Ancient of War (Warcraft III)
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- For other uses, see Ancient of War (disambiguation).
| Ancient of War | |
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| Race | Ancient |
| Faction | Night Elf Sentinels |
| Statistics | |
| Hit points | 900 |
| Hit point regeneration | Night |
| Hit point regeneration rate | 0.50 HP/sec. |
| Unit Classified As | Ancient |
| Level | 1 |
| Gold |
150  |
| Lumber |
60  |
| Build time | 60 sec. |
| Hotkey | R |
| Combat | |
| Weapon(s) | Ancient Claws |
| Normal attack | 37-47 (42 avg) |
| Can attack | Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward |
| Range | 12.8 |
| Attack type | Normal |
| Cooldown | 2.50 sec. |
| Weapon type | Normal |
| Armor Type | Fortified (Rooted); Heavy (Uprooted) |
| Armor | 2 |
| Day Sight | 90 |
| Night Sight | 60 |
| Movement Speed | 40 (While Uprooted) |
This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.
Ancients of War are night elf units.
Production
Units Produced
Upgrades Available
| Research | |||||
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 Improved Bows
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 Sentinel
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 Marksmanship
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 Moon Glaive
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 Impaling Bolt
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| Research | |||||
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| Improved Bows
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Sentinel
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Marksmanship
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Moon Glaive
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 Vorpal Blades
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Spells and abilities
Eat Tree
- Consume a tree to restore 500 hit points over 30 seconds.
| Duration | Effect |
|---|---|
| 30 sec. | Heals 500 hit points. |
Uproot
- Allows the Ancient to pull itself up out of the ground so that it can move.
- Also gives the Ancient Heavy armor.
| Duration | Effect |
|---|---|
| 2.50 sec. | Can move, gets Heavy armor. |
Root
- Burrows the Ancient's roots into the ground, rendering it immobile, but allowing it to build units.
- Also gives the Ancient Fortified armor.
| Duration | Effect |
|---|---|
| 2.50 sec. | Can't move, gets Fortified armor. |
Upgrades
- Nature's Blessing
- Upgrades all Ancients' and Treants' movement speed and armor.
| Research Cost | Researched At | Requirements | Upgrade Time | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 200 |
Tree of Life/Tree of Ages/Tree of Eternity | Tree of Ages | 60 sec. | Armor: 7 Movement Speed: 80 |
Patch changes
Patch 1.30.0 (2018-08-08):
- Hit points reduced from 1000 to 900.
- Base damage reduced from 45-55 to 37-47.
- Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16): Eat trees now heals 500 hit points over 30 seconds, up from 200 hit points over 10 seconds.
- Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03): Ancients now attack while rooted.
Patch 1.06 (2003-06-03): Ancients temporarily lose their fortified armor when they uproot, becoming medium armor units. - Patch 1.01 (2002-07-05):
- Hit points increased to 1000 from 800.
- Nature's Blessing upgrade is now first available at Tree of Ages instead of Tree of Eternity.
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