Combat is a might skill school relating to physical combat. The primary skill is Combat and the secondary skills are melee, archery, and magic resistance. All heroes are offered basic combat from level 3, except barbarians and archers, who start with the skill. This is generally regarded as the most useful and important skill set in Heroes IV, due to the fact that the heroes can take damage directly in tactical combat. The only drawback is that it's slow to build up, and your heroes need to achieve a high enough level before you see the full effect of this skill.