I've been asked FOR YEARS to do a WC3 Heroes tier list... Here it is.

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  • I've been asked FOR YEARS to do a WC3 Heroes tier list... Here is it. (Live on 15-April-2024)
    Looking for the Level 10 Warden game mentioned at 42:03?, here it is: • [LEGENDARY] NEVER. GIV...
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    00:00:00 Intro
    00:01:00 Blademaster
    00:03:16 Farseer
    00:07:13 Tauren Chieftain
    00:11:08 Shadow Hunter
    00:18:30 CryptLord
    00:21:19 Lich
    00:25:00 Death Knight
    00:27:23 Dreadlord
    00:29:35 Demon Hunter
    00:31:55 Keeper Of The Grove
    00:35:27 Warden
    00:38:41 Priestess Of The Moon
    00:42:23 Paladin
    00:45:40 Bloodmage
    00:51:52 Mountain King
    00:54:00 Archmage
    00:58:09 About Tavern Heroes
    01:04:08 Beastmaster
    01:06:30 Alchemist
    01:09:26 Goblin Tinker
    01:13:23 Firelord
    01:14:50 Naga Sea Witch
    01:19:48 Pandaren Brewmaster
    01:23:33 Dark Ranger
    01:26:12 PitLord
    #GrubbyTalks #Thoughts #Tierlist #WC3 #Heroes
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  • @MrDoesntmatter
    @MrDoesntmatter Месяц назад +2238

    I don't even play the game but I need that information

    • @markadamsolomon5871
      @markadamsolomon5871 Месяц назад +53

      same😂 i prefer watching than playing nowadays

    • @nacholuke8236
      @nacholuke8236 Месяц назад +12

      I don’t play either but I watched the whole thing lol

    • @anbuhyuga8299
      @anbuhyuga8299 Месяц назад +61

      We have all installed the game after watching Grubby, thinking we can execute 1% of what he is doing. Then as soon as a fight happens, you completely freak out, A click in your whole army and get deleted while you're trying to just find and select your hero. Apm at 1 per day.
      I'll stick to watching Grubby thank you very much.

    • @TheLordboki
      @TheLordboki Месяц назад

      @@anbuhyuga8299 Bruh, few years ago I went to internet caffee to play some vidya with friends. WC3 was chosed. I thought I had it since I played it my entire childhood. I got erased by a guy who said he played it a few times.

    • @DuduRossetto
      @DuduRossetto Месяц назад +2

      Hear hear

  • @eren__morwen5947
    @eren__morwen5947 Месяц назад +1002

    Not me watching this instead of sleeping even though i last played this game a decade ago

    • @Deceit-hx7ey
      @Deceit-hx7ey Месяц назад +17

      I haven't played WC once, yet i still watch these videos, something very soothing about them 😅

    • @alishadmand2040
      @alishadmand2040 Месяц назад +6

      same bro, and i enjoyed it

    • @gamingexes4075
      @gamingexes4075 Месяц назад +9

      @@Deceit-hx7ey Because grubby speaking about his craft is ASMR

    • @EwokPanda
      @EwokPanda Месяц назад +2

      Same, except two decades ago xD

    • @planetary-rendez-vous
      @planetary-rendez-vous Месяц назад +1

      Exactly this, why is this so interesting that u ruin my sleep over this :D

  • @SCEmissary
    @SCEmissary Месяц назад +236

    To this day I find it funny that Priestess' picture shows her Tiger instead of the Priestess herself. 😸

    • @DaWanderer
      @DaWanderer 29 дней назад +6

      I realized this today lol.

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 25 дней назад +32

      And that tiger is just a glorified horse. It doesn't do anything. No ability linked to it at all.

    • @alexpopescu8137
      @alexpopescu8137 24 дня назад +44

      She IS the tiger, just happens to let a night elf archer ride her for extra dps =)))))

    • @pimiento3428
      @pimiento3428 24 дня назад +11

      @@alexpopescu8137 you know too much... (casts shadow strike)

    • @reynoldswrap26
      @reynoldswrap26 17 дней назад

      To this day

  • @skadehlidooshii4272
    @skadehlidooshii4272 Месяц назад +427

    This video is perfect to picture how good the hero protraits are great. So much personalities with so few pixels. Great artworks!

    • @GrubbyTalks
      @GrubbyTalks  Месяц назад +76

      💯

    • @kevingriffith6011
      @kevingriffith6011 Месяц назад +71

      The only one I can complain about is Priestess of the Moon.
      Unless you think the tiger is the hero and the priestess is just an accessory.

    • @zurcburc
      @zurcburc Месяц назад +5

      @@kevingriffith6011well, it is 😅

    • @kevingriffith6011
      @kevingriffith6011 Месяц назад +27

      @@zurcburc Clearly the modders need to get out there and give the priestess a tiger head and put a giant night elf head on the tiger.

