Guard Tower (Warcraft III)

For lore about guard towers, see Guard tower.

Guard Tower
Classic Reforged
Race	Human
Statistics
Hit points	500
Gold	70
Lumber	50
Build time	50 sec.
Requires	Lumber Mill
Hotkey	G
Combat
Weapon(s)	Bow arrows
Normal attack	23-27 (25 avg)
Can attack	Air, Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward
Range	70
Attack type	Piercing
Cooldown	0.90 sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Heavy
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.

These brick towers provide the first line of defense against enemy invasion. The arrows that fly from these bastions are renowned for their deadly accuracy.

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.

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: 550 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: 600 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: 650 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.
    • Guard Towers and Arcane Towers now cost 70/50 to upgrade, down from 80/60.
      

See also

• Guard Tower (WC2 Human)
• Guard Tower (WC2 Orc)