Lore of Death
Lore of magic · 6 spells · Total War: Warhammer III, patch 9.0
Lore attribute
Life Leeching
Lore attribute (passive)
- Triggers when casting spell
Spellcasters who practise Death Magic can channel the life force of foes into their spells.
Spells
As the in-game tooltip reads; overcast values in blue. Damage is base + armour-piercing per hit.
Aspect of the Dread Knight
Augment
- Winds of Magic
- 4(8)
- Cooldown
- 29 s
- Cast range
- 200 m
- Duration
- 16 s(32 s)
- Wind-up
- 1 s
- Overcast miscast
- 50%
- +8 Leadership
An invisible aura of horror surrounds the Wizard’s allies. Only the bravest foes now stand before them.
Doom & Darkness
Hex
- Winds of Magic
- 5(10)
- Cooldown
- 43 s
- Cast range
- 200 m
- Duration
- 36 s
- Wind-up
- 3 s
- Overcast miscast
- 50%
- -16 Leadership
Spirits of the departed assail the Wizard’s foes, sapping their resolve and causing dread among their numbers.
Soulblight
Hex (Area)
- Winds of Magic
- 7(13)
- Cooldown
- 45 s
- Cast range
- 200 m
- Duration
- 20 s(40 s)
- Effect range
- 35 m
- Wind-up
- 3 s
- Overcast miscast
- 50%
- -30 Armour
- -25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage
- -25% Base Weapon Damage
Harnessing the sickly power of Shyish, the Wizard weakens the foe's will to survive the battle.
Spirit Leech
Direct Damage
- Winds of Magic
- 8(11)
- Cooldown
- 32 s
- Cast range
- 100 m(300 m)
- Duration
- 13 s
- Wind-up
- 1 s
- Overcast miscast
- 50%
- Strong vs characters
- Causes damage to combatants
- Strong vs a single combatant
- Weak vs multiple combatants
The Wizard extends an ebon hand towards the chosen foe, leeching its spirit through tainted sorcery.
The Fate of Bjuna
Direct Damage
- Winds of Magic
- 22
- Cooldown
- 52 s
- Cast range
- 100 m
- Duration
- 18 s
- Wind-up
- 5 s
- Strong vs units with 25 or more entities
- Causes damage to combatants
- Strong vs multiple combatants
- Weak vs a single combatant
Following the fate of the unsmiling warrior, Bjuna, the targets of the caster’s ire will laugh themselves to death.
The Purple Sun of Xereus
Vortex · magical
- Winds of Magic
- 18(24)
- Cooldown
- 54 s
- Cast range
- 150 m
- Duration
- 11 s
- Wind-up
- 5 s
- Overcast miscast
- 50%
- 15 damage per second (11 armour-piercing) for 11 s, radius 12 mOvercast: 15 damage per second (11 armour-piercing) for 22 s, radius 12 m
- Good against armour
- Huge, randomly-moving area of effect
- Strong vs multiple units
A colossal orb of purple-edged darkness materialises - those who do not escape its crystalline touch are doomed for eternity!
Who casts Lore of Death
Archmage (Death)Lord · High Elves
Arkhan the BlackLord · Undead Legions
Azhag the SlaughtererLord · Greenskins
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (Death)Lord · Warriors of Chaos
Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Nurgle (Death)Lord · Warriors of Chaos, Nurgle
Elspeth von DrakenLord · The Empire
Exalted Great Unclean One (Death)Lord · Nurgle, Daemons of Chaos
Great Bray-Shaman (Death)Lord · Beastmen
Great Shaman-Sorcerer (Death)Lord · Norsca
Herald of Nurgle (Death)Lord · Nurgle, Daemons of Chaos
Liche High Priest (Death)Lord · Tomb Kings, Undead Legions
Mannfred von CarsteinLord · Vampire Counts
Slaughtermaster (Death)Lord · Ogre Kingdoms
Sorcerer-Prophet (Death)Lord · Chaos Dwarfs
Supreme Sorceress (Death)Lord · Dark Elves
Vampire Fleet Admiral (Pistol – Death)Lord · Vampire Coast, Undead Legions
Vampire Fleet Admiral (Polearms – Death)Lord · Vampire Coast, Undead Legions
Amethyst WizardHero · The Empire
Bray-Shaman (Death)Hero · Beastmen
Butcher (Death)Hero · Ogre Kingdoms
Chaos Sorcerer (Death)Hero · Warriors of Chaos
Chaos Sorcerer of Nurgle (Death)Hero · Warriors of Chaos, Nurgle
Daemonsmith Sorcerer (Death)Hero · Chaos Dwarfs
Giant River Troll HagHero · Greenskins
Hag Witch (Death)Hero · Kislev
Liche Priest (Death)Hero · Tomb Kings, Undead Legions
Mage (Death)Hero · High Elves
Plagueridden (Death)Hero · Nurgle, Daemons of Chaos
Shaman-Sorcerer (Death)Hero · Norsca
Sorceress (Death)Hero · Dark Elves
Vampire (Death)Hero · Vampire Counts, Undead Legions
Vampire Fleet Captain (Death)Hero · Vampire Coast, Undead Legions
Source: special_ability_groups (wh_main_lore_death), unit_abilities, unit_special_abilities, projectiles, projectile_bombardments and battle_vortexs, patch 9.0, via the WH3-Dump export. Fireball and Flame Storm are checked against the Total War Warhammer wiki in our tests.