Troll Headhunter (Warcraft III)

For lore, see headhunter.

Troll Headhunter
Race	Jungle troll
Faction	Orcish Horde
Statistics
Hit points	350 (450*)
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	0.25 (1.05*) HP/sec.
Level	2
Gold	135
Lumber	20
Food	2
Produced at	Barracks
Build time	20 sec.
Requires	War Mill
Attacking priority	2
Hotkey	T
Collision Size	3.2
Combat
Normal attack:	25 (34*)
Can attack:	Air, Ground, Structure
Range	45
Attack type	Piercing
Cooldown	2.31 sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Medium
Armor	0 (6*)
Day Sight	140
Night Sight	60
Movement Speed	Average (270)
Turn Rate	0.60
Sound
Sound Set	HeadHunter

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.

The disenfranchised Trolls of northern Lordaeron have once again pledged their savage services to the Orcish Horde. These cunning warriors are trained from birth to hunt, track and trap the most dangerous beasts in the wild. In times of war, however, Troll Headhunters turn their mighty spears upon the enemies of the Horde without hesitation. Capable of hurling their deadly spears at distant enemies, Troll Headhunters provide invaluable cover fire for the other warriors of the Horde.

Information

Troll Headhunters are a fairly cheap ranged unit, simply requiring the construction of a War Mill and have a similar upkeep cost to a Night Elf Archer. They do have a slower attack rate but deal more damage. They are good at taking out enemy units early game, especially when combined with a few melee units. If the enemy attempts to target them, move them away.

Make sure to research Troll Regeneration to increase their health regeneration.

Once you have researched the Berserker upgrade, Troll Headhunters become Troll Berserkers.

Upgrades

Berserker Upgrade

Transforms Headhunters into Troll Berserkers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
75 175	Barracks	Fortress, War Mill	40 sec.

Troll Regeneration

Increases the hit point regeneration rate of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Witch Doctors, and Troll Batriders from a base of .25 to 1.05.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 100	Barracks	War Mill, Stronghold	35 sec.

Steel Ranged Weapons

Increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
100 100	War Mill	60 sec.

Thorium Ranged Weapons

Further increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 200	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.

Arcanite Ranged Weapons

Further increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
200 300	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.

Steel Unit Armor

Increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
150 75	War Mill	60 sec.

Thorium Unit Armor

Further increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
225 225	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.

Arcanite Unit Armor

Further increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
300 375	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.

Backpack

Gives the ability to carry up to two items. Items carried by the unit will be dropped upon death.

Units can not use or gain benefits of items that they carry.

Research Cost Researched At Requires Upgrade Time 50 25 Townhall-type Structure Player-built Shop 20 sec.

Manual description

Though the horde allied itself with the evil forest trolls during the Second War, the alliance was short lived due to the horde's eventual defeat. But Thrall, on one of his many journeys, befriended a tribe of shadowy trolls from the steamy jungles of Stranglethorn.

Note: The second paragraph from the manual is also found in Battle.net.

World Editor description

Versatile spear-thrower, effective against air units. Can learn Troll Regeneration. Can be upgraded to Troll Berserker, which has the Berserk ability.

Quotes

• See Warcraft III Troll Headhunter quotes

Notes

• In Reforged, the name is Headhunter instead of Troll Headhunter.

Patch changes

Patch 1.15 (05/11/2004)
Build time reduced to 20 seconds from 22 seconds.

• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03): Headhunter cooldown reduced to 2.26 from 2.34.
  
• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Cooldown reduced to 2.31 from 2.34.
  
• Patch 1.03 (2002-10-09): Headhunters have more hit points (350, up from 280), but also strike more slowly.
  
• Patch 1.01 (2002-07-05): Cooldown decreased to 1.80 from 1.95.
  

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Orcs -> Units -> Troll Headhunter