Frost Wyrm

[e][h] Frost Wyrm

Unit Information

Built From:

Boneyard

Build Time:

65

Hotkey:

F

Cost:

385 120 7

Hit Points:

1350

Armor:

1 (7)

HP Regeneration:

2 (on Blight)

Level:

6

Race:

Undead

Sight Range:

1600 / 800

Acquisition Range:

500

Classification:

• undead

Selection Priorty:

6

Formation Rank:

2

Movement

Speed:

270

Turn Rate:

0.4

Move Type:

fly

Collision Size:

8

Icon

Combat

Damage:

93 - 115 (96 - 151)

84 - 94 (87 - 127)

Area:

Full Dmg: 25
20% Dmg: 50
10% Dmg: 200

Area Targets:

• ground
• air
• structure
• debris
• enemy

Range:

300

300

Weapon Type:

msplash

msplash

Cooldown:

3

3

Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• item
• ward

• air

In ages past, the ancient Dragons who were near death flew to the land of Northrend to die. To this day there are entire Dragon graveyards that are littered with massive petrified bones and skulls. When Ner'zhul the Lich King took control of Northrend, he used his powerful magics to raise the ancient Dragon skeletons from the dead. Now the skeletal Dragons radiate cold power and think of nothing other than serving their dark master. Frost Wyrms have a cold-based breath weapon that can do shattering damage to enemies both on the ground and in the air.

Flying heavy assault creature. Can learn the Freezing Breath ability. Attacks land and air units.

Frost Wyrms are one of the ultimate Undead units. Frost Wyrms do a lot of damage and have a splash damage attack that slows enemy units. They also can freeze buildings making them great to use against towers. A large group of Frost Wyrms can be difficult to stop. It's best to surprise the enemy with Frost Wyrms and remove the enemy ability to counter them. Frost Wyrms are pretty slow so it can be challenging getting them around the map.

Frost Wyrms are a late stage Undead unit and it can take quite a bit of work to build up to them. Frost Wyrms are especially powerful in team games but can also be used in 1 vs. 1 games if they last long enough. Usually, Undead players Creep with their Hero and Ghouls until they can build up to Frost Wyrms. Their Spirit Towers and Halls of the Dead/Black Citadel can easily protect undead towns until they reach Boneyards.

Frost Wyrms deal no splash damage when attacking air units.

It's typical for Undead players to build 2 Boneyards so that they can train multiple Frost Wyrms at once. Frost Wyrms take quite a bit of time to train so you need multiple Bone Yards to train a group of Frost Wyrms quickly.

Frost Wyrms have a splash cold damage attack, which slows enemy units for 10 seconds and heroes for 3 seconds. Frost Wyrms always have this ability.

Spells & Abilities

Frost Attack
	Cast Type : Orb  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : No Target Adds a cold effect to this unit's attacks that slows enemy units' movement speed.
Targets Allowed : Air, Ground Duration : 10 (3) s Debuff : Slowed Notes : Slows all units in the area of effect of the attack. Attack Speed : -25%

Freezing Breath
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target When cast on a building, temporarily stops all building activities.
Area of Effect : 100 Duration : 5 s
Upgrade: Freezing Breath
Cost : 150 275  Research Time:  60 Researched at : Boneyard  Hotkey : B

Notes:

• This upgrade is a must have because it allows you to assault enemy towns and towers.

Upgrades

Creature Attack

Increases the attack damage of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms. Researched at : Graveyard  Hotkey : A  Cost : 150 50  Research Time:  60 Damage Dice Bonus : 1

Improved Creature Attack

Cost : 200 125  Research Time:  75 Requires : Halls of the Dead Damage Dice Bonus : 2

Advanced Creature Attack

Cost : 250 200  Research Time:  90 Requires : Black Citadel Damage Dice Bonus : 3

Creature Carapace

Increases the armor of Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles, Destroyers, and Frost Wyrms. Researched at : Graveyard  Hotkey : C  Cost : 150 75  Research Time:  60 Armor Bonus : 2

Improved Creature Carapace

Cost : 200 200  Research Time:  75 Requires : Halls of the Dead Armor Bonus : 4

Advanced Creature Carapace

Cost : 250 325  Research Time:  90 Requires : Black Citadel Armor Bonus : 6

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.32.10	2021-04-14	Boneyard no longer requires Sacrificial Pit.
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Frost Wyrm Frost Breath attack duration on Heroes reduced from 10 seconds to 3 seconds.
1.15	2004-05-10	Frost Wyrm build time reduced to 65 seconds from 80 seconds.
1.10	2003-07-03	Frost Wyrm damage increased to 93-115 from 85-105. 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/undead/units/frostwyrm.shtml