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This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.
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The following is an overview of units appearing in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. Units are either trained at buildings or summoned by spell-casting units. The units available to each faction have similar or identical abilities, except for Wounded and The Dead, which are grouped together here for convenience. The biggest difference are the spells available to each faction.
Neutral and Hero units cannot be built or summoned, and appear only in Dungeon maps (missions 4 and 8 of each campaign and Custom Games).
Units can deal two types of damage: Basic Damage is reduced by the target's Armor, while Piercing Damage is not. For example, if a Footman (Basic Damage 9, Piercing Damage 1) hits a Grunt (Armor 2), he will always deal (9-2)+1=8 damage. These values have been extracted using the Warcraft Unit Editor v1.50 utility. Note that, unlike in Warcraft II, there is no random factor involved; an attack will always deal a set amount of damage.
All attacks except Catapult projectiles have a 20% chance of missing and dealing no damage.[1]
"Sight" refers to a unit's sight radius - the values listed below only apply when the unit is stationary; mobile units always have a sight radius of 2. This information was acquired through in-game testing.
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Peasant / Peon
Peasant | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | N/A |
Piercing Damage | N/A |
Range | N/A |
Speed |
8 7 (if carrying goods) |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
400 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Town Hall |
Build time | 750 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Regent |
Peon | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | N/A |
Piercing Damage | N/A |
Range | N/A |
Speed |
8 7 (if carrying goods) |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
400 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Town Hall |
Build time | 750 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Swamps of Sorrow |
Footman / Grunt
Footman | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 60 |
Armor |
2 4 (1 upgrade) 6 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
9 11 (1 upgrade) 13 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
400 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Build time | 600 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Regent |
Grunt | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 60 |
Armor |
2 4 (1 upgrade) 6 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
9 11 (1 upgrade) 13 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
400 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Build time | 600 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Swamps of Sorrow |
Archer / Spearman
Archer | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 60 |
Armor |
1 3 (1 upgrade) 5 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | 0 |
Piercing Damage |
4 6 (1 upgrade) 8 (all upgrades) |
Range | 5 |
Speed | 8 |
Sight | 4 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
450 ![]() |
Lumber |
50 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Lumber Mill |
Build time | 700 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Grand Hamlet |
Spearman | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 60 |
Armor |
1 3 (1 upgrade) 5 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | 0 |
Piercing Damage |
5 7 (1 upgrade) 9 (all upgrades) |
Range | 4 |
Speed | 8 |
Sight | 4 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
450 ![]() |
Lumber |
50 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Lumber Mill |
Build time | 700 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Borderlands |
Knight / Raider
Knight | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 90 |
Armor |
5 7 (1 upgrade) 9 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
13 15 (1 upgrade) 17 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed |
8 9 (1 upgrade) 10 (all upgrades) |
Sight | 3 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
850 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Stables and Blacksmith |
Build time | 800 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Forest of Elwynn |
Raider | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 90 |
Armor |
5 7 (1 upgrade) 9 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
13 15 (1 upgrade) 17 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed |
8 9 (1 upgrade) 10 (all upgrades) |
Sight | 3 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
850 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Kennel and Blacksmith |
Build time | 800 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Red Ridge Mountains |
Wounded / The Dead
Wounded | |
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Race | Human |
The Dead | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
1 3 (1 upgrade) 5 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
4 6 (1 upgrade) 8 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | 45 |
Production Related | |
Summoned by | Necrolyte |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Grand Hamlet |
Catapults
Catapult | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 120 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | 0 |
Piercing Damage |
255 (direct hit) 63 (splash damage) |
Range | 8 |
Speed | 4 |
Sight | 5 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
900 ![]() |
Lumber |
200 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Blacksmith and Lumber Mill |
Build time | 1000 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Northshire Abbey |
Catapult | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 120 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | 0 |
Piercing Damage |
255 (direct hit) 63 (splash damage) |
Range | 8 |
Speed | 4 |
