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For lore, see hippogryph.
Hippogryph
Race Hippogryph
Faction Night Elf Sentinels
Statistics
Hit points 525
Hit point regeneration Night
Hit point regeneration rate 0.50 HP/sec.
Level 2
Gold 160 Gold
Lumber 20 Lumber
Food 2 Food
Produced at Ancient of Wind
Build time 30 sec.
Hotkey H
Combat
Weapon(s) Hippogryph Talons
Normal attack 50-57 (53.5 avg)
Can attack Air
Range Melee (12.8)
Attack type Normal
Cooldown 1.05 sec.
Weapon type Normal
Armor Type Unarmored
Armor 0
Day Sight 160
Night Sight 80
Movement Speed Very Fast (400)
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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.

Hippogryphs are ancient, magical beasts whose bodies resemble both stags and ravens. They patrol the skies above Kalimdor and viciously attack any enemies of the wilds that they encounter. The intelligent Hippogryphs have given their allegiance to the Night Elves in honor of Cenarius, the Night Elves' god, who stands as the protector of nature and all its creatures.

Information[]

Hippogryphs excel at taking out enemy aerial units, due to their high damage, health and attack speed compared to other aerial anti-air units, though like Gargoyles, these traits are limited with melee attacks. They should only be trained for scouting and if the enemy amasses aerial units of their own.

Most Night Elf players train Hippogryphs for dual roles; a small group as an anti-air group, and another to be converted into Hippogryph Riders, if the player intends to train those. Otherwise, they generally accompany the mighty Chimaeras to protect them from enemy aerial units.

Spells and abilities[]

Pick up Archer[]

BTNHippogriffRider
Picks up an Archer so that the Archer can attack from the air.
Notes: After Hippogryph drops the Archer, Pick up Archer will take 30 seconds before it can be used.

Upgrades[]

BTNStrengthOfTheWild
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 Upgrade Time Effect
100 Gold 75 Lumber Hunter's Hall 60 sec. Normal attack: 51-65 (58 avg)
BTNImprovedStrengthOfTheWild
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 Effect
175 Gold 175 Lumber Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 75 sec. Normal attack: 52-73 (62.5 avg)
BTNAdvancedStrengthOfTheWild
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 Effect
250 Gold 275 Lumber Hunter's Hall Tree of Eternity 90 sec. Normal attack: 53-81 (67 avg)
BTNReinforcedHides
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 Upgrade Time Effect
150 Gold 50 Lumber Hunter's Hall 60 sec. Armor: 2
BTNImprovedReinforcedHides
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 Effect
200 Gold 150 Lumber Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 75 sec. Armor: 4
BTNAdvancedReinforcedHides
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 Effect
250 Gold 250 Lumber Hunter's Hall Tree of Eternity 90 sec. Armor: 6
BTNUltravision
Ultravision
Gives Night Elves the ability to see as far at night as they do during the day.
Research Cost Researched At Requirements Upgrade Time Effect
50 Gold 50 Lumber Hunter's Hall Tree of Ages 45 sec. Night Sight: 160

Gallery[]

Patch changes[]

  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.10 (2003-07-03): Hippogryph attack decreased from 1d9 + 37 to 1d7 + 31 to reflect new air pathing changes.
  • WC3tFT-logo Patch 1.07 (2003-07-01):
    • Damage increased to 50-57 from 38-46.
    • Is now Unarmored instead of having Medium armor.

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