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Warcraft III build orders
18 curated builds, every one taken from a tournament game you can watch. Pick a race.
Human
AM Caster
Archmage into Footmen, then Priests and Spell Breakers at T2. The dominant Human build in the current meta. Inner Fire buffs Footmen, Spell Steal counters…
AM Rifle
Archmage into Footmen transitioning to Riflemen and Sorceresses. Rifle range controls space, Slow from Sorceresses kites melee armies.
MK Fast Expand
Mountain King first into fast expansion. Storm Bolt stuns harassers, Bash provides melee dominance. Build army to 60 food then upgrade to Castle for Knights.
Paladin Rifle
Paladin first hero for Holy Light sustain on early Footmen. Tower up at base, mass Riflemen with Priest support. Defensive opener that scales into a…
Orc
BM Wind Rider
Blademaster opener with heavy early harassment, transitioning into Wind Rider air superiority. Denies expansion and wins on economic disruption.
FS Headhunter
Far Seer opener with Headhunters and Shamans. The most versatile Orc opener — Bloodlust makes Headhunters burst targets down, Hex and Purge shut down…
BM Grunt Standard
Blademaster opener into mass Grunts for an aggressive ground push. BM harasses workers while Grunts pressure the front door. Transitions into Spirit…
Night Elf
KotG Mountain Giant
Keeper of the Grove opener into Mountain Giant tank line. Entangle roots Human heroes, Giants taunt Human armies, and Treant summons provide free…
DH Standard
The standard Night Elf build. Demon Hunter first for Manaburn harassment, fast tech to T3 for Druid of the Claw (bears). Bears in Bear Form have massive…
DH Mass Talons
Demon Hunter into mass Druids of the Talon with Cyclone spam. Exploits Orc's limited dispel options. Cyclone removes key units from fights, Faerie Fire…
PotM Mass Huntress
PotM first hero for Trueshot Aura damage boost and Searing Arrows hero harass. Mass Huntresses provide ranged DPS and Sentinel scout vision. Strong…
Warden Fast Expand
Warden first — she is the cheapest hero Night Elf can field, so the gold saved goes straight into an early expansion. Across the pro games behind this…
Dark Ranger Huntress
Skip the Altar and hire a Dark Ranger from the Tavern instead. Every game behind this build does it at the same moment — 2:15 to 2:19, without exception —…
Undead
DK Fiend Standard
A simple Undead build for new players. Death Knight opener, Ghouls mine lumber, and your fighting army is Crypt Fiends -- you never have to micro Ghouls…
DK Destroyer
DK Fiend opener that priorities a fast T3 for Destroyer tech. Destroyers' Devour Magic hard-counters caster-heavy armies like NE Dryads or HU Priests.
DK Gargoyle
DK opener into mass Ghouls for lumber, then flood Gargoyles from multiple Crypts. Air superiority overwhelms Orc ground armies. Dark Ranger or Dreadlord…
Lich Fast Tech
Lich first hero for early Frost Armor tankiness and Frost Nova burst. Slightly defensive opener that creeps with Ghouls and rushes T2 Crypt Fiends. DK as…
Crypt Lord Standard
Crypt Lord first hero for Carrion Beetles map presence and Impale stun. Ghoul opener like other UD builds, transitions to Crypt Fiends and Statues at T2.…
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