    • @aomafura3374
      @aomafura3374 Месяц назад +22

      @@kevingriffith6011 Well when you look at it from a Kid's point of view, that's the best part of it. I picked PotM every time because cool pretty Tiger haha
      If I saw a Sylvanas clone, I would've passed

  • @jorne6863
    @jorne6863 Месяц назад +71

    I don't play WC3 since many years now. But this game was just a bit part of my childhood and... I listened 1 hour straight even if it's kind of useless. I just loved to hear your explanations about so much things I loved back in the days. Nostalgia is so strong...

    • @RubenSC_
      @RubenSC_ Месяц назад +1

      Just come back :)

  • @oscara1573
    @oscara1573 Месяц назад +296

    -"Pitlord was a mistake"
    Grubby Miyazaki

    • @philippecote8571
      @philippecote8571 Месяц назад +34

      "RaRa cleave, then they leave" -Grub'Tsu, Art of Warcraft.

    • @LaraCroft-nh9sw
      @LaraCroft-nh9sw Месяц назад

      So out of context lol

    • @poilboiler
      @poilboiler Месяц назад

      Noooo, they're one of my favorites! :'(

    • @alexpopescu8137
      @alexpopescu8137 23 дня назад +1

      Pitlord did nothing wrong :((((((

  • @VKNoteMe
    @VKNoteMe Месяц назад +110

    Grubby, you didnt mentioned one of the most important features of hex, as well, it changes armor type of unit to medium. So it takes additional damage from normal and 100% from spells and magic.

    • @faustomadebr
      @faustomadebr Месяц назад +9

      And evasion is disabled, right? At least is how it works in Dota. Haha

    • @Hellwolf36
      @Hellwolf36 Месяц назад +1

      I... Never knew this

    • @TomXCZD
      @TomXCZD 28 дней назад +3

      This is not true unless it's been changed recently in Reforged. Heroes retained hero armor in hex when I used to play.

    • @cheeron
      @cheeron 28 дней назад

      I dont think it's a right feature

  • @NoSlow78
    @NoSlow78 Месяц назад +96

    I appreciate the historical background for each hero. I didn't realize they changed so much since 2003! Thank you!

    • @SirTatManTat
      @SirTatManTat Месяц назад +1

      I also super enjoyed as a dota wc3 player that I could intuit a lot of what he was saying about heroes before he said it. Dota has a similar incredibly interesting history with balancing and many of these abilities are present in some form on various dota heroes.

  • @bryansweeney3077
    @bryansweeney3077 Месяц назад +121

    You actually were right the first time. Cleave damage ignores armor entirely. You can see this against knights, which have very high armor. The pit lord will often be doing more damage to the knights that are cleaved than the one he is actually attacking

    • @IngensViator
      @IngensViator Месяц назад +2

      lol the first time means is this his first correct statement?

    • @elrondmcbong6392
      @elrondmcbong6392 Месяц назад +23

      which is also the reason stacking battle furys and attacking everything but the main target was a thing in original dota iirc

    • @Winnetou17
      @Winnetou17 Месяц назад +1

      I guess the rationale is that the cleaved damage is the one dealt to the first unit, that is, after that one is reduced by that first unit armor, right ? Aka, to not be reduced twice by armor. Or the cleave damage is its base damage ?

    • @bryansweeney3077
      @bryansweeney3077 Месяц назад +9

      @@Winnetou17 That's how you would intuitively think it would work, but I've tested it in the past and the cleave damage is based on the damage before reduction from armor. Cleave level 3 does 90% damage, so as long as the unit you're hitting has more than 10% damage reduction from armor, you're actually doing more damage to the cleaved units than the main one
      Example, with simplified values for clarity:
      Pit Lord is doing 100 dmg, with level 3 cleave (90%)
      PL hits a knight that has 5 armor. Let's say that provides 20% dmg reduction
      3 other knights are within cleave range of the first knight
      The first knight will take 80 dmg, and the other 3 will take 90 dmg

    • @Winnetou17
      @Winnetou17 Месяц назад +2

      @@bryansweeney3077 Come to think of it, if it was as I said it in the previous post, you couldn't have done more damage to those behind, that was a brain fart on my part.
      Thanks for the info. I remember now from Sven too from DotA :))

  • @Murkshadow
    @Murkshadow Месяц назад +70

    It is also really interesting because, like your tier list points out, Elf heroes really aren't that strong. You almost always have to go DH to try and shut down the enemy hero instead. But the race is entirely held up by the strength of Staff of Preservation. Staff makes it so ridiculously hard to get a pick and basically acts like a pseudo hero ability. Human also gets a Staff, but way later with a much longer cooldown and root.
    Something I think is really broken and underutilized, is picking up items from other races in team games. Staff on Orc is broken stupid, but you never even really think about running over to the Elf to pick it up. You can slap Orb of Corruption on your Shadow Hunter for a ridiculous hero killer. Or power creep with Salve, although your Orc will probably get big mad if you keep buying their stock. I remember making a 4v4 strat of just building Orc shops in my ally bases to supply them with fast expansions and healing salves, and business was boomin'.

    • @Roxar96
      @Roxar96 Месяц назад

      Why is that for the shadow hunter ? Do you mean hex change the armor type and the orb reduces it ?

