Warcraft: Orcs & Humans units

This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

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.

"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.

Peasant / Peon

Peasant
Race	Human
Statistics
Hit Points	40
Armor	0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades)
Basic Damage	N/A
Piercing Damage	N/A
Cooldown Time	30 (chopping wood)
Range	N/A
Speed	8 7 (if carrying goods)
Sight	2
Priority	60
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	400
Lumber	0
Produced at	Town Hall
Build time	750
Campaign
Unlocked in	Regent

Peon
Race	Orc
Statistics
Hit Points	40
Armor	0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades)
Basic Damage	N/A
Piercing Damage	N/A
Cooldown Time	30 (chopping wood)
Range	N/A
Speed	8 7 (if carrying goods)
Sight	2
Priority	60
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
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
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	2
Priority	40
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	400
Lumber	0
Produced at	Barracks
Build time	600
Campaign
Unlocked in	Regent

Grunt
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
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	2
Priority	40
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
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)
Cooldown Time	61
Range	5
Speed	8
Sight	4
Priority	40
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
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)
Cooldown Time	60
Range	4
Speed	8
Sight	4
Priority	40
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
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
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	8 9 (1 upgrade) 10 (all upgrades)
Sight	3
Priority	45
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
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
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	8 9 (1 upgrade) 10 (all upgrades)
Sight	3
Priority	45
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
Race	Human
Statistics
Hit Points	40
Armor	0
Basic Damage	N/A
Range	N/A
Speed	7
Sight	3
Priority	1

The Dead
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
Cooldown Time	80
Range	melee
Speed	5
Sight	2
Priority	30
Decay Rate	45
Production Related
Summoned by	Necrolyte
Campaign
Unlocked in	Grand Hamlet

Catapults

Catapult
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)
Cooldown Time	320
Range	8
Speed	4
Sight	5
Priority	105
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
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)
Cooldown Time	320
Range	8
Speed	4
Sight	5
Priority	105
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
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
Cooldown Time	50
Range	1
Speed	6
Sight	2
Priority	50
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	700
Lumber	0
Produced at	Church
Build time	800
Campaign
Unlocked in	Kyross

Necrolyte
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
Cooldown Time	50
Range	2
Speed	6
Sight	3
Priority	50
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	700
Lumber	0
Produced at	Temple
Build time	800
Campaign
Unlocked in	Grand Hamlet

Conjurer / Warlock

Conjurer
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
Cooldown Time	60
Range	3
Speed	6
Sight	4
Priority	55
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	900
Lumber	0
Produced at	Tower
Build time	900
Campaign
Unlocked in	Sunnyglade

Warlock
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
Cooldown Time	60
Range	2
Speed	6
Sight	3
Priority	55
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
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
Cooldown Time	50
Range	melee
Speed	10
Sight	2
Priority	35
Decay Rate	45
Production Related
Summoned by	Conjurer
Campaign
Unlocked in	Sunnyglade

Spider
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
Cooldown Time	30
Range	melee
Speed	10
Sight	2
Priority	32
Decay Rate	45
Production Related
Summoned by	Warlock
Campaign
Unlocked in	The Black Morass

Water Elemental / Daemons

Water Elemental
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
Cooldown Time	63
Range	3
Speed	7
Sight	4
Priority	70
Decay Rate	45
Production Related
Summoned by	Conjurer
Campaign
Unlocked in	Rockard and Stonard

Daemon
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
Cooldown Time	80
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	3
Priority	70
Decay Rate	45
Production Related
Summoned by	Warlock
Campaign
Unlocked in	Goldshire and Moonbrook

Neutral Units

Brigand
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	40
Armor	4 8 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	9 13 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	1
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	2
Priority	41

Fire Elemental
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	200
Armor	0 4 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	40 44 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	0
Cooldown Time	64
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	3
Priority	41

Ogre
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	60
Armor	3 7 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	12 16 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	1
Cooldown Time	50
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	3
Priority	41

Skeleton
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	30
Armor	2 6 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	9 13 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	1
Cooldown Time	70
Range	melee
Speed	5
Sight	3
Priority	41

Slime
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	150
Armor	10 14 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	0 4 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	1
Cooldown Time	80
Range	melee
Speed	7
Sight	3
Priority	41

Heroes

Lothar / Garona

Lothar
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
Cooldown Time	40
Range	melee
Speed	8
Sight	3
Priority	1

Garona
Race	Orc
Statistics
Hit Points	30
Armor	0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades)
Basic Damage	N/A
Piercing Damage	N/A
Cooldown Time	N/A
Range	N/A
Speed	6
Sight	3
Priority	1

Neutral Heroes

Griselda
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	30
Armor	0
Basic Damage	N/A
Piercing Damage	N/A
Cooldown Time	N/A
Range	N/A
Speed	6
Sight	3
Priority	1

Medivh
Race	Neutral
Statistics
Hit Points	150
Armor	0 4 (upgraded)
Basic Damage	0 4 (upgraded)
Piercing Damage	10
Cooldown Time	30
Range	5
Speed	10
Sight	3
Priority	1

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:

Unit	Cost ()
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