Great Hall (Warcraft III)

For lore about great halls, see Great hall.

Great Hall
Faction	Horde
Statistics
Hit points	1500
Upgrades to	Stronghold
Level	1
Gold	385
Lumber	185
Food	Produces 11
Build time	140 sec.
Hotkey	H
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 great hall is the core stronghold of any orc clan. Using this structure, orcs process lumber and gold from mining operations are processed. Raw materials pilfered from enemy camps are added to the war chest. In time, the great hall can also be more heavily fortified.

Production

Unit
Peon

Upgrades available

Research
Pillage	Backpack

Upgrades

Spiked Barricades

Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 4 damage per attack.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage: 4

Improved Spiked Barricades

Increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 175	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage: 10

Advanced Spiked Barricades

Further increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
75 275	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.	Damage: 16

Spiked Barricades

Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 5 damage per attack plus an additional 20% damage of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage: 5 + 20% of the attacker's damage.

Improved Spiked Barricades

Increases the amount of additional damage inflicted on melee attackers by 30% of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 100	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage: 5 + 50% of the attacker's damage.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Tier 3 town halls all cost 20 lumber and 20 gold less.
      
• Patch 1.01 (2002-07-05): Hit points increased to 1500 from 1400.
  

See also

• Town Hall (WC1 Orc)
• Great Hall (Warcraft II)