  • @jkirisu
    @jkirisu Месяц назад +31

    18:18 It got changed back in 2011 with patch 1.25b: "Hex will no longer disable mana or health regeneration of Heroes."

  • @Chipawapa
    @Chipawapa Месяц назад +5

    Holy shit! That story at the end was top notch. People who dont watch all the way through are gonna miss such a gem.

  • @Iustinfm
    @Iustinfm Месяц назад +34

    46:45 "The moment you are starting to get su**ed... the su***ing continues for some time" getting me a bit flustered Grubby

  • @189Blake
    @189Blake Месяц назад +20

    Cryptlord was my favorite hero. I always thought it was amazing that in the middle of a fight he could use his swarm heal and be ready up for another fight. Kinda sad that he ended up that low. :(

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 Месяц назад +9

      Tbf, it's mostly due to Crypt Lord being an Undead hero, meaning that its competition is ridiculously stacked. The general consensus for CL is that it's a good hero fighting for the hero slot against amazing heroes (because Lich and Death Knight are cracked).

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille Месяц назад +1

      At least it's a better solo hero than Lich and most mercenaries

    • @alaron5698
      @alaron5698 Месяц назад

      Aww, now I'm sad on your behalf and also recognize myself a bit. I always tried going either Crypt Lord or Dreadlord first, as I think both of them are cooler than the Lich and certainly than the rather generic Death Knight. Leave it to pro players to stomp on the fun of mere mortals😅 I suppose that the consolation is that at lower ranks, you can probably do a great many unorthodox things and still get away with it, as what's optimal in pro play is so far removed from casual play that it is like two different worlds.

    • @kyraxx
      @kyraxx 21 день назад

      Indubitably

  • @neonpeon7886
    @neonpeon7886 Месяц назад +14

    I wouldn't put Crypt Lord at the bottom, he synergizes brilliantly with the other undead heroes. Cast death pact or dark ritual on a beetle and you get a lot of health/mana back, much more than a skeleton would give, and without wasting a unit that costs gold and wood resources. Also the dreadlord vampiric aura buffs beetles and you can use them to surround/trap enemy heroes with sleep. Also you can put him out in front of your army and let the enemy break themselves on his spiked carapace while you toss death coils on him and buff him and his units with unholy aura. He gives you an undead tank that death knight can actually heal, which is sorely needed prior to abominations.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 16 дней назад

      Agree.
      He's outclassed by the DK/Lich bromance, for sure, but he's got some game. Early aggression via beetles and his tankiness, deals fantastic damage with his ult in longer games, and is absurdly tanky if he can get going.

  • @doctorstainy
    @doctorstainy Месяц назад +48

    I have not been asking or waiting for this, but its about time we got a hero tier list from the lord of Warcraft. Now we also need a map and unit tier list. Very nice. This is so much more than just ranking heroes, this is like a tutorial for beginners and at the same time so much information for vetaran players.

  • @ShadowTheHedgehogCZ
    @ShadowTheHedgehogCZ Месяц назад +4

    You forgot to mention for Blood Mage that his Siphon Mana can be used on friendly Units AND Heroes. And when you do that, instead of Blood Mage sucking their mana, he transfers his own mana to the friendly unit/hero. Which is extremely useful when your Paladin runs out of mana for example. And Blood Mage can afford to sacrifice his mana, cause he can steal it from enemies again, because of no real cooldown and cost.

  • @phoenixlich
    @phoenixlich Месяц назад +194

    8:56 "Endurance aura effects every unit around him, fr fr, no cap"

    • @RatKing2137
      @RatKing2137 Месяц назад +46

      End aura is bussin' making me look mid

    • @mackparker9064
      @mackparker9064 Месяц назад +15

      enduranceauramaxxing ngl

    • @pepoaudi8253
      @pepoaudi8253 Месяц назад +3

      Panda is the best neutral hero evasion and critical

    • @FrozenFacade
      @FrozenFacade Месяц назад +3

      On god.

    • @ambion19
      @ambion19 Месяц назад

      I think Grubby is not taking into account that the reasons he gives for feral spirit S rank are all much more micro intensive than any other S ranked hero. The early game that apm is affordable, but less so as the game progresses.
      Hard to put FS and AM side by side and conclude they should be the same rank.

  • @MrSmitejr
    @MrSmitejr Месяц назад +136

    "breakers, sorcerers, and priests, and those three units just happen to be among the best in the human race"
    Not one human in them haha

    • @bryansweeney3077
      @bryansweeney3077 Месяц назад +110

      "Once again, it's up to the elves"

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo Месяц назад +64

      *Garithos noise intensified*

    • @marcinkusmierzak991
      @marcinkusmierzak991 Месяц назад +40

      "humans" have 3 human units, 3 dwarfs, 4 elves, and 2 machines that should also count as dwarfs. Why do we call them humans?

    • @weirdcoincollection
      @weirdcoincollection Месяц назад +25

      @@marcinkusmierzak991 It's a carryover from WC1 and WC2. The same way "Orc" has a bunch of other races as The Horde. But they're Orc as a race in WC3.

