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Warcraft 3: The Undead Heros: Unite and Destroy
I've played the Undead ever since I bought Warcraft 3, and I've seen alot of people play them, and not use them as affectivly as they should, so I bestowed it upon myself to help all players of the Undead through my writing ability, and here it is, enjoy.
NOTE: Important facts will be easy to identify thru color coding.
With the use of his Aura, Unholy Aura, your immediate surrounding friendlies get a boost in:
His Death Pact is his sort of, re-energizing spell, helping him to stay alive when in the middle of combat. Which reminds me, in no way are the Undead Heros the most durable Heros in the game, so keep them healthy, and when they start turning yellow, get them outta of focus firing range.
This puppies Ultimate isn't so much as a power boost, but more of a phsycological advantage. Even if you raise only Ghouls and Archers, your enemy see's more of you, and may, out of fear, retreat.
As stated, the Death Knight becomes your best friend when your plan is to go mass Ghouls, or mass anything really. If you do mass Ghouls, try and keep your Death Knight in the middle of the Ghoul army so his Aura gets to everybody, but leave a back door open in case he needs to be retired from the fight.
Another Tool that the Death Knight is used for, is the dreaded, UD Hero Sniping, or as I like to call it, The Undead Uber Death Cannon. The Death Knight plays a pivotal role in this tactic. As most of you all know, the little green skull he shoots to heal, can also do damage! At it's final level, it can do 300 damage points, not too shabby!
As pointed out, the Dreadlord is also the Renassaince Hero for the Undead, meaning, he's a Jack of all trades, he as a skill for just about anything that could happen in battle. Sleep, a annoying skill for the enemy, sends it's target to...well...sleep! But beware, most players know that you can get out of this by slapping their unit, making him active again, so I'd advise to use it only when your enemies Hero is fleeing, or his causing you great pains. Another ability of his is Carrion Swarm. Great for hurting a mass group of units, Carrion Swarm is a great unit killer, and lets not forget it's role in the Uber Hero Cannon. His Ultimate is a summonable unit, but great for taking out that back row of casters that's been annoying you, so keep that in mind!
The Lich is not the strongest Hero though, so I can not stress enough to keep him out of the battle. Send him in the do Frost Nova 2 times and Frost Armour a few units, then take him out! Even at a high level, he only makes a cap of about 900 health.
His Passive Ability, Spiked Carapace, is much like that of the Demon Hunter's Immolation. When an enemy unit hits the Crypt Lord, a small fraction of the damage is sent back to the unit. Not only does it return damage, it boosts the armor of the Lord quite a bit, making this ability one to get at least for the 1st level.
The Crypt Lord also has a move that can be placed on auto cast. Carrion Beetles is a move kinda like Raise Skeleton as in it chooses a corpes and generates 1 beetle from it to go and reek havoc. 5 can be controlled max. Each level this is upgraded strengthens the beetles HP and AP, making this ability nice to have when you need a little push to make it through a battle.
His Ultimate is an interesting one. Every 0.2 seconds 1 of 20 Locusts is sent out to "eat" apart of a nearby enemy and bring it back to the Crypt Lord, restoring it slowly and healing any damage. Not a bad Ultimate I must say.
Warcraft 3: The Undead Heros: Unite and Destroy
I've played the Undead ever since I bought Warcraft 3, and I've seen alot of people play them, and not use them as affectivly as they should, so I bestowed it upon myself to help all players of the Undead through my writing ability, and here it is, enjoy.
NOTE: Important facts will be easy to identify thru color coding.
- Death Knight
- Only Undead unit that has a Healing Ability.
- 1 of 2 Undead Heros to have an Aura.
- He's the Fastest Hero for the Undead.
- He has the strongest attack and defence of the Original 3.
With the use of his Aura, Unholy Aura, your immediate surrounding friendlies get a boost in:
- Rejuvenating Abilities
- Speed
His Death Pact is his sort of, re-energizing spell, helping him to stay alive when in the middle of combat. Which reminds me, in no way are the Undead Heros the most durable Heros in the game, so keep them healthy, and when they start turning yellow, get them outta of focus firing range.
