Warcraft III units and structures

Warcraft III is a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment that makes use of four races pitted against each other: Humans, Undead, Orcs and Night Elves.

Blizzard departed from the patterning style of units they made from the first two Warcraft games and follows closely the style they used in StarCraft of giving each race their unique properties. Originally, there were to have been six races with a fifth one being the Demonic race. However, the sixth race was dropped without ever being announced, and the difficulty of balancing the Demons with the other races forced Blizzard to drop them from production as well. A fifth race called the Pandaren was announced but that merely proved to be a good-natured April Fool’s Day joke.

Units

Like StarCraft, Warcraft III went against the obvious clear matching of one unit against another race’s. The tables below only represent the closest approximation each race’s unit has with another. Some units do not appear to have a counterpart at all.

One innovation Blizzard did is the use of the hero units. In previous games, hero units were simply more powerful versions of each of the races’ fighting units. Warcraft III changes that as heroes are now a type of unit that can get more powerful and gain more experience and spells during battles. The player may also not produce more than one of each type of hero unit making them more valuable than ever. Hero units are produced from buildings called Altars. Playable heroes during the campaign missions such as Arthas, Jaina, Tyrande and others are now more aptly called hero characters.

The other fighting units may also be turned into a hero unit if one is adept at scripting with the custom map editor that comes with the game. The Defense of the Ancients custom map is one such example of turning normal units into heroes. One more difference Warcraft III has from its predecessors is that all units, except mechanical, heal to full life over time, albeit at a very slow rate. However, hero units can heal up faster than non-hero units.

Reign of Chaos

Humans	Orcs	Undead	Night Elves
Ground Units
Peasant/Militia	Peon	Acolyte	Wisp
Peasant/Militia	Peon	Ghoul
Footman	Grunt	Ghoul
Dwarven Rifleman	Troll Headhunter	Crypt Fiend	Archer¹
Knight	Raider	Crypt Fiend	Huntress
Knight	Tauren	Abomination	Druid of the Claw
Elven Priest	Troll Witch Doctor		Druid of the Claw
Elven Sorceress	Shaman	Necromancer	Druid of the Talon
		Banshee	Dryad
Dwarven Mortar Team
	Kodo Beast
		Shade
Dwarven Steam Tank	Catapult	Meat Wagon	Ballista
Air Units
Dwarven Flying Machine			Hippogryph
Gryphon Rider	Wind Rider	Gargoyle	Hippogryph Rider
		Frost Wyrm	Chimaera
Hero Units
Paladin	Blademaster	Death Knight	Priestess of the Moon
Archmage	Far Seer	Lich	Keeper of the Grove
Mountain King	Tauren Chieftain	Dreadlord	Demon Hunter
Summonable Units
Water Elemental	Spirit/Dire/Shadow Wolf	Inferno
		Skeleton Warrior	Treant
			Owl Scout
Playable hero characters in the campaigns
Arthas (Paladin)	Thrall (Far Seer)	Arthas (Death Knight)	Tyrande Whisperwind (Priestess of the Moon)
Jaina Proudmoore (Archmage)	Grom Hellscream (Blademaster)	Kel’Thuzad (Lich)	Furion Stormrage (Keeper of the Grove)
Muradin Bronzebeard (Mountain King)	Cairne Bloodhoof (Tauren Chieftain)		Illidan Stormrage (Demon Hunter)

Note 1: In the original design, the Archer was the second basic fighting unit in the Night Elf race and would correspond with the other races’ in that level as they are ranged units. The Sentinel was to have been the basic fighting unit of the Night Elf. Pictures, animation and description of the Sentinel was available in the Battle.net website during the game’s production but was later removed. The Sentinel would have been armed with blades similar to the ones used by the Demon Hunter. The name Sentinel has since been used for the members of the Priestess of the Moon’s forces.

The Frozen Throne

Like all game expansions, Frozen Throne has its own additions of units to the ones that appeared in the first game. A new addition to the hero concept is the Neutral Heroes group. Neutral Heroes are not assigned to any particular allegiance except where convenient for the player or for the story.