    • @shermanator00
      @shermanator00 Месяц назад +19

      ​@@weirdcoincollectionin russian localisation 2004 orc is "Horde" and human is "alliance ", although the translation is not accurate like Abomination called just butcher, it was old age of goofy translators but it made fun cringe moments for us pirates like Star wars kotor or gta sa earliest localisations

  • @willyzh1106
    @willyzh1106 Месяц назад +45

    Grubby's tier list actually makes a lot of sense. S = indispensable. A = very strong, usually best among options. B = makes important but non-critical contributions. C = highly situational. D = not ideal even in their supposed niche.

    • @crymaker9628
      @crymaker9628 Месяц назад +2

      he s only wrong about dh

    • @Killcycle
      @Killcycle Месяц назад +1

      ​​@@crymaker9628
      DH is S, isn't it??

    • @staceygram5555
      @staceygram5555 Месяц назад +1

      So FS should be A, then.

    • @saw31489
      @saw31489 Месяц назад

      ​@@staceygram5555FS?

  • @LemonGingerHoney
    @LemonGingerHoney Месяц назад +52

    17:45 I think Fly yesterday, against Hawk, skipped Reincarnation, and went for 3 point in Aura. He got so fast and Hawk didn't even bother to attack TC, not sure if he realized that Fly went for 3/3 skills.

    • @kevin-7091
      @kevin-7091 Месяц назад +9

      I mean, not attacking late game TC is not the strangest thing, even without reincarnation

  • @DeaddMax
    @DeaddMax Месяц назад +6

    One of the great things about you Grubby is how well formulated and thought out comments and ideas are. I might have not played ladder W3 for at least 10-20 years, but I really do enjoy your explanations and context.

  • @sdamer4609
    @sdamer4609 Месяц назад +8

    If they allowed DK heal not friendly undeads, but friendly targets - that would be so much fun. For undeads.

  • @Hoop248
    @Hoop248 Месяц назад +37

    I’ve seen so many hero tier list I didn’t think I’d enjoy this… now I need more! Give us HOTS hero tier list Grub! ❤

    • @AdraVY
      @AdraVY Месяц назад +5

      Really helps that this is probably the most well presented and most informative wc3 hero list I've seen, clearly done by someone with both extensive top level experience and a nice presentation style. I've tried looking up wc3 hero lists before and the others just dont do it for me. More pls lord grubs! Unit tier list, campaign missions tier list...anything

    • @mickeyromeo
      @mickeyromeo Месяц назад

      Ultras would be under D

  • @MondSemmel
    @MondSemmel Месяц назад +17

    This was a fun video! And surprisingly educational about WC3, too.

  • @lexbeats13
    @lexbeats13 Месяц назад +10

    TC is my favorite hero

  • @Dumballa
    @Dumballa Месяц назад +4

    Appreciate the lesson. In-between the tier list you're still getting all the knowledge.
    The joy and utter fulfillment on that face from the 2019 clips 😀

  • @SwayNoir
    @SwayNoir Месяц назад +12

    I was never good at RTS but I remember watching a lot of the pro scene back in the day, including your games, and I don't follow the game now but a video like this is still super interesting to me haha. Glad it popped up on my feed.

    • @Copperkex
      @Copperkex Месяц назад +3

      Don't be afraid , come with us on a journey, we almost always lose 50:50, I just came to aoe4.
      Not playing is passive ,like our parents, feel the adrenaline , feel life again ,don't be contempt , play ,win ,loose ,feel the excitement.

  • @brickstonesonn9276
    @brickstonesonn9276 Месяц назад +15

    I had to look up a video showcasing shadow hunter because i realized ive never seen big bad voodoo ever

  • @kbzoncapo777
    @kbzoncapo777 Месяц назад +4

    I am still impressed by how much you know about the game and I love hearing you basically ramble and analyze all that information. I dont even play this game yet I cant stop watching your videos!

  • @OrpheoTV
    @OrpheoTV Месяц назад +2

    Love this video - I honestly love your breakdown of the heroes and even though I played this 15 years ago, I'm seriously considering trying this again - Thanks Grubby.

  • @pho3nix-
    @pho3nix- Месяц назад +25

    Many moons have I waited for this moment

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille Месяц назад +5

      *Night elf music starts playing loudly*

  • @thebrokenmask8304
    @thebrokenmask8304 Месяц назад +5

    I havent played W3 in like 10 years but I needed this tier list in my life nway.

  • @zytha2890
    @zytha2890 Месяц назад +8

    Pitlord is bugged btw his rain of fire damage values are wrong when you check it in the editor which is why its weak no matter what rank it is
    When you do some quick math and make the changes it works like its stated lol

  • @Nuggetheadification
    @Nuggetheadification Месяц назад +3

    Havn´t played War3 a decade yet all these hero icons and spell icons are just so iconic, they live rent free in my mind

    • @georgeousguy
      @georgeousguy Месяц назад

      Also, tho im not sure how it is in english, but russian localisation is a masterpiece of a kind, I still can immideately remember any unit phrase or even voice, its amazing, hope it was as cool in english

  • @EuginidesGaming
    @EuginidesGaming Месяц назад

    I've been dying for this video for like 10 years, thanks so much Grubster! Would love to see the ultimates tier list next! =)

  • @AbdulazizACE
    @AbdulazizACE Месяц назад +6

    WC3 is my childhood game, I used to suck and even now.
    Even that I don't play it anymore, I do enjoy your wc3 content!

