**************************************** Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne **************************************** Human In-Depth FAQs ****************************************************************************** Version History (Updates) ****************************************************************************** Version 1.0 Started Guide on 12/9/03 Version 1.1 Added Human Units section on 12/10/03 Version 1.2 Completed Human Units section on 12/11/03 Version 1.3 Finished Human Units and began Human Buildings on 12/13/03 ******************************************************************************No tes From Shadow Chocobo ******************************************************************************2n d attempt at a FAQs so I'm still pretty new. All of this info is, in my opinion, very detailed and specific. All of this comes from hours and hours playing (pathetic I know) but I guess that's good news for all of you that read this. All suggestions can be sent to bigfish_littlefish15@hotmail.com. If you would like me to add something just email me. ******************************************************************************Ta ble of Contents ****************************************************************************** 1. Introduction to the Humans 2. Human Advantages 3. Human Heroes 4. Human Units 5. Human Strategies 6. FAQ 7. Legal Stuff ******************************************************************************1. Introduction to the Humans ****************************************************************************** All of this section comes from personal experience. The Humans are the most well-rounded race in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. They are a good mix of melee, anti-air, and siege. The human magic boosts offense as well as defense, giving them extraordinary combinations in battle. As far as heroes go, Humans again have the most well-rounded kinds. If your a magic lover, defensive player, or all out offensive, you'll find a hero to your liking. It's not uncommon for a human player to have many groups with a specific hero for each. One thing i've noticed, is that the humans are a little better at rushing then countering. You can easily make 5 footmen with defend take out an early Night Elf base...bringing backup of course. Countering isn't as easy because human units just aren't as durable as those of other races. ******************************************************************************2. Human Advantages ****************************************************************************** Here i'll quickly discuss the distinct advantages the Humans have over the other 3 races. Peasant Militia - I personally favor the militia to the other races defenses because they can add up to a few decent attack units in a very quick amount of time. These few units can be the difference between stopping their attack and losing. As soon as they're done with business, they can go right back to mining. Cooperative Building - One of the Human Exclusives is also my favorite. By having 1 or more EXTRA peasants repair a structure being built, speeds up the building process considerably. Sturdy Construction - All Human buildings can have their armor and HP upgraded at the Lumber Mill with the Improved Masonry technologies. Improved Lumber Harvesting - Also at the Lumber Mill, you can research upgrades to increase the wood-carrying capacity of the peasants, which speeds up harvesting. Humans have best magic IMO - Invisibility, being one, if used correctly can be an awesome tool when paired with an Archmage with Teleport. Human footmen are amazing against the Night Elf due to their Defend ability. ****************************************************************************** 3. Human Heroes ****************************************************************************** Here I will discuss the four Human Heroes. <=Paladin=> The Paladin is the defensive hero. Great for early rushes and as first or second hero. Don't bother getting this late in the game because by that time level 1 Devotion Aura won't be too impressive. Starting Stats: Attack (Ground/Air) : 24-34/None Armor: 4 Strength: 22 Agility: 13 Intelligence: 17 Hit Points: 650 Mana: 255 **Spells and Abilities** Holy Light - Heals friendly units or damages undead unit. Cannot be caste on himself. Best used by selecting target from your subgroup. Great for healing damaged Knights, since their defense and hp are sky-high anyway. Good against undead heroes. Devotion Aura - Adds armor to nearby friendly units. Try to keep all your units close together to get the full benefit. Divine Shield is perfect for the Paladin to prevent him from being focus fired while his aura is at work. Divine Shield - The Paladin becomes immune to all damage for a set amount of time. Handy for running away from losing battles or keeping your devotion aura going. Resurrection (Ultimate) - Brings 6 dead friendly units back to life. A great ability, giving you 6 free units. Allied units that are resurrected go back to their control. <=Archmage=> A magic using hero. Boosts other allied casters with Brilliance Aura. The most annoying hero rush unit. Water Elementals make great backup units and blizzard can turn the tide of battle if placed well. Starting Stats Attack (Ground/Air): 21-27 Armor: 3 Strength: 14 Agility: 17 Intelligence: 19 Hit Points: 450 Mana: 285 **Spells and Abilities** Blizzard - Summons a wave of ice to crash down on opponents. Area-Effect damage meaning allies can be hit too. Blizzard on enemy casters do wonders however against units with magic immunity, such as dryads, don't bother. Great for hero rushing against