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The '''Firelord''' is a [[Neutral]] [[Hero]] in ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' and was added in August, 2004. This article is mostly about this unit, along with some notes about Firelords in [[World of Warcraft]].
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Firelords are sentient [[elemental]]s, more complex and powerful beings than the mindless [[water elemental]]s [[Alliance]] [[mages]] call to battle. While being neutral heroes in [[Warcraft III]], they are vicious [[elite]]s in World of Warcraft, found in the [[Molten Core]].
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Long ago, when the world was in a state of constant turmoil, the Elementals (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water) faithfully served their [[Old God|Old-God masters]]. When the Old Gods were defeated by the coming of the [[Titan|Titans]], the Elementals were banished to an [[elemental plane|alternate plane of existence]]. Over time the world became [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]], where [[Human]] [[wizard|wizards]] learned how to call back the Elementals through the art of summoning. The Firelord is one of these liberated Elementals. Consumed by hatred for all organic life, he roams the world he once called home, sewing chaos, wreaking vengeance, and inflicting pain with extreme prejudice.<ref>[http://classic.battle.net/war3/neutral/firelord.shtml Firelord @ Battle.net]</ref>
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==Hero names==
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Ragepyre, Hatespark, Blazefury, Heatflayer, Volcanus, Flashfire, Kar the Everburning, Smolderas, Singeslayer.
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===Other (famous) firelords in World of Warcraft===
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[[Ragnaros]], [[Cyrukh the Firelord]].
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==Information==
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The Firelord is specialized at causing damage, prioritizing the offensive a lot more than the defensive. Because of this, he is rather fragile, having a relatively small amount of HP (and mana). A good description of him would be "glass cannon". Other than this he is also very fast and agile, being able to run faster than most other heroes. He is also one of the heroes able to attack units from a distance.
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It has been suggested that the lava spawns are his most useful spell, making him capable of both creeping and fighting your opponents<ref>[http://war3.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28171 war3.incgamers.com -> "firelord first move"]</ref>. Soul Burn and Incinerate seems to be somewhat equal after this, though some prefer Incinerate. Generally, Incinerate is good against groups of low-HP enemies, while Soul Burn and Lava Spawns are better against fewer and thus usually stronger enemies. Volcano is powerful against bases, but as it might cause as much damage against your own army as well, any non-ultimate spell may challenge it in practical usage.
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;Firelord Counters
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As mentioned, due to the Firelord's low HP, it is possible to kill him swiftly if you focus your attacks on him. Most of his spells can also (probably) be neutralized with dispels, so bring units with dispel-abilities to be sure.
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==Statistics==
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{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center"
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! Level !! Attack (Ground/Air) !! Armor !! Strength !! Agility !! Intelligence !! Hit Points !! Mana
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|- class="alt"
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| 1 || 22-28 [25 avg]/None || 4 || 15 || 20 || 18 || 475 || 270
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| 2 || 23-29 [26 avg]/None || 4 || 17 || 21 || 20 || 525 || 300
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|- class="alt"
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| 3 || 25-31 [28 avg]/None || 5 || 19 || 23 || 23 || 575 || 345
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| 4 || 26-32 [29 avg]/None || 5 || 21 || 24 || 25 || 625 || 375
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|- class="alt"
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| 5 || 28-34 [31 avg]/None || 6 || 23 || 26 || 28 || 675 || 420
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| 6 || 30-36 [33 avg]/None || 6 || 25 || 28 || 30 || 725 || 450
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|- class="alt"
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| 7 || 31-37 [34 avg]/None || 7 || 27 || 29 || 33 || 775 || 495
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| 8 || 33-39 [36 avg]/None || 7 || 29 || 31 || 35 || 825 || 525
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|- class="alt"
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| 9 || 34-40 [37 avg]/None || 8 || 31 || 32 || 38 || 875 || 570
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| 10 || 36-42 [39 avg]/None || 8 || 33 || 34 || 40 || 925 || 600
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==Spells and abilities==
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===Soul <span style="color:yellow">B</span>urn===
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[[Image:BTNSoulBurn.png|left]]
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:Wreaths an enemy unit in magical flames which cause damage over time, prevent the casting of spells, and reduce attack damage by 50%.
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! Level !! Duration (Hero) !! Cooldown !! Mana Cost !! Range !! Area of Effect !! Allowed Targets !! Effect !! Hero Level Req
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| 1 || 14 (6) sec. || 12 sec. || 85 || 70 || N/A || Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 100 damage over 14 seconds. || 1
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| 2 || 16 (7) sec. || 12 sec. || 85 || 70 || N/A || Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 225 damage over 16 seconds. || 3
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| 3 || 18 (8) sec. || 12 sec. || 85 || 70 || N/A || Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 375 damage over 18 seconds. || 5
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Soul Burn is a versatile spell. Its primary use is to disable and kill heroes, but it can also be used to debuff powerful units like [[Frost_Wyrm_(Warcraft_III)|Frost Wyrms]] and [[Tauren_(Warcraft_III)|Tauren]], and to pick off fleeing units.
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This ability can be used to interrupt spells.
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;Soul Burn Counters
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Probably (not confirmed) dispels, such as the one used by the [[Priest (Warcraft III)|priest]].
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===Summon Lava Spa<span style="color:yellow">w</span>n===
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[[Image:BTNLavaSpawn.png|left]]
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:Summons a Lava Spawn, a resilient and deadly fire creature. As a Lava Spawn deals damage, it consumes the flesh of its target, eventually splitting into two healthy Lava Spawns.
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! Level !! Duration !! Cooldown !! Mana Cost !! Range !! Area of Effect !! Allowed Targets !! Effect !! Hero Level Req
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|- class="alt"
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| 1 || 70 sec. || 32 sec. || 150 || N/A || 20 || Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward || 425 hit points, 11-27 damage || 1
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| 2 || 70 sec. || 32 sec. || 150 || N/A || 20 || Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward || 550 hit points, 21-45 damage || 3
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| 3 || 70 sec. || 32 sec. || 150 || N/A || 20 || Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward || 700 hit points, 32-56 damage || 5
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Lava Spawn can be used to creep efficiently, as well as to stage a rush if you can get a large enough pack of Lava Spawns while creeping near an enemy base.
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Lava Spawns require 15 successful attacks to split. Lava Spawns darken each time they split. Each level of Lava Spawn has the same starting color.
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An idea by a player suggests using [[Necromancer_(Warcraft_III)#Unholy_Frenzy|Unholy Frenzy]] on the lava spawns to increase their attack-speed, causing them to rapidly split into more spawns<ref>[http://war3.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29165 war3.incgamers.com -> "Firelord <-------READ THIS!!!!!"]</ref>.
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Other uses for the Lava Spawns includes protecting the Firelord (as meat-shields) and scouting.
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;Lava Spawn Counters
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If you focus your fire on the Lava Spawns as soon as they are summoned, you might kill them before they do too much damage to your own unts. You will also prevent them from multiplying. Similar to how you counter the other spells used by the Firelord, you can use dispels to cause powerful damage to the Lava Spawns as they are summoned units.
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===In<span style="color:yellow">c</span>inerate (Autocast)===
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[[Image:BTNIncinerate.png|left]]
