Hippogryph Rider (Warcraft III)

For lore, see hippogryph rider.

Hippogryph Rider
Race	Night elf and Hippogryph
Faction	Night Elf Sentinels
Statistics
Hit points	785
Hit point regeneration	Night
Hit point regeneration rate	1.00 HP/sec.
Level	4
Food	4
Produced at	Archer/Hippogryph
Combat
Weapon(s)	Longbow and Arrows
Normal attack	16-18 (17 avg)
Can attack	Ground, Structure, Debris, Air, Item, Ward
Range	40
Attack type	Piercing
Cooldown	1.10 sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Light
Armor	1
Day Sight	160
Night Sight	80
Movement Speed	Fast (350)
Sound
Sound Set	RiddenHippoGryph

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

In the heat of battle, Night Elf Archers can call upon the mighty Hippogryphs to carry them into the air. The Archers mount the flying beasts and are capable of firing their arrows from the Hippogryphs' backs. The brave creatures respond to the female riders as if they shared an empathic bond.

Information

These units are fairly popular among Night Elf players because of their cheap cost and access. Chimaeras take quite some time to access and train, so the Hippogryph Rider is a good alternative for those on a tight budget. A Hippogryph Rider costs 290 gold, 30 wood and 4 food (the cost of an individual Hippogryph and Archer).

They share the same attack damage as standard archers, but with three times as much health. However, their armor changes from Normal to Unarmored, meaning that they are vulnerable to more damage sources, and they lose their Elune's Grace passive making them easily dealt with in the night. Hippogryph Archers may separate at any time and the two units will have health equal to the percentage of health the pair had when together.

When the enemy attacks with other aerial units (apart from Troll Batriders), dismount the Archer. With good Heroes, they can do most of the tanking while the Hippogryphs destroy all the enemy air units in the vicinity, while the Archer fires from afar.

Spells and abilities

Dismount

Dismounts the Archer from the Hippogryph.

Notes: After Archer mounts to Hippogryph, Dismount will take 30 seconds before it can be used.

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: 60

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: 3

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: 5

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: 7

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: 160

Quotes

• See Warcraft III Hippogryph Rider quotes

Gallery

• 

  Hippogryph Rider portrait in Warcraft III: Reforged.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Hippogryph Rider hit points decreased to 765 from 835 and armor increased to 1 from 0.
      
• Patch 1.30.0 (2018-08-08):
  • Hippogryph Rider Hit Points increased from 765 to 780.
    
• Patch 1.31.0 (2019-05-28):
  • Hippogryph Rider Hit Points increased from 780 to 785.
    

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Night Elves -> Units -> Hippogryph Rider

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