  • @TheKiest
    @TheKiest Месяц назад +3

    Great Video.
    I didn't know about the Hex effects like denying exp and mana regen.... incredible.

  • @kirksaintpatrick3921
    @kirksaintpatrick3921 Месяц назад +6

    Please do a similar unit tier list!!! Loved this grubby

  • @SwayNoir
    @SwayNoir Месяц назад +7

    Seen some people in the stream chat commenting about how in depth and how long this video is gonna take to make. GOOD, could listen to this kinda info all day lol

  • @oOH4deZOo
    @oOH4deZOo Месяц назад +7

    loving the list, thanks!

  • @mattmcgraw9458
    @mattmcgraw9458 Месяц назад +3

    Grubby, I'm really happy to see this channel taking off. Your positivity and insights make all of your videos, regardless of topic, a joy to listen to!

  • @Opus766
    @Opus766 Месяц назад +1

    Really good editing on this one. Had to dig to find it though

  • @PoutyBun
    @PoutyBun Месяц назад

    I need practice in RTS games in general but i have a passionate love for the genre, wc3 and good, applicable knowledge just watching you play and talk so keenly about your strategies and reasonings for things.
    You bet your sweet hiney im going to enjoy watching this list and educated guessing where heroes would rank!

  • @GaveLJorgensson
    @GaveLJorgensson 15 часов назад

    Thanks for putting this together!

  • @VegardKristoffersen
    @VegardKristoffersen Месяц назад +2

    The background music added in this video is very appreciated. The Warcraft III music is underrated. Nice to have music to go along with good explanation of the heroes.

  • @gishathosaurus6828
    @gishathosaurus6828 25 дней назад +1

    Haven't played W3 in like 10 years, but I'm still very familiar with these heroes (not so much their patch notes) and hearing about them coming from a pro like you is always great content

  • @Vaxsysl
    @Vaxsysl Месяц назад +3

    I turned this on while working on something. The audio itself was enough to make me want to reinstall the game and make yet another playthrough. Speaks how great the game is. Thank you for the vid Grubby, it is really interesting!

    • @theshinken
      @theshinken Месяц назад +2

      Same! I immediately got an itch to try out all those heroes once again. WC3 is so great that I actually enjoy all heroes. Except BM and DH, from those I get 'Nam flashbacks instead.

  • @vitaliyyakovlev4148
    @vitaliyyakovlev4148 Месяц назад +45

    Azgalore should be in S+ tier unlike regular Pit Lords.

    • @zytha2890
      @zytha2890 Месяц назад +1

      Regular pitlord is ok tbh
      The problem is he wasn't made correctly
      Check his rain of fire ability and then look at its damage values in the editor

    • @eafesaf6934
      @eafesaf6934 Месяц назад

      ​@@zytha2890i don't get it. Explain further.

    • @clemenscohn7371
      @clemenscohn7371 Месяц назад +1

      Azgalor or Assgalore. Not Azgalore.

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 Месяц назад

      @@eafesaf6934
      The Rain of Fire spell on Pit Lord is mediocre to the point where in most cases it will do comparable damage by just auto attacking with Cleave. Him being a Strength hero also means he can't really spam spells aggressively so in 9/10 situations it's better to save his mana for Howl of Terror (an actually very good spell).
      Basically, having a mediocre DoT splash spell on a hero whose auto attack is splash makes the spell large redundant (and less versatile since it locks the Pit Lord in place while only able to rain on a small designated area). Another major issue is that the Doom spell, his Ultimate Ability, is a slow-acting debuff...which can be easily cleansed with Dispel Magic/Purge/Abolish Magic and it having a massively obvious visual indicator also doesn't help hide it. So the result is that, unless you're going against specifically Undead, the Pit Lord functionally only has 1 spell (Howl) and splash melee auto attacks. The amusing thing is that in the WC3 campaign, there's a special Pit Lord in the Reign of Chaos final mission, Azgalor, who has an entirely different spell kit (Shockwave, Thunderclap, Reincarnation, and Earthquake) which is substantially more dangerous because even 20 years ago, Blizzard's devs were aware of how unthreatening the Pit Lord's base kit is.

  • @Nuvizzle
    @Nuvizzle Месяц назад +3

    I don't think Night Elf having generally weaker heroes is that much of a hot take - the same logic of orc and undead being carried by their heroes is true of night elf being carried by moon wells. That's why they've historically been the race that uses tavern heroes the most. Honestly, it's because of moon wells that neutral heroes aren't a strong as they generally should be in my opinion, you basically have to balance neutral heroes under the pretense that they have access to moon wells.

  • @tbone9474
    @tbone9474 Месяц назад +1

    Havent played the game since a year after the expansion release, but i still love watching your vids. Keep it up:)

  • @Khadgar07
    @Khadgar07 Месяц назад +2

    I won so many games with my orc farseer and 3 grunts rush at first midnight back in the day. Then tinker came out and I won even more with the same strat in 2v2 using factory.

