Bruiser

Hero· Melee Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size

Ogre Kingdoms

Health

6,216

top 12% of class

Armour

shield blocks 20% of frontal missiles

100

top 22% of class

Leadership

top 36% of class

Speed

bottom 43% of class

Melee attack

top 15% of class

Melee defence

top 43% of class

Weapon strength

130 base + 295 armour-piercing, +20 vs infantry

425

top 21% of class

Charge bonus

top 34% of class

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.
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.
Ogre Charge
When attacking braced charge defenders, this unit only loses half of its charge bonus.
Wallbreaker
Allows the unit to attack and destroy walls in melee. This attribute also adds a +50% damage multiplier against buildings.

Abilities

PunctureAugment · +24 Melee Attackactive
Where You Goin!?Augmentactive
Belly StanceAugment (Area)passive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive

Bruiser skill tree

33 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.

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- Ability: ""
Sword Gnoblars
Sword Gnoblars
- Melee attack: +5
- Weapon strength: +5%
A small handful of Gnoblars surround this Ogre Lord, their swords always ready to cut and carve.
Lucky Gnoblars
Lucky Gnoblars
- Physical resistance: 5%
It never hurts to keep your lucky Gnoblar with you, just in case.
Lookout Gnoblars
Lookout Gnoblars
- Missile resistance: 10%
Stumpy and short-witted as they are, these Gnoblars have an eye on the sky at all times.
Blessed by the Great Maw
Blessed by the Great Maw
- Spell resistance: 10%
Puny magicks are nothing in the face of the Great Maw's endless hunger.
Immortality
ImmortalityUnlocks at rank 19
- When normally killed in action, this Hero will be wounded instead
Who wants to live forever? As it turns out, most beings wouldn't say no…
Mentor
Mentor3 levels
Level 1
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Level 2
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Level 3
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Having learned much in their long years of service, this character now turns their attention to training others.

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- Ability: "Puncture"
Immovable Bulk
Immovable Bulk
- Unit mass: +20%
- Melee defence: +5
- Physical resistance: 5%
Requires: wh3_dlc26_skill_ogr_bruiser_punctureStopping chariots with their bellies, breaking entire formations by themselves, or squishing the life out of enemy Champions – these are the deeds of a true Bruiser!
Tyrant's Fist
Tyrant's Fist
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 10%
- Wound action: Additional 10% chance of wounding target
- Hero action cost: -20%
Requires: wh3_dlc26_skill_ogr_bruiser_punctureActing as a Tyrant's enforcers, Bruisers pummel any Ogre who dare step out of line.
Brutish Thug
Brutish Thug
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +35
- Bonus vs Infantry: +10
Requires: wh3_dlc26_skill_ogr_bruiser_punctureBeing a Bruiser is simple: be bigger and stronger than everyone else, and smack seven shades of dung out of other Ogres to remind any would-be challenger who is boss.
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- Ability: "Stand or Die!"
Requires: Immovable Bulk, Tyrant's Fist, Brutish Thug

Greater Girth
Greater Girth
- Armour: +15
- Hit points: +10%
This Tyrant is the size of several large creatures rolled into one. In fact, he ate those several large creatures just yesterday.
Drawn to Slaughter
Drawn to Slaughter
- Charge bonus: +15
- Speed: +15%
- Weapon strength: +10%
Bruisers always gravitate towards the thickest bloodshed in battle, looking for any opportunity for wholesale slaughter.
Under-Chieftain
Under-Chieftain
- Character experience gain: +15% (accompanying Lord)
- Ward save: +5% (accompanying Lord)
The Tyrant's right hand and loyal war advisor, this Bruiser will serve and protect his boss to the end.

Unstoppable Force
Unstoppable Force
- Charge bonus: +10
- Speed: +5%
No enemy is immovable when in the path of a furious Ogre's charge.
Blade Master
Blade Master3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +3
Level 2
- Melee attack: +7
Level 3
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Unstoppable ForceThis warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Healthy Appetite
Healthy Appetite3 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +5%
Level 2
- Hit points: +10%
Level 3
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Unstoppable ForceThis Ogre's greed shall never be sated, for his stomach is as endless as his hunger.
Larger Gutplate
Larger Gutplate3 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +5
- Leadership: +3
Level 2
- Armour: +10
- Leadership: +6
Level 3
- Armour: +15
- Leadership: +10
Requires: Unstoppable ForceA truly sturdy armour is needed to hold such an overflowing gut in place.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +12%
Level 3
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Unstoppable ForceSuch is their power and ferocity, a wound-maker will ravage the foe, cutting and pulverising until there is only one exit - death.
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Blade Master, Healthy Appetite, Larger Gutplate, Wound-MakerFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Dominance
Dominance
- Attribute: Causes Terror
Requires: Foe-SeekerIf the enormous size of this Ogre doesn't incite terror, his bloody, malevolent smile surely will.
Scarred Veteran
Scarred Veteran3 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +3%
Level 2
- Hit points: +8%
Level 3
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerThe scars on this storied warrior reveal a veteran of many battles, a being not easy to kill and one worthy of respect and fear.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerHand-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 Charge3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +16
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Foe-SeekerSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Snacks
Snacks
- Passive ability: "Snacks"
Requires: Dominance, Scarred Veteran, Hard to Hit, Devastating Charge

Training
Training3 levels
Level 1
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 10%
Level 2
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 20%
Level 3
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 30%
This champion extols discipline and fear away from the battlefield as much as on it.
Spread Control
Spread Control3 levels
Level 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 1
- Control: -1 (local enemy province)
- Control: +1 (local province)
Level 2
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 2
- Control: -2 (local enemy province)
- Control: +2 (local province)
Level 3
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 3
- Control: -3 (local enemy province)
- Control: +3 (local province)
The sight of this warrior, their stature, import or infamy, can have a calming effect.
Assault Garrison
Assault Garrison3 levels
Level 1
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 5% casualties inflicted
Level 2
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
Level 3
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 30% casualties inflicted
"If they know I'm coming then more's the better!"
Wound
Wound3 levels
Level 1
- Wound action: Additional 5% chance of wounding target
Level 2
- Wound action: Additional 12% chance of wounding target
Level 3
- Wound action: Additional 21% chance of wounding target
Such a champion will not bend or break, but slay in their Lord's name.
Assault Units
Assault Units3 levels
Level 1
- Assault Units action: Additional 3% casualties inflicted
Level 2
- Assault Units action: Additional 8% casualties inflicted
Level 3
- Assault Units action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
Lying in wait, experienced and patient, striking when the foe least expects.
Specialist
Specialist3 levels
Level 1
- Hero action cost: -10%
- Hero action success chance: +1%
Level 2
- Hero action cost: -20%
- Hero action success chance: +3%
Level 3
- Hero action cost: -40%
- Hero action success chance: +6%
An expert in their craft, this Hero knows all the mistakes that can be made and how to best avoid making them.

Disciplined
Disciplined
- Melee attack: +8
- Melee defence: +8
- Leadership: +2 (all units in army)
- Melee attack: +2 (all units in army)
Always in control, this one leaves no stone unturned and nothing to chance.

Who can field it

Goldtooth

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.