Editing Orc and Orc Chieftain

{{Stronghold creatures}}{{Creature
 | Town      = Stronghold
 | AI_Value  = 192
 | Name      = Orc
 | Attack    = 8
 | Defense   = 4
 | Speed     = 4
 | Growth    = 7
 | Damage    = 2–5
 | Health    = 15
 | Shots     = 12
 | Cost      = 150
 | Special   = • [[Ranged attack]]
 | U_AI_Value= 240
 | U_name    = Orc Chieftain
 | U_speed   = '''5'''
 | U_health  = '''20'''
 | U_shots   = '''24'''
 | U_cost    = 165
}} 

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'''Orcs and Orc Chieftains''' are level 3 creatures of [[Stronghold town]]. They are recruited from the [[Stronghold creature dwellings|Orc Tower]].

''"Armed with throwing axes, orcs and orc chieftains have an effective ranged attack. At close range, their low speed and defensive values, and the ranged attacker [[melee|hand-to-hand]] damage penalty, make them vulnerable."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 109|RoE manual]]''</sup>

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== Heroes with a specialty ==
{{H|Jabarkas|Barbarian}} has orcs as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the attack and defense skills of any orcs or orc chieftains for each level attained after 3rd level and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.

=={{hota}}==
In {{hota}}, Orcs and Orc Chieftains got a new appearance closer to that of orcs from Heroes II and IV:

[[File:Orc_portrait.gif]]{{-}}[[File:ArrowL-R.gif]]{{-}}[[File:Orc_portrait_(HotA).gif]]{{-}}{{-}}[[File:Orc (HotA) (adventure map).gif]]{{-}}{{-}}[[File:Creature Orc (HotA).gif]]

[[File:Orc Chieftain_portrait.gif]]{{-}}[[File:ArrowL-R.gif]]{{-}}[[File:Orc Chieftain_portrait_(HotA).gif]]{{-}}{{-}}[[File:Orc Chieftain (HotA) (adventure map).gif]]{{-}}{{-}}[[File:Creature Orc Chieftain (HotA).gif]]

{{Fanopinion|
Slow and easy to kill when engaged, they should be upgraded immediately, since 4 speed is too little for the adventure map. They are also the only [[Stronghold]] shooter for a long time, since you will obtain [[Cyclopes]] only later on, usually even after obtaining [[Behemoths]]. However, when having got Cyclopes, focus on them as main shooters, as they are not only stronger but significantly faster than Orcs (especially when upgraded - Cyclops Kings have brilliant speed for a ranged unit), and have an ability to destroy fortifications. When you play with [[Jabarkas]], you may still keep Orcs as your main force though, as they will not only get stronger as the game goes by, but also get a speed bonus which means that Orcs won't slow you down on the map too much. They are also very cheap for a Level 3 unit.

[[Bless]] and [[Precision]] are great buffs for Orcs, who have big damage range from almost useless to decent. Similarly, when playing against Stronghold, cast [[Curse]] on Orcs if the enemy doesn't have notable amounts of stronger units.
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{{creature 'see also'}}
* [[Comparison of Level 3 Creatures]]
* [[Comparison of Ranged Creatures]]

[[Category: Creatures]]
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