Druid of the Talon (Warcraft III)

These secretive Druids have adopted the totem of the Crow. Their primary role in society is information gathering and intelligence. They have the ability to transform into Storm Crows and fly over the field of battle to scout and deliver orders to distant troops. Their magical spell-like abilities are capable of channeling even the winds to fight against the enemies of Kalimdor.

A supporting spellcaster unit, the Talon druids are seldom used by Night Elf players. However, they can be quite feared when put in the hands of a skilled player.

The druids start off in their humanoid form and come with Faerie Fire. This spell reduces the armor of the targeted unit by 4 and also grants them vision of that unit as if they were their own. The spell works extremely well with high-damage units like Chimaeras, as the reduced armor means their attacks deal even more damage against the enemy. They use a weak auto-attack and being spellcasters, only benefit from magic upgrades.

In their aerial form, the Talon druid transforms into a crow, where he transforms from a supporting spellcaster to a ranged anti-air unit, dealing higher damage, though limited to air units. Despite this, it is very powerful against most air units due to the high damage and the fact that many heavy air units have light armor, making them take more damage from their attacks. The druid also loses access to his spells unless Mark of the Talon is researched, which allows them to retain Faerie Fire in their crow form.

Cyclone is by far the most strongest skill - though it makes the targeted unit invulnerable and can only be cast on ground units, it disables them for 20 seconds and cannot be dispelled. When facing a powerful ground army, the druids help lower the amount of potential targets for you or your allies to pick off the remaining units easily. When the affected units return to solid ground, they'll then be greeted with a large number of hostile faces and be killed before they even knew what happened.

• Transforms the Druid into a Night Elf, allowing him to cast spells.

• When in Night Elf Form he may cast these spells:

• Reduces a target enemy unit's armor by 4 and gives vision of that unit.

• Transforms the Druid into a storm crow, giving him the ability to fly. While in Storm Crow Form he cannot cast any spells until you have researched Mark of the Talon.

• Tosses a target enemy unit into the air, rendering it unable to move, attack or cast spells, and stopping others from attacking or casting on it.

• Druid of the Tlon Adept Training
• Increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability Storm Crow Form.
• Stats increase affects only Druid Form.

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• Druid of the Tlon Master Training
• Further increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability to cast Cyclone.
• Stats increase affects in both Forms.

! Research Cost !! Researched At !! Requirements !! Upgrade Time !! Effect

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• 100 150 || Ancient of Wind || Druid of the Talon Adept Training, Tree of Eternity || 75 sec. || Hit Points: 380 Mana: 400 (Initial 150) Mana Regen Rate: 1.31 Mana/sec. Spell Learned: Cyclone
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• ark of the Talon
• Allows Druids of the Talon to cast Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form.

! Research Cost !! Researched At !! Requirements !! Upgrade Time !! Effect

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• 25 100 || Ancient of Wind || Druid of the Talon Master Training || 20 sec. || Spell Learned in Storm Crow Form: Faerie Fire
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Backpack is unavailable in Storm Crow form. Any items in the inventory will be dropped when transforming.

• See Warcraft III Druid of the Talon quotes

• Druids of the Talon are voiced by Michael Bell.
• In the late Warcraft III beta, the Druid of the Talon had a different model. After the Arch Druid hero unit was cut, the Druid of the Talon was given a modified version of the Arch Druid's model instead.
• The official Warcraft III website depicts the Druid of the Talon with antlers much like the Arch Druid, whereas the in-game model lacks them.

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