War3 General Tips

[Ntrik_]

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Tip1: How to buy items in Turtle rock without getting hit.

Description: First off, you can see 2 goblin merchants, at around 1:00, and 8:00. This works for both. You have to be squeezed into the wood, from the spot in the screenshot, or else you wont be able to buy items without getting hit. When your there, do left click on the goblin merchant, after few moment, you will be able to buy items. This is very useful for early rushes and hero rush, where you can Boots of speed, healing potions, or pendants.

Screen Shots:
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Before clicking onto goblin merchant

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After clicking onto goblin merchant when ur squeezed into the wood.

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Before clicking onto goblin merchant

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After clicking onto goblin merchant when ur squeezed into the wood.
*This works in both day and night. Of course.. in night u can jus walk in..

THIS TIP DOES NOT WORK IN 1.15

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[QuikSilver]

for example(true btw)This is from warcraftstrategy.com)

In the map Plunder Isle, there is a space behind the merchant shops where you can place about 5 archers and attack the ogres safely. The ogres can’t get near you since they can’t fit thru the small gap your archers went in thru. This can be useful while your warden harasses the opponent.




Pretty abusive tip!!! sorry 4got it was a glitch guys...but it is pretty useful right??

[Ntrik_]

Tip3: How to buy items in Two Rivers without getting hit.

Description: K, same as turtle rock, but need more "skills" to do it, if u screw up, ur hero will prob die. K you can see the golems in front of gobline merchant in bottom right corner. Now, this works only when u go there from bottm. Here is the screen shots.

Screenshots:
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Now as you can see, you have to be very careful, go by tiny tiny bits, and left click onto the shop often, to see if u got it or not. Jus dont go over the tree in front of u which blocks golems' sight to hit you.

[Samsara]

Ed's War3 tips for now.

-always get a dust of appearance if you are against night elf early on or if you know that you are against a blademaster.

-Use antimagic potions for priestess of the moon, keeper of the grove and sometimes demon hunter once you hit lvl 6 so you can use your ultimates with ease (sleep is a bitch against a metamorphed DH).

-On the flip side use stunning spells or immobilizing spells against units that are "channeling" such as storm bolt, entangle, stomp, etc. You can also try some nasty spells such as blizzard or flame strike on a channeling unit which may force them to cancel their spell.

-Keep a potion of invincibility and a potion of healing on "healing units" such as the shadow hunter, paladin, death knight. They are often the most hit units because they keep your units alive longer.

-Always buy some boots of speed for your first hero as the "tier 1 wars" always ends up on lost heroes, so you can try to evade their fire (specially for mages, and melee harrasers).

[Andrew]

on twisted meadows you can creep the red creeps with NE
only need 7 archers 2/3 wisps and lvl 1 kotg and get treants
you start out like this

(you have 4 treants surrounded the main creep, this is at night)

then you attack the main creep


detonate a wisp to dispell the buffs


after the main creep dies get the item and detonate another wisp

when hero lvls get entangle and dispell if u want
entangle the melee guy


bam, you killed them all, depending on your carefulness you could lose possibly 2 archers, but if you watch your units you might not lose any

[QuikSilver]

In twisted meadows it is a good idea to go to the level six golem at the beginning next to the goblin observatory next to your base and kill it with the help of 3-4 militia 2 footies and a mage with WE.....When you do this you can get a good item at the start. DOnt 4get to get a scroll of regeneration.

[QuikSilver]

Invisibility is a very good spell for humans....a good way to use it would be to equip a mountainking with lots of healing potions(and better if greater healing potions) and make him invisible before a battle. Then you can easily send him right to the casters or between the army before they even come to you and use thunder clap several times to severly damage their army.

Make him invisible again when he is about to die again!!!!

[None293823]

-Whenever you see the player(s) has only ground units and is far from having an anti-air don't miss to add air units. Refers to eevry race
-Whenever you use elemntals with Human not only against creeps but in battles put him on the front so that the player sees the elemental and attacks it to make you inflict an amount of damage on his units-aim at single unit to kill in seconds because he will change his target from the elemntal to your units and the hero for seconds.

