07-13-2004, 02:31 AM
I've won several games without using a hero at all. That's right; not ever.
It works best with Undead, but it can work well with Humans and sometimes Orcs, but don't even try with Night Elves.
Instead of building the standard Crypt-Altar-Ziggurat that I start my UD games with, I build two Crypts. Pump out four Ghouls, another Ziggurat, another Ghoul, another Ziggurat, and then continue to pump Ghouls. The Ghouls, of course, should have been rallied to the nearest forest. Once you get 8-10 Ghouls, head for the enemy base. Continue pumping Ghouls as you head for the enemy base. Once you get there, you should (ideally) head for the workers, though with Orcs (Burrows) and Humans (Militia), this might not be completely feasible. The best-case scenario is that the target either harassed (which means his hero is either dead or horrifically injured from the ghouls) or you creep-jacked him. If you manage to pull it off, you'll either cripple or completely eliminate the target. This strategy works very well with either Tauren Chieftain (Endurance Aura) or Dreadlord (Vampiric Aura) support from allies. It CAN work in 1v1's, but it's generally not the best idea.
With Orcs, you might want to work towards Berserker Strength and Raiders (along with Pillage.)
With Humans, picking up Defend is a good investment.
It's not fool-proof, and requires a lot of practice, but you can end a game very quickly if you pull it off.
It works best with Undead, but it can work well with Humans and sometimes Orcs, but don't even try with Night Elves.
Instead of building the standard Crypt-Altar-Ziggurat that I start my UD games with, I build two Crypts. Pump out four Ghouls, another Ziggurat, another Ghoul, another Ziggurat, and then continue to pump Ghouls. The Ghouls, of course, should have been rallied to the nearest forest. Once you get 8-10 Ghouls, head for the enemy base. Continue pumping Ghouls as you head for the enemy base. Once you get there, you should (ideally) head for the workers, though with Orcs (Burrows) and Humans (Militia), this might not be completely feasible. The best-case scenario is that the target either harassed (which means his hero is either dead or horrifically injured from the ghouls) or you creep-jacked him. If you manage to pull it off, you'll either cripple or completely eliminate the target. This strategy works very well with either Tauren Chieftain (Endurance Aura) or Dreadlord (Vampiric Aura) support from allies. It CAN work in 1v1's, but it's generally not the best idea.
With Orcs, you might want to work towards Berserker Strength and Raiders (along with Pillage.)
With Humans, picking up Defend is a good investment.
It's not fool-proof, and requires a lot of practice, but you can end a game very quickly if you pull it off.
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