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intermediate

Undead

Pit Lord Fast T3 Necro Wagon Push

This guide was created by Nio of Ida (aka SilversGodot) This guide introduces the Pit Lord Tier 3 Necro-Wagon strategy, which combines the strong sustain and attrition value of necromancer meat wagons and the Pit Lord’s powerful Cleave ability. This is a highly off-meta strategy.

7 min read

intermediate

Orc

Tier 2 FS/Naga Push vs NE

This guide was created for the purpose of giving Orcs another tool to use against Night Elves. That being said, top orc players such as Grubby, Starbuck, and Knoff have been experimenting with variations of this build to surprise their opponents.

15 min read

intermediate

Undead

Crypt Lord Fast Fiends With Fast Tech

This guide was created by NorthDrakkar This guide focuses on a Crypt Lord first build with a fast tech to Tier 2 and a push using Crypt Fiends. It’s designed to be beginner-friendly, requiring minimal micro in fights, while allowing players to focus on macro.

5 min read

intermediate

Undead

Facing Paladin Rifle as Undead

This guide presents a strategy which is proven to be successful in games up to Grandmaster level. Fairly simple in its idea, but requires the ability to execute!

7 min read

beginner

Human

Beginner Guide: Rifle Caster

Hello and welcome to playing Human in Warcraft 3! The goal of this guide is to help novice players get started with online 1v1 play. This guide assumes you have some understanding of Warcraft 3.

7 min read

intermediate

Night Elf

Mass Talons Versus Orc

Mass talons versus Orc ran the Night Elf versus Orc meta for years, especially during the lull of patch 1.26.

9 min read

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