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BM Wind Rider

Blademaster opener with heavy early harassment, transitioning into Wind Rider air superiority. Denies expansion and wins on economic disruption.

How it plays

  • BM's Mirror Image and Wind Walk make him nearly impossible to catch early game
  • Constant worker harassment forces UD to divert Acolytes and delays expansion
  • Wind Riders fly over Undead army positioning and attack buildings directly
  • Shadow Hunter second hero for Serpent Wards and Healing Wave sustain
  • Wins against: UD expansions that come too early or are poorly defended
  • Loses to: well-timed Lich Nova + DK coil that kills Wind Riders before critical mass

Tier progression

Tier 1

Buildings
Altar of Storms, Orc Burrow, Barracks, Voodoo Lounge
Units
Grunt
Goal
BM harass enemy base, Grunts for creeping

Tier 2

Buildings
Beastiary
Units
Wind Rider
Goal
Shadow Hunter second, start Wind Rider production from Bestiary

Tier 3

Buildings
Fortress
Units
Wind Rider
Goal
Mass Wind Riders with Envenomed Weapons upgrade
Notes
T3 mainly for unit upgrades — army is already Wind Riders at T2

Hero skill order

Blademaster

  • Wind Walk — level 3
  • Critical Strike — level 3
  • Mirror Image — level 1

Shadow Hunter

  • Hex — level 2
  • Healing Wave — level 2
  • Serpent Ward — level 1

Core upgrades

  • Envenomed Spears
  • orc backpack

Pro replays running this build

18 tournament games. Each opens in the 3D simulator on this player's side.

PlayerOpponentMapStage
FoCuS Happy Springtime v1.3 Semifinals Game 3
FoCuS Eer0 Tidehunters v1.2 Semifinals Game 1
FoCuS Happy Shattered Exile v2.4 Quarterfinals Game 1
FoCuS Eer0 Shattered Exile v2.4 Semifinals Game 2
FoCuS Lyn Echo Isles v2.2 w3c 1051
FoCuS Happy Turtle Rock v1.6 Semifinals Game 2
FoCuS Happy Autumn Leaves v2.0 Semifinals Game 4
FoCuS Lyn Twisted Meadows v1.9 Quarterfinals Game 4
Soin Happy ShatteredExile_v2.4
FoCuS Happy TurtleRock_v2.0
Soin Happy AutumnLeaves_v2.0
FoCuS Happy NorthernIsles
FoCuS Happy Hammerfall
FoCuS Eer0 Springtime_v1.3
FoCuS Eer0 NorthernIsles
FoCuS Eer0 1v1_EchoIsles_v2.2_w3c_260125_1357_1051
FoCuS Eer0 Hammerfall
FoCuS Eer0 Tidehunters_v1.2

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