Gryphon Aviary (Warcraft III)

For lore about gryphon aviaries, see Gryphon aviary.

Gryphon Aviary
Faction	Human
Statistics
Hit points	1200
Gold	140
Lumber	150
Build time	75 sec.
Requires	Keep, Lumber Mill
Hotkey	G
Combat
Armor Type	Fortified
Armor	5
Day Sight	90
Night Sight	60

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

The greatest achievement to come from the alliance of dwarves and humans is quite possibly the taming and training of the mighty, noble gryphons. Following years of failed attempts, dwarven riders finally succeeded in gaining the trust of the aloof gryphons. Together with the humans, dwarven riders gave the greatest care, providing lodgings that would most closely resemble the gryphons’ aeries among Lordaeron’s Aerie Peaks.

Production

Units Produced

Unit
Dragonhawk Rider	Gryphon Rider

Upgrades Available

Research
Cloud	Storm Hammers

Upgrades

Improved Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
125 50	Lumber Mill	60 sec.	Hit Points: 1320 Armor: 6

Advanced Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 75	Lumber Mill	Keep	75 sec.	Hit Points: 1440 Armor: 7

Imbued Masonry

Further increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
175 100	Lumber Mill	Castle	90 sec.	Hit Points: 1560 Armor: 8

Patch changes

• Patch 1.25b (2011-03-08): Masonry Upgrade health boost decreased to 10% from 20% for all 3 levels.
  
• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.
    • Gryphon Aviary cost changed to 140/150 from 120/240.
    • Gryphon Aviaries now require a Keep instead of a Castle. However, both the Cloud upgrade and Gryphon Riders require a Castle to access.
      

See also

• Gryphon Aviary (Warcraft II)