Raider (Warcraft I)

For lore about raiders, see Raider.

Raider
Race	Orc
Statistics
Hit Points	90
Armor	5 7 (1 upgrade) 9 (all upgrades)
Basic Damage	13 15 (1 upgrade) 17 (all upgrades)
Piercing Damage	1
Range	melee
Cooldown	40
Speed	8 9 (1 upgrade) 10 (all upgrades)
Sight	3
Priority	45
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	850
Lumber	0
Produced at	Barracks
Requires	Kennel and Blacksmith
Build time	800
Campaign
Unlocked in	The Red Ridge Mountains

This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

Raiders are the most vicious of the Orcish hordes, these minions of Blackhand are trained to show no mercy. Riders of the darkwolves, these savage warriors use the speed and ferocity of their mounts to make them a deadly enemy. Faster than those who attack on foot, they have perfected the tactics of tearing through columns of enemy soldiers like a hot wind.

Information

Raiders are the main melee attacking unit. They are extremely useful as they have a good amount of HP and five points of armour. Their main usefulness is the fact that they are the fastest unit, and can also be upgraded to become even faster, making them useful in luring the enemy into a barrage of spears. They are also very useful against Catapults and spell casters; Catapults aren't able to hit a Raider due to the former's slow attack speed and a spell caster is only useful from afar.

Upgrades

Upgrade Axe Strength

Increases the basic attack damage of Grunts, Raiders, Necrolytes, Warlocks, Spiders, Daemons and The Dead by 2

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
750	Blacksmith	120

Upgrade Axe Strength

Further increases the basic attack damage of Grunts, Raiders, Necrolytes, Warlocks, Spiders, Daemons and The Dead by 2

A Raider as seen in the Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Manual.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
1500	Blacksmith	120

Upgrade Shield Strength

Increases the armor of all your units and buildings by 2

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
750	Blacksmith	120

Upgrade Shield Strength

Further increases the armor of all your units and buildings by 2

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
1500	Blacksmith	120

Breed Faster Wolves

Increases the speed of Raiders by 1

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
750	Kennel	140

Breed Faster Wolves

Further increases the speed of Raiders by 1

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
1500	Kennel	140

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