Blood Knights (Lances)
Melee cavalry· Shock Cavalry· Tier 4· 60 models at Ultra size
Hit Points7,200 · 120 per modelThis determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × modelsHealth
120 per model
7,200
Armour110 · shield blocks 30% of frontal missilesHow resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
shield blocks 30% of frontal missiles
110
Leadership65A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0 · land_units.moraleLeadership
65
Speed70This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
70
Melee Attack32This 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 · land_units.melee_attackMelee attack
32
Melee Defence42This 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 · land_units.melee_defenceMelee defence
42
Weapon strength49 · 32 base + 17 armour-piercing, +22 vs largeBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damageBonus vs. Large: The melee bonus this unit receives when fighting against large creatures.Patch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
32 base + 17 armour-piercing, +22 vs large
49
Charge Bonus72This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
72
Attributes
Causes Fear
This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby. It is also immune to fear. Fear penalties do not stack.
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Undead
Undead units cannot be routed, but take damage when their Leadership is broken. Undead units also have: Fear and Terror Immunity Undead units may also have their hit points restored by special characters such as the Vampire Counts Necromancer.
Abilities
The HungerRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatantspassiveThe HungerRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsPassiveAs the Vampires rip apart their victims they feast on the blood that spills forth – gaining strength and replacing lost stamina.
The Flag of Blood KeepAugment · +20 Missile ResistancepassiveThe Flag of Blood KeepAugment+20 Missile ResistancePassiveThe Flag of the Blood Keep flashes violently; the Blood Knights run their enemies down.
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!
CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassiveCrumblingDirect DamageCauses damage to selfPassiveThe dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassiveDisintegratingDirect DamageCauses severe damage to selfPassiveThe Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and Necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.
Who can field it
- Host of Nagash
- The Drakenhof Conclave
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.