Tier 2 Farseer / Naga Push vs NE

Grunts into a tier 2 timing: Farseer with wolves, Naga Sea Witch from the Tavern, Pillage and Brute Strength, then hit the Night Elf base with five Grunts before Bears or Dryads arrive.

By pierikara (pierikara)· Updated 22 September 2026

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About this build

Full guideTier 2 FS/Naga Push vs NE

This build gives Orc another tool against Night Elf. Top players such as Grubby, Starbuck and Knoff have experimented with variations, some relying on Headhunters, but for mere mortals Grunts provide more stability during the push.

Easier to get into than a one burrow tech and less punishing, but harder to execute when facing unusual Night Elf builds or hero choices. Scout with a wolf before your second camp, get a Voodoo Lounge up quickly if harassed, and do not get tempted into level 3 before the push: you risk being creepjacked or losing the Tavern.

Build order · 23 steps

#	Food	Instruction
1	5	Queue 2 peons in your Great Hall.
2	6	Send 4 of your starting peons to mine gold, the 5th starting peon starts an Altar.
3	7	1-2 seconds before your 1st peon is made, take one peon from the gold mine to build a burrow. The 1st peon produced starts mining gold.
4	8	The 2nd peon produced builds your Barracks. Queue peons until 11/11 from here on.
5	9	The 3rd peon produced saturates your gold mine (5/5).
6	10	All future peons produced are sent to gather lumber.
7	10	Train your Farseer.
8	15	As soon as you hit 40 lumber, construct your second burrow with a lumber peon.
9	16	As soon as you have 200 gold, start training the 1st Grunt.
10	19	When you get 75 gold, train your 7th peon (the last peon for this build).
11	20	Start creeping with your hero and Grunt as soon as they have finished training.
12	20	As soon as you have 190 lumber, start teching to Stronghold.
13	20	As soon as your 2nd burrow finishes, train your 2nd Grunt.
14	23	As soon as you have the resources, build a Voodoo Lounge.
15	23	As soon as you have 200 gold, train your 3rd Grunt.
16	26	As soon as you have the resources, build your 3rd burrow.
17	26	As soon as you have 200 gold, train your 4th Grunt.
18	29	Farseer should be level 2. Salve hurt Grunts, buy a speed scroll and Clarity Potion for a full-mana Farseer. Sell items you do not need.
19	29	Grunts to the Tavern, Farseer to the Goblin Merchant for Dust of Appearance. Hire the Naga Sea Witch.
20	34	On the way to the Night Elf base, research Pillage and Brute Strength.
21	34	When you have 200 gold, train your 5th Grunt.
22	37	During the battle, build a Beastiary when you have the resources, then a War Mill, then the 4th burrow.
23	37	When the Beastiary is built, train a Raider and queue the Ensnare research.