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:Each attack made is enchanced with living flames that cling to the target. These flames add a small amount of damage on the first attack, twice as much on the second attack, three times as much on the third attack, etc. If the unit dies while under this effect, it is incinerated, causing significant damage to all nearby hostile units.
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! Level !! Duration !! Cooldown !! Mana Cost !! Range !! Area of Effect !! Allowed Targets !! Effect !! Hero Level Req
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| 1 || N/A || None || 6 per attack || N/A || N/A || Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 1 bonus damage, 30 incineration damage || 1
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| 2 || N/A || None || 6 per attack || N/A || N/A || Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 2 bonus damage, 45 incineration damage || 3
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| 3 || N/A || None || 6 per attack || N/A || N/A || Enemy, Organic, Neutral || 3 bonus damage, 60 incineration damage || 5
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Incinerate can be used two ways. The first style is to use it to attack weak units, causing them to damage nearby units. If you switch targets correctly, you can get many explosions in a single battle. The other style is to focus it exclusively on high hit point units and heroes, allowing the cumulative damage to really add up. This style is also useful against worker units.
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Incinerate’s explosion only hurts hostile units.
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A unit which incinerates (dies while under the effect of Incinerate) leaves no corpse. This is a useful detail against opponents playing Undead.
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;Incinerate Counters
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Probably (not confirmed) dispels, such as the one used by the [[Priest (Warcraft III)|priest]].
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===<span style="color:yellow">V</span>olcano (Ultimate)===
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[[Image:BTNVolcano.png|left]]
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:Causes the ground to erupt into a massive Volcano. Every 5 seconds, a wave of molten rocks is hurled from the Volcano at nearby ground units and buildings, causing 100 damage to each target and stunning it for 2 seconds. Buildings take 2 times more damage from molten rocks than units do.
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| N/A || 35 sec. || 180 sec. || 200 || 80 || 50 || Ground, Building, Not Self, Tree, Debris || Creates Volcano || 6
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Volcano is typically used to destroy bases, but it can also be used against clustered units, or if you are really desperate, to disrupt channeled spells. It will damage your own units as well, so be careful when using it. As the spell must be maintained to get the full effect (it is channeled), it might be a good idea to have the Firelord use a potion granting him invulnerability before starting it.
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;Volcano Counters
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If the Firelord moves or is stunned, the spell will be canceled and not do its full damage.
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*You can interrupt this spell with spells such as:
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**Humans: Mountain King - Storm Bolt
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**Humans: Mountain King - Bash
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**Orcs: Tauren Chieftain - War Stomp
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**Orcs: Witch Doctor - Stasis Trap
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**Orcs: Shadow Hunter - Hex
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**Night Elves: Druid of the Talon - Cyclone
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**Undead: Dread Lord - Sleep
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**Undead: Dread Lord - Inferno
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**Undead: Crypt Lord - Impale
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**Neutral: Dark Ranger - Silence
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**Neutral: Goblin Tinker - Cluster Rockets
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**Neutral: Fire Lord - Soul Burn
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**Neutral: Fire Lord - Volcano ''(That's right, to stop a volcano you can use another volcano! This is what you can call "fire against fire"!)''
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==World Editor description==
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:''Mystical Hero, adept at disrupting spells and dealing large amounts of fire damage. Can learn Soul Burn, Summon Lava Spawn, Incinerate and Volcano. Attacks land and air units.''
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==Quotes==
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<font color="brown">Ready</font>
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* “Beware - I live!”
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<font color="brown">What</font>
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* “I'm lit!”
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* “You may speak.”
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* “Fire away.”
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<font color="brown">Yes</font>
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* “I'll light the way.”
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* “It shall be.”
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* “The order's given.”
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* “It is done.”
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<font color="brown">Attack</font>
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* “Consuuuume.”
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* “Ashes to ashes.” ''(A reference to the phrase "[[wikipedia:Ashes to Ashes|ashes to ashes, dust to dust]]")''
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* “You'll be cleansed by fire!” (This quote is similar to [[Ragnaros]]' famous quote "BY FIRE BE PURGED!". While Ragnaros and the Firelord are related lore-wise, it is unknown if there is any specific connection between these quotes.)''
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<font color="brown">War cry</font>
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* “Everything shall burn!”
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<font color="brown">Pissed</font>
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* “I will reduce ''all'' to ashes.”
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* “Damn... moths...” ''(groan)'' ''(Referring to how moths are [[wikipedia:Moth#Attraction to light|attracted to light]])''
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* “No thanks, I don't smoke.”
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* “Am I hot or what?”
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* “Why is that bear with the forest ranger hat keep following me?” ''([[wikipedia:Smokey Bear|Smokey the bear]] reference)''
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* “So thirsty...” ''(throaty, dry gurgle)''
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* “I am the lord of all fire! ''(sound of splashing water, followed by the Firelord saying in a meek and high-pitched voice:)'' “Hey, that wasn't funny.”
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<font color="brown">Death</font>
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* “WRAAHH!” ''(Followed by the sound of his armor clashing to the ground as his fiery body disintegrates.)''
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''Note: All of his quotes also contain the sound of fire in the background.''
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==Gallery==
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File:SoulBurn.jpg|Soul Burn on a [[Peon_(Warcraft_III)|Peon]].
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File:IncineratePeriodic.JPG|The periodic effect of Incinerate.
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File:IncinerateExplode.JPG|The explosion caused when a unit dies by incineration.
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File:FirelordVolcano.JPG|The Firelord's Volcano.
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File:LavaSpawn.JPG|A Lava Spawn.
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File:LavaSpawnPortrait.JPG|A Lava Spawn's portrait.
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File:FirelordPortrait.JPG|The Firelord's portrait.
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File:FirelordOfficial.gif|Official image.
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==Other notes==
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*The Firelord, along with the [[Goblin Alchemist (Warcraft III)|Goblin Alchemist]] and [[Goblin Tinker (Warcraft III)|Goblin Tinker]], is one of the neutral heroes having no appearance in the official campaigns.
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*Blazefury, which is a random name for the Firelord in WarCraft III, is a [[Blazefury|sword]] in World of Warcraft.
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*The Firelords in the Molten Core will use Soul Burn, Incinerate<ref>[http://cata.wowhead.com/npc=11668#comments Firelord on Wowhead -> Comments]</ref> and Summon Lava Spawn, just as in WarCraft III. The only spell they lack is Volcano, which would probably be too much to handle for most players anyway.
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Revision as of 21:45, 30 October 2010

