Tree of Ages (Warcraft III)

Tree of Ages
Race	Night elf
Faction	Night elf
Statistics
Hit points	1700
Hit point regeneration	Night
Hit point regeneration rate	0.50 HP/sec.
Upgrades to	Tree of Eternity
Level	2
Gold	320
Lumber	180
Food	Produces 10
Build time	140 sec.
Repair time	120 sec.
Hotkey	U
Combat
Normal attack:	54.5 avg
Can attack:	Ground, Structure
Range	12.8
Attack type	Normal
Cooldown	2.50 sec.
Weapon type	Normal
Armor Type	Fortified (Heavy*)
Armor	2 (7*)
Day Sight	90
Night Sight	60
Movement Speed	40 (80*)

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

With the passage of time, a Tree of Life may grow into a tree of ages, tempering the balance of nature and forging a bond strong enough to allow advanced development within the night elf community. With this evolution comes increased knowledge, wisdom and awareness.

Can further grow into a Tree of Eternity.

These ancients suffered heavy losses during the Third War and returned to the forests to spread their seeds and replenish their numbers undisturbed.

Spells and abilities

Eat Tree

Consume a tree to restore 500 hit points over 30 seconds.

Duration	Effect
30 sec.	Heals 500 hit points.

Uproot

Allows the Ancient to pull itself up out of the ground so that it can move.

Also gives the Ancient Heavy armor.

Duration	Effect
2.50 sec.	Can move, gets Heavy armor.

Root

Burrows the Ancient's roots into the ground, rendering it immobile, but allowing it to build units.

Also gives the Ancient Fortified armor.

Duration	Effect
2.50 sec.	Can't move, gets Fortified armor.

Upgrades

Nature's Blessing

Upgrades all Ancients' and Treants' movement speed and armor.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 200	Tree of Life	Tree of Ages	60 sec.

Patch changes

Patch 1.01 (07/03/2002)
Hit points increased to 1700 from 1400. Nature's Blessing upgrade is now first available at Tree of Ages instead of Tree of Eternity.

Patch 1.06 (06/04/2003)
Armor type changes to Medium (Heavy in The Frozen Throne) when uprooted.

Patch 1.10 (07/01/2003)
Can now attack while rooted.

Patch 1.13 (12/17/2003)
Eat tree now heals 500 hit points over 30 seconds, up from 200 hit points over 10 seconds.