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| Faction |
Human |
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| Statistics |
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| Hit points |
500 |
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| Gold |
70  |
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| Lumber |
50  |
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| Build time |
50 sec. |
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| Hotkey |
N |
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| Combat |
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| Weapon(s) |
Arcane Magic |
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| Normal attack |
8-10 (9 avg) |
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| Can attack |
Air, Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward |
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| Range |
80 |
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| Attack type |
Piercing |
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| Cooldown |
1.00 sec. |
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| Weapon type |
Missile |
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| Armor Type |
Heavy |
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| Armor |
5 |
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| Day Sight |
160 |
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| Night Sight |
80 |
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The Arcane Tower is a magical defensive tower with the Reveal and Feedback abilities. Attacks land and air units.[1]
Although the Arcane Tower is considered a human structure, other races can build one by buying an Ivory Tower from an allied human's Arcane Vault and upgrading it, since there are no other requirements.
Information
It appears to be a fairly weak defensive tower due to its poor damage - this is true against plain units, but not against Heroes and summoned units. The Arcane Tower comes with the Feedback ability, which combusts 24 mana for every strike against a unit with mana, and deals damage equal to the mana it destroys. Against summoned units, it deals an additional 20 damage on them. This makes it excellent against discouraging hero rushes, as the tower quickly drains the enemy heroes of vital mana needed to continually harass a base.
Once the Magic Sentry technology is researched, Arcane Towers can start revealing areas of the map. Though slower than Reveal from the Goblin Laboratory and definitely weaker than the Far Seer's True Sight, it allows human players a chance to observe the map without much cost.
- Counters
Arcane Towers have Heavy armor so magic units will destroy them with ease.
Spells and abilities
Reveal
- Reveals an area of the map. Detects invisible units.
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| Duration |
Cooldown |
Range |
Area of Effect |
Effect |
Requirements
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| 15 sec. |
180 sec. |
Unlimited |
90 |
Reveals area |
Magic Sentry
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Feedback (Passive)
- This tower's attacks destroy 24 mana per hit against any unit (16 against heroes), causing bonus damage equal to the mana destroyed.
- Additionally, attacks made by this tower cause 20 bonus damage against summoned units.
Magic Sentry (Passive)
- Reveals nearby invisible units.
| Research Cost |
Researched At |
Upgrade Time
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| 50 50 |
Arcane Sanctum |
30 sec.
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Upgrades
- Improved Masonry
- Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
| Research Cost |
Researched At |
Upgrade Time |
Effect
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| 125 50 |
Lumber Mill |
60 sec. |
Hit Points: 550
Armor: 6
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- Advanced Masonry
- Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
| Research Cost |
Researched At |
Requirements |
Upgrade Time |
Effect
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| 150 75 |
Lumber Mill |
Keep |
75 sec. |
Hit Points: 600
Armor: 7
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- Imbued Masonry
- Further increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
| Research Cost |
Researched At |
Requirements |
Upgrade Time |
Effect
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| 175 100 |
Lumber Mill |
Castle |
90 sec. |
Hit Points: 650
Armor: 8
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Patch changes
Patch 1.25b (2011-03-08): Masonry Upgrade health boost decreased to 10% from 20% for all 3 levels.
- Patch 1.19 (2005-09-19): Now gains 1 armor per masonry upgrade, down from 2.
- Patch 1.17 (2004-09-20): Now deals 20 bonus damage per attack to summoned units.
- Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16): Now gains 2 armor per masonry upgrade, up from 1.
- Patch 1.12 (2003-07-31): Arcane Towers now deal Piercing damage, and have had their range increased from 700 to 800.
- Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
- Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.
- Guard Towers and Arcane Towers now cost 70/50 to upgrade, down from 80/60.
- Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.
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