Altar of Storms (Warcraft II)

For lore about Altars of Storms, see Altar of Storms.

Altar of Storms
Race	Ogre mage
Faction	Horde
Statistics
Hit Points	700
Armor	20
Sight	3
Production
Gold	900
Lumber	500
Build time	175 seconds

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Carved from the Runestone at Caer Darrow, the Altar of Storms channels dark and arcane energies through the bronze figures that tower above it to pervert the innate Elven magiks of the Runestone. These energies, lost when the Orc Warlocks were destroyed by the Doomhammer, are now used to create the powers of the Ogre-Magi. It is here that the Ogre-Magi are imbued with new spells and skills to aid them in their fight against the Alliance. The Altars are avoided by the rest of the Horde as the intense energies that emanate from their cold surfaces can be... unhealthy.

Information

• The Altar of Storms allows you to upgrade Ogres to Ogre-Mages and research their spells.

Production

Upgrades available

Research
	Upgrade Ogres to Ogre-Mages	Bloodlust	Runes
	1000	1000	1000
Upgrade time	250 seconds	200 seconds	150 seconds

Notes

• Ogre-Magi will automatically gain the Eye of Kilrogg spell once "Upgrade Ogres to Ogre-Mages" is researched. However, they will not get the spell if placed directly on the map using a third-party editor (they cannot be placed on the map using the editor provided with the game).
• In scenarios where you control both Horde and Alliance units, upgrading Ogres to Ogre-Magi will also upgrade Knights to Paladins and give them the Holy Vision spell. Researching Bloodlust or Runes will not grant them the equivalent Alliance spell (Healing/Exorcism), however.
• The hero Dentarg will also gain any spells researched here. The hero Cho'gall always begins the game already knowing all Ogre-Mage spells. Uther Lightbringer and Turalyon will gain Holy Vision when you upgrade Ogres to Ogre-Magi.
• The bronze figures were originally intended to be the steel statues of dead orc warlocks.

See also

• Altar of Storms (Warcraft III)