enemy workers. Summon Water Elemental - This spell creates a very tough water elemental. This unit can be used to attack or defense, depending on the situation. The higher the level the more hp and attack the WE gains. Brilliance Aura - Additional mana regeneration to nearby friendly units. In essence, bring casters and they'll hardly ever run out of magic. Effects the Archmage as well. Mass Teleport (Ultimate) - Teleports 24 of the players nearby units including archmage to friendly ground unit or structure. Short cooldown makes this one of my favorite abilities. Have an invisible unit go inside an enemy base..mass teleport...Yay! Or if you want to add a humor element, send in a mechanical critter. They'll never know what hit them. <=Mountain King=> The Offensive hero. Has attacks that stun and paralyze enemies. Great for stunning enemy heroes. Starting Stats Attack (Ground/Air): 26-36/None Armor: 2 Strength: 24 Agility: 11 Intelligence: 15 Hit Points: 700 Mana: 225 **Skills and Abilities** Storm Bolt - Throw a hammer with tremendous force, damaging and stunning the target. Can interrupt spells that require spell channeling. Use on tier 3 enemies like tauren and frost wyrms as well as enemy heroes. This is a great hero killer!!! It also gives limited anti-air capabilities to the Mountain King. Thunder Clap - Damages and slows all nearby enemy units. Great when surrounded. Affects ground units only. Bash (Passive) - Gives a chance that the Mountain King's attack do 25 bonus damage and 2 second stun capabilities. Not my favorite ability so I recommend getting it last. Avatar (Ultimate) - Temporarily grants the Mountain King 5 bonus armor, 500 bonus hp, 20 bonus damage, and spell immunity. Become a one-man army with this spell. An excellent meat shield, especially paired with Holy Light. <=Blood Mage=> Adept at controlling magic and ranged assaults. Another mage hero, the Blood Mage specializes in Fire spells and siphoning magic from other units. Starting Stats Attack (ground/air) - 21/27 Armor - 3 Strength - 18 Agility - 16 Intelligence - 19 Hit Points - 500 Mana - 285 **Skills and Abilities** Flame Strike - Conjure a pillar of flame to deal area-wide damage to ground units. Also used to destroy trees, which is useful for expanding and surprise assaults. Great for harassing enemy miners in early game. Banish - Turns one unit ethereal and slows speed by 50% for 40 seconds. The units effected cannot attack but can cast spells. Magic attack and spell damage deal 66% more damage to ethereal units. Cast on tier-3 units like Knights and Tauren to prevent them from attacking. Siphon Mana - Takes mana from the targeted unit and gives it to the Blood Mage. Useful for gaining mana when you are out or draining an enemy mage such as an Archmage or Keeper of the Grove. Phoenix (Ultimate) - Summons a powerful Phoenix. Has a permanent immolation aura that damages surrounding units and itself. Other abilities include Spell Immunity and Resistant Skin. When a phoenix dies, an egg appears that will hatch a new one. Creating a new phoenix will destroy the old one. ******************************************************************************4. Human Units ****************************************************************************** Here I will discuss the various units and how to use them most effectively. Peasant - Peasants are the workers of the Humans. They mine gold as well as gather lumber. Peasants have the ability to build cooperatively. If you tell other peasants to repair a building that's being built, it will drastically speed up production time depending on number of additional peasants. Cooperative building has a drawback, it does consume more resources. Peasants alone are not good attacking units, however, they can be converted to the much more durable Militia by use of Call to Arms in the Town Hall. Militia - Militia are peasants that have answered the Call to Arms. Much more durable then peasants, making them very useful for base defense. Militia actually have a huge number of different uses. Uses include scouting since they have a much higher speed and defense then peasants, base defense obviously, creeping gold mines, even rushes! I will discuss a Militia rush in the strategies section. Footmen - Basic attack unit of the Humans. While basic and cheap to produce, they provide an EXCELLENT defense against ranged units using their Defend ability. Eventually you'll want to focus on Knights rather then footmen but they are still invaluable to have. In early game Human players should be LOTS of footmen, because grunts and huntresses will shred them apart. Be sure to turn off defend when its not in use because it slows the footmen's movement. Riflemen - The basic anti-air unit of the Humans. The Long Rifle upgrade, which increases range, is a must have. Focus Fire is an important skill with rifle men, as well as most ranged units. Having a meat shield composed of footmen will keep your Riflemen out of danger while they dish out the pain. If you see your opponent massing air, rifles can't be beat. Knight - Extremely fast and powerful. Research Animal War Training to increase their hit points. I prefer using a Paladin with a group of Knights. Devotion armor boosts their already high defense while Holy Light brings them back from the brink of death. As good as it sounds.. DO NOT mass Knights. I've seen my teammates do it against my wishes and they just die against enemy casters. Priest - Priests have one of the most important abilities, inner fire. Inner fire works like bloodlust, it raises unit stats dramatically Dispell Magic is great against enemy summoned units. Healing, obviously, is just a good skill