Skeletal Mage (Warcraft III)

For lore, see skeletal mage.

Skeletal Mage
Faction	Undead Scourge
Statistics
Hit points	240
Hit point regeneration	Blight
Hit point regeneration rate	2.00 HP/sec.
Life span	65 sec.
Unit Type	Undead, Summoned
Level	1
Produced at	Necromancer
Requires	Skeletal Mastery
Combat
Weapon(s)	Skeletal Mage's Scepter
Normal attack	11-12 (11.5 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	90
Movement Speed	Average (270)

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

A Skeleton summoned by the Necromancer. Skeletal mages are summoned only when the player has completed researching the skill "Skeletal Mastery", requiring a Black Citadel for this research. After the skill is researched, one of the skeletons summoned by the Necromancer will become a Skeletal mage.

Upgrades

Unholy Strength

Increases the attack damage of Ghouls, Meat Wagons, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
125 50	Graveyard	60 sec.	Normal attack: 12-14 (13 avg)

Improved Unholy Strength

Further increases the attack damage of Ghouls, Meat Wagons, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
200 150	Graveyard	Halls of the Dead	75 sec.	Normal attack: 13-16 (14.5 avg)

Advanced Unholy Strength

Further increases the attack damage of Ghouls, Meat Wagons, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
275 250	Graveyard	Black Citadel	90 sec.	Normal attack: 14-18 (16 avg)

Unholy Armor

Increases the armor of Ghouls, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
125 50	Graveyard	60 sec.	Armor: 2

Improved Unholy Armor

Further increases the armor of Ghouls, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
200 150	Graveyard	Halls of the Dead	75 sec.	Armor: 4

Advanced Unholy Armor

Further increases the armor of Ghouls, Abominations, Skeleton Warriors, and Skeletal Mages.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
275 250	Graveyard	Black Citadel	90 sec.	Armor: 6

Patch changes

• Patch 1.14 (2004-01-07): Fixed an issue with the Skeletal Mage upgrade that prevented the Raise Dead skill from working on the corpses inside Meat Wagons.
  
• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.
  

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Undead -> Units -> Skeletal Mage