Destroyer (Warcraft III)

Destroyer
Race	Scourge
Faction	Undead
Statistics
Hit points	900
Hit point regeneration	Blight
Mana	400
Mana Regeneration rate	-3 Mana/sec.
Level	5
Food	5
Produced at	Obsidian Statue
Build time	N/A sec.
Requires	Destroyer, Black Citadel, Tomb of Relics
Hotkey	T
Combat
Range	45
Cooldown	1.35 sec.
Weapon type	Msplash
Armor Type	Light
Armor	3 (9*)
Movement Speed	Fast (320)

Large flying unit that must consume magic to sustain its mana. Breaking free of the obsidian stone that holds them, these monstrous creatures roar into battle, swallowing magic to feed their insatiable hunger as they move between battles and rain destruction down upon their foes. Has Spell Immunity. Attacks land and air units.

Information

This is an anti-caster unit designed to fight spellcasters. This unit is created by morphing an Obsidian Statue into a Destroyer. Once morphed, the Destroyer cannot turn back into an Obsidian Statue.

Destroyers start with 0 mana.

Destroyers cannot regenerate mana from a Fountain of Mana due to balance reasons.

Spells and Abilities

Absorb Mana

Takes all mana from one of your units and gives it to the Destroyer.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Instant None None 90 N/A Player Gives Mana to Destroyer

Devour Magic

Consumes all positive and negative buffs from all units in an area. Each unit that is devoured of magic gives back the Destroyer 50 hit points and 75 mana. Deals 180 damage to summoned units.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Instant 7 sec. None 60 20 Air, Ground, Ward Removes Buffs and De-Buffs

Devour Magic does not give health or mana when a player devours friendly buffs. Devour Magic dispels the owl summoned by Sentinel, but does not give mana to the Destroyer.

Orb of Annihilation

Adds 20 bonus damage to the Destroyer's attack and causes his attacks to do area of effect damage.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None
Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Instant None 25 N/A 15 Self Adds 20 damage to attack

Spell Immunity (Passive)

Renders this unit immune to negative spells.

Upgrades

Creature Attack

Increases the attack damage of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 50	Graveyard	None	60 sec.

Improved Creature Attack

Further increases the attack damage of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
200 125	Graveyard	Halls of the Dead	75 sec.

Advanced Creature Attack

Further increases the attack damage of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
250 200	Graveyard	Black Citadel	90 sec.

Creature Carapace

Increases the armor of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
150 75	Graveyard	None	60 sec.

Improved Creature Carapace

Further increases the armor of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
200 200	Graveyard	Halls of the Dead	75 sec.

Advanced Creature Carapace

Further increases the armor of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
250 325	Graveyard	Black Citadel	90 sec.

Trivia

The Destroyer was originally known as a "Black Sphinx" in the Frozen Throne Beta.

External links

battle.net Warcraft III - Undead -> Units -> Destroyer

ru:Сфинкс (Warcraft III)