Humans	Orcs	Undead	Night Elves
Ground Units
Dwarven Siege Engine¹	Demolisher²		Glaive Thrower³
	Troll Berserker
Blood Elf Spell Breaker	Tauren Spirit Walker	Obsidian Statue	Mountain Giant
Air Units
Dragonhawk Rider⁴	Troll Batrider	Destroyer	Faerie Dragon
Hero Units
Blood Mage	Troll Shadow Hunter	Crypt Lord	Warden
Neutral Heroes
Naga Sea Witch
Dark Ranger
Pandaren Brewmaster
Beastmaster
Pit Lord
Goblin Tinker⁵
Firelord⁶
Goblin Alchemist⁷
Summonable Units
Phoenix	Serpent Ward	Carrion Beetle	Avatar/Spirit of Vengeance
		Skeletal Mage
Playable hero characters in the campaigns
Kael’thas (Blood Mage)	Rexxar (Beastmaster)	Anub’arak (Crypt Lord)	Maiev Shadowsong (Warden)
Lady Vashj (Naga Sea Witch)	Rokhan (Troll Shadow Hunter)	Varimathras (Dreadlord)	Malfurion Stormrage (Keeper of the Grove)⁸
	Chen Stormstout (Pandaren Brewmaster)	Sylvanas Windrunner (Dark Ranger)

Note 1: The Dwarven Steam Tank was renamed and upgraded to the Siege Engine.

Note 2: The Catapult was renamed and upgraded to the Demolisher.

Note 3: The Ballista siege unit of the Night Elf was renamed as the Glaive Thrower. Also, the animation has been altered as the unit now throws glaives instead of spears.

Note 4: The Dragonhawk Rider already appeared previously in Reign of Chaos as part of the Elven faction. Specifically, they appeared in the Undead campaign. They only became playable units in the expansion.

Notes 5, 6 and 7: The Goblin Tinker, Firelord and Goblin Alchemist did not come with the Frozen Throne expansion but they may be added to the game by applying the latest patches downloadable from Blizzard's website.

Note 8: Malfurion Stormrage is the same Furion Stormrage from Reign of Chaos, only renamed. His animation is also altered as he is now seen riding a stag. Another note, thought Malfurion and Tyrande are married, they have different last names(Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Wisperwind). Maive also referred to Malfurion as Shan'do Stormrage. Both of these might be explained if we knew of the Night Elf cultures.

Buildings

The building relationships have, too, been altered similar to StarCraft as the more advanced a building is the less clear which is its counterpart in another race’s. For Warcraft III, the partitioning of structures into basic and advanced buildings is done away with.

Humans	Orcs	Undead	Night Elves
Town Hall	Great Hall	Necropolis	Tree of Life
Keep	Stronghold	Halls of the Dead	Tree of Ages
Castle	Fortress	Black Citadel	Tree of Eternity
Altar of Kings	Altar of Storms	Altar of Darkness	Altar of Elders
Barracks	Barracks	Crypt	Ancient of War
Lumber Mill	War Mill	Graveyard
Blacksmith			Hunter’s Hall
Workshop	Beastiary
	Tauren Totem	Slaughterhouse
Gryphon Aviary			Ancient of Wind
		Bone Yard	Chimaera Roost
Arcane Sanctum	Spirit Lodge	Temple of the Damned	Ancient of Lore
		Sacrificial Pit
Farm	Burrow	Ziggurat	Moon Well
Scout Tower
Guard Tower	Watch Tower	Spirit Tower	Ancient Protector
Cannon Tower
Arcane Tower		Nerubian Tower
Arcane Vault¹	Voodoo Lounge¹	Tomb of Relics¹	Ancient of Wonders¹

Note 1: The Arcane Vault, Voodoo Lounge, Tomb of Relics and Ancient of Wonders are late additions that appeared in Frozen Throne. They do not appear in the Reign of Chaos game.

Races

Humans

The Humans faction pretty much maintains its status quo as in Warcraft II. It is composed of all the human-looking races such as Humans, High Elves and Dwarves. There is now a greater distinction among the Alliance’s races. Humans are usually seen using more conventional medieval weaponry, the Elves use magic as their means of fighting, and the Dwarves are the more technologically inclined people.

Units:

Peasant – Basic units who harvest gold and lumber, build and repair buildings. They have been given the innovation of turning into Militia to augment defense in the event the camp is threatened.
Footman – Basic fighting unit, can raise shields to slow speed but increase armor.
Rifleman – Replaced the Archer from previous Warcraft games as the basic ranged unit.
Knight – Fast and powerful melee unit.
Priest – Spellcasting unit who serve as battlefield medics.
Sorceress – Powerful spellcaster who can slow down the enemy.
Spell Breaker – Trained to disrupt and contort magical energies.
Steam Tank/Siege Engine – Slow siege unit capable of destroying buildings.
Mortar Team – Siege unit for striking enemies at a great distance.
Gyrocopter/Flying Machine – Flying reconnaissance vehicle. A difference from previous incarnations is that it now sports offensive capabilities.
Gryphon Rider – Powerful support unit that strike from the air.
Dragonhawk Rider – Flying unit, can create clouds to stop enemy towers attacking.

