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For lore, see carrion beetle.
Carrion Beetle
Race Carrion beetle
Faction Undead Scourge
Statistics
Hit points 170/300/440
Hit point regeneration Blight
Hit point regeneration rate 2.00 HP/sec.
Unit Type Summoned
Unit Classified As Undead
Level 1/2/3
Produced at Crypt Lord
Attacking priority 1/2/2
Hotkey C
Collision Size 16/32/32
Combat
Weapon(s) Mandibles
Normal attack 8-9 (8.5 avg)/15-18 (16.5 avg)/22-27 (24.5 avg)
Can attack Ground, Structure, Debris, Item, Ward
Range 9 (Melee)
Attack type Normal
Cooldown 1.50 sec.
Weapon type Normal
Armor Type Heavy
Armor 2
Day Sight 120
Night Sight 80
Movement Speed Average (280)
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This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

These creatures use their fierce mandibles to rip the flesh from the Crypt Lord's foes.

Information[]

These units are excellent for creeping alongside the Crypt Lord, though they aren't useful otherwise. Carrion Beetles are created from corpses left on the battlefield, and the Crypt Lord can automatically summon them if desired.

Starting at level 2, Carrion Beetles can use Burrow, making them just as useful as Shades though most players generally prefer shades as they are faster, permanently invisible and most Undead players would generally use a Lich, Death Knight, Dreadlord/Pit Lord.

The Crypt Lord can only have five beetles maintained at a time - attempting to summon further causes the oldest carrion beetles to die, with lower leveled beetles taking higher priority.

Spells and abilities[]

Burrow[]

BTNCryptFiendBurrow
The Carrion Beetle digs into the ground and becomes invisible, and gains a regeneration rate of 2 hit points per second. The Carrion Beetle cannot attack while burrowed.
Available starting with Level 2 Carrion Beetles.
Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time
75 Gold 75 Lumber Crypt Graveyard, Halls of the Dead 45 sec.
Burrow/Unburrow Time HP Regen Type HP Regen Rate
1.45 sec. Always 2 HP/sec.

Notes: Burrowed Beetles have a new regeneration type and gain no benefit from Blight anymore. Burrowed units are not affected by auras.

Patch changes[]

  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.15 (2004-05-10):
    • Level-2 Carrion Beetles now have the same collision size as Ghouls, instead of the same size as Crypt Fiends.
    • Level-3 Carrion Beetles now have the same collision size as Crypt Fiends, instead of the same size as Abominations.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01): Added.

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