Siege walkthrough: settlements, recruitment and guard towers
Quick answer
Siege has two objective phases. Repair settlements to capture them in Retake the Countryside. Then stand near guard towers with your heroes to capture them in Siegebreaker. Keep at least one settlement or tower under your control as the active quest requires.
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Before you start
The Last Days of Lordaeron, Chapter 3: Siege, after Treachery.
Check the active objective: countryside repairs and city towers use different capture rules.
The walkthrough follows launch-day footage; exact build, difficulty and optional rewards were not established.
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Read this route alongside the October 7 tuning
Blizzard re-deployed 3.0.1 to live on October 19; its hotfix post that day lists build 24371. The 3.0.1 changes described here now apply to the live game. Kingy has not retested them in an installed client.
This guide follows the cited September recording. In 3.0.1, Blizzard increases health and damage for most prologue bosses and reduces Garek’s Sweeping Strike to 100/150/200. The recorded objectives remain the route evidence; combat pace, boss statistics and difficulty-specific tactics have not been retested on 3.0.1.
At 4:40 the active quest is Retake the Countryside. It tells you to repair all settlements to capture them and to keep one settlement under your control. Fighting nearby enemies alone does not complete the repair requirement.
Reach the Lumber Mill and complete its repair objective. Once captured, it can train Peasants; the game shows this tutorial message in the recording.
On screen: MAIN QUEST UPDATE: Retake the Countryside lists repairing settlements to capture them and keeping at least one; hints follow about Peasants at the Lumber Mill and Ilastar joining the force.
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On screen: Next to a damaged Gunshop, Ilastar and Garek talk about its owners while a repair Select Target cursor with a hammer marks the building; then three selected Peasants stand at the repaired Gunshop and the hint says controlling the Gunshop allows you to train Riflemen.
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Ilastar Songbreeze becomes available as a supporting spellcaster during this phase. The recording later captures the Stables and shows Knight recruitment at 14:44. Captured buildings matter because they expand the force you can field.
Inspect each captured building’s available units and your current food capacity before ordering replacements.
On screen: Right after the hint that controlling the Gunshop lets you train Riflemen, the captured Gunshop is selected: its panel shows a unit in training, the command card shows its unit buttons, the top bar reads 26/40 food, and a Not enough gold warning appears.
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Keep Garek and Ilastar with a viable fighting force as you finish the countryside objectives. Complete the transition briefing before applying the tower instructions below.
At 16:40 the quest changes to Siegebreaker. It requires control of all guard towers, at least one tower retained, and both Garek and Ilastar alive. The tutorial specifies that heroes must stay near a tower to capture it.
Read the four counters in the Control Points panel: North Western, South Western, South Eastern and North Eastern Tower. Use them with the minimap to decide where your force is needed.
On screen: With Garek and Ilastar holding a tower under a pillar of light, the Control Points panel lists North Western, South Western, South Eastern and North Eastern Tower with their counters while the South Eastern value climbs.
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Clear pressure around a target, bring your heroes close to the tower and remain there while the control state changes. Ordinary troops nearby are not a substitute for the hero instruction.
On screen: The quest becomes Siegebreaker (take control of all guard towers, keep one, keep Garek and Ilastar alive); the hint says to stand near a tower with heroes to capture it, and the Control Points panel appears top right.
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Check control before moving on. Continue around the remaining towers while preserving the tower you already hold. The panel shows a changing battle, not a permanent checklist.
On screen: Right after the heroes take their first tower, the hint says controlling a tower will passively muster troops nearby while the Control Points panel at top right lists the towers and their counters, and the North Western counter starts to drop.
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The source displays a lost-tower warning at 26:31 and tells the player to take the tower back. A captured tower can be contested again; an earlier capture is not proof that the final condition is still satisfied.
When a loss warning appears, identify the affected tower in the Control Points panel. Redirect your force if the remaining foothold is at risk.
On screen: A red WARNING reads that one of the towers is lost and must be taken back; the force fights at a tower while the Control Points panel counters change.
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On screen: Under the red tower-lost WARNING, the force fights at a tower with a purple beam while Ilastar heals; by the end the beam is white and the Control Points panel shows the tower rows again.
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Recheck all four towers instead of assuming earlier captures still count. Take the remaining towers, then be ready for one more fight: in the recording, the last capture marks both tower objectives completed, Ras Frostwhisper arrives and the quest adds Defeat Ras Frostwhisper (27:47–28:20). The quest completes when he falls, and the post-battle briefing follows by 28:45.Spoiler clip · Last tower taken, Ras Frostwhisper, quest complete · reveal
On screen: The last tower turns: Siegebreaker shows both tower objectives Completed, Ras Frostwhisper rides in and the quest adds Defeat Ras Frostwhisper, then MAIN QUEST COMPLETED and Uther's line that Andorhal is secure opens the briefing.