Heroes:

Paladin – Powerful melee hero and elite version of the knight. While not the most powerful of heroes, his spells more than provides support for his men. His more powerful spell is resurrection.
Archmage – One of the most powerful spellcasters. The archmage is capable of summoning water elementals and using the blizzard spell.
Mountain King – One of the more powerful melee heroes and can affect several units at once with his stun spell. In higher levels the mountain king becomes very difficult to kill because of his ultimate power, avatar.
Blood Mage – A powerful spellcaster who makes use of fire and heat-based spells. He can summon a Phoenix and manipulate magic.

Others:

Captain – Officer in charge of the Footmen. He is a playable unit in the campaign missions but the player is unable to produce more of him. He has the same ability as the other footmen but he has higher hit points.
Emissary – Functions as messenger. He only appears in campaign story and is not a playable unit. His appearance follows closely that of the Elven Priest.

Buildings:

Town Hall/Keep/Castle – The central building in every Human camp, build Peasants and upgrade technology tiers.
Farm – Needed for maintaining the Human army.
Barracks – Trains Footmen, Riflemen and Knights.
Altar of Kings – Where the Human heroes emerge and respawn.
Lumber mill – Lumber resources are processed here.
Blacksmith – Weapon and armor upgrades are attained here.
Scout Tower – Towers that watch out for incoming enemies. Building them far away from town keeps that area exposed for the player to see.
Guard Tower – Upgraded form of the Scout Tower that shoots arrows.
Cannon Tower – Upgraded form of the Scout Tower that shoots cannonballs.
Arcane Tower – Upgraded form of the Scout Tower that shoots energy and can see invisible units. Available in Frozen Throne only.
Workshop – Trains Mortar Teams, Flying Machines, and Siege Engines.
Arcane Sanctum – Trains and research spells for the Priest, Sorceress and Spell Breaker.
Gryphon Aviary – Trains Gryphon and Dragonhawk Riders.
Arcane Vault – A shop which can be built by the player. Frozen Throne only.

Night Elves

The Night Elf race is the only faction that has not appeared in any fashion in previous Warcraft games. They share some similarity with the Alliance High Elven race, and game animation sometimes alternate between the two on certain units. The Night Elf theme centers around nature and its protection and preservation. Unlike the other game races, the Night Elves do not have as many outside allies integrated into their faction and is composed almost entirely of true Night Elves. Animals and wisps make up the rest of the force. The Night Elf faction is also different for having a good number of their forces composed of female fighters.

Units:

Wisp - Basic harvester units. They can harvest lumber without destroying the trees. They build certain buildings normally, but when ordered to build Ancients they turn into them. They can't attack, but they can detonate themselves in the presence of the enemy when necessary, draining mana and injuring summoned units.
Archer - Basic fighting and ranged unit. Like most Night Elf females, they can hide their presence from the enemy at night.
Huntress - Not as powerful as Knights and Abominations but they are ranged units. They can summon an owl scout to keep an area of the map visible to the player.
Dryad - Female combat creatures who can poison their enemy and are immune to magic.
Ballista/Glaive Thrower - Long-ranged siege unit. Unlike other siege units, these can specifically target individual trees and does NOT cause splash damage.
Druid of the Claw - Powerful spell-casting unit capable of transforming into an extremely dangerous bear to cause extra melee damage.
Druid of the Talon - Spellcaster unit which can transform into a raven and serve as reconnaissance. They also have a spell for temporarily removing powerful enemy units.
Mountain Giant - Slow, lumbering stone creature. What they lack in combat strength, they more than make up for in durability and armor. Can pick up trees as club weapons.
Hippogryph - Aerial unit which can only attack other air units but their deadliness doubles when Night Elf Archers mount them. When so, the Hippogryph Rider can attack ground units as well.
Chimaera - Aerial unit which can cause great damage to ground units and buildings. However, it cannot attack other air units.
Faerie Dragon - Aerial unit which can attack both ground and air units and is immune to magic. Also possesses a very powerful spell used to counter spellcasters.