This puppies Ultimate isn't so much as a power boost, but more of a phsycological advantage. Even if you raise only Ghouls and Archers, your enemy see's more of you, and may, out of fear, retreat.
As stated, the Death Knight becomes your best friend when your plan is to go mass Ghouls, or mass anything really. If you do mass Ghouls, try and keep your Death Knight in the middle of the Ghoul army so his Aura gets to everybody, but leave a back door open in case he needs to be retired from the fight.
Another Tool that the Death Knight is used for, is the dreaded, UD Hero Sniping, or as I like to call it, The Undead Uber Death Cannon. The Death Knight plays a pivotal role in this tactic. As most of you all know, the little green skull he shoots to heal, can also do damage! At it's final level, it can do 300 damage points, not too shabby!
- The Dreadlord
- They are the second UD Heros to have an Aura that heals units.
- He's the all-round-Hero for the Undead.
- They are the second strongest.
- They are the 'Renassaince Hero' of the UD(explanation later).
As pointed out, the Dreadlord is also the Renassaince Hero for the Undead, meaning, he's a Jack of all trades, he as a skill for just about anything that could happen in battle. Sleep, a annoying skill for the enemy, sends it's target to...well...sleep! But beware, most players know that you can get out of this by slapping their unit, making him active again, so I'd advise to use it only when your enemies Hero is fleeing, or his causing you great pains. Another ability of his is Carrion Swarm. Great for hurting a mass group of units, Carrion Swarm is a great unit killer, and lets not forget it's role in the Uber Hero Cannon. His Ultimate is a summonable unit, but great for taking out that back row of casters that's been annoying you, so keep that in mind!
- The Lich
- They are the Weakest of the 3 Original Heros
- They possess great magical powers.
- They are the second fastest of the three.
- They wield the greatest base killer in the entire game.
- They have the strongest role in the UD Uber Hero Cannon.
The Lich is not the strongest Hero though, so I can not stress enough to keep him out of the battle. Send him in the do Frost Nova 2 times and Frost Armour a few units, then take him out! Even at a high level, he only makes a cap of about 900 health.
- The Crypt Lord
- He has a move that rivals Thunder Clap.
- He is the slowest of the four Heros.
- Only unit capable of giving permenant servailence thru use of it's Carrion.
- Has a passive attack that's like the DH's Immolation.
His Passive Ability, Spiked Carapace, is much like that of the Demon Hunter's Immolation. When an enemy unit hits the Crypt Lord, a small fraction of the damage is sent back to the unit. Not only does it return damage, it boosts the armor of the Lord quite a bit, making this ability one to get at least for the 1st level.
The Crypt Lord also has a move that can be placed on auto cast. Carrion Beetles is a move kinda like Raise Skeleton as in it chooses a corpes and generates 1 beetle from it to go and reek havoc. 5 can be controlled max. Each level this is upgraded strengthens the beetles HP and AP, making this ability nice to have when you need a little push to make it through a battle.
His Ultimate is an interesting one. Every 0.2 seconds 1 of 20 Locusts is sent out to "eat" apart of a nearby enemy and bring it back to the Crypt Lord, restoring it slowly and healing any damage. Not a bad Ultimate I must say.
- The Uber Hero Cannon
- You obtain all three Undead Heros.
- You level up Death Coil, Carrion Swarm, and Frost Nova.
- You Hot Key your Heros to 1(DK), 2(DL), and 3(Lich).(for me)
- When your opponents Hero shows up, quickly press '1', 'C', aim to Hero, shoot, then '2', 'S', aim to Hero, shoot, then '3', 'N', aim and shoot.
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When done 2-3 times, their Hero's dead, your in the lead, and you now control the map, so make good use of it!
Hope this helps all you that are new to Warcraft 3, and those of you who just need to be reminded of what these Heros can do! And on your way out, don't forget to PM Rage Winterchill and tell him thanks, cause if it wasn't for him, I would never have learned about the Undead Hero Snipe Technique, or at least wouldn't have know it for a longer time, so thanks goes to Rage Winterchill, Pan for his tales of Undead battles, Swooper for his helping attitude, and all the other Undead players out there!
This is for you!
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