Hero unit

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This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and official bonus maps.

The paladin Uther the Lightbringer as seen in Warcraft III.

A hero unit (or simply called hero) is a unit-type in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the expansion Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Hero units are very special units. They have the ability to advance in levels, collect items in a small inventory, and confer special benefits to the units near them.

Gameplay

General

Hero units can level up to become stronger. He earns more attribute points and can learn or upgrade abilities.
The level cap is 10, but can be changed in custom maps.
The thee hero attributes are:
- Strength – Increases hit points and hit point regeneration.
- Agility – Increases armor, attack speed and movement speed.
- Intelligence – Increases mana and mana regeneration.
Each hero unit has a primary attribute. Besides its usual effect, it increases the hero's damage points.
A hero unit can carry up to six items that increase his attributes or have some other special effect.
When a hero unit dies, he can be revived at an altar or at a tavern (The Frozen Throne only) for a price depending on the level of the hero unit.

Melee games

A player may have up to three different hero units.
Every hero unit starts at level 1.
Hero units can be trained at altars or at a tavern (The Frozen Throne only).
The name of the hero is randomly chosen.

Campaigns

In campaigns, hero units are often major characters in the plot. There are however melee hero units in some missions.
Usually, the player can't train any other hero units.
Hero units that represent characters are carried through the campaign. They keep their items, experience and abilities.
The level cap can be different per mission, to prevent the hero unit from reaching level 10 to fast.

External links

Battle.net Heroes F.A.Q.