Glaive Thrower (Warcraft III)

For lore, see glaive thrower. For other versions, see Glaive Thrower (disambiguation).

For stats in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, see Ballista (Warcraft III).

Glaive Thrower
Faction	Night Elf Sentinels
Statistics
Hit points	300
Unit Type	Mechanical
Level	2
Gold	210
Lumber	65
Food	3
Produced at	Ancient of War
Build time	48 sec.
Requires	Hunter's Hall
Transport slots	2
Hotkey	T
Combat
Normal attack	44.5 (73*) avg Full Damage Area: 2.5 2/5 Damage Area: 5 1/4 Damage Area: 15
Can attack	Ground, Structure, Tree*
Range	25 - 115
Attack type	Siege
Cooldown	3.5 sec.
Weapon type	Aline
Armor Type	Heavy
Armor	2
Day Sight	140
Night Sight	120 (140*)
Movement Speed	Slow (220)

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

Information

Long-range siege weaponry. Exceptional damage versus buildings.

Spells and abilities

Vorpal Blades (Passive)

Increases the speed of glaives launched by the Glaive Thrower. Also allows them to attack trees.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
125 100	Ancient of War	Tree of Ages, Hunter's Hall	60 sec.

Upgrades

Strength of the Moon

Increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
125 75	Hunter's Hall	60 sec.

Improved Strength of the Moon

Further increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
175 175	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Ages	75 sec.

Advanced Strength of the Moon

Further increases the damage of Archers, Huntresses, Glaive Throwers, and Hippogryph Riders.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
225 275	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Eternity	90 sec.

Ultravision

Gives Night Elves the ability to see as far at night as they do during the day.

Research Cost Researched At Upgrade Time 50 50 Hunter's Hall 45 sec.

Patch changes

Patch 1.31 (05/08/2019)
Vorpal Glaives upgrade reworked. No longer changes projectiles to deal damage in a line. No longer guaranteed to hit primary target. Now increases projectile speed from 1400 to 2000.

• Patch 1.14 (2004-01-07): Fixed an issue that caused Glaive Throwers to lose damage when the Vorpal Blades upgrade was researched.
  
• Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16): Glaive Thrower damage changed from 39-50 to 36-53.
  
• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.
  

External links

Classic.Battle.net Warcraft III - Night Elves -> Units -> Glaive Thrower