Buildings

Overview[edit]

Buildings are generally fixed, functional, player-controlled constructs. The role of buildings is generally to enable the production of units and/or unlock higher tech and function, although a few specialised racial structures are meant to contribute to static defense. Some Night Elf buildings can potentially be moved in Warcraft 3, but change or lose their functionality while mobile.

They are created by Workers (viz. Peasants, Peons, Acolytes and Wisps) using different race-specific processes, except for the Neutral Buildings present on the map at the start of the game.

All buildings must be constructed on "buildable terrain", which excludes all "off-map" terrain, other buildings and units, and certain map features such as hills, trees and stone/paved tiles. Additionally, Undead buildings must be constructed on blight (except for Necropolis).

Upon the destruction of all of a player's buildings, a player will lose the game.

Town Hall[edit]

For the full length article see Main Building

The Town Hall, also refered to as Main Building or Main, is the most important building. It is where workers bring the resources they gather, and it is where workers are produced.

In each game, a player begins with a townhall and 4-5 workers. These are the basic foundation blocks from which to build a base.

Race Buildings[edit]

Constructable Buildings[edit]

The tech-trees of the four races all follow a similar pattern. Tier 1 allows for the construction of the Altar and the basic units building, as well as most of the support structures such as the food supply, shop, and tower. At Tier 2, two new unit production buildings are made available, generally split into casters and advanced fighting units. Finally, Tier 3 enables the production of a very strong unit from a dedicated building.

	Human	Night Elf	Orc	Undead
Main Building	Town Hall	Tree of Life	Great Hall	Necropolis
Goldmine		Entangled Gold Mine		Haunted Goldmine
Food Supply	Farm	Moon Well	Orc Burrow	Ziggurat
Altar	Altar of Kings	Altar of Elders	Altar of Storms	Altar of Darkness
Shop	Arcane Vault	Ancient of Wonders	Voodoo Lounge	Tomb of Relics
Lumber Return	Lumber Mill		War Mill	Graveyard
Upgrades	Blacksmith	Hunter's Hall	War Mill	Graveyard
Tower	Scout Tower	Ancient Protector	Watch Tower
Other				Sacrificial Pit
Tier 1 Production	Barracks	Ancient of War	Barracks	Crypt
Tier 2 Production	Arcane Sanctum	Ancient of Wind	Spirit Lodge	Temple of the Damned
Tier 2 Production	Workshop	Ancient of Lore	Beastiary	Slaughterhouse
Tier 2 Production			Tauren Totem
Tier 3 Production	Gryphon Aviary	Chimaera Roost		Boneyard

Upgradable Buildings[edit]

	Human	Night Elf	Orc	Undead
Main Tier 2	Keep	Tree of Ages	Stronghold	Halls of the Dead
Main Tier 3	Castle	Tree of Eternity	Fortress	Black Citadel
Tower	Arcane Tower			Nerubian Tower
Tower	Guard Tower			Spirit Tower
Tower	Cannon Tower