Arbaal the Undefeated
Lord· Lord· 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.
Arbaal the Undefeated is a legendary lord of Khorne, leading Challengers of Khorne at the start of a campaign: 5,470 HP, armour 120, melee attack 65, melee defence 55, weapon strength 520. It costs 1,250 in the campaign and 1,200 in multiplayer. Beating this lord in battle can earn the defeat trait Arbaal the Defeated. Unit key wh3_dlc26_kho_cha_arbaal. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points5,470This 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
5,470
top 40% of class
Armour120How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
120
top 7% 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 38% of class
Speed33This 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
33
bottom 6% of class
Melee Attack65This 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
65
top 15% of class
Melee Defence55This 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
55
top 17% of class
Weapon strength520 · 135 base + 385 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0.4 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damage
Weapon strength
135 base + 385 armour-piercing
520
top 12% of class
Charge Bonus45This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
45
bottom 44% 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.
- Mark of Khorne
A unit with the Mark of Khorne has: Frenzy Passive Ability Increased Spell Resistance Increased Armour Reduced Melee Defence
Abilities
- Eye of KhorneDirect Damage · Summons a unit of Chaos Spawn, Causes severe damage to combatants…activeEye of KhorneDirect DamageSummons a unit of Chaos SpawnCauses severe damage to combatantsSummoned units degrade over timeCooldown 120 s · Duration 10 s · 1 useShould Arbaal's resolve shatter, an eternity as a Chaos Spawn awaits him. A similar fate also awaits anyone in his vicinity, for a short and painful while.
- Fury of the Blood GodExplosion · Causes moderate magical damage, Causes severe disruption to enemy formations…activeFury of the Blood GodExplosionCauses moderate magical damageCauses severe disruption to enemy formationsStrong vs multiple combatantsCooldown 120 s · Duration 2 sKhorne's gaze falls on all war, at all times, but only Arbaal's feats are capable of riveting His attention. Where it falls, infernos rise.
- Thirst for ChallengeAugment · +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +25% Base Weapon Damage…passiveThirst for ChallengeAugment+25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+25% Base Weapon Damage+20 Melee DefenceEffect intensity increases with each enemy entity in rangePassiveConsidering Arbaal without an army at his back may offer consolation, in the abstract. For thousands of years the devastating reality has amply refuted this.
- 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.
- FrenzyAugment · +10% Charge Bonus, +10 Melee Attack…passiveFrenzyAugment+10% Charge Bonus+10 Melee Attack+10% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+10% Base Weapon DamagePassiveSome warriors care not for their own personal safety, and so work themselves into a whirlwind of destruction and mindless violence!
Counters
Good against
- Heavily armoured units — 385 of 520 weapon strength armour-piercinge.g. Steam Tank, Blessed Bastiladon (Solar Engine), Rotting Leviathan · Khorne: Skullcrushers of Khorne, Gorebeast Chariots of Khorne
- Units with physical resistance — magical melee attackse.g. Hexwraiths, Cairn Wraiths, Syreens · Khorne: Bloodthirster, Soul Grinder of Khorne
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Khorne: Gorebeast Chariots of Khorne, Skullcannon
- Armour-piercing — armour 120e.g. Warp-Doom Magma-Cannon, Luminark of Hysh, Little Grom · Khorne: Soul Grinder of Khorne, Bloodthirster
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
Defeat trait
Beat Arbaal the Undefeated in battle and your lord can earn the trait
Arbaal the Defeated
- Leadership: +4 (Lord's army)
- Vigour loss reduction: -15% (Lord's army)
It will be difficult for Arbaal to keep referring to himself as "The Undefeated" after this battle.
Arbaal the Undefeated skill tree
47 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.
Plan Arbaal the Undefeated's skills
- Flesh Hound of KhorneFlesh Hound of KhorneUnlocks at rank 10
- Mount: Flesh Hound of Khorne
- Blood God's VigourBlood God's Vigour2 levelsLevel 1
- Replenishes 20% campaign movement range after winning a battle
- Replenishes 10% campaign movement range after razing a settlement
- Replenishes 30% campaign movement range after winning a battle
- Replenishes 20% campaign movement range after razing a settlement
- Hates SlaaneshHates SlaaneshUnlocks at rank 7
- Melee attack: +10 when fighting against Slaaneshi factions
- Weapon strength: +15% when fighting against Slaaneshi factions
- Thick SkinThick SkinUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
- Brass CollarBrass CollarUnlocks at rank 7
- Spell resistance: 10%
- Army of RenownArmy of RenownUnlocks at rank 10 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +2 (own army)
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +4 (own army)
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +6 (own army)
- MentorMentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Character experience gain: +20% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Character experience gain: +35% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Character experience gain: +50% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Eye of KhorneEye of KhorneUnlocks at rank 12
- Ability: "Eye of Khorne!"
