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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (W3:TFT) is the expansion pack to Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos. It was released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2003, and includes a new hero and three to four new units per race, four campaigns, five neutral heroes(two more were added in path 1.16), and various other improvements such as queueable upgrades. The expansion requires the ownership of Reign of Chaos and is regularly updated with new patches, the latest being version 1.17.

Storyline

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Set 4 years after the events of Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne continues some of the loose ends of the original game, as well as spins off some new plots of its own and paves way for the new conflict of World of Warcraft.

Night Elf Campaign

The Warden Maiev Shadowsong pursues the former prisoner Illidan Stormrage across Azeroth. Her journey takes her from Kalimdor to the Tomb of Sargeras, then all the way to Lordaeron. During her chase, she asked the assistance of Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Whisperwind, but Maiev holds a grudge against Tyrande for her actions in releasing Illidan in the first place.

Human Campaign

The Human Campaign follows the Blood Elves, a group of High Elves that survived the invasion of Quel'Thalas by the the Scourge. Originally helping the alliance, the Blood Elves are imprisoned by a racist Human knight, and eventually rescued by the Naga, who are under the leadership of Illidan. Illidan takes the Blood Elves to Outland to in an effort to escapse the punishment that might come from the failure to destroy the Frozen Throne and the Lich King, as well as to fulfill their hunger for magic.

The Human forces in this campaign are very different than the ones used in the multiplayer game. Instead of the full Alliance, only the High Elven units are available, with the addition of new units and a hero added to the expansion pack. The race of Naga with their lone hero is also playable.

Undead Campaign

In the blighted lands of Lordaeron, a civl war is taking place within the Scourge. The Undead forces splinter in three major factions: Arthas and Kel'Thuzad, who are loyal to the Lich King; the Forsaken, led by the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner; and a third group still loyal to the Burning Legion, led by the Dreadlords (Nathrezim) who are unaware of the Legion's defeat on Mt. Hyjal. The campaign switches between Arthas journeying to Northrend to assist the Lich King, and Sylvanas fighting the Dreadlords for the control of the Plaguelands.

Orc Mini-Campaign

The Orc Mini-Campaign is a departure from the rest of the game. It has features more like an RPG similar to Diablo, featuring a Beastmaster named Rexxar as he helps the Orcs defend and develop their new home of Durotar from various enemies. The Orc Mini-Campaign is probably meant as a bridge between the traditional Warcraft Real-time Strategy genre to the latest release of Blizzard, the MMORPG of the World of Warcraft.

In this part of the game, User controls a group of two to four heroes, primarily Rexxar and a Troll Shadow Hunter named Rohkan. You can also gain permanent control of a Pandaren Brewmaster named Chen Stormstout, or temporary control of Jaina Proudmoore, Tauren Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof and his son. Maps are interconnected, with each one being set up as various areas of Kalimdor, such a the Orc fortress city of Ogrimmar, and a Human city on the Theramore Isles.

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