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Black Citadel
Faction Undead Scourge
Statistics
Hit points 2000
Level 3
Gold 325 Gold
Lumber 230 Lumber
Food Produces 10 Food
Build time 140 sec.
Repair time 120 sec.
Requires Altar of Darkness
Hotkey U
Combat
Weapon(s) Frost Attack
Normal attack 13-15 (14 avg)
Can attack Ground, Structure, Debris, Air, Item, Ward
Range 80
Attack type Piercing
Cooldown 1.00 sec.
Weapon type Missile
Armor Type Fortified
Armor 5
Day Sight 120
Night Sight 80
WC3RoC-logo
This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

When the powers of the undead in the living world become fully manifested, further modifications to the Halls of the Dead become necessary. Building of the black citadel allows the Scourge to operate at peak efficiency. Along with this modification comes increased fortification, making the black citadel a truly formidable stronghold.

Production[]

Unit
BTNAcolyte
Acolyte

Upgrades available[]

Research
BTNPackBeast
Backpack

Spells and abilities[]

Frost Attack (Passive)[]

PASBTNFrost
Adds a cold effect to this unit's attacks that slows enemy units'
movement speed by 50% and attack speed by 25%.
Lasts 5 seconds.

Hidden abilities[]

Blight Growth
Creates Blight around the building once if finished construction.
Blight grows within a 96 area radius.

Patch changes[]

  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.12 (2003-07-31): Halls of the Dead and Black Citadel attack cooldown have been reduced from 2.0 to 1.5.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03):
    • Reign of Chaos
      • Halls of the Dead and Black Citadel attack cooldown is now 2 seconds up from 1 second, and their damage has been reduced by 33% as well.
    • The Frozen Throne
      • Halls of the Dead and Black Citadel deal one quarter as much damage as previously, but now possess a frost attack similar to that of Nerubian Towers.
  • WC3RoC-logo Patch 1.06 (2003-06-03): Black Citadel now has 2000 hitpoints, down from 2300.
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