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4:40 shows Retake the Countryside, repair-to-capture instructions, one-settlement retention, Ilastar joining and Peasants available at the Lumber Mill. 14:44 shows captured Stables and Knight recruitment. 16:15 shows the transition briefing. Difficulty and exact client build were not established. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest. 16:40 shows Siegebreaker: take all guard towers, retain one tower, keep Garek and Ilastar alive. The hint says to stand near a tower with heroes to capture it. The four directional tower counters are visible at 17:00–17:40. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest. 26:31 shows the lost-tower warning; 27:30 shows the force at a tower with changing control counters, and 27:34–27:46 shows all four Control Points rows. At 27:47 both tower objectives read Completed; Ras Frostwhisper arrives at 28:08 and the quest adds Defeat Ras Frostwhisper, then completes by 28:20. 28:45 shows the post-battle briefing with Uther and the Stratholme destination. No universal capture duration, spawn interval or difficulty-specific unit composition is inferred. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest.
Sources open at 4:40 for settlement repairs, 16:40 for the tower quest and 26:31 for recovery. The Stables at 14:44 and the post-battle briefing at 28:45 were also inspected. These are timestamps in one recording, not expected clear times.
The guide verifies the repair and hero-proximity capture rules. It does not specify an optimal build order, capture duration, allied wave interval, all recruitment unlocks, rewards or a Hard-mode army composition.
Reveal video · quest objectives and campaign progress
Open the recorded objective checkpoint, then follow the steps in this section.
4:40 shows Retake the Countryside, repair-to-capture instructions, one-settlement retention, Ilastar joining and Peasants available at the Lumber Mill. 14:44 shows captured Stables and Knight recruitment. 16:15 shows the transition briefing. Difficulty and exact client build were not established. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest. 16:40 shows Siegebreaker: take all guard towers, retain one tower, keep Garek and Ilastar alive. The hint says to stand near a tower with heroes to capture it. The four directional tower counters are visible at 17:00–17:40. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest. 26:31 shows the lost-tower warning; 27:30 shows the force at a tower with changing control counters, and 27:34–27:46 shows all four Control Points rows. At 27:47 both tower objectives read Completed; Ras Frostwhisper arrives at 28:08 and the quest adds Defeat Ras Frostwhisper, then completes by 28:20. 28:45 shows the post-battle briefing with Uther and the Stratholme destination. No universal capture duration, spawn interval or difficulty-specific unit composition is inferred. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest.
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Siege: repair settlements and rebuild the force ↗4:40 shows Retake the Countryside, repair-to-capture instructions, one-settlement retention, Ilastar joining and Peasants available at the Lumber Mill. 14:44 shows captured Stables and Knight recruitment. 16:15 shows the transition briefing. Difficulty and exact client build were not established. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest.Walkthrough ·
Siege: capture the four guard towers ↗16:40 shows Siegebreaker: take all guard towers, retain one tower, keep Garek and Ilastar alive. The hint says to stand near a tower with heroes to capture it. The four directional tower counters are visible at 17:00–17:40. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest.Walkthrough ·
Siege: recover a lost tower and finish the chapter ↗26:31 shows the lost-tower warning; 27:30 shows the force at a tower with changing control counters, and 27:34–27:46 shows all four Control Points rows. At 27:47 both tower objectives read Completed; Ras Frostwhisper arrives at 28:08 and the quest adds Defeat Ras Frostwhisper, then completes by 28:20. 28:45 shows the post-battle briefing with Uther and the Stratholme destination. No universal capture duration, spawn interval or difficulty-specific unit composition is inferred. Source page fetched October 8 for availability; gameplay-frame inspection and recorded values remain from the earlier dated review, with no 3.0.1 retest.Walkthrough ·
Version 3.0.1 · build 24342 patch notes ↗October 7 release post for 3.0.1 build 24342, re-read October 31 UTC. Lists the older-save incompatibility warning with chapter/act progress retained, campaign/equipment balance, talent-reset tomes, graphics, multiplayer Paladin and editor fixes. Live was rolled back to 3.0.0 on October 8 and 3.0.1 re-deployed on October 19 (hotfix post: build 24371); Blizzard has not posted separate notes for the re-deployed build. No installed-client test, complete stat audit or named Apothecarium Supplies repair.Official ·
Warcraft III: Reforged hotfixes · 3.0.1 build 24371 (October 19) ↗Staff post 28 in Blizzard’s live hotfix thread, read October 31 UTC. Says a hotfix has been deployed for version 3.0.1 build 24371 and lists one fix: a crash when transferring resources to other players in the Korean locale. It does not restate the October 7 notes, mention saves or say what else differs from build 24342. No installed-client test.Official ·
Version 3.0.0 Restored — October 8 ↗Staff post 1 by Kaivax was re-read October 31 UTC. It states that live Warcraft III was restored to 3.0.0 on October 8 and 3.0.1 remains on PTR pending re-deployment in the coming weeks, allowing players additional time to finish Acts before the save-compatibility change. This inspected staff post gives no exact return date, rollback build number or guaranteed save recovery. No installed-client test. Superseded on October 19, when Blizzard re-deployed 3.0.1 (see the October 19 hotfix post).Official ·
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