The Orc's defensive tower. Watch Towers are extremely cheap and possess an extremely high attack rate and range, the latter being on par with Cannon Towers. Numerous towers can shred even the most strongest of opponents, forcing enemies to use siege weaponry to destroy them.
In Reign of Chaos, Watch Towers start with Fortified armor. In The Frozen Throne, they start with Heavy instead. In order to regain Fortified armor, players must research Reinforced Burrows. This does not affect the armor value in any way.
Upgrades
Reinforced Defenses
Upgrades Burrows and Watch Towers so that they have Fortified armor.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
50 200
War Mill
Stronghold
60 sec.
Spiked Barricades
Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 4 damage per attack.
Research Cost
Researched At
Upgrade Time
25 75
War Mill
60 sec.
Improved Spiked Barricades
Increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
50 175
War Mill
Stronghold
75 sec.
Advanced Spiked Barricades
Further increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
75 275
War Mill
Fortress
90 sec.
Reinforced Defenses
Upgrades Burrows and Watch Towers so that they have Fortified armor.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
50 200
War Mill
Stronghold
60 sec.
Spiked Barricades
Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 4 damage per attack.
Research Cost
Researched At
Upgrade Time
25 75
War Mill
60 sec.
Improved Spiked Barricades
Increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
50 175
War Mill
Stronghold
75 sec.
Advanced Spiked Barricades
Further increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.
Research Cost
Researched At
Requirements
Upgrade Time
75 275
War Mill
Fortress
90 sec.
Patch changes
Patch 1.15 (05/11/2004)
Build time increased to 60 seconds from 55 seconds.