to have. Know when to switch from Inner fire to Healing. Make sure to research Adept and Master Training. They increase abilities available and increase mana capacity and regeneration. Sorceress - These amazing casters control the must humiliating spell, polymorph. I can't go into enough detail of the responses of my opponents when I polymorph their entire group of Frost Wyrms or Chimeras. Polymorph turns the target into a sheep, with the same armor and hit points, but its not allowed to attack or cast spells or do pretty much anything. Amazing against Tauren, Abominations, Druid of the Claws, and Knights. Invisibility is useful in conjunction with other abilities, such as Mass Teleport. Slow is a great autocast spell too. A few sorceresses can slow an entire army. Remember to research Adept and Master Training. Build more then one Arcane Sanctum so you can quickly build a group of sorceresses and priests while upgrading. Spell Breakers - Ironically, these are an anti-spellcaster spellcaster. They have Magic Immunity so they do not have to worry about Blizzard and other similar attacks. Spell Steal steals positive buffs from enemies and applies it to friend units, or does the opposite to negative buffs on your units. Control Magic lets you take over that pesky Water Elemental. It's passive ability, Feedback, allows it to attack taking mana and hit points. Flying Machines - I was not a big fan of these until my friend showed me their true uses....scouting and attacking air. I had no idea they were so great against air until I saw them in action. Flying Machines can detect invisible units with their passive, True Sight. Flying Machines can attack ground units with the right ability, Flying Machine Bombs. The Flak Cannons ability upgrades the weapons of the Flying Machines to give them area effect damage against air units. Mortar Team - Essentially a base siege unit. Best at taking out buildings. A Mortar Team can even clear away the trees blocking an expansion. When using these, watch out for your own units, which can be damaged as well. This unit has the ability Flare, which reveals a portion of the map for 15 seconds, revealing invisible units as well. The Mortar Teams passive ability, Fragmentation Shards, upgrades the mortar shells increasing their area effect damage. Siege Engine - Siege units used in attacking buildings. Easily sending 6 of these secretly to the enemies base can destroy it in a minute. Very high armor also helps them. With the passive ability Barrage, Siege Engines can also take out enemy air units. Upgrading the strength and defense of this unit is a must. Gryphon Rider - The main air unit of the humans. Used as support for other troops. Always pair up gryphons with other units such as footmen, to take out enemy anti-air units. Their passive ability, Storm Hammers, allows their hammers to strike through their target to the next opponent, dealing damage to both. Do not mass Gryphon Riders if your opponent is massing anti-air units such as archers or Crypt Fiends. Dragonhawk Riders - The only reason I build these is if the enemy is building a lot of towers. Their Cloud ability takes enemy towers out of the game for a period of time. This ability is invaluable. Their other ability, Aerial Shackles, stops an enemy air unit while it takes 30 damage per second. ****************************************************************************** 5. Human Strategies ****************************************************************************** Here I'll just name a few strategies that I've been using successfully. Water Elemental Rush - Cheap pansy kinda thing but extremely useful. WE can take quite a lot of damage so they can stay alive harassing enemy workers for a long time. Just build an Archmage with WE as fast as you can, bring him to the enemy base, and summon one. Drop back if your taking any damage and pop back in once in awhile to make another WE. While they are focusing on defending their base, you can slowly create an army of footmen/riflemen. Make sure you research Defend and bring them in to wreck havoc. This strategy works more in 1v1 games. Steam Tank (Siege Engine) Rush - This is amazingly difficult to pull off but I've won a game or two with it. It's simple, quick tech to Steam Tanks while harassing with your Archmage and Blizzard. Upgrades the Steam Tanks armor and power then bring them into an enemy base. Your opponent will probably be surprised but they shouldn't last long with 6-8 Siege Tanks in their base. Very risky but rewarding. Mass Casters - This strategy is for use only in modes other then 1v1 with any other race as a partner except Night Elf. Suppose you have an orc teammate who massing grunts and headhunters. If you mass Sorceresses, Priests, and Spell Breakers, the other army will barely be able to touch them. Sorceresses slow the enemy, Priests raise the orcs already sky high power with Inner Fire and then Heal, while spell breaker can counter any annoying enemy casters. This is a popular strategy. ******************************************************************************6. FAQs ****************************************************************************** Email Me questions and I'll answer them here. The guides not posted yet so I have none..hehe. ******************************************************************************7. Legal Stuff ****************************************************************************** You can use stuff like the hero stats blah blah but do not take anything else without permission yada yada. Um...yea..Also if you have anything to say at all email me at bigfish_littlefish15@hotmail.com Copyright 2003(c) Shadow Chocobo