---
title: "BM Wind Rider — Orc build order (OvU)"
url: https://wc3v.com/builds/orc-bm-wind-rider
description: "Blademaster opener with heavy early harassment, transitioning into Wind Rider air superiority. Denies expansion and wins on economic disruption."
updated: 2026-08-11
---

# BM Wind Rider

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

- **Race:** Orc
- **Matchups:** OvU
- **Level:** Pro meta
- **Difficulty:** hard
- **Hero opener:** Blademaster

## 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 3, Critical Strike 3, Mirror Image 1
- **Shadow Hunter**: Hex 2, Healing Wave 2, Serpent Ward 1

## Core upgrades

- Envenomed Spears
- orc backpack

## Pro replays running this build

| Player | Opponent | Map | Stage | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoCuS | Happy | Springtime v1.3 | Semifinals Game 3 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=12016427_FoCuS_Happy_Springtime-13&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | Tidehunters v1.2 | Semifinals Game 1 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1579908815_Eer0_FoCuS_Tidehunters-12&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | Shattered Exile v2.4 | Quarterfinals Game 1 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1695616928_FoCuS_Happy_Shattered-Exile&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | Shattered Exile v2.4 | Semifinals Game 2 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=2458063746_Eer0_FoCuS_Shattered-Exile&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Lyn | Echo Isles v2.2 w3c 1051 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=2469691735_FoCuS_Lyn_Echo-Isles-22&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | Turtle Rock v1.6 | Semifinals Game 2 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=3935848085_FoCuS_Happy_Turtle-Rock-16&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | Autumn Leaves v2.0 | Semifinals Game 4 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=455876078_FoCuS_Happy_Autumn-Leaves-20&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Lyn | Twisted Meadows v1.9 | Quarterfinals Game 4 | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=781305788_FoCuS_Lyn_Twisted-Meadows-11&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| Soin | Happy | ShatteredExile_v2.4 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1422110034_Soin_Happy_ShatteredExile&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | TurtleRock_v2.0 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1500895623_FoCuS_Happy_TurtleRock20&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| Soin | Happy | AutumnLeaves_v2.0 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1924044594_Soin_Happy_AutumnLeaves20&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | NorthernIsles |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=2394677578_FoCuS_Happy_NorthernIsles&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Happy | Hammerfall |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=330861190_FoCuS_Happy_Hammerfall&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | Springtime_v1.3 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1031906232_FoCuS_Eer0_Springtime13&player=1&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | NorthernIsles |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1133376030_Eer0_FoCuS_NorthernIsles&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | 1v1_EchoIsles_v2.2_w3c_260125_1357_1051 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1467978689_Eer0_FoCuS_EchoIsles22&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | Hammerfall |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=1862522924_Eer0_FoCuS_Hammerfall&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |
| FoCuS | Eer0 | Tidehunters_v1.2 |  | [open](https://wc3v.com/viewer?r=2829151463_Eer0_FoCuS_Tidehunters12&player=2&buildId=orc-bm-wind-rider) |