War Mill (Warcraft III)

For lore about lumber mills, see Lumber mill. For lore about blacksmiths, see Blacksmith (building).

This article is about the Warcraft III building. For the Warlords of Draenor Horde garrison armory building, see War Mill (garrison).

War Mill
Classic Reforged
Faction	Orcish Horde
Statistics
Hit points	1000
Gold	205
Build time	70 sec.
Hotkey	M
Combat
Armor Type	Fortified
Armor	5
Day Sight	900
Night Sight	600

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

During the Third War, Thrall's forces combined the features of a blacksmith and a lumber mill to create the War Mill, which functions both as a drop-off point for peons carrying lumber and a place where improvements are researched.

In this structure, orc smiths and troll craftsmen work side-by-side to improve the weapons and armor of the Horde armies. The attack and armor upgrades researched here affect grunts, headhunters, tauren, raiders, wyverns, and catapults.

An invention of the crafty trolls, this structure maximizes potential by serving as a mill for lumber as well as a forge for weapons smithing. Here weapons and armor are tirelessly reworked for maximum efficiency. Trolls here can also create one of their most useful fortifications: spiked barricades.

Research available

Steel Melee Weapons

Increases the melee attack damage of Grunts, Raiders and Tauren.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
100 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 1

Thorium Melee Weapons

Further increases the melee attack damage of Grunts, Raiders and Tauren.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 150	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 2

Arcanite Melee Weapons

Further increases the melee attack damage of Grunts, Raiders and Tauren.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
200 225	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 3

Steel Unit Armor

Increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Armor Bonus: 2

Thorium Unit Armor

Further increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
225 200	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Armor Bonus: 4

Arcanite Unit Armor

Further increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
300 325	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.	Armor Bonus: 6

Steel Ranged Weapons

Increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
100 100	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 1

Thorium Ranged Weapons

Further increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
150 175	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 2

Arcanite Ranged Weapons

Further increases the ranged attack damage of Troll Headhunters, Troll Berserkers, Wind Riders, Troll Batriders and Demolishers.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
200 250	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.	Damage Dice Bonus: 3

Spiked Barricades

Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 5 damage per attack plus an additional 20% damage of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage: 5 + 20% of the attacker's damage.

Improved Spiked Barricades

Increases the amount of additional damage inflicted on melee attackers by 30% of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 100	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage: 5 + 50% of the attacker's damage.

Reinforced Defenses

Upgrades Burrows and Watch Towers so that they have Fortified armor.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time
50 200	War Mill	Fortress	60 sec.

Upgrades

• ROC
• TFT

Spiked Barricades

Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 4 damage per attack.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage: 4

Improved Spiked Barricades

Increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 175	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage: 10

Advanced Spiked Barricades

Further increases the amount of damage inflicted on melee attackers by 6.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
75 275	War Mill	Fortress	90 sec.	Damage: 16

Spiked Barricades

Surrounds Orc buildings with spikes that damage enemy melee attackers. Deals 5 damage per attack plus an additional 20% damage of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 75	War Mill	60 sec.	Damage: 5 + 20% of the attacker's damage.

Improved Spiked Barricades

Increases the amount of additional damage inflicted on melee attackers by 30% of the attacker's damage.

Research Cost	Researched At	Requirements	Upgrade Time	Effect
50 100	War Mill	Stronghold	75 sec.	Damage: 5 + 50% of the attacker's damage.

Patch changes

• Patch 1.31.0 (2019-05-28): Spiked Barricades: Reduced the number of upgrade levels from 3 to 2.
  

External links

Battle.net Warcraft III - Orc -> Buildings -> War Mill