Aekold Helbrass
Hero· Melee Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size
Skill tree →Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Aekold Helbrass is a legendary hero of Tzeentch and Warriors of Chaos: 5,808 HP, a magic barrier of 600 on top, armour 120, melee attack 60, melee defence 40, weapon strength 470. It costs 2,000 in the campaign and 1,350 in multiplayer. Unit key wh3_dlc24_tze_cha_aekold_helbrass. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points5,808This determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × models
Health
5,808
top 16% of class
Barrier600 · +10% on top of health, taken firstBarrier health is depleted before unit health when taking damage. The barrier health will slowly replenish when not taking damage. Maximum barrier health is proportional to remaining unit health.Patch 9.0.4 · main_units.barrier_health · taken before health; recovers only while the unit isn't taking damage
Barrier
+10% on top of health, taken first
600
Armour120 · shield blocks 20% of small-arms missiles from the front (not artillery)How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
shield blocks 20% of small-arms missiles from the front (not artillery)
120
top 6% of class
Leadership80A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.morale
Leadership
80
top 11% of class
Speed35This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10
Speed
35
bottom 17% of class
Melee Attack60This determines the chance of a successful hit on the enemy when the unit is engaged in melee.
Battle-hardened troops will gain experience through melee, improving this skill.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_attack
Melee attack
60
top 9% of class
Melee Defence40This determines the chance of a unit being hit whilst in melee.
This only works in melee and provides no protection from missiles!Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_defence
Melee defence
40
top 42% of class
Weapon strength470 · 140 base + 330 armour-piercing, +15 vs infantryBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damageBonus vs. Infantry: The melee bonus this unit receives when fighting against infantry.Patch 9.0.4 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damage
Weapon strength
140 base + 330 armour-piercing, +15 vs infantry
470
top 7% of class
Charge Bonus50This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
50
top 34% of class
Attributes
- Encourage
This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
- Immune to Psychology
The unit is immune to psychological attacks (Fear & Terror).
- Mark of Tzeentch
A unit with the Mark of Tzeentch has: Barrier Magical Attacks
Abilities
- Thorn's AuraAugment (Area) · +14 Melee Damage ReflectionactiveThorn's AuraAugment (Area)+14 Melee Damage ReflectionCooldown 120 s · Duration 30 s · Range 35 mOnce caught in a vice-like grip of vines, each thorn is a sharpened blade, piercing the skin and tearing at fragile flesh.
- The Breath of LifeRegenerationpassiveThe Breath of LifeRegenerationPassiveOne of Tzeentch’s most mysterious and bizarre gifts, Aekold's body springs new and vigorous growth, constantly restoring his own lifeforce.
- WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passiveWoundsHex-10% Speed-20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage-20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveEven the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
- Deadly OnslaughtAugment · +60% Charge Bonus, +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…activeDeadly OnslaughtAugment+60% Charge Bonus+25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+25% Base Weapon DamageCooldown 90 s · Duration 31 sSuch is the power and ferocity of the champion, that those who stand in his way will falter against the warrior's impact.
- Foe-SeekerAugment · +25% Charge Speed, +25% SpeedactiveFoe-SeekerAugment+25% Charge Speed+25% SpeedCooldown 60 s · Duration 25 sThere are those who wish nothing more than to be at the heart of battle, seeking foes to vanquish.
Counters
Good against
- Infantry-sized units — bonus vs infantry 15e.g. Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Zombies, Blessed Temple Guard · Tzeentch: Tzaangors, Forsaken of Tzeentch
- Heavily armoured units — 330 of 470 weapon strength armour-piercinge.g. Steam Tank, Blessed Bastiladon (Solar Engine), Rotting Leviathan · Tzeentch: Doom Knights of Tzeentch, Chaos Knights of Tzeentch
- Units with physical resistance — magical melee attackse.g. Hexwraiths, Cairn Wraiths, Syreens · Tzeentch: Soul Grinder of Tzeentch, Burning Chariot of Tzeentch
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Tzeentch: Mutalith Vortex Beast, Burning Chariot of Tzeentch
- Armour-piercing — armour 120e.g. Warp-Doom Magma-Cannon, Luminark of Hysh, Little Grom · Tzeentch: Mutalith Vortex Beast, Soul Grinder of Tzeentch
Computed from base unit-card values (no skills, items or abilities), one rule per line; examples are units with the most of that trait. How counters are worked out · Try it in the combat calculator
Aekold Helbrass skill tree
25 skills, line by line as the game lays them out. Hover a skill for the rank it unlocks at and its effects at each level.