Heroes:

Priestess of the Moon – Ranged hero with some very useful abilities. She is the elite archer. Is capable of calling down the stars to do damage in a large area.
Keeper of the Grove – Powerful druidic hero with many useful abilities. He can convert areas of forest into Treant creatures for backup and heal wounded units with his ultimate spell Tranquility.
Demon Hunter – Tough melee hero who uses demonic magic. Possesses a spell which destroys the mana of the target and deals light damage.At level 6 he can transform himself into a demon with ranged attack.
Warden – While not quite as physically powerful as the Demon Hunter, she has a number of exceptionally useful spells that make her deadly, as well as difficult to kill. She can summon a powerful Avatar that raises spirit warriors from corpses.

Others:

Sentry – Scout unit which originally was part of the Night Elf forces line-up. She makes her only appearance in the fifth mission of the Reign of Chaos Night Elf campaign. She is not a playable unit.
Warden – this is a non-hero version which appears in the same mission as the Sentry unit.
Ranger – Shandris Feathermoon is not given any description as to what type of unit she is, save that she is also a ranger similar to Sylvanas Windrunner. They share the same animation and headshot but with different colors.
Huntress leader - Like Shandris, the character Naisha is not given any formal unit name, except that she is a huntress with higher hit points and damage power and is able to cast an unlimited number of owl scouts. She has the same huntress animation but with a different hue to distinguish her.
Transport Ship - naval transport vessel that appears in the Frozen Throne campaign but not in melee maps.
Frigate - naval assault vessel that appears in the Frozen Throne campaign but not in melee maps.

Buildings:

Tree of Life/Ages/Eternity – Night Elf town hall unit.
Moon Well – Necessary for maintaining Night Elf units. Moon Wells also contain water that can heal injured units.
Ancient of War – Trains Archers, Huntresses, and Glaive Throwers.
Hunter’s Hall – Upgrades weapons and armor of Night Elves.
Ancient of Lore – Trains and upgrades Dryads, Druids of the Claw and Mountain Giants.
Altar of Elders – Summons hero units.
Ancient of Wind – Trains Druids of the Talon, Hippogryphs and Faerie Dragons.
Chimaera Roost – Trains Chimaeras.
Ancient Protector – A large, tree-like structure capable of hurling large boulders.
Ancient of Wonders – A shop which can be built by the player. Frozen Throne only.

Orcs

The Orcs have dropped the Ogres and Forest Trolls as part of the Horde. The Tauren replaced the Ogres while the Jungle Trolls replaced their Forest Troll cousins. The Goblins also left to pursue more mercenary goals while the Dragons have broken free of Orc control. Warcraft III is the first game to portray the Orcs as not evil or demonic but simply as a race trying to survive a new world and redeem itself from its chaotic past.

Units:

Peon – Service unit who harvest gold and lumber, build and repair buildings. They may now also fight back but to do so, they must enter the burrows from which they can shoot arrows.
Grunt – Basic fighting unit of the Orcs.
Troll Headhunters – Ranged units who use spears. They may be upgraded to Troll Berserkers in Frozen Throne.
Raiders – New generation of Wolf Riders from the first Warcraft game. Their ensnaring ability can cause enemy land and air units to be grounded.
Shaman – Spellcasting unit capable of natural magic. In conjunction with the game's storyline, the Orcs have given up demon worshipping and demonic magic.
Troll Witch Doctor – Spellcaster unit, can summon wards to heal Orc troops.
Tauren – These warriors are the most powerful ground melee units in the game.
Kodo Beast – While not heavily armored, they can devour powerful units such as Knights and Abominations. The rider beats the drums that enable friendly units to increase their attack.
Catapult/Demolisher – Primary long range siege unit of the Orcs.
Wyvern/Wind Rider – Aerial unit which makes a deadly combination for air and land assaults.
Troll Batrider – Aerial unit used to damage buildings and suicide into enemy air units in order to do large amounts of damage.
Spirit Walker – Powerful spellcaster who can resurrect fallen Tauren warriors.

