An Obsidian Statue from WarCraft III
Fortified statue that can regenerate the health and mana of nearby friendly units. Can research Destroyer Form. Believed to be gifts granted by Ner'zhul, the Obsidian Statues are often used as figureheads at the forefront of many Undead armies, inspiring awe and fear in the enemy ranks. Nothing can prepare the enemy for what this unfathomable statue could become. Attacks land and air units.
Abilities
Spirit Touch (Autocast):
- Restores 3 mana to nearby friendly units.
Essence of Blight (Autocast):
- Restores 10 hit points to nearby friendly units.
Destroyer Form
A flying Destroyer
Large flying unit that must consume magic to sustain its mana. Breaking free of the obsidian stone that holds them, these monstrous creatures roar into battle, swallowing magic to feed their insatiable hunger as they move between battles and rain destruction down upon their foes. Has Spell Immunity. Attacks land and air units.
Abilities
Devour Magic
- Consumes all positive and negative buffs from all units in an area. Each unit that is devoured of magic gives back the Destroyer 50 hit points and 75 mana. Deals 180 damage to summoned units.
Absorb Mana
- Takes all mana from one of your units and gives it to the Destroyer.
Orb of Inihilation (Autocast)
- Adds 20 bonus damage to the Destroyer's attack and causes his attacks to do area of effect damage.
Spell Immunity (Passive)
- Renders this unit immune to negative spells.
Obsidian Destroyer
A Qiraji Obsidian Destroyer
Players of World of Warcraft are expected to encounter a number in Ahn'Qiraj. These living Obsidian Destroyers were also used by the Scourge during the aftermath of the Second Invasion and are still used in Northrend. The fact that the Scourge are using the same constructs as the Qiraji puzzled many people.
However, the Destroyers aren't so much related to the greater Scourge, but rather the Crypt Fiends, a branch of the Scourge's forces. The Crypt Fiends are actually undead Nerubians, a race of spider people that reigned over Northrend before the coming of the Scourge. The Nerubians are the descendants of the Aqir, an insectoid race that prospered during the days of the mighty Troll empires. Coincidentally, the Qiraji are also descendants of the Aqir. It was thought that the Destroyers were likely originally created by the Aqir, and the power to do so carried on to both its descendants.
However, in the Monsters of Ahn'Qiraj page, Blizzard states that it was Emperor Vek'lor who created the destroyers with the aid of C'Thun, thus leading back to the original confusion of just how the Scourge obtained the technology. One can assume that the Destroyers were created by the Aqir and perfected after the Aqir empire split in half.