Shaman (Warcraft III)

Shaman
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Race	Orc
Faction	Orcish Horde
Statistics
Hit points	335 (415*)
Hit point regeneration	Always
Hit point regeneration rate	0.25 HP/sec.
Mana	200 (400*)
Mana Regeneration rate	0.67 (1.31*) Mana/sec.
Unit Classified As	Ground
Level	2
Gold	130
Lumber	20
Food	2
Produced at	Spirit Lodge
Build time	30 sec.
Attacking priority	8
Hotkey	S
Collision Size	16
Combat
Normal attack	8.5 avg
Can attack	Ground, Structure, Debris, Air, Ward
Range	60
Attack type	Magic
Cooldown	2.10 sec.
Weapon type	Missile
Armor Type	Flesh
Defense Type	Unarmored
Armor	0
Day Sight	140
Night Sight	80
Movement Speed	Average (270)
Sound
Sound Set	Shaman

For lore of the class, see shaman.

For lore of this class/race combination, see Shaman races#Orc shamans.

Under the leadership of Thrall, the Orcs have rediscovered their ancient Shamanistic traditions. In an attempt to rid the Horde of its demonic corruption, Thrall banned the use of Warlock magic and necromancy. Now, all Orc magic users practice Shaman magic which draws its power from the natural world and the elements.

Information

The Orc Shaman is one of the most powerful spellcasters besides the Human Sorceress. The Shaman is powerful because of his Bloodlust ability mainly. Shamans can Bloodlust any friendly organic unit, including allied units, Orc units, and themselves. They cannot Bloodlust mechanical or magic-immune units like Demolishers and Dryads. You can further enhance this damage with Heroes and a Kodo Beast. Shamans can also slow escaping enemy units with Purge and wreak havoc with Lightning Shield on shadowmelded or tightly packed groups of enemy units. There are several methods of using Shamans. Many players build Grunts then work up to Shamans and use the two together. Shamans are also good when used with Wind Riders, or with Tauren, or with both.

Remember to research Adept and Master Training. Besides just giving extra spells, these upgrades also increase mana capacity and mana regeneration, which is exactly what you want on spell casting units.

Spells and abilities

Purge

Removes all buffs from a target unit. Enemy units are also immobilized for 3 seconds and their movement speed is reduced by a factor of 5; they will slowly regain their movement speed over 15 seconds. Deals 400 damage to summoned units.

Duration (Hero)	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range	Allowed Targets	Effect
15 (5) sec. 3 (1) sec. immobilization.	1 sec.	75	70	Air, Ground, Ward	Spells removed, Movement Speed slowed, 400 damage to summoned units

Purge is useful for removing enemy spell effects. An example would be enemy Sorceresses Polymorphing your units.

Use Purge to prevent enemy units and Heroes from running away.

Lightning Shield

Forms a shield of electricity around a target unit, dealing 20 damage per second to units around it. Lasts 20 seconds.

Duration	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range	Area of Effect	Allowed Targets	Effect	Requirements
20 sec.	3 sec.	100	60	16	Ground, Friend, Enemy	20 damage/sec.	Shaman Adept Training

Lightning Shield is useful for casting on groups of tightly packed enemy units. Cast Lightning Shield on an enemy unit surrounded by other units. The enemy player will be forced to move this unit away or it will kill off or damage surrounding units.

You can also cast this on your own units but be warned that good enemy players typically run away until it wears off.

Lightning Shield Counters

Select the unit with Lightning Shield on it and run it away from other units to prevent the Lightning Shield from hurting them. Use the Lightning Shield against the enemy, move a unit with Lightning Shield next to enemy units.

The shield will not deal damage while the affected unit is invisible.

Bloodlust (Autocast)

Increases a friendly unit's attack rate by 40% and movement speed by 25%.

Duration	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range	Allowed Targets	Effect	Requirements
60 sec.	1 sec.	40	60	Air, Ground, Friend, Organic, Self	Attack Rate +40%, Movement Speed +25%	Shaman Master Training

Like in Warcraft II, Bloodlust is one of the uber spells in the game. Orc players should almost always try to build up to Bloodlust because it can greatly enhance their Grunts, Tauren, or Wind Riders. In physical view, you will see your hero,unit, etc. will have their size increased. This is made for the best melee attackers such as Blademasters, Grunts, Taurens.

It's best to turn off the autocasting of Bloodlust when you don't need it. That way your Shaman will have built up Mana for Bloodlust, Purge, and Lightning Shield.

Upgrades

Shaman Adept Training: Increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40, and gives Shamans the ability to cast Lightning Shield.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 50	Spirit Lodge	None	60 sec.

Shaman Master Training: Further increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40, and gives Shamans the ability to cast Bloodlust.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
100 150	Spirit Lodge	Shaman Adept Training, Fortress	75 sec.

Backpack: Gives the ability to carry up to two items. Items carried by the unit will be dropped upon death.; Units can not use or gain benefits of items that they carry.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requires	Upgrade Time
50 25	Townhall-type Structure	Player-built Shop	20 sec.

Manual description

The description start as the one of Battle.net, but differs at the end:

Now, all orc magic users practice shaman magic that draws its power from the natural world and the elements of the earth. Powerful shamans can call lightning from the sky and rouse the earth itself to devour legions of their enemies.

Patch changes

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World Editor description

Primary spellcaster. Can initially cast Purge, which dispels magical buffs and can immobilize enemies. Can also learn Lightning Shield and Bloodlust.