Heroes:

Tauren Chieftain – Powerful melee hero who can resurrect himself when fallen in combat and cause great amounts of damage with his spells.
Far Seer – Powerful spellcaster hero that uses shamanistic abilities. He can summon spirit wolves and damage multiple enemies with chain lighting.
Blademaster – Melee hero who is skilled with swords and can confuse the enemies with his spells. He can cause great meele damage and disappear for a moment with his windwalk ability. When the Blademaster uses the Mirror Image and Windwalk abilities he can escape the fight unseen whilst still making the opponent believe that he is still there.
Shadow Hunter – Troll spellcaster, master of voodoo magic and spirit power.Uses healing magic. Can transform enemy units into critters.

Buildings:

Great Hall/Stronghold/Fortress – Central structure of the Orc community.
Burrow – Building where the Orcs store food to maintain their army. Also becomes a defense structure by having Peons enter it.
Barracks – Trains Grunts, Catapults and Troll Headhunters.
War Mill – Upgrades weapons and armor, and serves as a lumber drop-off point.
Altar of Storms – Place where Orc heroes are called to action.
Tauren Totem – Trains Tauren warriors.
Watch Tower – Attacks enemy units with arrows. Can also be used as a look-out structure.
Spirit Lodge – Trains spellcasting Orc units such as the Shaman, Witch Doctor and Spirit Walker.
Beastiary – Training center for Raiders, Kodo Beasts, Wind Riders and Bat Riders.
Voodoo Lounge – A shop which can be built by the player. Frozen Throne only.

Undead

In Warcraft II, the Undead was part of the Orcish horde but have since branched out as their own race and with their own agenda. The Undead faction is composed of those truly dead brought back to existence, corrupted units and individuals who have given up their souls for eternal life. For Warcraft III, they are now considered the villains of the game.

Units:

Acolyte – Can summon buildings as well as repair them and harvest gold. They can be sacrificed to become the Shade reconnaissance unit.
Ghoul – Doubles as the Undead's basic fighters and lumber harvesters.
Crypt Fiend – Spider-like ranged units who can also ensnare enemy air units with their webs, thus enabling themselves and other units incapable of striking air units to attack them.
Abomination – While not as fast as Knights or as powerful as Tauren, they are still deal large amounts of damage and are difficult to kill.
Necromancer – Spellcaster unit, can overwhelm the enemy by resurrecting fallen units as Skeleton Warriors. An upgrade in Frozen Throne will enable them to raise Skeletal Mages, which are capable of attacking air units.
Banshee – Spellcaster unit with several useful spells, the most potent of which is the spell of possession. With it, she can take control of the most powerful of the enemy ground units.
Meat Wagon – Long range siege unit. It can also carry and preserve corpses for Ghouls and Abominations to eat and Necromancers to use as warriors at a convenient time.
Gargoyle – Aerial assault unit. Can turn into statues for highly increased hit point regeneration and armor.
Frost Wyrm – Undead dragon which attacks with freezing breath, and is capable of dealing huge amounts of damage. However, it is very expensive to attain.
Obsidian Statue – Support unit that regenerates the health and mana of nearby friendly forces. It can morph into a more powerful unit, the Destroyer, capable of countering enemy spellcasters and melee units.

Heroes:

Death Knight – Undead equivalent of the Human Paladin. His spells somewhat mirror those of the Paladin. He can revive enemy fallen units to battle for you as undead warriors.
Dreadlord – Powerful demon hero capable of summoning a deadly Infernal creature. He can force to sleep enemy units and has vampiric aura.
Lich – Spellcaster hero with some very powerful spells. His spells are similar to the Archmage. He can cause great amounts of damage with his frost nova spell.
Crypt Lord – Large, tough Nerubian. Can shoot spikes forward in a long line to damage and stun enemy ground troops. He can also summon Carrion Beetles to aid you in battle. Unlike other summoned units, Carrion Beetles last until the Crypt Lord is slain.

Others:

Sky Barge - zeppelin-like transport vessel. It appeared only in the Frozen Throne campaign missions.

Buildings:

Necropolis/Halls of the Dead/Black Citadel – The heart of the Undead base.
Ziggurat – The control source for the Undead forces.
Spirit tower – Upgraded form of the Ziggurat that defends the camp from attacks.
Crypt – – Where Ghouls, Crypt Fiends and Gargoyles are trained.
Graveyard – researches armor and weapon upgrades.
Altar of Darkness – Undead heroes are trained from this building.
Slaughterhouse – Where Abominations, Meat Wagons and Obsidian Statues are formed.
Temple of the Damned – Trains Necromancers and Banshees.
Sacrificial Pit – Acolytes are sacrificed at this building to become Shades - invisible, ghostly scouts.
Nerubian Tower – Upgraded form of the Ziggurat that can slow enemy attack as well as damage them. This upgrade is available only in The Frozen Throne.
Bone Yard – – Creates Frost Wyrms.
Tomb of Relics – A shop which can be built by the player. Frozen Throne only.

