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Arcane Tower
Faction Human
Statistics
Hit points 500
Gold 70 Gold
Lumber 50 Lumber
Build time 50 sec.
Hotkey N
Combat
Weapon(s) Arcane Magic
Normal attack 8-10 (9 avg)
Can attack Air, Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward
Range 80
Attack type Piercing
Cooldown 1.00 sec.
Weapon type Missile
Armor Type Heavy
Armor 5
Day Sight 160
Night Sight 80
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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.

The Arcane Tower is a magical defensive tower with the Reveal and Feedback abilities. Attacks land and air units.[1]

Although the Arcane Tower is considered a human structure, other races can build one by buying an Ivory Tower from an allied human's Arcane Vault and upgrading it, since there are no other requirements.

Information[]

It appears to be a fairly weak defensive tower due to its poor damage - this is true against plain units, but not against Heroes and summoned units. The Arcane Tower comes with the Feedback ability, which combusts 24 mana for every strike against a unit with mana, and deals damage equal to the mana it destroys. Against summoned units, it deals an additional 20 damage on them. This makes it excellent against discouraging hero rushes, as the tower quickly drains the enemy heroes of vital mana needed to continually harass a base.

Once the Magic Sentry technology is researched, Arcane Towers can start revealing areas of the map. Though slower than Reveal from the Goblin Laboratory and definitely weaker than the Far Seer's True Sight, it allows human players a chance to observe the map without much cost.

Counters

Arcane Towers have Heavy armor so magic units will destroy them with ease.

Spells and abilities[]

Reveal[]

BTNReveal
Reveals an area of the map. Detects invisible units.
Duration Cooldown Range Area of Effect Effect Requirements
15 sec. 180 sec. Unlimited 90 Reveals area Magic Sentry

Feedback (Passive)[]

PASBTNFeedBack
This tower's attacks destroy 24 mana per hit against any unit (16 against heroes), causing bonus damage equal to the mana destroyed.
Additionally, attacks made by this tower cause 20 bonus damage against summoned units.

Magic Sentry (Passive)[]

PASBTNMagicalSentry
Reveals nearby invisible units.
Area of Effect
900
Research Cost Researched At Upgrade Time
50 Gold 50 Lumber Arcane Sanctum 30 sec.

Upgrades[]

BTNStoneArchitecture
Improved Masonry
Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
Research Cost Researched At Upgrade Time Effect
125 Gold 50 Lumber Lumber Mill 60 sec. Hit Points: 550
Armor: 6
BTNArcaniteArchitecture
Advanced Masonry
Increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time Effect
150 Gold 75 Lumber Lumber Mill Keep 75 sec. Hit Points: 600
Armor: 7
BTNImbuedMasonry
Imbued Masonry
Further increases the armor and hit points of Human buildings.
Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time Effect
175 Gold 100 Lumber Lumber Mill Castle 90 sec. Hit Points: 650
Armor: 8

Patch changes[]

  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.25b (2011-03-08): Masonry Upgrade health boost decreased to 10% from 20% for all 3 levels.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.19 (2005-09-19): Now gains 1 armor per masonry upgrade, down from 2.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.17 (2004-09-20): Now deals 20 bonus damage per attack to summoned units.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.13 (2003-12-16): Now gains 2 armor per masonry upgrade, up from 1.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.12 (2003-07-31): Arcane Towers now deal Piercing damage, and have had their range increased from 700 to 800.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
    • Human masonry upgrade cost reduced to 100/25, 125/50 and 150/75 from 100/100, 125/175, 175/250.
    • Guard Towers and Arcane Towers now cost 70/50 to upgrade, down from 80/60.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.

References[]

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