Ataman

Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Kislev

Health

4,068

bottom 11% of class

Armour

shield blocks 55% of frontal missiles

top 25% of class

Leadership

bottom 10% of class

Speed

bottom 8% of class

Melee attack

bottom 28% of class

Melee defence

top 9% of class

Weapon strength

250 base + 130 armour-piercing

380

bottom 33% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 19% of class

Ranged

Range

90 m

bottom 1% of class

Ammunition

bottom 5% of class

Missile damage

33 base + 117 AP

150

bottom 29% of class

Reload time

4 s

bottom 1% of class

Damage per 10 s

375

top 43% 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.

Abilities

Heroic ResilienceAugment · +14 Melee Defence, +8 Leadershippassive
By Our BloodAugmentpassive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Deadly OnslaughtAugment · +60% Charge Bonus, +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…active
Foe-SeekerAugment · +25% Charge Speed, +25% Speedactive
Stand Your Ground!Augment (Area) · +24 Melee Defence, +16 Leadershipactive

Ataman skill tree

51 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 Ataman's skills

Ataman
Ataman
- Atamans gain further experience when deployed to low Devotion provinces and from Garrison Sally Attacks, as well as from local defence and resource buildings
- Character experience per turn: +150
- Allows settlements to perform a Garrison Sally Attack with +1050 range (local province when Ataman)
Ursun's Protection
Ursun's ProtectionUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
Naught can penetrate the swirling mists of ice and sleet that churn around those afforded Father Bear's protection.
Brass-Lunged
Brass-LungedUnlocks at rank 4
- Leadership aura size: +25%
This Lord belts out orders and can be heard even across a battlefield smothered in the grim noise of war.
Heroic Resilience
Heroic Resilience
- Passive ability: "Heroic Resilience"
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- Army ability: "Oblast Outriders" (armies in province when Ataman)
Soldiers of Renown
Soldiers of RenownUnlocks at rank 10 · 3 levels
Level 1
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +1 (own army)
Level 2
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +2 (own army)
Level 3
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +3 (own army)
Their renown shall further elevate the one under whose command they march.
Immortality
ImmortalityUnlocks at rank 20
- This Lord will be wounded instead of killed in battle
Who wants to live forever? As it turns out, most beings wouldn't say no…
Mentor
MentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 levels
Level 1
- Character experience gain: +20% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Level 2
- Character experience gain: +35% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Level 3
- Character experience gain: +50% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Having learned much in their long years of service, this character now turns their attention to training others.

Court Sanctioned
Court SanctionedUnlocks at rank 5
- Ice Court Support gained: +5 per turn
This one often meets with Ice Witches of the Court to confer on the future of his demesne.
Stormweavers
StormweaversUnlocks at rank 10
- Army ability: "Biting Wind" (Lord's army)
Requires: Court SanctionedWhen trouble comes knocking, it helps to have powerful allies.
Favour of the Tzarina
Favour of the TzarinaUnlocks at rank 15
- Hero capacity: +1 for Frost Maidens
Requires: StormweaversThough many consider the politicking of the Court a waste of time, those who play the game reap the rewards
Orthodoxy Adherent
Orthodoxy AdherentUnlocks at rank 5
- Orthodoxy Support gained: +5 per turn
"There is no other way but to adhere strictly to the teachings of the Great Orthodoxy."
Battle Chants
Battle ChantsUnlocks at rank 10
- Passive ability: "Strength of the Penitent" (Lord's army)
Requires: Orthodoxy AdherentAs battle is met and axes are raised, so too are the voices of the fervent.
Favoured Son
Favoured SonUnlocks at rank 15
- Hero capacity: +1 for Patriarchs
Requires: Battle ChantsThe truly devout walk with the favour of the Kislev pantheon as icons of the community that others readily serve.

Warden
WardenUnlocks at rank 12
- Allows settlements to perform a Garrison Sally Attack with +300 range (local province when Ataman)
- Melee attack: +5 (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 (Lord's army)
Better to be the hunter than to be the hunted.
Ambassador
AmbassadorUnlocks at rank 12
- Tradable resource production: +100% (local province when Ataman)
- Diplomatic relations: +10 with all factions
A personal touch ensures that negotiations go their way as often as possible.

Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit
- Melee defence: +5
Hand-to-hand combat is a lethal match of cut and thrust. However, it’s not all about offensive strikes; parries and other defensive moves can also win the day.
Devastating Charge
Devastating Charge2 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +15
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Hard to HitSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Full Plate Armour
Full Plate Armour2 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +7
Level 2
- Armour: +15
Requires: Hard to HitFull-Plate armour protects the wearer from head-to-foot. Many such suits are blessed or imbued with arcane abilities.
Scarred Veteran
Scarred Veteran2 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +7%
Level 2
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Hard to HitThe scars on this storied warrior reveal a veteran of many battles, a being not easy to kill and one worthy of respect and fear.
Deadeye
Deadeye2 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +15%
- Reload time reduction: +7%
Level 2
- Ammunition: +30%
- Reload time reduction: +15%
Requires: Hard to HitAlthough precision in missile combat is something that can be learned, this one was born with a high degree of natural talent.
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Devastating Charge, Full Plate Armour, Scarred Veteran, DeadeyeFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker2 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Foe-SeekerSuch is their power and ferocity, a wound-maker will ravage the foe, cutting and pulverising until there is only one exit - death.
Blade Master
Blade Master2 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +6
Level 2
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerThis warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Indomitable
Indomitable2 levels
Level 1
- Leadership: +6
Level 2
- Leadership: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerThe iron will and indomitable presence of this leader ensures their followers remain steadfast when facing peril.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Deadly Onslaught
Deadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
Requires: Wound-Maker, Blade Master, Indomitable, Blade ShieldThe war is endless. The cycle of charging, clashing, and bloody hand-to-hand fighting is without end. It will never stop.

Inspiring Presence
Inspiring Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (including garrisons) (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
There are Lords that radiate power, confidence and fear, inspiring their followers to great or terrible acts.
Firing Drills
Firing Drills3 levels
Level 1
- Reload time reduction: +3% for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Streltsi and Akshina Ambushers units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee defence: +4 for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Kislevite Warriors, Streltsi and Akshina Ambushers units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +6% for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Streltsi and Akshina Ambushers units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee defence: +6 for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Kislevite Warriors, Streltsi and Akshina Ambushers units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +9% for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Streltsi and Akshina Ambushers units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring Presence"Again, again, again! We'll practice this until your fingers bleed!"
Best of the Court
Best of the Court3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +2 for Tzar Guard and Ice Guard units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Tzar Guard units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Tzar Guard and Ice Guard units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Ice Guard units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Tzar Guard units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Tzar Guard and Ice Guard units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Ice Guard units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring Presence"There's ice in the veins of the mighty Guards of Kislev, or so the rumour goes…"
Relentless Chargers
Relentless Chargers3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +12% for Kossovite Dervishes, Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +12% for Kossovite Dervishes, Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Horse Archers units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +8% for Horse Archers, Kossovite Dervishes, Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +18% for Kossovite Dervishes, Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Horse Archers units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +12% for Horse Archers, Kossovite Dervishes, Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThe thunderous pounding of Kislevite hooves can be heard for leagues around, even muffled by the crunch of fresh snow.
Creatures of the Land
Creatures of the Land3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Snow Leopard, War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +6 for Snow Leopard, War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +8% for Snow Leopard, War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +8 for Snow Leopard, War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Snow Leopard, War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThe beasts that roam the forests of Kislev are somehow even more lethal than the land they inhabit.
Skilled Craftsmen
Skilled Craftsmen3 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +8 for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +10% for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +10 for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Lord's army)
- Armour: +12 for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceKislevite craftsmen toil night and day, tinkering with contraptions to help repel the forces of Chaos.
Rally!
Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
Requires: Firing Drills, Best of the Court, Relentless Chargers, Creatures of the Land, Skilled Craftsmen
Skirmisher Traditions
Skirmisher Traditions
- Ammunition: +15% for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Streltsi, Akshina Ambushers and Ice Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +5 for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Kislevite Warriors, Streltsi, Akshina Ambushers and Ice Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, Kislevite Warriors, Streltsi, Akshina Ambushers and Ice Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The warriors of the north carry conflict in their blood, a legacy left by the Khan-Kings and Khan-Queens of old.
Horsemasters
Horsemasters
- Charge bonus: +12 for Kossovite Dervishes, Horse Archers, Winged Lancers, and Gryphon Legion units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Kossovite Dervishes, Horse Archers, Winged Lancers, and Gryphon Legion units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Kossovite Dervishes, Horse Archers, Winged Lancers, and Gryphon Legion units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!Descended of the proud horse-warriors of the Gospodar, all Kislevites are born to the saddle like their ancestors before them.
Ursun's Favoured
Ursun's Favoured
- Armour: +10 for War Bear Riders, Elemental Bear, Snow Leopard, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Tzar Guard units, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% for War Bear Riders, Elemental Bears, Snow Leopard, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Tzar Guard, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for War Bear Riders, Elemental Bears, Snow Leopard, Spider, Fell Bats, Feral Bears, Tzar Guard, Things in the Woods, Frost Wyrm and Incarnate Elemental of Beasts units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!"Ursun is with us, brothers! None can stand against the beasts of the Bear-God!"
Battle Engineers
Battle Engineers
- Ammunition: +20% for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for War Sleds and Little Grom units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The workshops of the north are always busy, their engineers working tirelessly in the pursuit of battle excellence.
Stand Your Ground!
Stand Your Ground!
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Ability: "Stand Your Ground!"
Requires: Skirmisher Traditions, Horsemasters, Ursun's Favoured, Battle Engineers