- Khorne corruption: +4
- Enables replenishment in foreign territory (Lord's army)
- Revels in CarnageRevels in Carnage
- Attacks cause "Discouraged" effect, reducing leadership
- Bonus vs Infantry: +15
- Melee defence: +8
- Thirst for ChallengeThirst for Challenge
- Passive ability: "Thirst for Challenge"
- Enemy battle reinforcement time: +30% (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +15%
- Devoted to the Blood GodDevoted to the Blood God
- Cooldown: -50% to "Gaze of Khorne"
- Ability number of uses: +1 for "Eye of Khorne"
- Physical resistance: 15%
- Mortal Champion of KhorneMortal Champion of Khorne
- Attribute: Devastating Flanker for Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers units (all units in army)
- Attribute: Expert Charge Defence for non-Daemonic Infantry units (all units in army)
- Upkeep: -15% for Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Unbreakable HostUnbreakable Host
- Attribute: Unbreakable for non-Daemonic units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Attribute: Causes Terror
- Attribute: Unbreakable
- Infernal ChampionInfernal Champion
- Weapon strength: +10%
- Maim!Maim!2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Melee attack: +8
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Kill!Kill!2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +4
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Melee defence: +8
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Destroy!Destroy!2 levelsLevel 1
- Armour: +5
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Armour: +10
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Slaughter!Slaughter!2 levelsLevel 1
- Physical resistance: 5%
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Physical resistance: 10%
- Weapon strength: +6%
- BloodthirstBloodthirst
- Ability: "Bloodthirst"
- Murder!Murder!2 levelsLevel 1
- Hit points: +5%
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Hit points: +10%
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Hunt!Hunt!2 levelsLevel 1
- Speed: +5%
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Speed: +10%
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Cleave!Cleave!2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Melee attack: +8
- Weapon strength: +6%
- Crush!Crush!2 levelsLevel 1
- Charge bonus: +10
- Weapon strength: +3%
- Charge bonus: +20
- Weapon strength: +6%
- DeathbringerDeathbringer
- Ability: "Deathbringer"
- Dominating PresenceDominating Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
- SkulltakersSkulltakers3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Bloodletters of Khorne, Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne and Bloodcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +6 for Bloodletters of Khorne, Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne and Bloodcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +4 for Bloodletters of Khorne, Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne and Bloodcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +9 for Bloodletters of Khorne, Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne and Bloodcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +6 for Bloodletters of Khorne, Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne and Bloodcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Bloodsoaked ChampionsBloodsoaked Champions3 levelsLevel 1
- Armour: +5 for Marauders, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +5 for Marauders, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Marauders, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +10 for Marauders, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Marauders, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers, Chaos Knights and Skullcrushers of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Ferocious HuntersFerocious Hunters3 levelsLevel 1
- Speed: +5% for Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Chaos Warhounds, Forsaken of Khorne, Khorngors and Chaos Furies units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +9 for Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Chaos Warhounds, Forsaken of Khorne, Khorngors and Chaos Furies units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Chaos Warhounds, Forsaken of Khorne, Khorngors and Chaos Furies units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Chaos Warhounds, Forsaken of Khorne, Khorngors and Chaos Furies units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +15% for Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Chaos Warhounds, Forsaken of Khorne, Khorngors and Chaos Furies units (Lord's army)
- Hellforged EnginesHellforged Engines3 levelsLevel 1
- Charge bonus: +6 for Skullcannon, Gorebeast Chariot, Chaos Chariot, Chaos Warshrine and Blood Shrine of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +5 for Skullcannon, Gorebeast Chariot, Chaos Chariot, Chaos Warshrine and Blood Shrine of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +9 for Skullcannon, Gorebeast Chariot, Chaos Chariot, Chaos Warshrine and Blood Shrine of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +10 for Skullcannon, Gorebeast Chariot, Chaos Chariot, Chaos Warshrine and Blood Shrine of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for Skullcannon, Gorebeast Chariot, Chaos Chariot, Chaos Warshrine and Blood Shrine of Khorne units (Lord's army)
- Harbingers of DeathHarbingers of Death3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Minotaurs of Khorne, Spawn of Khorne, Bloodthirster, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Soul Grinder (Khorne) units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +6 for Minotaurs of Khorne, Spawn of Khorne, Bloodthirster, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Soul Grinder (Khorne) units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Minotaurs of Khorne, Spawn of Khorne, Bloodthirster, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Soul Grinder (Khorne) units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for Minotaurs of Khorne, Spawn of Khorne, Bloodthirster, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Soul Grinder (Khorne) units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +16% for Minotaurs of Khorne, Spawn of Khorne, Bloodthirster, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Soul Grinder (Khorne) units (Lord's army)
