with a high damage lance charge. Nearly Identical to the ones you recruit from the cap. They will be unscripted will prioritize the squishy mages in the back but will be hard to bless,
  
  ***[[Summon Dwarf of the Four Directions]]**: Conj 4 {{gems>62A}} {{path>A4E3}}. Shared between the Jotun and Vanir nations. Summon one of the four Dwarf smiths. Get a strong {{path>A4E3,200%FWDE}} caster and a forger for your troubles at the cost (or benefit) of some ??hurricane??s ravaging the world. Your unlikely to summon all four, but having them all missing benefits you the most, as you can see in the dark. 
==== Magic Access ====

{{:misc:magic:fire.png?15&nolink}} Fire is partially week, being requiring a random and a ??Skull of Fire?? to be {{path>F2}} and {{path>F3}} during combat, which can be serviceable in combat.

You do still have a {{:misc:magic:blood.png?15&nolink}} blood game with ??Vanjarl??s but it is the easiest magic to empowering, and can boost up one of your Dwarfs for the blood boosters and summons.

Even before you empower for a ??Blood Stone??, you can boost to a {{path>E4}}, but with the stone, you have enough for Earth Kings. 

{{:misc:magic:air.png?15&nolink}} Air and {{:misc:magic:death.png?15&nolink}} Death are your bread and butter, and the ??Hangadrott?? are the best at it. Air randoms will get you to {{path>A3}}, then with luck or empowerment will get you into {{path>A4}} to make the needed booster, go Air queens, then have a {{path>A7}}. With Death Randoms, they will beak you into the booster for {{path>D6}}
====Combat Magic====
FIXME What is the best spell you can use in combat. What spells the best support your national lineup, Is their weakness that you need to fix? Any tricks you should be aware you have?

====Ritual Magic====
FIXME What is the best ritual you could cast. Are their any globals you want up, any units you should be summoning?  Are there any Generic rituals few nations can cast? 

====Magic Items====
FIXME Do you have any National items(Construction Level, Price, and required Paths). Any unique generic items few other nations can forge? What item would be useful on your unit lineup (non-standard recommend thug gear)?


=====Strategy=====

[[sleeper-helheim-build|Greedy and Powerful "sleeper" strategy]]
====Power Curve====
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====Expansion Strategies====
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====Example Pretender Builds====
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=====See More=====

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFvPT4EGf0&t=2621s|National Overview by Perun]]

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