WC3 Hero Spotlight: The Archmage

[@justinsarwer2630]

That intro using a bunch of WC3 hero quotes was pure poetry LOL

[@acksOldPeople]

As a big fan of arches and mages I've got a good feeling about this one.

[@flankyfranky3600]

Hello Abe :). Follow me

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

Am I the only one thinking of foot arches? - Adûnâi

[@flyinghead1147]

a feeling indeed

[@tbhbadface]

And as a fan of blades and masters I don’t know if this video is for me, but I’m keen to try it!

[@DevelonLP]

Love your pfp

[@guifdcanalli]

-Cool looking horses -Lots of AOE -Fireball as auto attacks -Always have mana for your team -Best hero names (Conjurus Rex is lit) -Best beard of Lordaeron -Water type pokémon -Best looking ult -INFURY FROSTATIS SEDAA Do you need any other motive to pick him? I think not

[@philh2932]

Worthless after your water elementals get dispelled

[@loop4569]

@@philh2932 yeah. Sure. That's his problem. Water Elementals. Not Mass TP, not being able to manafund Inner Fire Spam. Just Water Elementals. xdd

[@Rebellions]

​​@@philh2932 Oh no, my water elemental was dispelled! It's gonna take me a whole 4 seconds to recoup the mana cost of that, truly my stocks will never recover from this damage.

[@bladerunner2006]

Grubby: *explaining the intricacies of high level, competitive Warcraft play* Me, whose idea of "competitive" is dueling my childhood friends 20 years ago, both agreeing on a 20 minute ceasefire at the start of every game so we can build our armies in peace: "mhm, very interesting indeed 🤔"

[@RNZTH]

Man we used to this on C&C Kanes Wrath back in the day. Good times.

[@reismw]

OMG what a legendary intro

[@artemisamberdrive583]

If every GameDev would connect their game and their audience as well as you, I would not need life anymore. Probably the highest quality of content I've ever witnessed: Stylistic, informative, mechanical, strategic, ... Keep it coming!

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

Grubby is the Happy of the streaming world. - Adûnâi

[@binbadende]

This is awesome, the WC 3 manuels are still wet from printing and we already get an indepth analysis of important units. Great Job! For real this brings WC 3 in best game ever territory, enabeling not only new players but a complete new generation of actual humans to play this game competently.

[@TheTodesrolle]

glad you put in the blizzard creeping trick, i remember doing it 17 years ago and i think i commented it under one of your videos too haha.

[@ИосифЛуна]

Archimonde. Can`t wait to hear about the most powerful hero who was defeated by puny wisps

[@billytringuyen1]

Wisps lives matter

[@General12th]

Or goblin land mines.

[@Hombay17]

Its because Archimonde was a summon, and wisps do damage to summoned units, obviously

[@cryptococcusneoformans2389]

@@Hombay17imagine being supreme commander of demon legion but get kill by glowing spirit lmao.

[@Zangozz]

Every summoned being dies to wisps. Archimonde was summoned by Kel'Thuzad

[@Dataraptor-v9l]

Love the humor + all the animation and demonstrated examples in the vid

[@Jyoujib123]

I really like these Hero spotlight but can you do a race spotlight? Like what are the strengths and weaknesses of each race, timings, etc.

[@wormsblink2887]

A (very expensive)trick with archmage (and other summoner heroes) is to retrain mid-combat. Archmage level 5 can cast 2 rank 3 water elementals, wait for the 20 second cooldown and then respec to rank 3 blizzard. You have a large power spike for the first 20 seconds where you have 2x rank 3 spells.

[@jp-vj7wt]

Love the spotlight series. Hope you cover every hero!

[@Audon4150]

Thanks @Grubby, that was a fun spotlight; I learn a few new things

[@Randy1337]

[@sebastiang7528]

Another great one Grubby! Not sure if you’ve already done it, but it would be super interesting with one video per race, strengths, weaknesses, identity, common strategies, how to counter and so on.

[@fangeddeserter]

The last time I played Warcraft 3 was years ago, but I love your hero spotlights regardless.