  • @PombaoDumau
    @PombaoDumau Месяц назад

    Caught it ongoing on stream, decided to wait for video. Sweet.

  • @snakekeeper2073
    @snakekeeper2073 Месяц назад +19

    "I AM HERO AND OBEY" -what i thought the blademaster was saying back then

    • @fuckingidiots2627
      @fuckingidiots2627 Месяц назад

      U telling me that he isnt saying that?

    • @Sprintspeed10
      @Sprintspeed10 Месяц назад

      wait what does he say?

    • @georgem589
      @georgem589 Месяц назад +7

      @@Sprintspeed10 "I will hear you and obey", I think

    • @BanoClan
      @BanoClan Месяц назад +2

      My whole life’s a lie

  • @Dudarinho
    @Dudarinho Месяц назад +2

    will be nice to see voting on how community sees these heroes in comparison

  • @ProtossHyrdalisk
    @ProtossHyrdalisk Месяц назад

    Started listening to this on vacation while in shower.. FINALLY time to finish it! The moment many of us have been waiting for.

  • @ViaTorrent123
    @ViaTorrent123 Месяц назад

    Such a pleasure to watch the whole thing, plus this tier list reminds me of old DotA hero portraits

  • @malt3aserz
    @malt3aserz Месяц назад +1

    seeing this summary makes me realise even more so just how awesome wc3 is. The development team back in the date was fire.

  • @DjTrustNo.1
    @DjTrustNo.1 Месяц назад

    1:31:02 you had me chuckle, but this is also why i always followed you since like forever. Authentic, at it, inspring and well mannered. Thanks for being around, Grubby!

  • @osraneslipy
    @osraneslipy Месяц назад +1

    Grubby, I have been following you since 2005. But only in this in-depth analysis I have been able to fully appreciate your knowledge of the game and how complex WC actually is. Take care m8, you rock!

  • @user-ld9oe8bq5f
    @user-ld9oe8bq5f Месяц назад +3

    Dreadlord used to be a bit wacky, true, but at the moment he's a staple vs Hu. Wrecks workshops much better than panda, can be coiled. Placing him behind tinker just doesn't feel right. I beieve he's a solid B

  • @Knuckles2761
    @Knuckles2761 Месяц назад +2

    27:51 also gargoyles, skeletons, beetles, even acolytes, mercenaries and possessed. Dreadlord was clearly designed as fast farmer and support, devs just didn't think about even faster farm strats. Great design on paper, B/C tier in reality.

  • @Defileros
    @Defileros Месяц назад

    Thank you dearly for this tierlist, very in depth but also straight to the point, i am a NE Warden enjoyer btw

  • @squidikka
    @squidikka Месяц назад +2

    This might be my second most anticipated movie release of 2024, next to pannenkoek's nearly 4 hour long video about walls in Super Mario 64.

  • @youratl_9367
    @youratl_9367 Месяц назад +2

    I don't know if this changed since the Reforged version, but back then I remember Pitlord's Cleave ability bypassing armour and could actually deal more damage to the secondary targets than the main one if hitting a bunch of high armour targets, which is quite odd

  • @binhminhtran1809
    @binhminhtran1809 Месяц назад +2

    Its not just a tier list, it's a masterclass from a truly master of the game.

  • @mariogerasimov8522
    @mariogerasimov8522 Месяц назад +1

    Totally accurate list

  • @luckylarry71
    @luckylarry71 Месяц назад +1

    I remember not 3 years ago, Fly100% went BM + *PL* + SH (unsure on the order of 2nd and 3rd hero) in an Orc mirror against Lyn (I believe?) on Concealed Hill and it was absolutely glorious...!
    It was a one-off, no doubt, but in an Orc mirror with mass Raiders and Shamans, a bloodlusted PL with cleave and HoT was a real force of nature and a spectacle to behold.

  • @henrymapleton
    @henrymapleton Месяц назад +4

    Mercenary tier list next!
    Also Alchemist and Paladin are a fun duo.

  • @skennel8884
    @skennel8884 Месяц назад

    I would love to see more of this for each of the races. Either a unit tier list (or spells), or just an in depth description of each races pay styles/strengths/weaknesses/strats/current and past metas. WC3 is a hard game for me to understand with so much going on.

  • @dutamulia
    @dutamulia Месяц назад +10

    Grubby, have you ever heard of a custom campaign called To the Bitter End? I swear you should cover this master piece, it is a full game within a game.

