Druid of the Talon (Warcraft III)

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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.
==Information==
A supporting spellcaster unit, the Talon druids are seldom used by Night Elf players. However, they can be quite feared when put in the hands of a skilled player.
The druids start off in their humanoid form and come with Faerie Fire. This spell reduces the armor of the targeted unit by 4 and also grants them vision of that unit as if they were their own. The spell works extremely well with high-damage units like Chimaeras, as the reduced armor means their attacks deal even more damage against the enemy. They use a weak auto-attack and being spellcasters, only benefit from magic upgrades.
In their aerial form, the Talon druid transforms into a crow, where he transforms from a supporting spellcaster to a ranged anti-air unit, dealing higher damage, though limited to air units. Despite this, it is very powerful against most air units due to the high damage and the fact that many heavy air units have light armor, making them take more damage from their attacks. The druid also loses access to his spells unless Mark of the Talon is researched, which allows them to retain Faerie Fire in their crow form.
Cyclone is by far the most strongest skill - though it makes the targeted unit invulnerable and can only be cast on ground units, it disables them for 20 seconds and cannot be dispelled. When facing a powerful ground army, the druids help lower the amount of potential targets for you or your allies to pick off the remaining units easily. When the affected units return to solid ground, they'll then be greeted with a large number of hostile faces and be killed before they even knew what happened.
==Spells and abilities==
=== Night Elf orm ===
:Transforms the Druid into a Night Elf, allowing him to cast spells. 
 	 	 	
{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"	Duration	Mana Cost 	Effect
1.45 sec.	25 	Transform into Night Elf Form.	
;When in Night Elf Form he may cast these spells:
=== Faeie Fire ===
:Reduces a target enemy unit's armor by 4 and gives vision of that unit.
{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"	Duration (Hero)	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range 	Allowed Targets 	Effect
70 (40) sec.	1 sec. 	45 	70 	Air, Ground, Enemy, Neutral	Target's armor -4, shares vision	
=== Storm Crow orm ===
: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. 
 	 	 	 	
{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"	Duration	Mana Cost 	Effect 	Requirements
0.45 sec.	25 	Transform into Storm Crow Form	Druid of the Talon Adept Training	
=== yclone ===
: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. 
{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"	Duration (Hero)	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Range 	Allowed Targets 	Effect 	Requirements
20 (6) sec.	5 sec. 	150 	60 	Ground, Enemy, Neutral, Organic	Unit is stuck in a Cyclone.	Druid of the Talon Master Training	
==Upgrades==
;Druid of the Tlon Adept Training
:Increases mana capacity by 100, mana regeneration rate by 30%, hit points by 40 and gives them the ability Storm Crow Form.
:Stats increase affects only Druid Form.
Research Cost	Researched At 	Upgrade Time	Effect
100 50 	Ancient of Wind	60 sec. 	Hit Points: 340Mana: 300 (Initial 112.5)Mana Regen Rate: 0.99 Mana/sec.Spell Learned: Storm Crow Form
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:;Druid of the Tlon 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.
::Stats increase affects in both Forms.
:
Research Cost	Researched At 	Requirements 	Upgrade Time	Effect
100 150 	Ancient of Wind	Druid of the Talon Adept Training, Tree of Eternity	75 sec. 	Hit Points: 380Mana: 400 (Initial 150)Mana Regen Rate: 1.31 Mana/sec.Spell Learned: Cyclone
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::;ark of the Talon
:::Allows Druids of the Talon to cast Faerie Fire while in Storm Crow Form. 
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Research Cost	Researched At 	Requirements 	Upgrade Time	Effect
25 100 	Ancient of Wind	Druid of the Talon Adept Training	20 sec. 	Spell Learned in Storm Crow Form: Faerie Fire
Backpack is unavailable in Storm Crow form.
Any items in the inventory will be dropped when transforming.
==Quotes==
*See Warcraft III Druid of the Talon quotes
==Trivia==
*Druids of the Talon are voiced by Michael Bell.
*In the late Warcraft III beta, the Druid of the Talon had a different model. After the Arch Druid hero unit was cut, the Druid of the Talon was given a modified version of the Arch Druid's model instead.
**The official Warcraft III website depicts the Druid of the Talon with antlers much like the Arch Druid, whereas the in-game model lacks them.
==Gallery==
Druidtalon old.gif|Old model.
Druidtalon crow old.gif|Old model casting Crow Form.
File:Wc3r druid of the talon portrait.png|Druid of the Talon portrait in Warcraft III: Reforged.
File:Wc3r storm crow portrait.png|Druid of the Talon (Storm Crow) portrait in Warcraft III: Reforged.
==Patch changes==
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==External links==
Category:Night elf characters
Category:Druid characters
Category:Druids of the Talon
es:Druida de la Garra