Other races/factions

Creeps

The world of Warcraft is inhabited by different races. These races have never been depicted in previous Warcraft games. At most, they have been hinted at or only appeared in other Warcraft sources such as books and resource kits. Warcraft III is the first time these other races appeared in the game series. Races such as centaurs, murlocs, ogres, elementals, satyrs and dragons, are collectively called Creeps. However, Creeps are not limited to depicting these other races, they also generally cover any small groups that are of the same race of the major factions but whose loyalty or position differ such as forest trolls, brigands and rogues. They are generally described as neutral, not possessing any loyalty to the four major races in the game.

Since they do not appear as major factions in the game, they only appear in the game to either assist the player or to defend their camp when the player disturbs them. They may appear as mercenaries you can hire to bolster your forces, though most of the time, they are a source of gaining experience and usable items for the player’s hero units. Defensive Creeps usually appear in a small camp waiting for nothing until the player encounters them. At night time, they usually sleep and the player can tell that by the letter Z’s floating above their heads. Defensive Creeps also range from mere foot soldiers to hero-like units.

Mercenary Creeps may be obtained by having the player’s hero unit come near a mercenary camp. They also use up the player’s food cap so it is important for the player to utilize them well. However, obtaining mercenaries is faster than training new units. Dragons have also gone the mercenary route. In their case, the player obtains them from a dragon roost.

For more on creeps, see the article creep (computer gaming).

A complete list of the Creeps is found in the Battle.net website: Warcraft III Creeps

Neutral heroes

Neutral heroes are the mercenary equivalent of the hero units. Like heroes, they can gain experience and learn new powers as well as keep and use any magical items they obtain during the adventure. They only appear in the Frozen Throne expansion. Some of the neutral heroes are rogues, some are outcasts, some are passerby visitors in search of adventure, while others do not share loyalty with any of the four major races. The backgrounds of some of the neutral heroes conflict with their supposed neutrality; Blizzard has no real explanation for this, but they do serve the purpose of providing players with more hero units.

In the style of typical tales featuring rogue heroes, neutral heroes are obtained by the player from structures called taverns. Just like mercenary Creeps, neutral heroes also use up the player’s food cap. The only requirement from the player, aside from gold and wood, is the structure called the altar.

Naga Sea Witch – Powerful ranged hero capable of slowing down powerful enemies with frost arrows and destroying buildings with her ultimate tornado spell. The only playable Naga outside of the campaign missions.
Dark Ranger – Fallen High Elf ranger of Quel'Thalas who returns as a member of the Undead. In the events of Frozen Throne, they have broken free of control. The Dark Ranger's spells, which include mind control, makes her formidable.
Pandaren Brewmaster – The Pandaren become playable but only as a neutral hero unit. His fighting style is based on drunken Kung Fu. His ultimate spell allows him to split into three warriors.
Beastmaster – Half Orc, half ogre outcast who lives among nature. He is capable of summoning various beasts to aid him.
Pit Lord – Powerful demon general. Despite being a melee type hero, he is capable of damaging multiple targets and can summon a demon.
Goblin Tinker – Uses a mechanical suit of armor for battle. He can summon little mechanical goblins to fight for him or morph into a more powerful fighter.
Firelord – Elemental who managed to break free of wizard control. His spells center around volcanic themes.
Goblin Alchemist – A goblin and ogre team that uses chemical-based spells.

High Elves

The High Elves appeared as their own faction outside of the Human Alliance. Many of the units and buildings are taken from their Human Alliance incarnation but with some changes made. Others are borrowed from the Night Elf design and altered. They are, however, not a playable race in either campaign or custom game. They were one of the major antagonists in the Undead campaign of Reign of Chaos.

