Cairn Wraiths
Melee infantry· Scythe Infantry· Tier 2· 60 models at Ultra size
Hit Points6,720 · 112 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
112 per model
6,720
Armour0How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
0
Leadership50A 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
50
Speed48This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
48
Melee Attack34This 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
34
Melee Defence30This 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
30
Weapon strength44 · 0 base + 44 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
0 base + 44 armour-piercing
44
Charge Bonus30This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
30
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.
Causes Terror
This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Units that cause terror are immune to terror and fear themselves.
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strider
Speed and combat penalties caused by terrain are ignored by this unit.
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
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.
Patch changes
Patch 9.0wh2_dlc09_tmb_inf_cairn_wraiths
New unit in this patch.
Every version of Cairn Wraiths
2 units share this name across races (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsScythe Infantry | 6,720 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 850 | 213 | wh_main_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths |
| Tomb KingsScythe Infantry | 6,720 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 44 | 40 | — | — | wh2_dlc09_tmb_inf_cairn_wraiths |
Who can field it
- Host of Nagash
- The Drakenhof Conclave
- Followers of Nagash
The game also has 3 summoned or scripted copies of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh_dlc29_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths_summoned, wh_dlc29_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths_summoned_upgraded_0, wh_dlc29_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths_summoned_upgraded_1).
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.