  • @ryuudachi
    @ryuudachi Месяц назад +1

    Last time I play WC3 was like 8 years ago but I need this hour and a half information for my incoming exam. 👍

  • @hoihoi8
    @hoihoi8 Месяц назад +2

    I'm a sucker for a tier list. I will watch all the WC3 tier lists, lol. Units, Ults, Maps, WC3 players of all time, etc

  • @123loeser
    @123loeser 20 дней назад

    Maat dit is echt top. Ik speelde het vroeger veel en ik krijg dit opeens aangeraden. Heerlijk

  • @j.l.4054
    @j.l.4054 Месяц назад +12

    I agree with the list for the most part (aside from minor discrepancies) but there is one thing I have to point out because I just feel like it's way off...
    I really think that Demon Hunter & Far Seer need to swap places. I think (being an orc main who uses him constantly) that Grubby slightly over values FS - I understand the value of scouting & wolves harass, but after early game there are just SO many matchups where he has barely any value and just falls off so hard. Chain lightning is relatively weak & has very high mana cost, and once you get a few mins it opponent is just constantly dispelling wolves for free xp (or God forbid you end up in a match up against human with breakers or elves with dryad - wolves just set your mana on fire only to be poofed, can't even cast lightning and you're stuck AAing with a hero that has shit attack).
    Meanwhile, Demon Hunter is an absolute menace from the beginning and only gets stronger. Mana Burn is just super oppressive to play against, and even one point in Immo can do some real damage - and of course if you get to 6 Meta is absolutely terrifying.
    I really just can't see any possibility that FS = S tier while DH is only A...

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 Месяц назад

      Fs is ranged and dh is melee

    • @j.l.4054
      @j.l.4054 Месяц назад +2

      @@zachariastsampasidis8880 what an incredibly insightful analysis.
      But seriously is that it? Because that's not nearly enough to make up the gap for FS.

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 Месяц назад

      @@j.l.4054 not everything is complicated. Dh is far more harassable even with moonwells and him being an agility hero

    • @j.l.4054
      @j.l.4054 Месяц назад +2

      @@zachariastsampasidis8880 so according to you, DH can't be S tier because he's melee... Except Grubby has TC as the best hero in the game, and also has DK in S tier??
      I also think you are drastically overstating how easy it is to harass DH considering:
      - One of the highest armor classes (might even be #1, don't recall off the top of my head
      - Evasion to further mitigate damage
      - Easy moonwell healing (I'm not sure why you are so dismissive of this)
      And that's not even including the fact that DH has top tier movespeed, AND that enemy heroes are disincentivized to even try to ranged potshot unless they're already OOM since even going to normal attack is going to get them mana burned.
      I mean clearly we're gonna just have to agree to disagree here, but I don't think you've made a single argument against DH being S tier that's valid... if you REALLY valued the ranged >>> melee thing that much & wanted to make the case that TC & DK were only A tier as well I could at least understand a consistent position/see the logic, but I don't think you're saying that...

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 Месяц назад

      @@j.l.4054 I didn't say he is easily killable. Melee heroes are harder to use early game in general where healing is very limited and every poke matters
      I am not underrating him either.
      He is indeed better than fs but is also harder to fully and accurately use him compared to poke and wolf spam, even though that drops precipitously

  • @birkrlvag6959
    @birkrlvag6959 Месяц назад

    Love this! even though all my heroes (MK,DH, BM) was A tier list. keep up the great work! even though havnt played for 14 years ish, this game is still close to heart.

  • @DaigotsuSoetsu
    @DaigotsuSoetsu 8 дней назад

    "If I have wings, why am I always walking?" lives rent free in my head

  • @HarbingerOfAnarchy
    @HarbingerOfAnarchy Месяц назад

    Very cool tier list!

  • @danielvereb4579
    @danielvereb4579 9 дней назад

    Love the Starship Troopers reference! :)

  • @TuristaArcsi
    @TuristaArcsi Месяц назад +12

    Priestess of the Moon

  • @Vladimir5024
    @Vladimir5024 Месяц назад +3

    Idk man. My bottom 50 ranked strat of solo TC destroying everyone works just fine! 😂😂

  • @TheNethertyp
    @TheNethertyp Месяц назад +2

    I would like to see you play a showmatch as Orc against a Human player, but the heroes of the races are switched, so you get Human heroes at the altar and the Human gets Orc heroes. This would be a fun way to test the relative strength of the races' heroes.

  • @alanevans5353
    @alanevans5353 Месяц назад

    I don't play competitively in WC3 so my ratings of heroes is super different (it's literally all preference) but I really like all the heroes that spawn extra units, and the Crypt Lord in particular is very good for a first hero in my opinion because it gives you 4 permanent bonus units that are fairly powerful at max rank to supplement your army. I know the other spells all have a lot of impact as well but for lower skill players its really nice to have spells that auto cast or do something permanent to have a little less to manage during fights.

