Blood Mage ( Warcraft III ) Many of the stoic high elves , reeling from the loss of their ancient homeland , Quel ' Thalas , have given in to their hatred and despair and embraced the dark side of their magical natures . Calling themselves ' Blood Elves ' - these cold hearted refugees seek to expand their remaining magical powers at any cost - even if it means courting the infernal powers of the Burning Legion ! Though still loyal to the Alliance , the Blood Elves ' passions will lead them not only to the highest pinnacles of power , but to the darkest depths of madness . Hero names . Eldin Sunstrider , Tanin Hawkwing , Lorn Bloodseeker , Aldos Firestar , Gilaras Drakeson , Hale Magefire , Kath ' ranis Remar , Tyoril Sunchaser , Sylvos Windrunner , Tenris Mirkblood , Marakanis Starfury , Geldor Earthfire , Halendor Burnkin , Kelen the Destroyer . Information . A mystical Hero , adept at controlling magic and ranged assaults . Though still members of the Alliance , the Blood Elves have begun to turn to the darkest parts of magic , abandoning the water and frost spells of the Kirin Tor for the fire and heat of what some people fear to be Demonic magic . Attacks land and air units . Spells and abilities . Flame Strike . Flamestrike damage is capped to 6 targets . If more than 6 targets are hit , the damage done to 6 targets normally is split evenly across all available targets . Even though Flamestrike appears to be instant - cast , it requires the Blood Mage to stand still for a second ( or so ) while it ' s " charged up " . If the Blood Mage moves right after targeting a location , the flame - effect ( along with the damage ) will not trigger , and only the " gong " - sound effect and the smoke - like vortex will be performed . The area listed is the full damage area , not the total area . Flame Strike can be used to clear trees . Banish . This ability is useful for putting powerful combat units out of battle such as a Tauren or Knight . You can also use this for Creeping by casting Banish on a powerful Creep that you want to disable , similar to how you would use Sleep . Banish can also be used to protect your own spell casters from being attacked by combat units . Banish is also useful against enemy Combat heroes such as a Blademaster or Demon Hunter . Banished Units take 66 % more damage from magic and spell attacks . Using Banish with great Hero killing spells can amplify the damage to a great extent . Casting Banish before using a Level 3 Storm Bolt gives off a bonus 350 x 66 % = 231 damage to non - hero units ! This works wonders on heroes . This spell is a " leash " spell must be maintained to get the full effect . If the enemy passes out of range , the spell will end prematurely . Siphon Mana . You can interrupt this spell with spells such as : Phoenix ( Ultimate ) . This is useful for creating a powerful unit . Casting Phoenix when you already control a Phoenix results in the original Phoenix being destroyed , in much the same manner as Feral Spirit . Learn more . Phoenixes cannot regenerate life from a Fountain of Health . The only way to kill the phoenix is by destroying the egg before it hatches into a new phoenix . Manual description . A mystical Hero , adept at controlling magic and ranged assaults . Though still members of the Alliance , the Blood Elves have begun to turn to the darkest parts of magic , abandoning the water and frost spells of the Kirin Tor for the fire and heat of what some people fear to be Demonic magic . Attacks land and air units .