Tides of Darkness · Beyond the Dark Portal · Remastered

Warcraft II

The fan encyclopedia: every unit, every building, all 52 missions and thirty years of editions.

AllianceHumans, elves, dwarves and gnomes HordeOrcs, trolls, ogres and goblins

campaign missions: 52
playable factions: 2
resources: gold, lumber, oil: 3
first release: 1995

Warcraft II artwork (mirrored), © Blizzard Entertainment — via IGDB

Unit encyclopedia

The Alliance army

Nine land and air units per side, each with a twin on the other side. Select a unit to see its stats.

Original portrait and sprite — Warcraft Wiki, © Blizzard

Knight

Cavalry

Chevalier · Caballero

Fast and sturdy heavy cavalry. Becomes a Paladin after research at the church.

Hit points: 90
Armour: 4
Damage: 8 + 4
Range: 1
Speed: 13

Bars: relative to the best value on that side. Damage: basic + piercing. Source: Warcraft Wiki.

Cost: 800 gold · 100 lumberCounterpart: Ogre

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And at sea: tankers, destroyers, transports, capital ships and submarines.All units, fleets included

Campaigns

The Second War, mission by mission

Four campaigns, two points of view. Each mission entry gathers briefing, objectives and tips.

Alliance

26 missions

Tides of Darkness1995 · 14 missions

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Mission 2: Ambush at Tarren Mill
Mission 3: Southshore
Mission 4: Attack on Zul’dare
Mission 5: Tol Barad
Mission 6: Dun Algaz
Mission 7: Grim Batol
Mission 8: Tyr’s Hand
Mission 9: The Battle at Darrowmere
Mission 10: The Prisoners
Mission 11: Betrayal and the Destruction of Alterac
Mission 12: The Battle at Crestfall
Mission 13: Assault on Blackrock Spire
Mission 14: The Great Portal

Beyond the Dark Portal1996 · 12 missions

Mission 1: Alleria’s Journey
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Mission 7
Mission 8
Mission 9
Mission 10
Mission 11
Mission 12

Horde

26 missions

Tides of Darkness1995 · 14 missions

Mission 1: Zul’dare
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Mission 7
Mission 8
Mission 9
Mission 10
Mission 11
Mission 12
Mission 13
Mission 14

Beyond the Dark Portal1996 · 12 missions

Mission 1: Slayer of the Shadowmoon
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Mission 7
Mission 8
Mission 9
Mission 10
Mission 11
Mission 12

Gold tiles already have an entry; the others are coming in future updates.

Editions

Thirty years on the shelf

From the MS-DOS CD-ROM to Remastered: box art, platforms and what changes between versions.

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