- Not to be confused with Ancient of War (NPC), Ancient of War (Legion), or Ancient of War (Faction Assaults).
| Ancient of War | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Faction | Night Elf |
| Statistics | |
| Hit points | 1000 |
| Hit point regeneration | Night |
| Hit point regeneration rate | 0.50 HP/sec. |
| Unit Classified As | Ancient |
| Level | 1 |
| Gold |
150  |
| Lumber |
60  |
| Build time | 60 sec. |
| Hotkey | R |
| Combat | |
| Normal attack | 50 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 contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.
Ancients of War are night elf units.
Production
Units Produced
| Unit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Archer
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 Huntress
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 Ballista
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 Glaive Thrower
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Upgrades Available
| Research | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Improved Bows
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 Sentinel
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 Marksmanship
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 Moon Glaive
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 Impaling Bolt
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 Vorpal Blades
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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 | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 200 |
Tree of Life/Tree of Ages/Tree of Eternity | Tree of Ages/Tree of Eternity | 60 sec. | Armor Bonus: +5 (+2 for Ancient Protectors) Movement Speed Bonus: +100% (+22.5% for Treants) |
Patch changes
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Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03): Ancients now attack while rooted. - Patch 1.06 (2003-06-03): Ancients temporarily lose their fortified armor when they uproot, becoming medium armor units.
- Patch 1.01 (2002-07-05):
- Hit points increased to 1000 from 800.
- Nature's Blessing upgrade is now first available at Tree of Ages instead of Tree of Eternity.
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