- Picture of HealthPicture of HealthUnlocks at rank 6
- Battle healing cap: +50%
- Hit points: +15%
- Unlimited SpiritUnlimited SpiritUnlocks at rank 8
- Battle healing cap: +50% (Hero's army)
- Speed: +20% (Hero's army)
- Vigour loss reduction: -50% (Hero's army)
- Infernal ChampionInfernal ChampionUnlocks at rank 15
- Weapon strength: +10%
- Aura of ChaosAura of ChaosUnlocks at rank 8
- Missile resistance: 10%
- Brother to BrotherBrother to BrotherUnlocks at rank 4
- Attribute: Causes Terror when fighting against Empire (Hero's army)
- Diplomatic relations: +20 with Chaos Dwarfs, Warriors of Chaos and Norsca
- Passive ability: "Frenzy" when fighting against Empire
- Blade SoulBlade SoulUnlocks at rank 6
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Windblade"
- Enables "Windstruck" contact effect (reduced Speed and acceleration)
- Thornshroud BrethrenThornshroud BrethrenUnlocks at rank 8
- Passive ability: "Wreathed in Thorns" for Chaos Knight and Doom Knight units (Hero's army)
- LifestormLifestormUnlocks at rank 20
- Bound Spell: "Storm of Renewal"
- Blade MasterBlade Master
- Melee attack: +5
- Devastating ChargeDevastating Charge3 levelsLevel 1
- Charge bonus: +6
- Charge bonus: +16
- Charge bonus: +30
- Thick-SkinnedThick-Skinned3 levelsLevel 1
- Armour: +3
- Armour: +8
- Armour: +15
- Hard to HitHard to Hit3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +3
- Melee defence: +7
- Melee defence: +12
- Deadly BladeDeadly Blade3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +3
- Melee attack: +7
- Melee attack: +12
- Foe-SeekerFoe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
- Wound-MakerWound-Maker3 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
- Weapon strength: +12%
- Weapon strength: +20%
- Scarred VeteranScarred Veteran3 levelsLevel 1
- Hit points: +3%
- Hit points: +8%
- Hit points: +15%
- IndomitableIndomitable3 levelsLevel 1
- Leadership: +4
- Leadership: +8
- Leadership: +12
- Blade ShieldBlade Shield3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +3
- Melee defence: +7
- Melee defence: +12
- Deadly OnslaughtDeadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
- Replenish TroopsReplenish Troops3 levelsLevel 1
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 3%
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 9%
- Spread ControlSpread Control3 levelsLevel 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 2
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 3
- Assault GarrisonAssault Garrison3 levelsLevel 1
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 5% casualties inflicted
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 30% casualties inflicted
- AssassinateAssassinate3 levelsLevel 1
- Assassinate action: Additional 3% success chance
- Assassinate action: Additional 8% success chance
- Assassinate action: Additional 15% success chance
- Assault UnitsAssault Units3 levelsLevel 1
- Assault Units action: Additional 3% casualties inflicted
- Assault Units action: Additional 8% casualties inflicted
- Assault Units action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
- SpecialistSpecialist3 levelsLevel 1
- Hero action cost: -10%
- Hero action success chance: +1%
- Hero action cost: -20%
- Hero action success chance: +3%
- Hero action cost: -40%
- Hero action success chance: +6%
Who can field it
- Tzeentch · Oracles of Tzeentch
- Warriors of Chaos · Warhost of the Apocalypse
Custom Battle lists factions under each race; every faction of a race fields that race's units (units_custom_battle_permissions rows of any of its factions). The name after the race is the faction the army builder uses.
Where these numbers come from
Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0.4 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 099796e8). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.