Mortar Team

[e][h] Mortar Team

Unit Information

Built From:

Workshop

Cost:

 180  70  32  3

Hit Points:

360

HP Regeneration:

0.25 (always)

Armor:

0 (6)

Race:

Human

Bounty Awarded:

32 - 46

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

2

Sight:

1400 / 1200

Acquisition Range:

1150

Level:

2

Selection Priorty:

5

Movement

Speed:

270

Turn Rate:

0.5

Move Type:

foot

Collision Size:

32

Cargo Size:

2

Icon

Combat

Damage:

52 - 64 (55 - 103)

52 - 64

Area

Full Dmg: 25
40% Dmg: 100
10% Dmg: 200

Area Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• tree
• wall

Range:

1150

1150

Weapon Type:

artillery

missile

Cooldown:

3.5

3.5

Targets:

• ground
• debris
• tree
• wall
• item
• ward

• structure

Armed with their innovative exploding shells, the stalwart Mortar Teams of Ironforge are capable of blasting apart enemy ranks from long range. These fearless dwarves are masters of explosive devices and relish in pounding fortified enemy emplacements to dust.

Mortar Teams have the largest area of effect damage of all the siege units. Mortar Teams are good at killing buildings. Bring them along when you are assaulting an enemy town. Mortar Teams cannot attack air units.

If you use a lot of Mortar Teams be sure to at least research the damage upgrades to make them more effective.

Mortar Teams will damage your own units so be careful to prevent them from killing your own army.

Mortar Teams can be used to clear away trees.

Mortar Teams are the only ranged siege units in the game that aren't mechanical, so you can cast invisiblility on them, run them into the back of an enemy base with a couple sorceresses, and when the enemy comes back to kill the Mortar Teams, cast invisiblility and run away! Also you can cast spells like Innerfire on them too, which can help a lot in team games. Beware though, this can be used against you, with spells like Storm Bolt and Polymorph which affect non-mechanical units too.

Spell & Abilities

Flare
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : Point Target Launches a Dwarven flare above a target point, which reveals that area for 15 seconds. Reveals invisible units.
Cast Requirements : 120 s Area of Effect : 1800 Duration : 15 s Hotkey : F
Upgrade: Flare
Cost : 50 50  Research Time:  20 Researched at : Workshop  Hotkey : R

Fragmentation Shards
	Cast Type : Passive  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : No Target  Damage Type:  Physical Uses fragmentation mortars to increase damage dealt to Unarmored and Medium armor units.
Full Damage (Radius) : 25 (100) Medium Damage (Radius) : 15 (225) Small Damage (Radius) : 10 (275)
Upgrade: Fragmentation Shards
Cost : 50 100  Research Time:  40 Researched at : Workshop  Hotkey : S  Requirements : Castle

Upgrades

Black Gunpowder

Increases the ranged attack damage of Riflemen, Mortar Teams, Siege Engines and Flying Machines. Researched at : Blacksmith  Hotkey : G  Cost : 100 50  Research Time:  60 Damage Dice Bonus : 1

Refined Gunpowder

Cost : 175 175  Research Time:  75 Requires : Keep Damage Dice Bonus : 2

Imbued Gunpowder

Cost : 250 300  Research Time:  90 Requires : Castle Damage Dice Bonus : 3

Studded Leather Armor

Increases the armor of Riflemen, Mortar Teams, Dragonhawk Riders and Gryphon Riders. Researched at : Blacksmith  Hotkey : A  Cost : 100 100  Research Time:  60 Armor Bonus : 2

Reinforced Leather Armor

Cost : 150 175  Research Time:  75 Requires : Keep Armor Bonus : 4

Dragonhide Armor

Cost : 200 250  Research Time:  90 Requires : Castle Armor Bonus : 6

Quotes

Quotes
Built	Selected	Move	Attack	Warcry	Annoyed
MORTAR COMBAT!	Let's get to fighting. Where do you want us? Show us a target. Hello!	Gatta go. Me too. Move your arse. You made the right choice. It's on. Come on, shorty. On our way. We'll do it in a jiffy. Mobile.	This battle is over! Eat mortar! Eat lead! They're dead! Hey, you! Catch! Eat hot death!	(Both) For Khaz Modan!	It's you and me, pal. We've got the synergy. I'm TNT! I'm dynamite! We must defeat the dwarves! Ugh... we are the dwarves! Oh... You've got a chip on your shoulder. Hmm, yes, and a bit of fish, too. And that's how baby dwarves are made! Clearly, Tassadar has failed us! You must not! What's that? Get yer finger outta that bunghole! *POP* (Humming) Burnin' lootin', bombin' shootin'! Take this, you bastard! *BOOM*

• Mortar Team's quotes (video and sound on Reforged) - YouTube video.
• Mortar Team's quotes (video and sound on Frozen Throne) - YouTube video.

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
2.0.3	2025-07-17	Piercing damage against Heavy armor decreased from 100% to 90% All attacks with a ground area of effect attack have the Ward unit type added to their list of area of effect targets
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Mortar Team half damage radius changed from 150 to 100, and quarter damage radius from 250 to 200.
1.10	2003-07-03	Mortar Teams now have a limitless supply of flares. However, a particular Mortar Team can only use a flare once per 2 minutes.
1.06	2003-06-03	Flares now cost 75/25 to research, down from 100/50.
1.01	2002-07-05	Mortar Team hit points reduced from 380 to 360.

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/human/units/mortarteam.shtml