Cannon Tower (Warcraft III)

For lore about cannon towers, see Cannon tower.

Cannon Tower
Classic Reforged
Faction	Human
Statistics
Hit points	600
Gold	120
Lumber	100
Build time	65 sec.
Requires	Workshop
Hotkey	C
Combat
Weapon(s)	Mortar cannon
Normal attack	90-111 (100.5 avg) Area Damage Radius: Full Damage Area: 5 1/2 Damage Area: 10 1/10 Damage Area: 12.5
Can attack	Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward, Tree, Notself
Range	25-80
Attack type	Siege
Cooldown	2.50 sec.
Weapon type	Artillery; Missile (while targeting Structures)
Armor Type	Fortified
Armor	5
Day Sight	160
Night Sight	80

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

With the study and understanding of gunpowder, Scout towers may be modified to house cannons making them cannon towers. The artillery provides increased bombardment of attacking forces, limited only by the restriction of being unable to attack flying invaders. Rows of these sturdy towers provide a formidable defense against even the most aggressive assaults.

Spells and abilities

Magic Sentry (Passive)

Reveals nearby invisible units.

Area of Effect
900

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
50 50	Arcane Sanctum	30 sec.

Fragmentation Shards (Passive)

Uses fragmentation mortars to increase damage dealt to Unarmored and Medium armor units.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 50 100 Workshop Castle 40 sec.
Area of Effect Effect 10 25 additional damage. 22.5 15 additional damage. 27.5 10 additional damage.

Upgrades

Improved Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
125 50	Lumber Mill	60 sec.	Hit Points: 660 Armor: 6

Advanced Masonry

Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 75	Lumber Mill	Keep	75 sec.	Hit Points: 720 Armor: 7

Imbued Masonry

Further increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
175 100	Lumber Mill	Castle	90 sec.	Hit Points: 780 Armor: 8

Patch changes

• Patch 1.25b (2011-03-08): Masonry Upgrade health boost decreased to 10% from 20% for all 3 levels.
  
• Patch 1.19 (2005-09-19): Now gains 1 armor per masonry upgrade, down from 2.
  
• Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Human towers now gain 2 armor per masonry upgrade, up from 1.
      
• Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
  • The Frozen Throne
    • Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.
      

See also

• Cannon Tower (WC2 Human)
• Cannon Tower (WC2 Orc)