Crypt Lord

• Death Knight
• Dreadlord
• Lich
• Crypt Lord

[e][h] Crypt Lord

Attributes

26 +3.20

14 +1.20

14 +1.60

28 - 34

2

Primary Attribute

Stats

Base Stats

Movement Speed:

290

Sight Range:

1800 / 800

Attack Range:

Melee

Turn Rate:

0.50

Hotkey:

C

Icon

Level Changes

Level:

1

5

10

Hit Points:

675

975

1375

HP Regen.: (+2.00 on Blight)

1.3

1.9

2.7

Mana:

210

300

420

Mana Regen.:

0.71

1.01

1.41

Armor:

2

3

5

Damage:

28 - 34

40 - 46

56 - 62

Cooldown:

1.48

1.4

1.28

These ancient, evil behemoths were once the mighty kings of the subterranean spider kingdom of Azjol-Nerub. Though the Nerubians fell before the wrath of the Lich King during the fabled War of the Spider, the insidious Crypt Lords were swayed over to the Lich King's ranks and granted considerable power and the immortality of undeath. Now the giant, thundering beasts serve as the Lich King's mightiest warriors and the guardians of the Scourge's holdings in Northrend.

A warrior Hero, adept at summoning insect minions and crushing enemies. Betraying the Nerubian people, the Crypt Lords have sacrificed the lifeblood of thousands to bolster the Undead armies of Ner'zhul, winning an eternal life of servitude in his name. Attacks land units.

Abilities

Impale
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Point Target  Damage Type:  Magic Slams the ground with the Crypt Lord's massive claws, shooting spiked tendrils out in a straight line, dealing damage and hurling enemy ground units into the air in their wake, stunning them.
Cast Requirements : 100 9 s  Range:  700 Targets Allowed : Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Organic Area of Effect : 250 Damage : 60 / 105 / 150 Duration : 2 (1) / 3 (1.5) / 4 (2) s Wave Distance : 600 Air Duration : 1 second Notes : Airborne units can take damage and be attacked. Airborne units are untargetable by spells. Hotkey : E

Notes:

• Line up the enemy units to get the best results. Impale is like a combined War Stomp and Shockwave.
• Impale can interrupt spells like Starfall or Mass Teleport from a long distance.

Spiked Carapace
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target  Damage Type:  Magic The Crypt Lord forms barbed layers of chitinous armor that increases its defence and returns damage to enemy melee attackers.
Damage returned : 15/25/35 % Bonus Armor : 3/5/7 Hotkey : S

• This ability, combined with the Crypt Lord's naturally high HP, makes him very tough to take down, especially with melee attacks.

Carrion Beetles
	Cast Type : Autocast  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : No Target The Crypt Lord progenerates 2 Carrion Beetles from a target corpse to attack the Crypt Lord's enemies. Beetles are permanent but only 6 can be controlled at a time.
Cast Requirements : 50 9 s Targets Allowed : Dead Area of Effect : 900 Summoned Unit : Carrion Beetle (Level 1)/Carrion Beetle (Level 2)/Carrion Beetle (Level 3) Hotkey : C

Notes:

• Unlike most summoned units, the beetles have an unlimited lifespan. Carrion Beetles persist even if the Crypt Lord dies.
• Bring a Rod of Necromancy along and your Crypt Lord will generate more units than any other hero at low levels. In many cases, you can get an edge over your opponent by defeating creep camps that would be too powerful for any other low-level heroes to attempt.
• Level 2 or 3 Carrion Beetles can burrow and become invisible. Hide a beetle at a remote Gold Mine to secretly find out when an opponent starts to build an expansion there, or keep one near a Goblin Laboratory or Mercenary Camp to use them even when your army is far away.
• Carrion Beetles disappear into the earth and do not leave a corpse when killed. This means the Crypt Lord cannot recycle his Carrion Beetles when they die.

Locust Swarm
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Universal Target Type : No Target  Damage Type:  Physical Creates a swarm of angry locusts that bite and tear at nearby enemy units. As they chew the enemy flesh, they convert it into a substance that restores hit points to the Crypt Lord when they return.
Cast Requirements : 150 180 s Area of Effect : 800 Duration : 30 s Summoned Unit : Locust Summon Count : 20 Hotkey : L

Notes:

• Locust Swarm is kind of similar to Protoss Carriers in StarCraft. Once "launched" the Locust Swarm will follow the Crypt Lord where he walks, heading out in an area around the Crypt Lord.
• 20 Locusts are released. 0.2 second delay between releasing each Locust.
• Up to 7 Locusts can target an enemy unit at the same time. Fraction of damage dealt by Locusts that will be returned and collected by Crypt Lord: 0.75.
• The Locust must collect 20 hit points before returning it to the Crypt Lord.

