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

Skaven Spells of Plague

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

Lore attribute

Plague Rash

Lore attribute (passive)

  • -10% Speed
  • Triggers when casting spell

Itchy, nasty buboes are spread as the spells of Plague are cast, infecting the enemy populace with sickness.

Spells

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

Bless with Filth

Augment (Area)

Winds of Magic
4(7)
Cooldown
29 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
22 s(44 s)
Effect range
35 m
Wind-up
1 s
Overcast miscast
50%

A foul mist wraps around the weapons of an allied pack, their blades dripping with noxious filth.

Pestilent Birth

Summon Unit

Winds of Magic
14
Cooldown
48 s
Cast range
50 m
Duration
1 s
Wind-up
5 s
Uses
2

Summons: Plague Monks

  • Summons a unit of Plague Monks
  • Good at flanking enemies
  • Summoned units degrade over time

Like a pregnant boil bursting forth, the ground bursts open and pus-coated Plague Monks emerge to do battle at the verminous summoner’s bidding.

Pestilent Breath

Breath · magical

Winds of Magic
6(9)
Cooldown
32 s
Cast range
100 m
Duration
8 s
Wind-up
1 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • 20 damage per second for 2 s, radius 12 mOvercast: 30 damage per second for 2 s, radius 12 m
  • Strong vs multiple units
  • Expanding tear-shaped attack

The Skaven utters a vile phrase and belches forth an impossibly foul cloud.

Plague

Vortex · magical

Winds of Magic
12(17)
Cooldown
50 s
Cast range
150 m
Duration
20 s
Wind-up
5 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • 8 damage per second (8 armour-piercing) for 20 s, radius 14 mOvercast: 12 damage per second (12 armour-piercing) for 20 s, radius 14 m
  • Good against armour
  • Strong vs multiple units
  • Weak vs a single combatant
  • Large, expanding area of effect

The caster unleashes a vile disease that scours the battlefield in search of victims to infect and instantly petrify.

Vermintide

Summon Unit

Winds of Magic
7
Cooldown
41 s
Cast range
50 m
Duration
1 s
Wind-up
3 s
Uses
5

Summons: Clanrats

  • Summons a unit of Clanrats
  • Good at defending spellcaster
  • Summoned units degrade over time

Behold the Vermintide; the Wizard calls and the rats will answer!

Wither

Hex (Area)

Winds of Magic
6(10)
Cooldown
37 s
Cast range
200 m
Duration
50 s
Effect range
35 m
Wind-up
3 s
Overcast miscast
50%
  • -30 Armour

Chanting passages from the Liber Bubonicus, the Wizard casts a hex of wasting and corrosion.

Who casts Skaven Spells of Plague

Source: special_ability_groups (wh2_main_lore_plague), 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.