Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Hammers of Fate — clans of dwarves living north of the Griffin Empire. Dwarves are strong warriors with increased defense. In addition, they possess special runic magic, which is studied by the heroes in a separate building — the School of Runes. Unlike ordinary spells, runes are used not by the hero, but by units of his army. Before each move the squad has the opportunity to use one or more runes, spending a certain amount of resources; Each rune can only be used once during the entire battle for each unit, but special skills allow repeated use. Typically, the effect of a rune lasts 1 turn.
- Pseudo-simultaneous moves mode;
- 10 new objects on the map;
- Caravans for transporting reinforcements (as in Heroes of Might and Magic 4);