Scout Tower (Warcraft III)

For lore about scout towers, see Scout tower.

Scout Tower
Faction	Human
Statistics
Hit points	330 (390*)
Upgrades to	Guard Tower, Cannon Tower, Arcane Tower
Gold	30
Lumber	20
Build time	25 sec.
Repair time	20 sec.
Hotkey	T
Combat
Armor Type	Light
Armor	0 (3*)
Day Sight	160
Night Sight	100

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.

Scout Towers may be constructed at almost any location to provide continuous on-site observation. The towers are also the first necessary step in human town defense. These structures may later be upgraded to guard or cannon towers.

Information

A fairly cheap observation tower, scout towers are generally unused for outer defenses due to possessing Light armor instead of the typical Fortified armor.

Scout Towers can be built by Peasants or instantly built via use of the Ivory Tower item from the Arcane Vault.

Upgrade the Scout Towers to Guard, Cannon or Arcane Towers immediately upon construction. This changes the building's armor from Light to Heavy (guard and arcane) or Fortified (cannon), and provide an early defense against enemy heroes. These cheap towers, when massed, make besieging an enemy town hard without the use of your own siege units to counter their range.

Spells and abilities

Magic Sentry (Passive)

Reveals nearby invisible units.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
50 50	Arcane Sanctum	30 sec.

Magic Sentry (Passive)

Reveals nearby invisible units.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
50 50	Arcane Sanctum	30 sec.

This enhancement is used to allow towers to see units that are invisible. Everything seen through the sentry’s effect is much sharper and more vibrant than what the naked eye can perceive.

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.

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

Patch 1.22 (06/30/2008)
Repair time increased to 20 from 12.

Patch 1.19 (09/18/2005)
Now gains 1 armor per masonry upgrade, down from 2.

Patch 1.15 (05/11/2004)
Repair time decreased to 12 from 25.

• Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Scout Tower hp reduced to 300 from 500, and armor reduced to 0 from 5.
    • Human towers now gain 2 armor per masonry upgrade, up from 1.
      
• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.
      

See also

• Scout Tower (Warcraft II)
• Guard Tower (WC2 Human)
• Cannon Tower (WC2 Human)