Watchman
Watchman
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -25% (local province when Ataman)
- Campaign line of sight: +50%
A rota of sentries is a small but important layer of security for any frontier.
Iron Disciplinarian
Iron Disciplinarian3 levels
Level 1
- Control: +2 (local province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Control: +3 (local province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Control: +4 (local province when Ataman)
Requires: WatchmanThis Lord expects utter obedience from the smallfolk, and has little time for insurrections or petty revolts.
Leader of Renown
Leader of Renown3 levels
Level 1
- Recruitment cost: -15% (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Recruitment cost: -20% (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Recruitment cost: -25% (armies in province when Ataman)
Requires: WatchmanRevered by the masses, such a celebrated leader will inspire many new recruits.
Foreman
Foreman3 levels
Level 1
- Construction cost: -10% for all buildings (local province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Construction cost: -15% for all buildings (local province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Construction time: -1 for all buildings (minimum of 1 turn) (local province when Ataman)
- Construction cost: -20% for all buildings (local province when Ataman)
Requires: WatchmanThose with the know-how to move mountains build palaces in their stead.
Garrison Leader
Garrison Leader3 levels
Level 1
- Unit experience gain per turn: +100 (including garrisons) (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Unit experience gain per turn: +200 (including garrisons) (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Unit experience gain per turn: +300 (including garrisons) (armies in province when Ataman)
Requires: Watchman"Rouse yourselves, layabouts! The wolves gather, and I won't have my soldiers play at being sheep!"
Introspector
Introspector
- Research rate: +10
Requires: Iron Disciplinarian, Leader of Renown, Foreman, Garrison LeaderWhen the dust settles, hard-earned lessons must be preserved for the future.
Distributor
Distributor3 levels
Level 1
- Growth: +15 (local province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Growth: +35 (local province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Growth: +50 (local province when Ataman)
Requires: IntrospectorPre-emptively shipping excess harvest to outlying villages significantly cuts spoilage.
Patrolman
Patrolman3 levels
Level 1
- Allows settlements to perform a Garrison Sally Attack with +100 range (local province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Allows settlements to perform a Garrison Sally Attack with +200 range (local province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Allows settlements to perform a Garrison Sally Attack with +400 range (local province when Ataman)
Requires: IntrospectorRoving patrols enable early warning and mobilisation in the event of enemy incursion.
Local Guide
Local Guide3 levels
Level 1
- Campaign movement range: +10% for own armies starting their turn in this province (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Campaign movement range: +15% for own armies starting their turn in this province (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Campaign movement range: +20% for own armies starting their turn in this province (armies in province when Ataman)
Requires: IntrospectorThe best routes aren't found on maps, but in the knowledge of those who have walked them a thousand times.
Musterer
Musterer3 levels
Level 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +5% (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 2
- Casualty replenishment rate: +10% (armies in province when Ataman)
Level 3
- Casualty replenishment rate: +15% (armies in province when Ataman)
Requires: IntrospectorRotating wounded soldiery with fresh garrison troops allows armies to quickly recover.
Drill Instructor
Drill Instructor
- Local Recruitment duration: -1 turn (minimum 1) (local province when Ataman)
- Global recruitment capacity: +1
- Local recruitment capacity: +1 (local province when Ataman)
Requires: Distributor, Patrolman, Local Guide, MustererBeyond mere garrisons, dedicating officers to maintaining forces for deployment allows for rapid mobilisation.

Kislev Warrior
Kislev Warrior
- Immune to Chaos corruption and Chaos Wastes attrition (Lord's army)
- Corruption: -5 (local province)
- Melee attack: +9 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Chaos Dwarfs and Norsca (Lord's army)
- Control: +10 (local province)

Who can field it

The Ice Court

Where these numbers come from

Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 8a4f7e64). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.