The vampire lord is the upgrade of the vampire, the fourth-tier creature of the Necropolis faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III. It can be recruited from the Upgraded Estate. With increased defense, hit points and speed, this is a useful upgrade, but the biggest change is the life-drain, which lets the vampire lord heal its wounds and resurrect fallen units in the stack, whenever it attacks a living enemy unit. This is extremely useful for keeping it alive during combat, which makes this one of the better upgrades. It is costly, though.