Druid of the Talon (Crow)

[e][h] Druid of the Talon

Unit Information

Cost:

 135  20  22  2

Hotkey:

T

Hit Points:

340 (380)

HP Regeneration:

1 at Night

Armor:

0 (3)

Race:

Night Elf

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

2

Sight:

1600 / 800

Acquisition Range:

600

Level:

2

Mana:

300 (400)

Initial Mana:

112.5 (150)

Mana Regeneration:

0.99 (1.31)

Selection Priorty:

3

Movement

Speed:

350

Turn Rate:

0.6

Move Type:

fly

Collision Size:

8

Cargo Size:

0

Icon

Combat

Damage:

27 - 34 (30 - 54)

Range:

600

Weapon Type:

missile

Cooldown:

1.75

Targets:

• air

This article is for the crow form version of this unit, for the caster version see: Druid of the Talon.

While in Storm Crow form Druids of the Talon are great anti-air units. They can also act as support units casting Faerie Fire and are harder to kill than on the ground.

Although the Druid of the Talon in Storm Crow form has the unarmored armor type, he still has armor.

Strategy

The Storm Crow form is rarely used, as the Ancient of Wind also trains Hippogryphs, which are superior against air units, so players rather train Hippogryphs, if they want to counter air. Storm Crow form is mostly used for increased mobility and to save Talons.

Spells & Abilities

Night Elf Form
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : No Target Transforms the Druid into a Night Elf, allowing him to cast spells.
Cast Requirements : 25 Required upgrade : Druid of the Talon Adept Training Hotkey : F

Faerie Fire
	Cast Type : Autocast  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Unit Target Reduces a target enemy unit's armor by 4 and gives vision of that unit.
Cast Requirements : 45 1 s  Range:  700 Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral Duration : 70 (40) s Armor Reduction : 4 Hotkey : R
Upgrade: Mark of the Talon
Cost : 25 100  Research Time:  20 Researched at : Ancient of Wind  Hotkey : M  Requirements : Druid of the Talon Master Training

Notes

Research Mark of the Talon so that you can use Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form.

Upgrades

Druid of the Talon Adept Training

Increases their Night Elf Form's mana capacity, mana regeneration rate, hit points, and unlocks a new spell. Researched at : Ancient of Wind  Hotkey : A  Cost : 100 50  Research Time:  60 Mana Point Bonus : 100 Mana Reg. Bonus : 0.32 Hit Point Bonus : 40 Spell Learned : Storm Crow Form

Druid of the Talon Master Training

Cost : 100 150  Research Time:  75 Requires : Tree of Eternity Mana Point Bonus : 200 Mana Reg. Bonus : 0.64 Hit Point Bonus : 80 Spell Learned : Cyclone

Hunter's Hall

Ultravision

Gives Night Elves the ability to see as far at night as they do during the day. Researched at : Hunter's Hall  Hotkey : U  Cost : 50 50  Research Time:  45 Requires : Tree of Ages

Strength of the Wild

Increases the damage of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras. Researched at : Hunter's Hall  Hotkey : W  Cost : 100 75  Research Time:  60 Damage Dice Bonus : 1

Improved Strength of the Wild

Cost : 175 175  Research Time:  75 Requires : Tree of Ages Damage Dice Bonus : 2

Advanced Strength of the Wild

Cost : 250 275  Research Time:  90 Requires : Tree of Eternity Damage Dice Bonus : 3

Reinforced Hides

Increases the armor of Druids of the Claw in Bear Form, Druids of the Talon in Storm Crow Form, Dryads, Mountain Giants, Faerie Dragons, Hippogryphs, and Chimaeras. Researched at : Hunter's Hall  Hotkey : R  Cost : 150 50  Research Time:  60 Armor Bonus : 2

Improved Reinforced Hides

Cost : 200 150  Research Time:  75 Requires : Tree of Ages Armor Bonus : 4

Advanced Reinforced Hides

Cost : 250 250  Research Time:  90 Requires : Tree of Eternity Armor Bonus : 6

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.36.1	2023-11-20	Druid of the Talon Mark of the Talon now only requires Adept Training.
1.35.0	2023-01-19	Druid of the Talon Crow Form mana cost reduced from 50 to 25. Druid of the Talon Crow Form base damage reduced from 34 to 26. Druid of the Talon Crow Form now does piercing damage.
1.10	2003-07-03	When "attack-moving", air units now prefer to attack other air units more often than previously. Flying Unit Improvements: We have turned off collision detection for flying units so that they can now easily pass through each other. This will allow air units to move about more smoothly than before. We have also added "separation behavior" so air units will break out of clusters once they reach a destination.

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/nightelf/units/druidofthetalon.shtml