Sight | 5 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
900 ![]() |
Lumber |
200 ![]() |
Produced at | Barracks |
Requires | Blacksmith and Lumber Mill |
Build time | 1000 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Sunnyglade |
Cleric / Necrolyte
Cleric | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 6 |
Range | 1 |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
700 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Church |
Build time | 800 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Kyross |
Necrolyte | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 6 |
Range | 2 |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 3 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
700 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Temple |
Build time | 800 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Grand Hamlet |
Conjurer / Warlock
Conjurer | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 6 |
Range | 3 |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 4 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
900 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Tower |
Build time | 900 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Sunnyglade |
Warlock | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 6 |
Range | 2 |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 3 |
Decay Rate | N/A |
Production Related | |
Gold |
900 ![]() |
Lumber |
0 ![]() |
Produced at | Tower |
Build time | 900 |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Black Morass |
Scorpion / Spider
Scorpion | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 30 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 3 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 10 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | 45 |
Production Related | |
Summoned by | Conjurer |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Sunnyglade |
Spider | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 30 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
3 5 (1 upgrade) 7 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 10 |
Sight | 2 |
Decay Rate | 45 |
Production Related | |
Summoned by | Warlock |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | The Black Morass |
Water Elemental / Daemons
Water Elemental | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 250 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 40 |
Range | 3 |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | 4 |
Decay Rate | 45 |
Production Related | |
Summoned by | Conjurer |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Rockard and Stonard |
Daemon | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 300 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
65 67 (1 upgrade) 69 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 0 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | 3 |
Decay Rate | 45 |
Production Related | |
Summoned by | Warlock |
Campaign | |
Unlocked in | Goldshire and Moonbrook |
Neutral Units
Brigand | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 40 |
Armor |
4 8 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage |
9 13 (upgraded) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | ? |
Fire Elemental | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 200 |
Armor |
0 4 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage |
40 44 (upgraded) |
Piercing Damage | 0 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | ? |
Ogre | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 60 |
Armor |
3 7 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage |
12 16 (upgraded) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | ? |
Skeleton | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 30 |
Armor |
2 6 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage |
9 13 (upgraded) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | ? |
Slime | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 150 |
Armor |
10 14 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage |
0 4 (upgraded) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 7 |
Sight | ? |
Heroes
Lothar / Garona
Lothar | |
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Race | Human |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 50 |
Armor |
5 7 (1 upgrade) 9 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage |
15 17 (1 upgrade) 19 (all upgrades) |
Piercing Damage | 1 |
Range | melee |
Speed | 8 |
Sight | 3 |
Garona | |
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Race | Orc |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 30 |
Armor |
0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades) |
Basic Damage | N/A |
Piercing Damage | N/A |
Range | N/A |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | 3 |
Neutral Heroes
Griselda | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 30 |
Armor | 0 |
Basic Damage | N/A |
Piercing Damage | N/A |
Range | N/A |
Speed | 6 |
Sight | ? |
Medivh | |
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Race | Neutral |
Statistics | |
Hit Points | 150 |
Armor |
0 4 (upgraded) |
Basic Damage | 0 |
Piercing Damage | 10 |
Range | 5 |
Speed | 8 |
Sight | ? |
Unused Units and Costs
The game contains some data for an unused unit, the Dragon. If added to the game, it is revealed to have 250 Hit Points and uses the Ogre portrait, but cannot do anything except move and die. In addition, some units that cannot be built in-game are given gold costs, as seen in the table below: [2]
Unit | Cost (![]() |
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The Dead | 100 |
Scorpion, Slime, Spider | 200 |
Skeleton | 400 |
Brigand | 500 |
Ogre | 900 |
Fire Elemental | 1500 |
Daemon, Water Elemental | 2000 |
Garona, Griselda, Lothar, Medivh, Wounded | 2500 |
References
- ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Insider's Guide, pg. 6
- ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved on 2021-06-02.
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