[@SoulMelodyUwU]

I've been loving these so far, very very awesome videos! The quality is honestly incredible. I'd love to see Keeper of the Grove, he's almost always my starting hero lol but any hero would be cool tbh, I just hope we see all of them ;D as long as you're having fun making them of course. Also I saw some other comments asking for race spotlights, and I must say that would be pretty damn cool, especially for us new players. Cheers ❤

[@OrganicStuff1]

Really need warcraft 4 Also i had no idea there was a damage cap holy crap

[@panterka.f]

all they can do is dance on wc corpse

[@Audon4150]

The best ways I could see it work is either using parts of WoW, or going back in time and living historical moments of Azeroth :)

[@Socragames]

21:19 unexpected boondock saints

[@EricDykstra0]

Love this series! Hoping for a NE hero like Panda or Naga or Warden next!

[@retayuan123]

bronze heroes and hero spotlights are both awesome new content, thank you!

[@LordBuckShot95]

Wasn't expecting another Hero Spotlight a week after the Pitlord, not complaining tho 😄.

[@andrzejgwacik5443]

I love how Grubby compares everything to orc race

[@SkyKid002]

I love this series. Even if i watch them late i will watch them all! Keep em coming Grubby and thank you for all the content!

[@Rasgarroth]

I am a big fan of this series!!! Loving this! Thank you for such deep dive comprehensive videos!!!

[@tranquero]

21:28 Damn you scared the hell outta me Grub!

[@gordong34]

Grubby, i am a Big Fan of you and your Content. You are very calming, explain in detail but still understanding. You are a one of a kind gem. ❤️

[@relightrobot1543]

All I got is that "brilliance aura is an eggsalad". Glad you have fun doing these Grubby they're fun to watch.

[@divayazdian8465]

Dude!!! First of all let me say from your whole community, we absolutely adore you❤❤❤ Secondly, You're so smart and quick on your feet when you're talking about things like when you do the bronze league heroes videos and you come up with the funniest jokes on the spot about every single thing.I literally pee my pants every time. 😂 Lastly I think more of these videos where people can learn and apply real time strategies and maneuvers that they never thought about would be super useful and encourage them to play the game more. Basically keep wc3 alive. Well I think you've already been doing that anyways but i'm sure you get my point. Anyways, from one wc3 is my favorite game of all time to a fellow wc3 is my favorite game of all time person lol I just wanted to say thank you for all that you do. (Sorry for the long message) love.

[@hoppi1736]

0:02 😆 And it was worth it, every second. Nice Spotlight, cant wait for the others, keep the good work up!

[@AjkillJensen]

This is your best content so far. I check for the next one daily. I like when I can listen without watching, so I can clean up or fall asleep. Sometimes you also comment bronze games like sports radio and that is great too. Tinker or panda would be nice, but I would listen to them all

[@shizzy3149]

Lets go!!! Another awesome grubby spotlight, and for my main race!!!

[@Randy1337]

I think the Archmage is the most elegant hero of all

[@decem_sagittae]

You'd best stay clear of me, or I'll turn you into a mindless sheep!

[@danieldinu4434]

What about POTM? She rides a tiger that is trained for war and it's grrrrrrrreeat

[@TheJojo8210]

I just see that the icon of the water elemental is not just a wave but a skull shaped wave !!! How did I miss that for so long !

[@Ronin3453]

Because... you've had optic problems?

[@Thisisnotajokewerealldoomed]

​@@Ronin3453Nah I played this game since I was 3, and I used to think the Blade master crit icon was a lobster claw

[@Ronin3453]

@@Thisisnotajokewerealldoomed that one at least makes sense.

[@tzCombot]

@@Ronin3453 Nah, many icons look weird when they're small like ingame, it took me a while to realise what some of them actually represent too

[@robboss6685]

let's go we finally got it

[@nhattuyenvodieu3103]

haha, i loved the lore part. just threw me back, when my dad bought me warcraft 2 and i basically lived in the lore parts of the manual book (remember when games came with a thick book with explanations of the mechanics, illustrations and lore?!). I always liked the wizard nation in warcraft

[@kirksaintpatrick3921]

Killer intro with all the arch mags quotes!