Units:

Peasant – The elven version has a very different animation from the human. Unlike human peasants, they do not turn into militia.
Swordsman – Basic fighter similar in stats to the human footman. The animation used is the same as the footman captain.
Archer – Basic ranged unit shares the same animation as the Night Elf archers but with a different color scheme. The headshot animation is somewhat different.
Priest
Sorceress
Ballista – Long range siege unit is also borrowed from the Night Elves.
Dragonhawk – The Dragonhawk Rider is simply called Dragonhawk in its first appearance.
Ranger – archer unit with greater damage power and hit points than normal archers. Represented by the character Sylvannas Windrunner.
Archmage

Buildings:

Castle
Farm – Elven farms have a somewhat different design from the human version. And as opposed to having a single design, there are two types, one being a single-story building and another that looks like a tower.
Barracks
Arcane Sanctum
Gryphon Aviary
Arcane Tower

Blackrock/Chaos Orcs

There exists in the Reign of Chaos game, two groups of Orcs whose lineup differs from the one in the gameplay. The first is the Blackrock Orcs who still continue to worship demons despite falling out of favor and the second group is the Chaos Orcs. Essentially, both groups take units from the gameplay Orcs but removed all non-Orc allies. Additionally, Both groups have almost the same line-up, the difference being that the Chaos Orcs drank demon blood and have a red skin color and alterations in armor and hit points.

Peon
Grunt
Raider
Warlock – Instead of the Shaman, both groups have the Warlock as the major spellcaster unit. It practises demonic spells
Catapult
Blademaster

The Blackrock Orcs have the above units and additionally:

Troll Headhunter
Dragon – Red dragon similar to the one in Warcraft II
Far Seer
Ogre Magi

Both factions have the following buildings:

Great Hall/Stronghold/Fortress
Pig Farm/Burrow
Barracks
Beastiary
War Mill

The Blackrock and Chaos Orcs differ in their food producing buildings. Blackrocks use pig farms as they did in Warcraft II. The Chaos Orcs use burrows as the game Orcs do. And since the Blackrocks continue to use dragons, they have an additional building, the dragon roost, to produce them.

Demons

Originally designed as the fifth race in the Warcraft III gameplay, some of the concepts for the demonic faction were eventually included particularly in the campaign missions. The demon units tend to be more powerful and larger, often having greater hit points and able to inflict more damage to the enemy. Unlike most other races, they do not have buildings for the player to produce more of. They are often summoned by a spellcaster such as the Dreadlord or brought in by a dimensional portal. The player is able to control some of the demon units during the Undead campaign in Reign of Chaos.

Felhound – Basic fighting unit capable of inflicting mana burn that reduces the mana of the enemy.
Doom Guard – Elite trooper of the demon forces, capable of casting a rain of fiery hail.
Infernal – Green fiery golem immune to magic spells.
Pit Lord – Hero unit, the same as the one included in the neutral heroes. The character Mannoroth is the representative in Reign of Chaos.
Warlock – The hero designation the character Archimonde is described as.

Corrupted Ancients

According to the game storyline, the Corrupted Ancients were a group of Night Elves who broke off and allied themselves with the Demons. They eventually evolved into satyrs though they retained much of Night Elf structure, that is they also use the same buildings as Night Elves do. The Corrupted Ancients appear as one of the antagonists in the Night Elf campaign in Reign of Chaos. Like the High Elves, they are not a playable race in either the campaign or custom game. The satyrs also appear as members of the Creeps. Skeletons make up the other half of the Corrupted force. This group is not playable and serves as antagonists in the Night Elf campaign in Reign of Chaos.

Units:

Skeleton Warrior
Skeletal Marksman – Skeleton archer.
Burning Archer – Skeleton archer that shoot burning arrows.
Giant Skeleton Warrior – Slightly larger warrior.

Satyr – Basic fighter unit.
Satyr Soulstealer – Spellcaster unit capable of depleting the opponent's mana and raise the dead as skeleton forces.
Satyr Shadowdancer – Can cause his enemy to miss on his attacks. It is also the only one to retain the Night Elve's ability to blend in the night.
Satyr Trickster
Corrupt Treant – Make up a good portion of the Corrupted Ancients' forces.
Poison Treant – Can immobilize its opponent with vines and strike with envenomed spikes.
Plague Treant – Can also immobilize its opponent with vines and battles while exhaling a disease cloud that infects the enemy.
Skeleton King – Largest skeleton warrior in the group and one with the highest hit points, 1500.
Satyr Hellcaller – Deadly spellcaster that can reanimate the dead.

