Medivh (Warcraft I)

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Medivh
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Race Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points 150
Armor 0
4 (upgraded)
Basic Damage 0
4 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage 10
Range 5
Cooldown 30
Speed 10
Sight 3
Priority 1
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This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

Medivh can only be found in the mission Medivh. He proves to be the most powerful unit and should be approached with caution, as he has extreme attack speed and the same range as your Archers. He will also summon monsters to defend him - a Daemon if his Magic bar is full, or Spiders otherwise.

While his "natural" Armor and Basic Attack values are 0, he receives +4 upgrades, like all other enemy units in the mission where he is encountered.

Spells

Fireball pwc1.gif
Attack
Basic attack (10 Piercing Damage, plus 4 Basic Damage for weapon upgrades)
Range Effect Mana Cost
5 Basic attack 1


Spider pwc1.gif
Summon Spiders
Summons 1-4 Spiders
Medivh as seen in the Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Manual.
Range Effect Mana Cost
N/A Summons 1-4 Spiders 60 per spider

The Warlock calls forth hordes of deadly, poisonous spiders to aid him. Several spiders come at any one summoning, and will swarm over the enemy as the caster directs. They crawl through gaps in the enemies armor and bite them with their poisoned fangs, injecting their deadly juices into the bloodstream. As the enemy falls to the ground, he literally burns from within.[1]


Daemon pwc1.gif
Summon Daemon
Summons a Daemon
Range Effect Mana Cost
N/A Summons a Daemon 255

The most powerful spell ever rumored to exist. Legends say that the caster would have the ability to summon forth a daemon by allowing his body to be sacrificed to enable its existence in this plane. The daemon would then be guided by the spirit of the caster to do his bidding, but should the daemon be destroyed, the warlock's life would be forfeit. The truth to this tale is questionable, but the incantations and rituals used to summon the creature may lay in some lost runic writings. The dream of every follower of the underworld is to rediscover these incantations and be able to command the power of the Daemon.[1]

Notes

Medivh is given a cost of 2500 gold within the game's data, even though he cannot be built or created, like the other hero units.[2]

His basic attack costs only 1 Mana (compared to 5 for other spellcasters), which means his attack speed will decrease only slightly even if he runs out completely.

Trivia

In the game data of the first demo versions of the game, his name was Klaron and he had much weaker stats. This cannot be seen in-game, as the mission in which he appears is not accessible.[3]

References

 
  1. ^ a b Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual, Orcish Horde of the First War, Warlock Spells
  2. ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved on 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans/Prototype version. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved on 2024-03-24.