Burrow (Warcraft III)

For lore about burrows, see Burrow.

Orc Burrow
Race	Orc
Statistics
Hit points	600
Gold	160
Lumber	40
Build time	50 sec.
Hotkey	O
Combat
Normal attack:	25 avg
Can attack:	Air, Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward
Range	70
Attack type	Piercing
Cooldown	2.0 (0.8*) sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Heavy (Fortified*)
Armor	5
Day Sight	80
Night Sight	80

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

Burrows are orc structures that served dual purposes: they act not only as farms for the harvesting of various roots and crops, but also as fortified bunkers for the peon workers to hide in during times of attack. Increasing numbers of these structures provide food to support the amassing of additional troops. Once Thrall began ordering Burrows to be built instead of Pig Farms, he saw how they could be beneficial to his workers. Spears, bows, and other long-ranged weaponry are stored within a burrow with it's store of food. Peons are not... particularly effective... with these weapons, but peons are better at fighting behind a stone wall, rather than on the front lines.

Spells and abilities

Battle Stations

Causes nearby Peons to run into the Burrow so that they can defend their base.

The more Peons in a Burrow, the faster it attacks. Burrows can hold a maximum of four Peons.­

Stand Down

Causes Peons within the Burrow to return to work.

Upgrades

Reinforced Defenses

Upgrades Burrows and Watch Towers so that they have Fortified armor.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
50 200	War Mill	Fortress	60 sec.

Spiked Barricades

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

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.

Improved Spiked Barricades

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

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
50 175	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.

Advanced Spiked Barricades

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

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
75 275	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.12 (2003-07-31):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Burrow armor has been increased from 2 to 5 and damage has been reduced from 1d8+33 to 1d5+22.
      
• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03): An "Occupied" graphic now appears over Orc Burrows, Goblin Zeppelins, Entangled Gold Mines, etc. This allows players to quickly tell how many units are currently occupying a structure or transport.
  

External links

battle.net Orc Burrow