Spirit Walker (Ethereal)

For lore, see spiritwalker.

Spirit Walker (Ethereal)
Race	Tauren
Base unit	Spirit Walker
Faction	Horde
Statistics
Hit points	500 (620*)
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	.25 HP/sec.
Mana	300 (600*)
Mana Regeneration rate	1 (1.65*) Mana/sec.
Level	2
Food	2
Transport slots	1
Hotkey	T
Combat
Armor Type	Unarmored
Armor	0
Movement Speed	Average (270)

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.

Mystical Tauren caster in Ethereal Form, which allows him to avoid physical damage, but to be vulnerable to magic attacks and spells.

Information

Ethereal form of another powerful spellcaster in the Orc horde.

Spells and Abilities

Spirit Link

Links 4 units together in a chain. All units with Spirit Link on them will live longer, by distributing 50% of the damage they take across other Spirit Linked units.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect 75 sec. None 75 70 Unit Air, Ground, Friend, Self 50% of damage distributed

Use this to even out the damage among troops.

Damage sustained over Spirit link is never fatal. Fatal damage sustained via Spirit Link reduces a unit to 1 hit point, and dispels Spirit Link.

Spirit Link Counters

Kill the Spirit Walkers.

Use dispel spells.

Disenchant

Removes all buffs from units in a target area. Deals 250 damage to hostile summoned units.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements 100 50 Spirit Lodge Spirit Walker Adept Training
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Instant None 100 65 25 Air, Ground, Ward 250 damage to Summoned Units

This ability removes both positive and negative buffs from units.

Ancestral Spirit

Raises a fallen non-Hero Tauren from the dead. The Tauren is revived with 100% of its hit points restored.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements 100 150 Spirit Lodge Spirit Walker Master Training
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Instant 30 sec. 250 35 Unit Dead Friendly Tauren Revives Dead Tauren

This is an incredibly powerful ability which allows you to return dead Tauren to life! If you use Tauren, this is a must have ability.

Ancestral Spirit Counters

Kill the Spirit Walker or remove their mana.

Remove the corpses using a corpse destroying ability.

Corporeal Form

Turns the Spirit Walker corporeal, allowing him to attack and take physical damage.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Unlimited 30 sec. None N/A Personal Self Turn Corporeal

Use this ability if you think that there are many enemy units who can use magic attacks or spells which can take down the Spirit Walker easily.

Spirit Walkers start in Ethereal form. When Spirit Walkers leave Ethereal Mode, they cannot become Ethereal again for 30 seconds.

Spirit Walkers in Ethereal Form take 66% bonus damage from magic and spell damage.

Upgrades

Spirit Walker Adept Training

Increases Spirit Walker's mana capacity, mana regeneration rate, hit points, and gives them the ability to cast Disenchant.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 50	Spirit Lodge	None	60 sec.

Spirit Walker Master Training

Further increases Spirit Walker's mana capacity, mana regeneration rate, hit points, and gives them the ability to cast Ancestral Spirit.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 150	Spirit Lodge	Spirit Walker Adept Training, Fortress	75 sec.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.
  

See also

• Warcraft III Spirit Walker quotes

External links

battle.net Warcraft III - Orcs -> Units -> Spirit Walker