Dreadlord

• Death Knight
• Dreadlord
• Lich
• Crypt Lord

[e][h] Dreadlord
(Dread Lord)

Attributes

20 +2.50

16 +1

18 +2.50

22 - 32

3

Primary Attribute

Stats

Base Stats

Movement Speed:

290

Sight Range:

1800 / 800

Attack Range:

Melee

Turn Rate:

0.50

Hotkey:

E

Icon

Level Changes

Level:

1

5

10

Hit Points:

600

850

1150

HP Regen.: (+2.00 on Blight)

1

1.5

2.1

Mana:

270

420

600

Mana Regen.:

0.91

1.41

2.01

Armor:

3

4

6

Damage:

22 - 32

32 - 42

44 - 54

Cooldown:

1.36

1.29

1.2

Dread Lords are incredibly powerful demons who wield the powers of darkness and mental domination. These cunning, malefic beings once served as the demon Kil'jaeden's most trusted lieutenants. Yet, at Kil'jaeden's request, the vampiric Dread Lords were sent to watch over the Lich King Ner'zhul, and ensure that he carried out his orders to sow chaos in the mortal world. Though Dread Lords have been known to revel in the gore of single combat, they generally prefer to manipulate and beguile their enemies from the shadows.

The Dread Lord is a powerful and popular Hero. Typically most Undead players pick the Dread Lord as their first Hero followed by the Death Knight or Lich. All of his abilities are especially useful. The main reason players pick the Dread Lord first is for Sleep, which is useful against enemy Hero rushes and for disabling powerful Creeps for the early Creeping part of the game. The Vampiric Aura also heals Ghouls when they attack the Creeps and enemy units that do not have Spell Immunity. Vampiric Aura is very useful in team games. Carrion Swarm can be used to damage collections of units. Inferno is helpful for clearing trees and for summoning the powerful Infernal. Inferno can also be used to break the spell channeling of enemy Heroes.

While the Dread Lord has a melee attack he isn't the best melee fighter. It's better to keep the Dread Lord away from combat when facing large opposition. Also, be sure to run away if attacked. It's best to give caster items to the Dread Lord rather than melee items but melee items can help.

Abilities

Carrion Swarm
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Point Target  Damage Type:  Magic Sends a horde of bats to damage enemies.
Cast Requirements : 100 10 s  Range:  700 Targets Allowed : Ground, Air, Enemy, Organic, Mechanical Area of Effect : 100 Damage : 75 / 125 / 200 Damage Cap : 400/700/1200 Hotkey : C

Notes:

• Carrion Swarm can cause great damage to enemy units, especially low hit point units such as ranged units and casters. While many players prefer Sleep, Sleep can only put an enemy unit out of action for a limited time. Also enemy players can just wake up their unit that has been slept. Carrion Swarm on the other hand can noticeably take a large chunk out of the enemy.
• Carrion Swarm is also useful if another allied Dread Lord in the game is using Vampiric Aura. That frees up some points you can place in Carrion Swarm since they already have Vampiric Aura covered.

• Carrion Swarm does not hit wards.

Sleep
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Unit Target Puts a target enemy unit to sleep. A sleeping unit can be awoken by attacking it.
Cast Requirements : 80 / 65 / 50 4 s  Range:  800 Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Enemy, Organic, Neutral Duration : 15 (4) / 35 (8) / 55 (12) s Invulnerability Duration : 2 seconds Hotkey : E

Notes:

• Sleep is an incredibly powerful spell. Good use of Sleep can help determine the outcome of the game. Use Sleep on enemy Heroes to put them out of action. Use Sleep on Heroes that are attempting to run away. Surround them with your Ghouls or Abominations then attack them once they are trapped. Cast Sleep on the most powerful enemy units to take them out of the battle. This can often turn the tide of the battle in your favor. Cast Sleep on the most powerful Creeps before attacking them. You can cast Sleep again on the enemy after they have awoken. This is truly one of the most annoying spells to the enemy. This spell is even more powerful with multiple allied Dread Lords. They can put a whole army to sleep!
• Use Sleep on Heroes trying to cast spells that must be maintained such as Blizzard, Death and Decay, Tranquility, Starfall, and Earthquake. This will stop the enemy from casting these spells.

Vampiric Aura
	Cast Type : Aura Target Type : No Target Nearby friendly melee units gain hit points when they hit a unit.
Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Friend, Self, Organic, Vulnerable, Invulnerable Area of Effect : 900 Lifesteal : 20/35/50 % Hotkey : V

Notes:

• The Vampiric Aura works very well with Ghouls. The Vampiric Aura is especially useful in large team games with allied Grunts, Footmen, Knights, Tauren, and Bears. Be reminded that Vampiric Aura doesn't work with ranged units so it's not useful with Crypt Fiends or any other ranged units.

