Druid of the Talon (Warcraft III)

These secretive Druids have adopted the totem of the Crow. Their primary role in society is information gathering and intelligence. They have the ability to transform into Storm Crows and fly over the field of battle to scout and deliver orders to distant troops. Their magical spell-like abilities are capable of channeling even the winds to fight against the enemies of Kalimdor.

Information
A supporting spellcaster unit, the Talon druids are seldom used by Night Elf players. However, they can be quite feared when put in the hands of a skilled player.

The druids start off in their humanoid form and come with Faerie Fire. This spell reduces the armor of the targeted unit by 4 and also grants them vision of that unit as if they were their own. The spell works extremely well with high-damage units like Chimaeras, as the reduced armor means their attacks deal even more damage against the enemy.

In their aerial form, they're essentially weaker versions of Hippogryphs as they can only attack air units and use a slow magic attack. However, if Mark of the Talon is researched, then they may cast Faerie Fire in this form.

Cyclone is by far the most strongest skill - though it makes the targeted unit invulnerable and can only be cast on ground units, it disables them for 20 seconds and cannot be dispelled. When facing a powerful ground army, the druids help lower the amount of potential targets for you or your allies to pick off the remaining units easily. When the affected units return to solid ground, they'll then be greeted with a large number of hostile faces and be killed before they even knew what happened.

Night Elf orm

 * Transforms the Druid into a Night Elf, allowing him to cast spells.


 * When in Night Elf Form he may cast these spells:

Faeie Fire

 * Reduces a target enemy unit's armor by 4 and gives vision of that unit.

Crow orm

 * Transforms the Druid into a storm crow, giving him the ability to fly. While in Storm Crow Form he cannot cast any spells until you have researched Mark of the Talon.

yclone

 * Tosses a target enemy unit into the air, rendering it unable to move, attack or cast spells, and stopping others from attacking or casting on it.

Upgrades

 * Druid of Tlon Adept Training
 * Increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability Storm Crow Form.


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 * Druid of Tlon Master Training
 * Further increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability to cast Cyclone.


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 * ark of the Talon
 * Allows Druids of the Talon to cast Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form.

Backpack is unavailable in Storm Crow form. Any items in the inventory will be dropped when transforming.

Quotes

 * See Warcraft III Druid of the Talon quotes

Trivia

 * Druids of the Talon are voiced by Michael Bell.
 * In the late Warcraft III beta, the Druid of the Talon had a different model. After the Arch Druid hero unit was cut, the Druid of the Talon was given a modified version of the Arch Druid's model instead.
 * The official Warcraft III website depicts the Druid of the Talon with antlers much like the Arch Druid, whereas the in-game model lacks them.