-Whenver there are towers such as spirit/nerubian towers watchtowers or others destroy them and don't enter freely with your units, start with siege only destroying the most important building for them (what they build).

[QuikSilver]

We all know of the DK-ghoul-garg strat undead players use. We also know the sleep, ghoul surround and pound away at hero… Butthere is a new form of surround and pound. Reasearch stone form for the gargs, and during the battle when my hero was running, his fast gargs flew ontop, and transformed into stone. As you can see in the screenshot, the POTM is stuck, now lying there to get coiled into oblivion. No more TP, lots of dead hunts and achers, GG.

ANd yes some of my posts are from warcraftstrategy.com...

[QuikSilver]

When turning multiple statues into destroyers, don’t change them all at the same time. If you only change one at a time you can absorb mana out of the statue you’re about to transform, giving all your destroyers but one, the needed mana for their much needed Orb ability....

This pic is obvious!!!!

[Theroy]

Invisable was an option....

[QuikSilver]

There is a seldom used item that can really help you out and turn a whole battle around....It is the anti-magic potion... This potion can be purchased at the NE shop. By using it you can block hero nukes, use your level 6 ultimates(starfall, tranquility, the fiend's ultimate,and many more like blizzard). By doing this, the enemy has to dispell it first then cast their interupting spell(storm bolt, hex, sleep.....).



btw theory please no comments...pm me if you have a comment!!!!

[Ntrik_]

Well, this works for all races.

Whenever you fight on the hill, you have the advantage. It is because enemies who are under the hill attacking you, will have chance of missing (NOT including airs).

Also, for maps llike Lost Temple, try to atack from other side (the expansion side) because the main side is ez to defend off, the hills, and close to base thingy.

Also, remember when you are under the hill, fall back, lure the enemy down the hill, then fight.

[QuikSilver]

A good tip...for orcs not sure if it works with all teams(siege units) is to make 4 catas and use a zepplin with them....Like this you can easily take out key buildings of some one's base...just drop them there....and pick them up when they are being attacked!!!!! farms can be taken out in an instant...

I saw this in a replay and the guy managed to take out is keep!!!!!

Tip number 2

WHen performing a tower rush....try to distract the player far from his base by harrasing his army(note good micro is needed)....however dont build that close to his base because he can see a big red dot on the map....build a bit far and then get closer...like this youll have backup towers!!

[QuikSilver]

Town Portal Tip

When you are teleporting back to your base and are under heavy fire and dont have time to actually click on your base to teleport, Just double click on the townportal item in your intentory to teleport back to your main base!!!!

[Ntrik_]

^^ OMG I NEVER KNEW THAT

anyways back on topic:
-for orcs: always upg the fortrified armor to burrows and watch towers, without it they get pwned
-for humans: upg the sentry for towers VS UD (shade)
-for NE: upg the ancient blessing to upg buidling armors. Very helpful. Also have an AP to protect ur base
-for UD: remember, have at least one freezing tower to prevent hero rush, and make shades.

[QuikSilver]

When playing with orc, and just so happen to get a blademaster... his windwalk is very effective for creepjacking. In maps such as lost temple where creep locations are obvious.... send your BM in and take out any harmed units. You can also steal the iteams!!!(how annoying) However try to wait untill that battle is over and then start taking out the injured units.

Yes Legend_z its what these tips are for...lol

[Ntrik_]

sry quiksilver, that doesnt work, i tried and my hero died

tip: Remember, if u see high gold, spend it in upging or making more units. And dont forget to make additional units when u go and attack, u might lose a battle and get quite alots of unit loss.

[QuikSilver]

Tip for saving your Grunts:'

If your grunts ever happen to get entangeld and are abou to die, Just slip them a healing slave. The damage inflicted by the roots wont negate the effects of the healing. So your grunt will end up saved.
yaaayy

Tip#2:
Your Am doesnt give out his aura when he is shadow melded, try giving the item to the mountain king!!!

[The_Keebler_Elf]

^^That's true w/ any hero

If a hero is hidden/invisable it won't give it's aura to nearby units. When I tech to chims, and have my PotM, get her a potion of invincibility or 2 so when she's low u can use that instead of hiding and you're chims will keep their +30 dmg!!(also very useful for Starfall, because you can't be interupted!).