Hippogryph (Warcraft III)

For lore, see hippogryph.

Hippogryph
Race	Hippogryph
Faction	Night Elf Sentinels
Statistics
Hit points	525
Hit point regeneration	Night
Level	2
Gold	160
Lumber	20
Food	2
Produced at	Ancient of Wind
Build time	30 sec.
Hotkey	H
Combat
Normal attack	53.5 (67*) avg
Can attack	Air
Range	Melee
Attack type	Normal
Cooldown	1.05 sec.
Weapon type	Normal
Armor Type	Unarmored
Armor	0 (6*)
Day Sight	160
Night Sight	80 (160*)
Movement Speed	Very Fast (400)

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

Hippogryphs are ancient, magical beasts whose bodies resemble both stags and ravens. They patrol the skies above Kalimdor and viciously attack any enemies of the wilds that they encounter. The intelligent Hippogryphs have given their allegiance to the Night Elves in honor of Cenarius, the Night Elves' god, who stands as the protector of nature and all its creatures.

Information

Hippogryphs excel at taking out enemy aerial units, due to their high damage, health and attack speed compared to other aerial anti-air units, though like Gargoyles, these traits are limited with melee attacks. They should only be trained for scouting and if the enemy amasses aerial units of their own.

Most Night Elf players train Hippogryphs for dual roles; a small group as an anti-air group, and another to be converted into Hippogryph Riders, if the player intends to train those. Otherwise, they generally accompany the mighty Chimaeras to protect them from enemy aerial units.

Spells and abilities

Pick up Archer

Picks up an Archer so that the Archer can attack from the air.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
75 75	Ancient of Wind	30 sec.

Upgrades

Strength of the Wild

Increases the damage of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
100 75	Hunter's Hall	60 sec.

Improved Strength of the Wild

Further increases the damage of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

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

Advanced Strength of the Wild

Further increases the damage of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
250 275	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Eternity	90 sec.

Reinforced Hides

Increases the armor of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
150 50	Hunter's Hall	60 sec.

Improved Reinforced Hides

Further increases the armor of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
200 150	Hunter's Hall	Tree of Ages	75 sec.

Advanced Reinforced Hides

Further increases the armor of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
250 250	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 1.10 (2003-07-03): Hippogryph attack decreased from 1d9 + 37 to 1d7 + 31 to reflect new air pathing changes.
  
• Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01):
  • Damage increased to 50-57 from 38-46.
  • Is now Unarmored instead of having Medium armor.
    

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Night Elves -> Units -> Hippogryph