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This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.
For the mob in World of Warcraft, see Firelord (mob).
You may also be looking for Ragnaros or Cyrukh, who are also known as "Firelord(s)".
Firelord
BTNHeroAvatarOfFlame
Firelord
Race Fire elemental
Base unit N/A
Statistics
Hit points 475 (925*)
Hit point regeneration Always
Hit point regeneration rate 0.25 HP/sec.
Mana 270 (600*)
Mana Regeneration rate 0.01 Mana/sec.
Unit Classified As Ground
Level 1-10
Gold 425 Gold
Lumber 135 Lumber
Food 5 Food
Produced at Tavern
Build time 55 sec.
Requires N/A
Transport slots 1
Attacking priority 9
Sleeps False
Hotkey O
Combat
Normal attack 25 avg (39 avg*)
Can attack Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Air, Ward
Range 550
Attack type Hero
Cooldown 1.8 sec.
Weapon type Missile
Armor Type Flesh
Defense Type Hero
Armor 4 (8*)
Day Sight 1800
Night Sight 800
Movement Speed Fast (320)
Hero Parameters
Primary Attribute Agility
Strength Infocard-heroattributes-str 15 (+2/level)
Agility Infocard-heroattributes-agi 20 (+1.6/level)
Intelligence Infocard-heroattributes-int 18 (+2.5/level)