Buildings:

Corrupted Tree of Ages
Corrupted Ancient of War
Corrupted Moon Well
Corrupted Ancient Protector

Naga

The Naga is a race that is descended from the Night Elves. They first appeared in the Frozen Throne expansion. They are very different from how they are presented from the other races in the game. They only appear in the Frozen Throne campaign missions and are not present in multi-player melee maps. In the campaign, the player is actually able to gain control of the Naga in several missions. This control is up to the point where the player is able to produce more of them and even construct buildings unique to the Naga, as well as unit upgrades. The Naga is the only race able to travel through deep bodies of water. It is also the only race whose buildings can be constructed in shallow waters.

Units:

Mur'gul Slave - builder and harvester unit.
Mur'gul Reaver - the Naga's basic fighter unit.
Snap Dragon - lizard-like ranged unit that spits acid from its mouth.
Naga Myrmidon - heavy melee fighter with the ability to ensnare enemy units in a net.
Naga Siren - spellcaster unit capable of granting additional armor to friendly units and infecting enemies with a parasite.
Naga Royal Guard - powerful spellcasting melee unit and one of the more difficult to kill. It is able to summon a Sea Elemental.
Dragon Turtle - large turtle-like beast that can swallow rocks and spit them in a long range siege attack. It is also capable of swallowing enemy units and kill them during digestion, much like the Kodo Beast does.
Couatl - flying unit resembling a lizard and manta ray. It is able to attack both ground and air enemies.

Heroes:

Naga Sea Witch

Buildings:

Temple of Tides - central Naga structure. It is also where Mur'gul Slaves and Reavers are trained.
Coral Bed - the farm unit
Shrine of Azshara - building where Sirens and Couatls are trained.
Spawning Grounds - allows the player to create Myrmidons, Royal Guards, Turtles, and Snap Dragons.
Altar of the Depths - building from which the Naga hero is summoned.
Tidal Guardian - Naga defense tower unit.

Draenei

The Draenei are a campaign-only race. They are depicted as living in Draenor, with the Orcs. They were living peacefully, until the Eredar Warlock Kiljae'den turned the Orcs to using demonic magic, resulting in the near-extinction of the Draenei. Note that Draenei are invisible to enemies, except when attacking. (This only applies in the final Chapter of the Human Campaign, when you get to control Akama)

Units:

Draenei Slave - Serves as the basic unit of the Draenei
Draenei Warrior - Basic fighting unit.
Draenei Harbinger - A more elite unit than the Warrior, which only differs in attacking power.
Draenei Vindicator - Melee unit effective against buildings.

Heroes:

Seer - Akama, the Cheiftain/leader of the Draenei, joins Illidan in Outland to take revenge upon the orcs. He has powers similar to the Far Seer of the Orcs.

Blood Elves

The once Proud Elves of Quel'thalas are now homeless refugees under the Ironfist of Grand Marshal Garathos. Now renamed the Blood Elves in homage to their lost kin, Kael'thas, the Prince and Blood Mage of the Blood Elves, is going to free his people with the help of the Naga and their lord Illidan. Blood Elves use units previously in the High Elves Army. However they have lost the use of certain units and most of the heroes the High Elves had. Blood Elves are apart of the Alliance and only playable as a separate army in Campaigns:

Troops:

Worker - An elven architect with a short temper and a big mouth. Same as the Orcish Peon.
Swordsman - Light Melee unit, the same as the Alliance's footmen.
Archer - An elven archer from Warcraft II. Same as the Night Elf Archer(near same model and sound) but without the Shadowmeld ability.
Priest - The Priest come to only heal those in need.
Sorcoress - A seductive female elf that loves to turn her enemies into "cute" creatures.
Spell Breaker - The powerful and magic-hungry Spell Breaker dissipate enemy spells and steals their summoned units in addition into turning enemy mana into combustable bombs.
Dragonhawk Rider - Same as the Alliance Dragonhawk Rider.

Buildings:

Other than the Archer and Swordsman, who are trained in the barracks, all other units are trained in their respective buildings in the Alliance. The worker is trained in the town hall/keep/castle. Any other buildings not required for training the above units(except for towers and the alter for obvious reasons) are not available to the Blood Elves.

Heros:

Blood Mage - Prince Kael'Thas, the ruler of the Blood Elves and the right hand of Illidan. The young prince is desperately trying to save his race from extinction. Apparently he has some sort of quarrel with Arthas from the past.

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Units

Reign of Chaos

The Frozen Throne

Buildings

Races

Humans

Night Elves

Orcs

Undead

Other races/factions

Creeps

Neutral heroes

High Elves

Blackrock/Chaos Orcs

Demons

Corrupted Ancients

Naga

Draenei

Blood Elves

See also