[@JangXVII]

I love Warcraft and you at the same time. Thanks for the great contents, Grubby.

[@glenngehrs7913]

Great video! Would love to see some of the more niche heroes picked first. Pit Lord was cool, so continuing in that fashion with heroes like Crypt Fiend, Blood Mage, Shadow Hunter and T.C, maybe going over their potential as starting heroes, why and why not that might work.

[@XDivi]

Arch age is such a pinnacle of the very concept of what a “wizard” is. I love that they put him on a horse as well. Cool unique little twist for him

[@Boagriuss]

Hands down best intro

[@lameerrorone]

Best intro ever!

[@zedek_]

Good shit! I'm torn -- I want to see Keeper of the Grove next, but I also wonder if it isn't better to save him for later, in case there are more suggestions to improve the series....

[@BMahecha123]

Thanks for doing these videos, love it!

[@friskydrinklunkybank1108]

The shooting sound effect caught me off guard and made me spit my drink lmao Also please add more bloopers lol

[@4yzhoi]

Thank you Grubby!

[@thoughtpolease7183]

13:25 The lower base attack time makes him better at using damage items too, not just attack speed items. It just means how fast you attack with +0 attack speed which scales with attack speed but it also scales with damage

[@taotaozhang4568]

Dreadlord!

[@Boneblastable]

I'd love to see a spotlight on the Dreadlord, it's always been by far my favorite hero and I feel like it gets often overlooked.

[@Zweihander96]

DEMON HUNTERRRR 🤩🤩🤩

[@maximloboda2125]

Moooooore. Please. This is such a pleasure to watch this talks

[@ma6inka]

really well made Grubby !

[@1ordof1o1]

respect i love this type of vids

[@bighammer624]

You are the Metzen of WC3 videos ... Shear brilliance.

[@redeoghan]

I haven't played this game since it first released but your videos are fun.

[@sebastianmarchetti7521]

What I got from this vid: - Archmage is cool - In the icon of water elemental, there is a skull at the end of the wave.... I always thought that it just was a regular water wave... also cool

[@StocktonSmurf]

Masterful series

[@Igorsov]

5:54 So OP…Happy straggling with one, but three…No doubt, the best summon spell in the game. 6:08 So OP…

[@jamesfitzgerald9674]

As a human player since War3 was released, my fav sneaky trick with the am is sneaking him into the enemy gold line to blizz, taking a staff of tele. Creep your mk while doing this. Get lvl 2 blizz 1st, also works with bloodmage - enjoy.

[@liviuursegr]

Grubby, you are amazing. The almost childish level of jokes and puns did not feel at all patronising. On the contrary, you match the most valuable level of theatrical talent akin to great masters of history. Your kids you'll be absolutely beguiled by your charm and character. Never change

[@22varian1]

I bought this game and went straight to ranked because of you.

[@JustStef018]

Love this dude!

[@Squeaky245]

Lol, the outro bloopers make you sound like Skwisgaar. "Not everyone has the advantage of superior Scandsinavians ecucation."

[@simionpaul3935]

I don t play warcraft 3, but damn i like your content how you think, and how you discuss these kinds of things. Pls do more videos like this

[@Defomir]

Bloopers are the best

[@PombaoDumau]

You are so good at this

[@Cryotine]

Please do Warden next! I never played competitively, but Night Elf is my favorite and she has been my all-time favorite for her ability to just remove enemy heroes from the fight ever since Frozen Throne came out.

[@WeAcceptEBT]

Surely Demon Hunter is next. Illidan is such a hood classic WC character. Even in a late, balanced state, Mana Burn has always been a scary, game defining ability. Metamorphosis can turn a game instantly or often force GG. For meme NE choice, Warden is such a fun hero, and always felt like she needed a meta 2nd hero companion strat. I'm surprised there's not more tricky Warden strats in any level of play.

[@StarRightStarTight]

I love the pause before summon … water elemental

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

I have several heroes I'd like to see next . . . but since we haven't yet done Night Elf or Undead (actual Undead -- Pit Lord doesn't count), let's do the staple heroes Demon Hunter and then Death Knight.