The Firelord is a Neutral Hero in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and was added in August, 2004. This article is mostly about this unit, along with some notes about Firelords in World of Warcraft.

Firelords are sentient elementals, more complex and powerful beings than the mindless water elementals Alliance mages call to battle. While being neutral heroes in Warcraft III, they are vicious elites in World of Warcraft, found in the Molten Core.

Long ago, when the world was in a state of constant turmoil, the Elementals (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water) faithfully served their Old-God masters. When the Old Gods were defeated by the coming of the Titans, the Elementals were banished to an alternate plane of existence. Over time the world became Azeroth, where Human wizards learned how to call back the Elementals through the art of summoning. The Firelord is one of these liberated Elementals. Consumed by hatred for all organic life, he roams the world he once called home, sewing chaos, wreaking vengeance, and inflicting pain with extreme prejudice.[1]

Hero names

Ragepyre, Hatespark, Blazefury, Heatflayer, Volcanus, Flashfire, Kar the Everburning, Smolderas, Singeslayer.

Other (famous) firelords in World of Warcraft

Ragnaros, Cyrukh the Firelord.

Information

The Firelord is specialized at causing damage, prioritizing the offensive a lot more than the defensive. Because of this, he is rather fragile, having a relatively small amount of HP (and mana). A good description of him would be "glass cannon". Other than this he is also very fast and agile, being able to run faster than most other heroes. He is also one of the heroes able to attack units from a distance.

Spending Points

It has been suggested that the lava spawns are his most useful spell, making him capable of both creeping and fighting your opponents[2]. Soul Burn and Incinerate seems to be somewhat equal after this, though some prefer Incinerate. Generally, Incinerate is good against groups of low-HP enemies, while Soul Burn and Lava Spawns are better against fewer and thus usually stronger enemies. Volcano is powerful against bases, but as it might cause as much damage against your own army as well, any non-ultimate spell may challenge it in practical usage.

Firelord Counters

As mentioned, due to the Firelord's low HP, it is possible to kill him swiftly if you focus your attacks on him. Most of his spells can also (probably) be neutralized with dispels, so bring units with dispel-abilities to be sure.

