Minions | Basics Overlord II Guide

Browns love melee fighting. That's the type of Minions you receive at first. Browns should be the first to get the weapon and the armor which you would find in the world of the game. They can deal with the most of the enemies. However, Browns do badly in combat with bigger enemy such as Gargantuan.

Brown Minions can ride wolves what helps them in a fight. What is more, because of that skill they can jump over a gap and get to places which are out of reach of the Overlord.

Reds are the only ones who can hurt the enemies from a distance. They hurl the fireballs into enemies. The balls not only take away the energy in a traditional way but also set the enemies on fire - your foe loses a lot of energy in a few seconds then. In addition, Reds can put out the fire barriers. If we are talking about health, they seem to be weaker than Browns but stronger than Blues.

Reds can ride salamanders. Their fighting efficiency grows with salamanders (those animals spit out the fire).

Greens are silent assassins. They are invisible to enemies if they don't move. What's more, they hurt much stronger when they attack from behind. This means that players with a bit of imagination can use Greens to set a trap for enemies. However, their frontal attack isn't as successful as that one, which we can see while watching Browns in action. Green Minions are able to remove a vapour of the poison from the barricades. Their health is similar to the Reds' one.

Greens can ride spiders. Thanks to them they are able to walk on the walls. It can be useful to lead the playthrough.

Blues are the last type of Minions, which you can unlock. Blues can revive killed Minions and this is their most important skill. It's wise to keep 5 to 10 Blues as a support for other Minions. In addition, Blues are the only ones who can swim. Thanks to that skill there's a possibility to get to plenty of inaccessible locations, neither for other Minions nor for the Overlord. What's more, the blue Minions are invisible while you use the Sweep option, then Minions can move alone, without the Overlord. Unfortunately, Blues are awful in combats.

Blues cannot ride any animals.