Farseer 1 Grunt into Headhunters

The 2 Burrow Headhunter build with one Grunt first for extra damage and tankiness while creeping. Mostly seen in the Orc mirror and on maps with tougher early camps.

By Gym Coaches· Updated 18 September 2026

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Full guideFarseer 1 Grunt into Headhunters

This is a variation of the 2 Burrow Headhunter build that adds one Grunt before building any Headhunters. The added Grunt gives some extra damage and tankiness for early creeping. The build is almost exclusively seen on maps where the Grunt is needed to creep and is typically seen in Orc mirror matches. You also sometimes see it on Amazonia versus Human, when the Orc wants to do the Lightning Shield creep first instead of harassing right away.

The Grunt takes up 3 supply and Headhunters only 2, so you make up for it by having one less lumber peon.

Build order · 22 steps

#	Food	Instruction
1	5	Queue 3 peons in your Great Hall.
2	6	Send 4 of your starting peons to gold, the 5th builds an Altar.
3	7	The 1st peon produced builds a burrow.
4	8	The 2nd peon produced builds a Barracks. Queue another (4th) peon.
5	9	The 3rd peon produced fills up the gold mine to 5/5.
6	9	The 4th peon produced builds a War Mill.
7	9	Build a Farseer. Peons that built the Altar and burrow gather lumber.
8	14	Queue another (5th) peon.
9	15	The fifth peon produced goes to lumber.
10	15	Build a Grunt.
11	18	Pull a peon from wood and build a second burrow.
12	18	Build a 6th peon and have it mine lumber.
13	19	Skill Spirit Wolves and send the Farseer and the Grunt to your first creep camp.
14	19	Build a Headhunter.
15	21	Build a second Headhunter.
16	23	Upgrade your Great Hall to a Stronghold.
17	23	Keep Headhunter production going until you have six of them.
18	29	Build a third burrow or a Voodoo Lounge (if your Farseer is low on health you might want to build the Lounge first).
19	31	Build a Voodoo Lounge or a third burrow (the one you did not build previously).
20	31	As soon as tier 2 finishes, start your second hero (most common is the Shadow Hunter).
21	36	Optional: if a lot of your Headhunters are hurt get the Troll Regeneration upgrade.
22	36	Build up to two tier 2 buildings.