  • @emmanuelrenard3749
    @emmanuelrenard3749 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks Grubby. Your people demands a part II with ultimates. Except for a very few, they're so mana expensive that i'd often skip them for basic ability

  • @linuswidell7659
    @linuswidell7659 Месяц назад +1

    How crazy is it that this game has existed for 20 years+ and this ranking video is uploaded the same week I search for it

  • @Fledermausmann
    @Fledermausmann Месяц назад

    First of all, great list. I can't say I agree with all the choices but that's because the last time I seriously played this game was 20 years ago ao my memory of it is significantly different from what it is now and also because even then, I sucked at the game. Haha.
    Your logic and explanations are sound. The ratings are fairly consistent, such that even those who only have a novel understanding of the game can kind of "predict" where you would place a hero (or, more accurately, actually follow your logic through the list ). Since my profession is a iut making cogent and coherent arguments, I greatly appreciate this.
    Therefore, secondly, since I'm a massive Borderlands fan and have recently gotten back into it, I have a ton of time for listening to long form podcast style videos.
    Hence why I now officially request that you, Grubby, bite the bullet, be one with Purge and make a 3 hour long list ranking all the units for Wc3 in its current incarnation, specifically for 1v1.
    And then, should that be too easy for you, maybe best abilities specifically ultimates (like you mentioned). The list could go on but yeah...
    Lastly and on a complete tangent, as a fairly big Raid: Shadow Legends fan, I think you'd actually like the game quite a bit because its essentially a team building game where you try to form the best team to beat whichever boss is in front of you.
    And now, I realise I've been typing this comment for like 10 minutes in the tropical midday sun and I think a drink of water is probably what my body needs before I melt into a puddle and immediately evaporate, disappearing into thin air.
    TLDR: Great list Grubby. Now go play Raid Shadow Legends so you can download my code (in the comments below!!!)😂😂😂

  • @dyingember8661
    @dyingember8661 Месяц назад

    Everybody loves tierlist video, I think it's a good idea you do more of them

  • @MrLalabai
    @MrLalabai Месяц назад +1

    I feel like Blood Mage is the most underrated hero. Maybe 20 years later he will be meta when people will understand how to play him

  • @TyyTheFlyGuy
    @TyyTheFlyGuy Месяц назад

    I've been wondering this since watching your OG days Grubby.

  • @TheRealXartaX
    @TheRealXartaX 19 дней назад

    I used to do DK/Pit/Necro frenzy in 2v2 (one player picking dk, the other pit). Pretty fun cleave rush.

  • @kevjun252
    @kevjun252 Месяц назад

    I really love that Glad you can bake it Uther reference. I laughed out of nowhere here in the office

  • @drewskiwest5284
    @drewskiwest5284 Месяц назад

    i also enjoyed the beastmaster/dh aow creep with quilbeast and tinker third with mass master talons
    vs orc. that strat was BIG for a long, long time knocking out tons of orcs. i think i've only seen 1 or 2
    orcs ever beat it in a big tournament. i think i've seen you beat it once back when you were playin in
    WCG Competitively

  • @MPAbsorb
    @MPAbsorb 28 дней назад

    This is awesome!

  • @Drakio95
    @Drakio95 24 дня назад

    That's quite amazing. I didn't think they were so complex. Btw would you include in that tier list custom/unique heroes like Garithos etc?

  • @Ilovereeses874
    @Ilovereeses874 Месяц назад

    One spell Idea I could see being a positive for POTM would be to replace searing arrow (which doesn't fit night elf lore anyway they don't catch things on fire) and give her something like enchant weapon. The spell would target units the same way frost armor does, you enchant their weapons to gain the positive effects of magic damage on top of their normal attacks. Each level adds a percentage of the magic damage benefit. Suddenly your projectile army can pierce through heavy armor units like butter.

  • @REgamesplayer
    @REgamesplayer Месяц назад

    I played few games of Warcraft 3 skirmish. I had invented Paladin build for myself where I would prioritize armor and healing. However, I would go for Priests to create sturdy backline. Commenters also said that Paladin should go with priests. I do not know how good it is at the very top, but it was rock solid strategy for me to start playing with.

  • @lagg1e
    @lagg1e Месяц назад +1

    I've never been this offended by something which I absolutely agree with. Crypt Lord is my favorite hero because I'm bad at DK/Lich. His skill floor is so high that even I can use him, and I haven't even gotten every neutral hero to 6 because I play the normal ladder version of WC3 so little.

  • @5mwa
    @5mwa 18 дней назад

    Such in-depth analysis! This requires absolute understanding of the game. Your explanation is much better than many professors in the universities. Or maybe, many professors do not have full understanding of the field they are in. 😄😄😄

  • @Karjalol
    @Karjalol Месяц назад +1

    Any chance we can have a tier list for items ? The ones from the shop and also the drops from the creeps camps, that would be awesome ! Thanks for the video

  • @todesrolle2393
    @todesrolle2393 Месяц назад

    Back in the day i used to struggle vs undead with human. i either went pala first and bloodmage second or rushed with mass footy and firelord. when your firelord arrives at their base you had 2-3 footy and more on the way. keep the summons alive and you can win on the spot or cripple their eco+creeping speed so much that your knights hit really hard against underlvled heros+no tech.
    The BO was farm and barracks first, start building footy as soon as possible and let them run to the tavern in the middle. Time your altar with the timing of the tavern, the moment you can recruit him you do it and go to the UD base. Continue to build footy until you reach 7-8 then upgrade defend, if you win hard keep up the pressure with more footy, otherwise start to tech and stop footy production. Dont leave the UD to themself so they can creep, if they tech go for their akolytes. Most important part is to not let the UD tech or slow down their tech and dont lose footy. At home you build an aracne vault and tech for fast knights.
    Would love to see you play this style.