Butcher (Warcraft III)

For the raptor in World of Warcraft, see Butcher. For the sword, see The Butcher.

Butcher
Race	Abomination
Base unit	Abomination
Faction	Magtheridon's Forces
Statistics
Hit points	3300
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	4.00 HP/sec.
Mana	500
Mana Regeneration rate	2.00 Mana/sec.
Level	10
Collision Size	60
Combat
Normal attack	121-130 (125.5 avg)
Can attack	Ground
Range	12.8
Attack type	Normal
Cooldown	1.00 sec.
Armor Type	Heavy
Armor	2
Movement Speed	270

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Butcher was a huge abomination who hid in the recesses of the Black Temple and attacked Kael'thas Sunstrider and Illidan Stormrage's forces. He gave the item Wirt's Other Leg when he died.

Spells and abilities

Frenzy (Autocast)

Increases this unit's attack rate by 40% and movement speed by 25%.

Duration	Cooldown	Allowed Targets
20 sec.	30 sec.	Self

War Stomp

Slams the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemy land units and stunning them.

Duration (Hero) Cooldown Mana Cost Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect 3 (2) sec. 6 sec. 90 30 Ground, Enemy 25 damage, stun.

Cripple

Reduces movement speed by 75%, attack rate by 50%, and damage by 50% of a target enemy unit.

Duration (Hero) Cooldown Mana Cost Range Allowed Targets Effect 60 (10) sec. 10 sec. 175 60 Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral Movement Speed -75%, Attack Rate -50%, Damage -50%

Cleaving Attack (Passive)

Attacks strike with such force that they damage multiple enemies.

The radius is 15.

Effect
25% of damage is splash.

True Sight (Passive)

Reveals nearby invisible units.

Area of Effect
90

Hardened Skin

Reduces all attacks on the unit by 12 damage.

Attacks cannot be reduced below 3 damage.

Permanent Immolation (Passive)

Burns nearby enemy units for 10 points of damage per second.

Area of Effect	Allowed Targets	Effect
22	Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Organic	Deals 10 damage per second to nearby units.

Resistant Skin (Passive)

Reduces the duration of negative spells and renders the unit immune to certain spells.

Quotes

• "Ahh, fresh meat!"

Trivia

• Butcher is a reference to an earlier Blizzard game, Diablo, which had an early boss with the same name and the same introduction sound. The item he drops, "Wirt's Second Leg", is a reference to an NPC in Diablo who would from time to time refer to this boss who, before the events of the game, attacked and severed one of Wirt's legs. Also, Wirt's wooden leg could be found in Diablo II and used to access the Secret Cow Level. Another reference is  [Butcher's Bone Apron].