Blacksmith (Warcraft III)

For lore about blacksmiths, see Blacksmith (building).

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

Blacksmith
Faction	Human
Statistics
Hit points	1200 (1560*)
Gold	140
Lumber	60
Build time	70 sec.
Hotkey	S
Combat
Armor Type	Fortified
Armor	5 (8*)
Day Sight	90
Night Sight	60

Information

At the blacksmith, the dwarves refine their mastery of gunpowder. It is also at this building where more effective steel-forging methods are researched and perfected. Human troops depend upon the blacksmith to provide both increasingly effective weapon blades and more impenetrable plates of armor.

Research available

Upgrade
Forged Swords	Gunpowder
Plating	Armor

Upgrades

Improved Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
100 25	Lumber Mill	60 sec.

Advanced Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
125 50	Lumber Mill	Keep	75 sec.

Imbued Masonry

Further increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 75	Lumber Mill	Castle	90 sec.

Patch changes

Patch 1.10 (07/01/2003)
Frozen Throne Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.

Patch 1.25 (03/10/2011)
Masonry Upgrade health boost decreased to 10% from 20% for all 3 levels.

See also

• Blacksmith (WC1 Human)
• Blacksmith (WC1 Orc)
• Blacksmith (WC2 Human)
• Blacksmith (WC2 Orc)