White Tree/1.03

Wood Elf
Despite being much smaller than the Tree of Life, the White Tree actually costs more. It is also pathetically weak and has a poor view range. The White Tree's main purpose is to power-up Treants with researches and produces a couple of Fey units - Pixies and Sprites. However, due to the lack of upgrades that affect them (in 1.03.1, Sprites are no longer affected by the archery researches) and naturally poor stats, Sprites and Pixies don't really do much for the Wood Elves. After the nerf to Sprites, they became all but useless, and Pixies are really only useful for randomly freezing very tough, single enemy units, giving your Gladewardens and Elven Hunters more time to hammer them down. This role clashes somewhat with Treants, who can also slow down some enemy units, but also act as a blockade between the enemy and your units. (Although Pixies can still perform a hit and run role.) This usually results in the Tree of Life being used mostly for its upgrades, and therefore you rarely would need more than one of them.