Ancient Protector

[e][h] Ancient Protector

Building Information

Cost:

 135  80  55

Hit Points:

600

HP Regeneration:

0.5 at Night

Armor:

1 (3)

Requirements:

• Hunter's Hall

Built From::

Wisp

Food:

0

Race:

Night Elf

Classification:

• Ancient

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

4

Sight:

1900 / 800

Acquisition Range:

700

Level:

3

Selection Priorty:

4

Uprooted Movement

Speed:

40 (80)

Turn Rate:

0.4

Move Type:

foot

Collision Size:

144

Cargo Size:

0

Pathing Map

Icon

Combat

Requirement:

Uprooted

Rooted

Damage:

26 - 33

45 - 54

Area

Full Dmg: 25
15% Dmg: 75
5% Dmg: 125

Area Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• wall
• enemy
• neutral

Range:

128

700

Weapon Type:

normal

msplash

Cooldown:

1.4

1.7

Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• item
• ward

• air
• ground
• structure
• debris
• item
• ward

Defensive Ancient. When rooted in the ground, can hurl enormous rocks at nearby enemy units.

Attacks land and air units.

Spells & Abilities

Blight Dispel Small
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target Removes nearby Blight once the building finishes construction.
Area of Effect : 768 Notes : Only blight that was created by buildings and has no source buildings nearby can be removed with this ability.

Eat Tree
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : Tree Target Consume a tree to restore 500 hit points over 30 seconds.
Targets Allowed : Tree Duration : 30 s Hit Points Restored : 500 Hotkey : E

Uproot
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : No Target Allows the Ancient to pull itself up out of the ground so that it can move and engage units in melee combat. Also gives the Ancient Heavy armor.
Animation Duration : 2.5 seconds Hotkey : R

Upgrades

Nature's Blessing

Upgrades all Ancients' and Treants' movement speed and armor. Researched at : Tree of Life  Hotkey : N  Cost : 150 200  Research Time:  60 Requires : Tree of Ages Armor Bonus : 2 for Ancient Protectors, 5 for other Ancients and Treants. Movement Bonus : 50 movement for Treants, 40 for Ancients.

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Ancient Protector build time reduced from 60 to 55 seconds. Ancient Protector rooted attack cool down decreased from 2 seconds to 1.7 seconds (24.75 to 29.12 damage per second). Ancient Protector uprooted attack cool down decreased from 1.5 seconds to 1.4 seconds (19.67 to 21.07 damage per second).
1.17	2004-09-20	Ancient Protector's attack now uses a homing missile.
1.13	2003-12-16	Eating trees now heals 500 hit points over 30 seconds, up from 200 hit points over 10 seconds.
1.10	2003-07-03	Ancients now attack while rooted.
1.06	2003-06-03	Ancients temporarily lose their fortified armor when they uproot, becoming medium armor units.
1.04	2002-11-04	Ancient Protector ranged attack damage reduced to 1d10+44 from 1d13+51. Ancient Protector hit points increased to 600 from 550. Ancient Protector cost reduced to 160/80 from 240/100. Ancient Protector minimum range reduced to 0 from 200. Ancient Protector damage type changed to pierce from siege. Ancient Protector splash damage reduced. Ancient Protector armor decreased to 1 from 2.
1.03	2002-10-09	Eating trees now gives a constant, non-stacking healing effect for 10 seconds.
1.01	2002-07-05	Ancient Protector rooted damage increased from 43-65 to 52-64 (58 avg).