Faerie Dragon

[e][h] Faerie Dragon

Unit Information

Built From:

Ancient of Wind

Requirements:

• Ancient of Wonders

Cost:

 155  25  25  2

Hit Points:

450

HP Regeneration:

0.5 at Night

Armor:

0 (6)

Race:

Night Elf

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

2

Sight:

1600 / 1000

Acquisition Range:

600

Level:

3

Mana:

200

Initial Mana:

75

Mana Regeneration:

0.75

Selection Priorty:

8

Movement

Speed:

350

Turn Rate:

0.4

Move Type:

fly

Collision Size:

8

Cargo Size:

0

Icon

Combat

Damage:

13 - 15 (16 - 24)

Range:

300

Weapon Type:

missile

Cooldown:

1.75

Targets:

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

Small flying creature adept at harming spellcasters and avoiding damage.

Small, quick flying unit, effective against enemy casters. Though not actual Dragons, these mystical looking creatures police the Emerald Dream from magic. As such, they are immune to magic. Attacks land and air units.

The Faerie Dragon is an anti-spellcaster unit.

Don't build too many Faerie Dragons. Some players go overboard and build way more than they need and don't have enough troops. Sometimes four is about all you need. In smaller games you might only need 2-3. In very large games you might even want five or six. Just don't build too many. You can experiment until you can figure out what is the ideal amount.

Spells & Abilities

Phase Shift
	Cast Type : Autocast  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : No Target Causes this unit to shift out of existence whenever it takes damage. While out of existence, this creature cannot: attack, move, cast spells, be attacked, or have spells cast upon it.
Cast Requirements : 25 6.5 s Duration : 1.5 s Hotkey : E

Notes

You cannot use Phase Shift when casting Mana Flare.

Phase Shift cannot dispel abilities such as Web or Ensnare.

This causes attackers to switch targets (like Taunt), and causes any projectiles en route to a Faerie Dragon to miss.

Mana Flare
	Cast Type : Channel  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : No Target Causes the Faerie Dragon to channel negative magical energies that damage nearby enemies when they cast spells. Also increases the Faerie Dragon's armor by 12.
Cast Requirements : 50 20 s Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Enemy Area of Effect : 750 Duration : 30 s Damage per Mana Point (Hero) : 4 (1) Max Damage (Hero) : 80 (50) Splash Radius : 200 Damage Interval : 0.75 seconds Armor Bonus : 12 Hotkey : F

Notes

Data:

Splash Damage Radius: 20

Unit Damage Per Point of Mana Used: 3

Hero Damage Per Point of Mana Used: 1

Max Damage Per Unit: 80

Max Damage Per Hero: 50

Make sure you use this ability in the right spot. Also make sure you have enough mana by not using Phase Shift. This ability can only hit 1 target per 0.75 seconds.

Moving the Faerie Dragon will interrupt the Mana Flare ability (same as for the Dragonhawk Rider's Cloud ability)

Mana Flare splash does not damage units that lack a mana pool (don't have mana).

Spell Immunity
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target Renders this unit immune to negative spells.
Effect : Spell Immunity

Upgrades

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	Faerie Dragon Mana Flare max damage reduced from 100 to 80.
1.32.10	2021-04-14	Faerie Dragon base damage reduced from 13 to 12. Faerie Dragon Mana Flare max damage increased from 90 to 100. Faerie Dragon Mana Flare damage per mana increased from 3 to 4.
1.17	2004-09-20	Faerie Dragon damage increased to 14-16 from 13-14.
1.15	2004-05-10	Mana Flare splash damage no longer harms units that lack a mana pool.
1.14	2004-01-07	Mana Flare area-of-effect damage radius reduced to 200 from 250.
1.10	2003-07-03	Mana Flare has had a bug fixed that was preventing multiple Mana Flares from attacking multiple targets at the same time. As a result, Mana Flare has been rebalanced, and deals up to 90 damage to targets in a 250 area when a unit casts a spell, down from 125 damage. 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/faeriedragon.shtml