Version History

Balance Patch History
Patch Version	Balance Changes
1.32.9	Carrion Beetles hit points increased from 170/275/410 to 170/300/440. Carrion Beetles movement speed reduced from 290 to 280 (all levels). Carrion Beetles Burrow ability requires the Burrow upgrade. Carrion Beetle Level 2 Collision Size increased from 16 to 32.
1.32.8	Carrion Beetles hit points reduced from 170/330/490 to 170/275/410. Carrion Beetles mana cost increased from 45 to 50.
1.32.6	Impale can no longer be interrupted. Units knocked airborne can now take damage and be attacked. Carrion Beetles mana cost increased from 30 to 45. Now spawns 2 beetles at a time, up from 1. Maximum beetles increased from 5 to 6. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Crypt Lord cast point increased from 0.4 to 0.5.
1.32.10	Crypt Lord’s Impale hero stun duration reduced from 1/2/3 to 1/1.5/2. Crypt Lord’s Impale damage reduced from 75/120/165 to 60/105/150.
1.29.0	Crypt Lord's movement speed increased from 270 to 290. Carrion Beetles movement speed increased from 270 to 290, and HP increased from 140/275/410 to 170/330/490. Impale damage increased from 50/80/110 to 75/120/165.
1.15	Level-2 Carrion Beetles are now the same size as Ghouls, instead of the same size as Crypt Fiends. Level-3 Carrion Beetles are now the same size as Crypt Fiends, instead of the same size as Abominations.
1.10	Impale area of effect width reduced to 250 from 300.

Games

• Crypt Lord first
• Crypt Lord second
• Crypt Lord third

The most recent games with Crypt Lord first are

KraV   |	vs.	|   FoCuS
Game 3 on Northern Isles Group A Losers' Round 1 in DreamHack Open - 2021 - Finals
KraV   |	vs.	|   FoCuS
Game 2 on Echo Isles Group A Losers' Round 1 in DreamHack Open - 2021 - Finals
KraV   |	vs.	|   FoCuS
Game 1 on Concealed Hill Group A Losers' Round 1 in DreamHack Open - 2021 - Finals
Jperezimba   |	vs.	|   EdGE
Game 1 on Tidehunters Round of 32 in 4Players WC3:Reforged Bronze Open Cup 40
Sheik   |	vs.	|   DeNNiS
Game 1 on Northern Isles Round of 32 in ESL Open Cup Europe 95

See more games

The most recent games with Crypt Lord second are

JusTDoiTpLs   |	vs.	|   Ghost_OL
Game 2 on Last Refuge Group A Week 4 in Team Emo Tournament 3
MrMuggle   |	vs.	|   Paxa
Game 1 on Last Refuge Round of 32 in ESL Meisterschaft 2021 Season 1 - Open Qualifier 2
Thypan   |	vs.	|   Fabrizzio
Game 1 on Amazonia Round of 32 in DreamHack Open - 2020 - Winter Season - America Open Qualifier 2
WFZ   |	vs.	|   FoCuS
Game 1 on Concealed Hill GS1 Group A Losers' Finals in WGL 2020 Winter - September Pro Division
Fly100%   |	vs.	|   WFZ
Game 1 on Concealed Hill Group D in World Cyber Games - 2020

See more games

The most recent games with Crypt Lord third are

MysT   |	vs.	|   Nerzhul
Game 1 on Last Refuge Round of 16 in ESL Open Cup Americas 95
Happy   |	vs.	|   Ze1Ko
Game 1 on Tidehunters Round of 16 in ESL Open Cup Europe 95
BsK   |	vs.	|   KraV
Game 1 on Northern Isles Round 5 in Pandaria Solo League - Season 5 - Division 1
Ze1Ko   |	vs.	|   BsK
Game 1 on Autumn Leaves Round 2 in Pandaria Solo League - Season 5 - Division 1
Nerzhul   |	vs.	|   ToD
Game 2 on Last Refuge Quarterfinals in ESL Open Cup Americas 94

See more games

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/undead/units/cryptlord.shtml