- Rally!Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
- Khorne's ChosenKhorne's Chosen
- Melee attack: +5 for Bloodletters, Exalted Bloodletters, Forsaken, Khorngors, Chosen, Marauders, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers and Chaos Warriors of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for Bloodletters, Exalted Bloodletters, Forsaken, Khorngors, Chosen, Marauders, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers and Chaos Warriors of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 10% for Bloodletters, Exalted Bloodletters, Forsaken, Khorngors, Chosen, Marauders, Skullreapers, Wrathmongers and Chaos Warriors of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Rush to SlaughterRush to Slaughter
- Charge bonus: +12 for Bloodthirster, Minotaurs of Khorne, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Spawn of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Bloodthirster, Minotaurs of Khorne, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Spawn of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Bloodthirster, Minotaurs of Khorne, Bloodbeast of Khorne, Slaughterbrute and Spawn of Khorne units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Overwhelming StampedeOverwhelming Stampede
- Leadership: +5 for Chaos Warhounds, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Knights, Flesh Hounds, Bloodcrushers, Skullcrushers and Chaos Furies units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% for Chaos Warhounds, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Knights, Flesh Hounds, Bloodcrushers, Skullcrushers and Chaos Furies units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +5 for Chaos Warhounds, Marauder Horsemen, Chaos Knights, Flesh Hounds, Bloodcrushers, Skullcrushers and Chaos Furies units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Forged in BloodForged in Blood
- Bonus vs Infantry: +8 for Soul Grinder, Skullcannon, Blood Shrine, Chaos Warshrine of Khorne, Chaos Chariot and Gorebeast Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +5 for Soul Grinder, Skullcannon, Blood Shrine, Chaos Warshrine of Khorne, Chaos Chariot and Gorebeast Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% for Soul Grinder, Skullcannon, Blood Shrine, Chaos Warshrine of Khorne and Gorebeast Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Fight or Die!Fight or Die!
- Ability: "Fight or Die!"
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Route MarcherRoute Marcher
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- CorruptionCorruption3 levelsLevel 1
- Khorne corruption: +1 (local province)
- Control: +1 (local province)
- Khorne corruption: +2 (local province)
- Control: +2 (local province)
- Khorne corruption: +3 (local province)
- Control: +3 (local province)
- Call to BloodlettingCall to Bloodletting3 levelsLevel 1
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +5%
- Income from post-battle loot: +5%
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%
- Income from post-battle loot: +10%
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +15%
- Income from post-battle loot: +15%
- PremonitionPremonition3 levelsLevel 1
- Ambush defence chance: +10% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +10%
- Ambush defence chance: +20% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +20%
- Ambush defence chance: +30% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +30%
- Blood FeastBlood Feast3 levelsLevel 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -20% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -30% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Unholy ResilienceUnholy Resilience
- Casualty replenishment rate: +30% for this Lord
- Wound recovery time: -1 turns
- Lightning StrikeLightning Strike3 levelsLevel 1
- Enemy battle reinforcement time: +25%
- Battle reinforcement time: -10%
- Reinforcements supporting this army can have their arrival point adjusted by +250 metres without incurring any time penalty
- Enemy battle reinforcement time: +50%
- Battle reinforcement time: -20%
- Reinforcements supporting this army can have their arrival point adjusted by +600 metres without incurring any time penalty
- Enemy battle reinforcement time: +50%
- Battle reinforcement time: -30%
- Reinforcements supporting this army can have their arrival point adjusted by +1000 metres without incurring any time penalty
- Enables lightning strike battles when reinforcements are present
- Sustained by SlaughterSustained by Slaughter3 levelsLevel 1
- Upkeep: -3% (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -6% (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -10% (Lord's army)
- DespoilersDespoilers3 levelsLevel 1
- Income from raiding: +10% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +5% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +20% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +10% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +30% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +15% (Lord's army)
- Relentless AdvanceRelentless Advance3 levelsLevel 1
- Daemons Reforged: +3% chance for destroyed Daemonic units to be restored after battle (Lord's army)
- Recruitment cost: -5% (Lord's army)
- Daemons Reforged: +6% chance for destroyed Daemonic units to be restored after battle (Lord's army)
- Recruitment cost: -10% (Lord's army)
- Daemons Reforged: +10% chance for destroyed Daemonic units to be restored after battle (Lord's army)
- Recruitment cost: -15% (Lord's army)
- Renowned & FearedRenowned & Feared
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
- Hero self-defence: +25% chance of wounding aggressors
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -8% (Lord's army)
Every version of Arbaal the Undefeated
2 units share this name (mounts, race versions, renown or faction variants). Differences from the first row are highlighted.
| Version | HP | Models | Armour | Lead. | Speed | MA | MD | WS | Charge | Cost | Upkeep | Unit key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhorneLord | 5,470 | 1 | 120 | 80 | 33 | 65 | 55 | 520 | 45 | 1,250 | 312 | wh3_dlc26_kho_cha_arbaal |
| KhorneLord | 6,056 | 1 | 120 | 80 | 95 | 65 | 45 | 560 | 55 | 1,650 | 412 | wh3_dlc26_kho_cha_arbaal_flesh_hound |
Who can field it
- Khorne · Exiles of Khorne
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.