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Lore of Slaanesh

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

Lore attribute

Blissful Rapture

Lore attribute (passive)

  • +12 Melee Attack
  • +4 Leadership
  • Triggers when casting spell

Whipped into a frenzy of ecstatic euphoria, all before the spellcaster are made oblivious to pain and defeat, driving them to even greater slaughter in Slaanesh's precious name.

Spells

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

Acquiescence

Hex

Winds of Magic
6(8)
Cooldown
29 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
25 s
Wind-up
1 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • -25% Speed
  • -24 Melee Defence

The spellcaster's corrupting touch puts their victims into a blissful, euphoric state for a short time, rendering them little able to move, let alone defend themselves.

Hysterical Frenzy

Augment

Winds of Magic
8(12)
Cooldown
43 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
28 s(56 s)
Wind-up
3 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • +40 Melee Attack
  • +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage
  • +25% Base Weapon Damage

The caster's victims are engulfed by a torrent of unreasoning emotion, excruciating pain and blissful rapture, causing them to embark on a riotous, clawing rampage.

Lash of Slaanesh

Breath · magical

Winds of Magic
6(9)
Cooldown
30 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
6 s
Wind-up
1 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • 12 damage per second (12 armour-piercing) for 0.5 s, radius 12 mOvercast: 24 damage per second (24 armour-piercing) for 0.5 s, radius 12 m
  • Expanding tear-shaped attack

The exquisite kiss of the Dark Prince's three-tailed whip strikes the enemy with a delicious fury.

Pavane of Slaanesh

Direct Damage

Winds of Magic
14(23)
Cooldown
38 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
24 s(38 s)
Wind-up
3 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • Strong vs units with 25 or more entities
  • Causes damage to combatants

Whistling one of Slaanesh’s perverse darkling dances causes the foe's bones to jerk spasmodically until they break.

Phantasmagoria

Hex (Area)

Winds of Magic
15(22)
Cooldown
54 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
11 s(22 s)
Effect range
35 m
Wind-up
5 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • -16 Leadership

A complex sigil is performed, transfixing the enemy with a shifting array of hallucinatory images that disjoint and befuddle, inviting their deaths.

Slicing Shards

Bombardment · magical

Winds of Magic
12(18)
Cooldown
48 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
9 s
Wind-up
5 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • 60 projectiles × 80 (80 armour-piercing), explosion 60Overcast: 60 projectiles × 120 (120 armour-piercing), explosion 90
  • Large strike area

A mirror forms in the sky only to be shattered into a myriad of deadly shards that lacerate the enemy below.

Who casts Lore of Slaanesh

Source: special_ability_groups (wh3_main_lore_slaanesh), 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.