Shadow Hunter (Warcraft III)

For lore, see shadow hunter.

Shadow Hunter
Race	Jungle troll
Faction	Orcish Horde
Statistics
Hit points	475 (925*)
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	1.00 (1.90*) HP/sec.
Mana	255 (585*)
Mana Regeneration rate	0.86 (1.96*) Mana/sec.
Level	Varies
Gold	425
Lumber	100
Food	5
Produced at	Altar of Storms
Build time	55 sec.
Hotkey	H
Combat
Normal attack:	25 (38*)
Can attack:	Air, Ground
Range	60
Attack type	Hero
Cooldown	1.88 (1.62*) sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Hero
Armor	4 (8*)
Day Sight	180
Night Sight	80
Movement Speed	Fast (320)
Sound
Sound Set	HeroShadowHunter
Hero Parameters
Strength	15 (+2/level)
Agility	20 (+1.5/level)
Intelligence	17 (+2.5/level)

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.

These reclusive, wily jungle trolls are considered to be the highest authority within their respective warbands. They are masters of voodoo magics who can use their spirit-powers to both heal their allies and place curses upon their hapless enemies. The Shadow Hunters walk the line between darkness and light in hopes of salvaging the future for their savage brethren.

Information

The Shadow Hunter is an extremely popular hero among Orc players because of his massive support capabilities that he provides, especially in team matches. He is a fairly weak hero though, and requires protection to make the most out of him. He is often the second or third Hero due to his lack of offensive capabilities to compliment hero rushing and killing thanks to his Hex spell.

Statistics

Level	Attack (Ground/Air)	Armor	Strength	Agility	Intelligence	Hit Points	Mana
1	22-28 [25 avg]/None	4	15	20	17	475	225
2	23-29 [26 avg]/None	4	17	21	19	525	240
3	25-31 [28 avg]/None	5	19	23	22	575	255
4	26-32 [29 avg]/None	5	21	24	24	625	270
5	28-34 [31 avg]/None	6	23	26	27	675	300
6	29-35 [32 avg]/None	6	25	27	29	725	315
7	31-37 [34 avg]/None	7	27	29	32	775	330
8	32-38 [35 avg]/None	7	29	30	34	825	360
9	34-40 [37 avg]/None	8	31	32	37	875	375
10	35-41 [38 avg]/None	8	33	33	39	925	390

Hero names

Zul'kis, Zul'abar, Zul'rajas, Zul'maran, Jo Jo Headshrinker, Shaka-zahn, Shakti-lar, Mezil-kree.

Spells and abilities

Healing Wave

Calls forth a wave of energy that heals a target and bounces to nearby friendlies.

Each bounce heals less damage.

Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range	Area of Effect	Allowed Targets
9 sec.	90	70	50	Air, Ground, Friend, Self, Organic

Level	Effect	Hero Level Req
1	Heals 130 damage, jumps 3 times	1
2	Heals 250 damage, jumps 4 times	3
3	Heals 300 damage, jumps 5 times	5

The spell allows Orc players to quickly heal without having to rely on Healing Salves, a fountain or the Troll Witch Doctor's Healing Wards.

Hex

Transforms an enemy unit into a random critter, disabling special abilities.

Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range	Allowed Targets	Effect
7 sec.	70	80	Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral	Transforms unit into a Critter

Level	Duration	Hero Level Req
1	15 (4) sec.	1
2	30 (5) sec.	3
3	45 (6) sec.	5

Hex also works on Heroes, but at a significantly reduced duration. Despite this, it is just as effective against Heroes as it is against powerful creeps, as the hexed target cannot attack, cast spells and use inventory items. Hexed targets also have their speed reduced to 100. When the unit breaks out of Hex, you can have a Tauren Chieftain use War Stomp to further incapacitate the Hero and kill them.

Serpent Ward

Summons an immobile serpentine ward to attack the Shadow Hunter's enemies.

The ward has 75/135/135 hit points and is immune to magic.

Duration	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range
40 sec.	6.5 sec.	30	50

Level	Effect	Hero Level Req
1	11-13 damage	1
2	23-26 damage	3
3	41-45 damage	5

This allows the Shadow Hunter to creep early in the game, especially at level 3 where they can deal considerable damage due to their fast cooldown and high damage. Serpent wards possess low attack priority, meaning that they're unlikely to be killed unless targeted by the enemy in a massive fight. The wards are also immune to spells.

Big Bad Voodoo (Ultimate)

Turns all friendly units invulnerable in an area around the Shadow Hunter.

The Shadow Hunter does not turn invulnerable.

Duration	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Area of Effect	Allowed Targets	Effect	Hero Level Req
30 sec.	180 sec.	200	80	Air, ground, friend	Nearby units become invulnerable	6

During the duration of this spell, all friendly units near the Shadow Hunter are put into a state of invulnerability - the Shadow Hunter himself is still vulnerable to attacks. If the Shadow Hunter is already under the effects of invulnerability when he casts the spell, it is automatically removed for balancing reasons.

As a channeled spell, it can be interrupted by stuns or silence. Before using the ability, make sure there are enough units to protect the Shadow Hunter as he will most likely be targeted by nearby enemies. This spell is extremely powerful in team matches.

Quotes

• See Warcraft III Shadow Hunter quotes

Trivia

• Shadow Hunters were first seen during the E3 2001 presentation of Reign of Chaos, but by the time of the 2002 beta, they were cut.

Patch changes

Patch 1.26
Hex will no longer provide a speed boost to a Hero if cast at the end of Metamorphosis or Chemical Rage effects. Reverted the 1.25 fix, "Hex will no longer extend the duration of Metamorphosis."

Patch 1.25 (03/10/2011)
Scroll of Town Portal will no longer be consumed when casting fails when used at the same time that your Hero is Hexed. You can now purchase items from shops while Hexed. Hex will no longer extend the duration of Metamorphosis. Hex will no longer disable mana or health regeneration of Heroes.

Patch 1.17 (09/20/2004)
Hexed units now have the same statistics as the normal units except for movement speed and the model. Previously, this ability was changing the armor type and hit point regeneration type.

• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.
  

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Orcs -> Units -> Shadow Hunter