Archer (Warcraft III)

For lore about archers, see archer.

Archer
Race	Night elf
Faction	Night Elf Sentinels
Statistics
Hit points	255
Hit point regeneration	Night
Hit point regeneration rate	0.50 HP/sec.
Level	2
Gold	130
Lumber	10
Food	2
Produced at	Ancient of War
Build time	20 sec.
Hotkey	A
Combat
Weapon(s)	Longbow and Arrows
Normal attack	16-18 (17 avg)
Can attack	Ground, Structure, Debris, Air, Item, Ward
Range	50
Attack type	Piercing
Cooldown	1.50 sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Medium
Armor	0
Day Sight	140
Night Sight	80
Movement Speed	Average (270)
Sound
Sound Set	Archer

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

The first rank of the Sentinel army is comprised of Archers. These brave warrior women are expert marksmen and use the concealing forests of Kalimdor to their advantage. Their lightning quick ambushes are legendary - for few warriors can match the speed and cunning of the proud Archers. Like all Night Elf women, Archers are able to Shadowmeld at night.

Information

The basic ranged unit of the Night Elves, Archers are fairly popular mainly due to their cheap cost allowing them to be easily massed. Archers as a whole are fairly weak in team matches, because large numbers and collision size do not work well for allied units. Generally, Archers should be mounted on Hippogryphs, giving them more health and turning into an aerial unit to protect them from ground attacks.

When on the ground and night falls, Archers benefit from Elune's Grace, reducing the damage taken from piercing attacks by 65% and spells/magic damage by 80%. This makes them powerful for creeping against camps that have mainly pierce and magic damage, as they will be able to take the incoming hits surprisingly well. Late-game, it simply protects them from being killed quickly by more powerful and advanced units.

Spells and abilities

Hide

Lie in wait for enemies without attacking (Will respond to attacks).

Units will hold position and hold their fire, so when they are Shadowmelding, they will not break their own invisibility.

It's very handy for running away from a battle. The Hide ability is disabled during the day.

Requires 1.5 seconds to Fade.

Mount Hippogryph

Mounts a Hippogryph so that the Archer can attack from the air.

Notes: After Archer dismounts from Hippogryph, Mount Hippogryph will take 30 seconds before it can be used.

Elune's Grace (Passive)

Reduces the damage taken from Piercing attacks to 65%, and spells and Magic attacks to 80%.

Upgrades

Improved Bows

Increases the Archer's and Hippogryph Rider's attack range by 20.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 100	Ancient of War	Tree of Ages	35 sec.	Attack Range: 70

Marksmanship

Increases damage of Archers and Hippogryph Riders by 4.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
100 175	Ancient of War	Hunter's Hall, Tree of Eternity	40 sec.	Normal attack: 20-22 (21 avg)

Strength of the Moon

Increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
125 75	Hunter's Hall	60 sec.	Normal attack: 17-21 (19 avg) With Marksmanship: 21-25 (23 avg)

Improved Strength of the Moon

Further increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
175 175	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Ages	75 sec.	Normal attack: 18-24 (21 avg) With Marksmanship: 22-28 (25 avg)

Advanced Strength of the Moon

Further increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
225 275	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Eternity	90 sec.	Normal attack: 19-27 (23 avg) With Marksmanship: 23-31 (27 avg)

Moon Armor

Increases the armor of Archers, Huntresses, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 75	Hunter's Hall	60 sec.	Armor: 2

Improved Moon Armor

Further increases the armor of Archers, Huntresses, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
200 150	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Ages	75 sec.	Armor: 4

Advanced Moon Armor

Further increases the armor of Archers, Huntresses, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
250 225	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Eternity	90 sec.	Armor: 6

Ultravision

Gives Night Elves the ability to see as far at night as they do during the day.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time Effect 50 50 Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 45 sec. Night Sight: 140

Backpack

Gives the ability to carry up to two items. Items carried by the unit will be dropped upon death.

Units can not use or gain benefits of items that they carry.

Research Cost Researched At Requires Upgrade Time 50 25 Townhall-type Structure Player-built Shop 20 sec.

Quotes

• See Warcraft III Archer quotes

Gallery

• 

  Archer portrait in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

• 

  Archer portrait in Warcraft III: Reforged.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.17 (2004-09-20): Hit points increased to 245 from 240.
  
• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • Archer hit points reduced to 240 from 310.
  • Archers now have a new passive ability, Elune's Grace. This ability grants them 35% damage reduction against Piercing attacks, and 20% damage reduction against spells.
    
• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01):
  • Damage reduced to 16-18 from 19-22.
  • Hit points increased to 310 from 260.
    

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Night Elves -> Units -> Archer

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