Statistics

Level Attack (Ground/Air) Armor Strength Agility Intelligence Hit Points Mana
1 22-28 [25 avg]/None 4 15 20 18 475 270
2 23-29 [26 avg]/None 4 17 21 20 525 300
3 25-31 [28 avg]/None 5 19 23 23 575 345
4 26-32 [29 avg]/None 5 21 24 25 625 375
5 28-34 [31 avg]/None 6 23 26 28 675 420
6 30-36 [33 avg]/None 6 25 28 30 725 450
7 31-37 [34 avg]/None 7 27 29 33 775 495
8 33-39 [36 avg]/None 7 29 31 35 825 525
9 34-40 [37 avg]/None 8 31 32 38 875 570
10 36-42 [39 avg]/None 8 33 34 40 925 600

Spells and abilities

Soul Burn

BTNSoulBurn
Wreaths an enemy unit in magical flames which cause damage over time, prevent the casting of spells, and reduce attack damage by 50%.
Level Duration (Hero) Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Hero Level Req
1 14 (6) sec. 12 sec. 85 70 N/A Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral 100 damage over 14 seconds. 1
2 16 (7) sec. 12 sec. 85 70 N/A Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral 225 damage over 16 seconds. 3
3 18 (8) sec. 12 sec. 85 70 N/A Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral 375 damage over 18 seconds. 5

Soul Burn is a versatile spell. Its primary use is to disable and kill heroes, but it can also be used to debuff powerful units like Frost Wyrms and Tauren, and to pick off fleeing units.

This ability can be used to interrupt spells.

Soul Burn Counters

Probably (not confirmed) dispels, such as the one used by the priest.

Summon Lava Spawn

BTNLavaSpawn
Summons a Lava Spawn, a resilient and deadly fire creature. As a Lava Spawn deals damage, it consumes the flesh of its target, eventually splitting into two healthy Lava Spawns.
Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Hero Level Req
1 70 sec. 32 sec. 150 N/A 20 Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward 425 hit points, 11-27 damage 1
2 70 sec. 32 sec. 150 N/A 20 Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward 550 hit points, 21-45 damage 3
3 70 sec. 32 sec. 150 N/A 20 Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Ward 700 hit points, 32-56 damage 5

Lava Spawn can be used to creep efficiently, as well as to stage a rush if you can get a large enough pack of Lava Spawns while creeping near an enemy base.

Lava Spawns require 15 successful attacks to split. Lava Spawns darken each time they split. Each level of Lava Spawn has the same starting color.

An idea by a player suggests using Unholy Frenzy on the lava spawns to increase their attack-speed, causing them to rapidly split into more spawns[3].

Other uses for the Lava Spawns includes protecting the Firelord (as meat-shields) and scouting.

Lava Spawn Counters

If you focus your fire on the Lava Spawns as soon as they are summoned, you might kill them before they do too much damage to your own unts. You will also prevent them from multiplying. Similar to how you counter the other spells used by the Firelord, you can use dispels to cause powerful damage to the Lava Spawns as they are summoned units.

Incinerate (Autocast)

BTNIncinerate
Each attack made is enchanced with living flames that cling to the target. These flames add a small amount of damage on the first attack, twice as much on the second attack, three times as much on the third attack, etc. If the unit dies while under this effect, it is incinerated, causing significant damage to all nearby hostile units.
Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Hero Level Req
1 N/A None 6 per attack N/A N/A Enemy, Organic, Neutral 1 bonus damage, 30 incineration damage 1
2 N/A None 6 per attack N/A N/A Enemy, Organic, Neutral 2 bonus damage, 45 incineration damage 3
3 N/A None 6 per attack N/A N/A Enemy, Organic, Neutral 3 bonus damage, 60 incineration damage 5

Incinerate can be used two ways. The first style is to use it to attack weak units, causing them to damage nearby units. If you switch targets correctly, you can get many explosions in a single battle. The other style is to focus it exclusively on high hit point units and heroes, allowing the cumulative damage to really add up. This style is also useful against worker units.

Incinerate’s explosion only hurts hostile units.

A unit which incinerates (dies while under the effect of Incinerate) leaves no corpse. This is a useful detail against opponents playing Undead.

Incinerate Counters

Probably (not confirmed) dispels, such as the one used by the priest.