Inferno
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Universal Target Type : Area Target  Damage Type:  Universal Calls an Infernal down from the sky, dealing 50 damage and stunning enemy land units for 4 seconds in an area. The Infernal lasts 180 seconds.
Cast Requirements : 175 180 s  Range:  900 Targets Allowed : Ground, Structure, Enemy, Neutral Area of Effect : 250 Stun Duration (Hero) : 4 (2) seconds Impact Damage : 50 Impact Delay : 1 second Summon Duration : 180 seconds Notes : Inferno destroys trees. Hotkey : N

Notes:

• Inferno is an awesome ultimate ability since you gain control of an Infernal. Infernals have permanent Immolation and do Chaos damage which allows them to do full damage to all armor types including buildings!
• Inferno is useful for clearing trees. Cast it on a section of trees you wish to Clear.

• Inferno is useful for casting on an enemy army. It's a great way to spawn in the Infernal because enemy units in the area of effect take damage and are stunned when Infernal lands.

• Inferno can be used to interrupt spells that must be channeled.

Version History

Balance Patch History
Patch Version	Balance Changes
1.29.0	Dreadlord himself gets an +5% bonus from Vampiric Aura, from 15/30/45% to 20/35/50%. Dreadlord's movement speed increased from 270 to 290. Carrion Swarm mana cost reduced from 110 to 100. Carrion Swarm can now target mechanical units. Sleep mana cost reduced from 100/75/50 to 80/65/50. Sleep duration decreased from 20/40/60 to 15/35/55 on units, and 5/10/15 to 4/8/12 on heroes. Cooldown reduced from 6s to 4s.
1.17	Line damage spells such as Shockwave, Carrion Swarm, Breath of Fire, and Breath of Frost no longer damage a targeted friendly unit.
1.10	Carrion Swarm max damage reduced to 300/600/1000 from 375/700/1000 and damage per target reduced to 75/125/200 from 100/150/200.
1.06	Carrion Swarm max damage increased to 375/700/1000 from 300/550/800. Carrion Swarm no longer hits wards.
1.04	Sleep duration decreased on Hero units to 5/10/15 from 10/20/30.

Games

• Dreadlord first
• Dreadlord second
• Dreadlord third

The most recent games with Dreadlord first are

Alaster   |	vs.	|   GottaBe
Game 1 on Northern Isles Round of 16 in B2W Weekly Cup 18
Sn4ck   |	vs.	|   Paxa
Game 2 on Northern Isles Round of 16 in sp4rtans Cup 11
Jatz   |	vs.	|   TheRedOrc
Game 6 on Shallow Grave Ascension Round 1 in The Gauntlet
Jatz   |	vs.	|   TheRedOrc
Game 3 on Last Refuge Ascension Round 1 in The Gauntlet
ThundeR   |	vs.	|   TeD
Game 2 on Last Refuge Round of 16 in Doubi ProMax Cup - Qualifier

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The most recent games with Dreadlord second are

Sasuke   |	vs.	|   Eightyfour
Game 3 on Concealed Hill Quarterfinals in Xperioncraft am Ring 5 - Qualifier 1
Wiz   |	vs.	|   KraV
Game 2 on Shallow Grave Round 5 in Pandaria Solo League - Season 6 - Division 1
Fukaimori   |	vs.	|   ag3nt
Game 5 on Concealed Hill Grand Finals in Team Raven's Nest Tournament 1
Fukaimori   |	vs.	|   ag3nt
Game 3 on Northern Isles Grand Finals in Team Raven's Nest Tournament 1
Liqs   |	vs.	|   YoungUndead
Game 2 on Northern Isles Round 4 in EF New Year Cup

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The most recent games with Dreadlord third are

LawLiet   |	vs.	|   Happy
Game 4 on Echo Isles Round 5 in Doubi ProMax Cup
Blade   |	vs.	|   Sheik
Game 2 on Rusty Creek Semifinals in WellplayedTV CIS Open Cup - Final
Jatz   |	vs.	|   TheRedOrc
Game 7 on Springtime Ascension Round 1 in The Gauntlet
Eightyfour   |	vs.	|   Animosity
Game 1 on Last Refuge Round of 16 in Xperioncraft am Ring 5 - Qualifier 2
ToD   |	vs.	|   WaN
Game 2 on Last Refuge Semifinals in ESL Meisterschaft - 2022 - Season 1

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External links

Articles

• 2019-06-27 |  Dread Lord First - Strategy Overview by RehcraM of Warcraft3.info

References

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