These secretive Druids have adopted the totem of the Crow. Their primary role in society is information gathering and intelligence. They have the ability to transform into Storm Crows and fly over the field of battle to scout and deliver orders to distant troops. Their magical spell-like abilities are capable of channeling even the winds to fight against the enemies of Kalimdor.

Druid Form

Level: 2 Cost: 135 20 2 Unit Type: Normal Attack Type: Magic Weapon Type: Missile Armor Type: Unarmored Armor: 0 Ground Attack: 12 avg *(#) = Stats when fully upgraded

Air Attack: 12 avg Cooldown: 1.6 Hit Points: 300 (380*) Health Regeneration: Night Mana: 200 (400*) Mana Regeneration: 0.667 (1.167*) Range: 60 Day Sight: 140

Night Sight: 80 (140*) Speed: Average (270) Build Time: 22 Trained At: Ancient of Wind Requirements: None Transport Space Usage: 1 Production Hot Key: T

Storm Crow Form

Level: 2 Cost: 2 Unit Type: Normal Attack Type: Magic Weapon Type: Missile Armor Type: Unarmored Armor: 0 (6*) Ground Attack: None *(#) = Stats when fully upgraded

Air Attack: 38 avg (50 avg*) Cooldown: 1.75 Hit Points: 300 (380*) Health Regeneration: Night Mana: 300 (400*) Mana Regeneration: 0.75 (1*) Range: 60 Day Sight: 160

Night Sight: 80 (160*) Speed: Fast (320) Build Time: N/A Trained At: N/A Requirements: Druid of Talon Adept Training Production Hot Key: F

The Druid of the Talon is rarely seen but can be useful in several situations. Night Elves can have difficulty vs. heavy armored units. Druids of the Talon can cast Faerie Fire that reduces the enemy's armor and allows the Night Elves to have a much easier time attacking them. Another especially powerful use for Druids of the Talon is Cyclone. Cyclone renders a unit useless for 20 seconds. Druids of the Talon can also be useful in Storm Crow form for reaching islands, for scouting the map, and even for attacking massed enemy air units. Storm Crows can even cast Faerie Fire once you research their upgrade.

Although the Druid of the Talon in Storm Crow form has the unarmored armor type, he still has armor.

Night Elf Form Transforms the Druid into a Night Elf, allowing him to cast spells.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect N/A None 50 N/A Personal Self Transform into Night Elf Form

When in Night Elf Form he may cast these spells:

Faerie Fire (Autocast) Reduces a target enemy unit's armor by 4 and gives vision of that unit. Lasts 120 seconds.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements None Always Available None Duration (Hero) Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect 90 (45) sec. 1 sec. 45 70 Unit Air, Ground, Enemy Target's armor -4, shares vision

Faerie Fire Information
Faerie Fire is a very good spell to use against units like Grunts or Tauren which are difficult to kill because of their armor. It is also good to use against Heroes.

If the Druids of the Talon are not automatically casting Faerie Fire on the right enemy unit, cast it yourself manually. For example if you want Faerie Fire on an enemy Hero but the Druids of the Talon are not automatically targeting that hero, cast it yourself.

Research Mark of the Talon so that you can use Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form.

Faerie Fire Counters
Use Dispel to remove.

[ Click to Enlarge - 183 KB ] Faerie Fire is casted on the enemy then Archers use focus fire to finish off enemy units quickly.

Crow Form Transforms the Druid into a storm crow, giving him the ability to fly. While in Storm Crow Form he cannot cast any spells until you have researched Mark of the Talon.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements 100 50 Ancient of the Wind Druid of Talon Adept Training Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect N/A None 50 N/A Personal Self Transform into Storm Crow

Cyclone Tosses a target enemy unit into the air, rendering it unable to move, attack or cast spells, and stopping others from attacking or casting on it.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements 100 150 Ancient of the Wind Druid of Talon Master Training Duration (Hero) Cooldown Mana Cost Range Area of Effect Allowed Targets Effect 20 (6) sec. 5 sec. 150 60 Unit Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Organic Cyclone

Cyclone Information

Often the enemy may run leaving behind the flying units in the Cyclone. When these units land the enemy is often not watching them at this point leaving them to you for free kills. Cyclone is a very effective counter for large easy to click on units such as Abominations, Tauren, Bears and Knights.

Use Subgroups to cast Cyclone effectively. Good players can place an entire enemy army up in the air.

Cyclone can be dispelled.

Cyclone cannot be stolen with Spell Steal.

Druid of Talon Adept Training Increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability Storm Crow Form.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 100 50 Ancient of the Wind None 60 sec.

Druid of Talon Master Training Further increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability to cast Cyclone. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 100 150 Ancient of the Wind Druid of Talon Adept Training, Tree of Eternity 75 sec.

Mark of the Talon Allows Druids of the Talon to cast Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 25 100 Ancient of the Wind Druid of the Talon Master Training 20 sec.

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.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 100 75 Hunter's Hall None 60 sec.

Improved Strength of the Wild Further 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. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 175 175 Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 75 sec.

Advanced Strength of the Wild Further 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. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 250 275 Hunter's Hall Tree of Eternity 90 sec.

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.

Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 150 50 Hunter's Hall None 60 sec.

Improved Reinforced Hides Further 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. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 200 150 Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 75 sec.

Advanced Reinforced Hides Further 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. Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time 250 200 Hunter's Hall Tree of Eternity 90 sec.