Volcano (Ultimate)

BTNVolcano
Causes the ground to erupt into a massive Volcano. Every 5 seconds, a wave of molten rocks is hurled from the Volcano at nearby ground units and buildings, causing 100 damage to each target and stunning it for 2 seconds. Buildings take 2 times more damage from molten rocks than units do.
Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect Hero Level Req
N/A 35 sec. 180 sec. 200 80 50 Ground, Building, Not Self, Tree, Debris Creates Volcano 6

Volcano is typically used to destroy bases, but it can also be used against clustered units, or if you are really desperate, to disrupt channeled spells. It will damage your own units as well, so be careful when using it. As the spell must be maintained to get the full effect (it is channeled), it might be a good idea to have the Firelord use a potion granting him invulnerability before starting it.

Volcano Counters

If the Firelord moves or is stunned, the spell will be canceled and not do its full damage.

  • You can interrupt this spell with spells such as:
    • Humans: Mountain King - Storm Bolt
    • Humans: Mountain King - Bash
    • Orcs: Tauren Chieftain - War Stomp
    • Orcs: Witch Doctor - Stasis Trap
    • Orcs: Shadow Hunter - Hex
    • Night Elves: Druid of the Talon - Cyclone
    • Undead: Dread Lord - Sleep
    • Undead: Dread Lord - Inferno
    • Undead: Crypt Lord - Impale
    • Neutral: Dark Ranger - Silence
    • Neutral: Goblin Tinker - Cluster Rockets
    • Neutral: Fire Lord - Soul Burn
    • Neutral: Fire Lord - Volcano (That's right, to stop a volcano you can use another volcano! This is what you can call "fire against fire"!)

World Editor description

Mystical Hero, adept at disrupting spells and dealing large amounts of fire damage. Can learn Soul Burn, Summon Lava Spawn, Incinerate and Volcano. Attacks land and air units.

Quotes

    Template:Col-2 Ready
    • “Beware - I live!”
    What
    • “I'm lit!”
    • “You may speak.”
    • “Fire away.”
    Yes
    • “I'll light the way.”
    • “It shall be.”
    • “The order's given.”
    • “It is done.”
    Attack
    • “Consuuuume.”
    • “Ashes to ashes.” (A reference to the phrase "ashes to ashes, dust to dust")
    • “You'll be cleansed by fire!” (This quote is similar to Ragnaros' famous quote "BY FIRE BE PURGED!". While Ragnaros and the Firelord are related lore-wise, it is unknown if there is any specific connection between these quotes.)
    Template:Col-2 War cry
    • “Everything shall burn!”
    Pissed
    • “I will reduce all to ashes.”
    • “Damn... moths...” (groan) (Referring to how moths are attracted to light)
    • “No thanks, I don't smoke.”
    • “Am I hot or what?”
    • “Why is that bear with the forest ranger hat keep following me?” (Smokey the bear reference)
    • “So thirsty...” (throaty, dry gurgle)
    • “I am the lord of all fire! (sound of splashing water, followed by the Firelord saying in a meek and high-pitched voice:) “Hey, that wasn't funny.”
    Death
    • “WRAAHH!” (Followed by the sound of his armor clashing to the ground as his fiery body disintegrates.)

Note: All of his quotes also contain the sound of fire in the background.

Gallery

  • Soul Burn on a Peon.

    Soul Burn on a Peon.

  • The periodic effect of Incinerate.

    The periodic effect of Incinerate.

  • The explosion caused when a unit dies by incineration.

    The explosion caused when a unit dies by incineration.

  • The Firelord's Volcano.

    The Firelord's Volcano.

  • A Lava Spawn.

    A Lava Spawn.

  • A Lava Spawn's portrait.

    A Lava Spawn's portrait.

  • The Firelord's portrait.

    The Firelord's portrait.

  • Official image.

    Official image.

Other notes

  • The Firelord, along with the Goblin Alchemist and Goblin Tinker, is one of the neutral heroes having no appearance in the official campaigns.
  • Blazefury, which is a random name for the Firelord in WarCraft III, is a sword in World of Warcraft.
  • The Firelords in the Molten Core will use Soul Burn, Incinerate[4] and Summon Lava Spawn, just as in WarCraft III. The only spell they lack is Volcano, which would probably be too much to handle for most players anyway.

References

 
  1. ^ Firelord @ Battle.net
  2. ^ war3.incgamers.com -> "firelord first move"
  3. ^ war3.incgamers.com -> "Firelord <-------READ THIS!!!!!"
  4. ^ Firelord on Wowhead -> Comments

External links

External link Battle.net 


 
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