[@HESOMADBRO]

Would love to see Tinker or some of the more situational heroes up next please :)

[@hideshisface1886]

Ok... that explains exactly why Blizzard's damage always felt somewhat weak to me - because I always tried to hit all the possible targets. Still, it is splash damage, which is always useful. Summon elemental - I find it to be incredibly strong - fantastic creeping tool, a solid additional AND free unit. The only problem is that it gives xp to the enemy. Brilliance aura - probably THE best ability in the game, IF you are using units and heroes that need a lot of mana. And with humans it is pretty much given. It allows you to pressure the enemy MUCH more consistently and cheaper than the enemy. Most have to spend money on mana pots. Not an army with an archmage. A lot of the abilities become spammable - Sorceress' slow, Priest's heal, Mountain King's various stuns - all this can be used far more frequently. This also helps with army's sustain - priests can top your army off with less of a time delay AND still have mana to cast other spells for example - meaning you can enter virtually any battle in top shape if you play it right.

[@gumhoy5054]

Let's do Demon Hunter next Is he really just an Auto Attack Bot that shits out Mana Burn? Or is there a little more nuance to, "The" _Mister_ Night Elf

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

That used to be true until Immolation was buffed in a recent patch so that it is now actually usable.

[@mvpmvp2980]

Are buildings included in the unit count for blizzard damage?

[@foolwreckerxd1135]

I’d love a spotlight on The Warden. She’s my favorite hero, but her play style is so unique I’m having trouble.

[@Expax]

awesome video make more of these please :)

[@Ketooey]

This video purports to be a hero spotlight, but we know what it really is. Grubby Warcraft ASMR, steeped in simpler times.

[@Findecember]

Hi Grubby given that you haven't done an undead hero I would like to see you do Dreadlord next, I feel like he has always been an unorthodox first pick standing in the shadow of the Death knight, however when I started playing Reign of Chaos I always started with him because he was the cool vampire guy, and getting his rare ult off was always super satisfying (even if the games where you got it were probably always won).

[@cschall4484]

Shadow hunter next !

[@arbuz135]

interesting, thank you!

[@Nesu-PV]

listened to the first 10 seconds like 5 times

[@tonyssheep]

Its a strong starting hero for every race!

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

Imagine if Blizzard slowed. Holy moly this guy is too good.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

And make Rain Of Fire ignites too

[@Audon4150]

14:50 Lich is actually beyond Archmage on base level one mana at 300 :D Go lich !

[@CaMypau]

It doesn't really matter what hero is going to be next, since i will watch every hero spotlight anyway, but i would like to see Huntress.

[@chikomatador5403]

Cool Videos ! Bloodmage will be nice 🆒

[@ayberkozer4132]

I cant wait to learn Pristess of the moon from a rank 1 night elf player almighty Grubby

[@pokemonargentinatcg]

Grubby, you’re the #1 ❤

[@oliverclausen7707]

Warden would be nice to learn how to properly use her since she requires a good early game

[@billybob7392]

Firelord, the big bad daddy of the Tavern. He gives warm hugs

[@renzocoppola4664]

Dark Ranger

[@makedredd299]

BRRRRiiiLiANT! - Muradin

[@seeker296]

We making it out of dalaran with this one

[@skinnybones123]

Hoping to see Lich next, that Nova has been terrorizing games for decades. That being said, it's hard not to pick Archmage in any WC3 scenario as at some point, I run out of mana and start wishing I had Brilliance Aura.

[@Commander_Pandashan]

I'm pretty sure it's Ur favourite hero❤

[@memesofdestruction5601]

Warden lets goooooooooooo!

[@fearlessmangoose3118]

11 seconds into the video, pressed like !

[@Audon4150]

AHAH The DOGGO mug is awesome ! \o/

[@austinpotter7679]

A night elf hero next plz! Do warden :).

[@martinsennitis670]

@grubbytalks where does water elemental come from? Does the am summons water from somewhere? From a lake or a pond? In that case thats actually a pretty serious ecological catastrophy. Imagine all the dead fish, amphibians! And for what? Endless fighting? Who really profits from these wars? Many questions!