Unofficial fan reference · game data patch 9.0 (Sep 24, 2026)

Lore of Ice

Lore of magic · 6 spells · Total War: Warhammer III, patch 9.0

Lore attribute

Frost Shield

Lore attribute (passive)

  • +15 Armour
  • +12 Missile Block Chance
  • Triggers when casting spell

Blades and arrows freeze solid in the bitter winds of ice magic that shield the warriors of Kislev.

Spells

As the in-game tooltip reads; overcast values in blue. Damage is base + armour-piercing per hit.

Crystal Sanctuary

Augment

Winds of Magic
8(16)
Cooldown
50 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
35 s
Wind-up
5 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • +80 Damage Resistance

Constructs are woven from the ice itself, sheltering Kislev's courageous soldiers from the onslaught of their foes.

Death Frost

Direct Damage

Winds of Magic
12(15)
Cooldown
38 s
Cast range
100 m(300 m)
Duration
20 s
Wind-up
3 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • Strong vs characters
  • Causes damage to combatants

Warriors shiver and shake in a wintry grasp until the piercing cold reaches their hearts and, finally, they move no more.

Frost Blades

Augment

Winds of Magic
7(10)
Cooldown
43 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
26 s
Wind-up
3 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • +24 Melee Attack
  • +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage
  • +25% Base Weapon Damage

Crackling magical energy envelopes the unit's weapons, imbuing them with deadly new properties. Those impaled on these murderous blades will die in frozen agony.

Heart of Winter

Direct Damage (Area)

Winds of Magic
22(26)
Cooldown
54 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
32 s
Effect range
30 m
Wind-up
5 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • -10% Speed
  • -25% Speed
  • -40% Speed
  • -60% Speed
  • Strong vs units with 25 or more entities

At one with the frozen plains and snowy tundra of Kislev, wherever this one goes, they bring the icy heart of the Motherland with them.

Ice Maiden's Kiss

Breath · magical

Winds of Magic
6(10)
Cooldown
30 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
2 s
Wind-up
1 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • 18 damage per second for 2 s, radius 12 mOvercast: 36 damage per second for 2 s, radius 12 m
  • Short, wide, expanding, tear-shaped attack

The numbing kiss of winter is enough to have hoarfrost crystalise on the skin, chilling any creature to the bone.

Ice Sheet

Hex (Area)

Winds of Magic
4
Cooldown
27 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
21 s
Effect range
55 m
Wind-up
1 s
  • -25% Charge Speed
  • -25% Acceleration
  • -25% Speed

Such is the volume of snowfall that Kislev's enemies must wade through that the air itself becomes a near-opaque wall of ice no gaze can penetrate.

Who casts Lore of Ice

Source: special_ability_groups (wh3_main_lore_of_ice), 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.