Chaos Sorcerer Lord (Shadows)

Lord· Wizard Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Warriors of Chaos

Health

3,808

bottom 4% of class

Armour

top 48% of class

Leadership

bottom 10% of class

Speed

bottom 6% of class

Melee attack

top 50% of class

Melee defence

bottom 48% of class

Weapon strength

240 base + 120 armour-piercing

360

bottom 25% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 8% 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

Paragon of RuinAugment (Area) · +5% Charge Bonuspassive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Arcane ConduitAugment of the Windspassive
EvasionAugment · +10% Speed, +5 Melee Defencepassive

Chaos Sorcerer Lord (Shadows) skill tree

53 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.

Chaos Steed
Chaos SteedUnlocks at rank 6
- Mount: Chaos Steed
The dread steeds of Chaos are more than mere horses, but creatures tainted by Daemon blood, said to be gifts from the Dark Gods themselves.
Chaos Warshrine
Chaos Warshrine
- Mount: Warshrine
A vast, mobile altar allows the souls of the slain to be ritualistically condemned directly from the field of slaughter.
Manticore
ManticoreUnlocks at rank 17
- Mount: Manticore
Manticores are highly prized by Sorcerers, for they are creatures bathed in magic and as cruel as their riders.
Chaos Dragon
Chaos DragonUnlocks at rank 21
- Mount: Chaos Dragon
Chaos Dragons were once noble rulers of the skies, now split and corrupted by the forces of Change.
Undivided Authority
Undivided Authority3 levels
Level 1
- Khorne Authority: -2 (Lord's army)
- Undivided Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Khorne Authority: -2 (Lord's army)
- Undivided Authority: +3 (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Khorne Authority: -2 (Lord's army)
- Undivided Authority: +4 (Lord's army)
The Ruinous Powers tighten their grip on the land, as dark sorcery paves the way for their fell influence.
Infernal Champion
Infernal ChampionUnlocks at rank 14
- Weapon strength: +10%
The Warriors of Chaos are the playthings of Gods and given many gifts, including formidable fighting skills.
Hearts of Iron
Hearts of Iron
- Vigour loss reduction: -15% (Lord's army)
The followers of Chaos need not to rest, they march on with iron hearts desperate to harvest souls.
Voice of the Dark Gods
Voice of the Dark Gods
- Leadership aura size: +40%
This Lord speaks with a dread booming voice - a gift from his Dark Masters to ensure obedience.
Aura of Chaos
Aura of ChaosUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
The shadow of the Ruinous Powers looms large, protecting those who bear their mark.
Soldiers of Renown
Soldiers of Renown3 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 19
- 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
Mentor3 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.

Corrupt Mage
Corrupt Mage
- Miscast base chance: +15% for all enemy spellcasters (enemy armies in local province)
- Winds of Magic power reserve: +3 per turn (own army)
Magic and Chaos are eternally intertwined in a symbiotic storm of malevolent power.
Malefic Sorcerer
Malefic Sorcerer
- Armour: +10
- Melee attack: +5
- Melee defence: +7
Requires: Corrupt MageMagic need not only wreak havoc at range—half the fun of battle, after all, is seeing the fear in your enemy's eyes.
Vile Enchanter
Vile Enchanter
- Attribute: Perfect Vigour for Forsaken (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +5 for Forsaken, Chaos Spawn and Chaos Feral Manticore units (Lord's army)
Requires: Corrupt MageThe Forsaken heed the commands of the powerful, and thrive on the excess of their energy.
Chaos Marked
Chaos Marked
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +50
- Armour: +15
Kill, crush, destroy—these are the tenets of Chaos!
Ruinous Seal
Ruinous Seal
- Undivided Authority: +1 (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 10%
Requires: Chaos MarkedPain is a trivial price to pay in assuring the complete annihilation of Order!
Brand of Turmoil
Brand of Turmoil
- Passive ability: "Paragon of Ruin"
- Missile resistance: 5% (Lord's army)
Requires: Chaos MarkedThe brand of the Ruinous Powers is seared into the skin, a mark of absolute dedication to the cause of corruption.

Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma
Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Melkoth's Mystifying Miasma"
The caster weaves a confounding fog that numbs and deludes enemies, causing them to stumble and stagger.
Smoke & Mirrors
Smoke & Mirrors
- Passive ability: "Smoke & Mirrors"
Requires: Melkoth's Mystifying MiasmaA conjured shadow is just as obfuscating as a real one - the Shadow Wizard is master or mistress of the 'concealing' arts.
The Enfeebling Foe
The Enfeebling Foe2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "The Enfeebling Foe Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "The Enfeebling Foe"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "The Enfeebling Foe Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "The Enfeebling Foe Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "The Enfeebling Foe"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "The Enfeebling Foe Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Enfeebling Foe"
Requires: Melkoth's Mystifying MiasmaWhen cast this spell enfeebles enemy minds; they feel the crushing weight of reality bearing down upon them.
The Withering
The Withering2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "The Withering Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "The Withering"
- Spell: "The Withering"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "The Withering Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "The Withering Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "The Withering"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "The Withering Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Withering"
Requires: Melkoth's Mystifying MiasmaThe Wizard destroys their enemies from within, corroding foes' minds with doubt and crisis.
The Penumbral Pendulum
The Penumbral Pendulum2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "The Penumbral Pendulum Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "The Penumbral Pendulum"
- Spell: "The Penumbral Pendulum"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "The Penumbral Pendulum Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "The Penumbral Pendulum Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "The Penumbral Pendulum"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "The Penumbral Pendulum Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Penumbral Pendulum"
Requires: Melkoth's Mystifying MiasmaA spectral pendulum is summoned by the Wizard. On command, it swings, razor sharp and with lethal speed, through the foe.
Evasion
Evasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Requires: Smoke & Mirrors, The Enfeebling Foe, The Withering, The Penumbral Pendulum
Pit of Shades
Pit of Shades2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Pit of Shades Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Pit of Shades"
- Spell: "Pit of Shades"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Pit of Shades Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Pit of Shades Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Pit of Shades"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Pit of Shades Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Pit of Shades"
Requires: EvasionThe spellcaster opens a vortex leading into the Pit. Anything caught within it will be lost forever.
Okkam's Mindrazor
Okkam's Mindrazor2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Okkam's Mindrazor Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Okkam's Mindrazor"
- Spell: "Okkam's Mindrazor"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Okkam's Mindrazor Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Okkam's Mindrazor Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Okkam's Mindrazor"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Okkam's Mindrazor Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Okkam's Mindrazor"
Requires: EvasionThe supernatural solution is often the best; weapons materialise before the caster's allies, allowing them to slice through flesh, soul, and consciousness.
Earthing
Earthing
- Miscast base chance: -15%
Requires: EvasionBy stabbing a staff or some arcane conduit into the ground, an accomplished magic-user can earth or tether the Winds and hopefully reduce a chance of miscasting.
Magical Reserves
Magical Reserves
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +5
Requires: EvasionA few magic-users have the ability to store the Winds of Magic for later use, increasing their spellcasting power when it really counts.
Arcane Conduit
Arcane Conduit
- Passive ability: "Arcane Conduit"
Requires: Earthing, Magical Reserves, Pit of Shades, Okkam's Mindrazor

Dominating Presence
Dominating Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
A Chaos Lord dominates – lesser beings cringe from a being that is so intently under scrutiny from the Dark Gods.
Chaos Vanguard
Chaos Vanguard3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for all non-Daemonic Infantry units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Armour: +6 for all non-Daemonic Infantry units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +6 for all non-Daemonic Infantry units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Armour: +12 for all non-Daemonic Infantry units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for all non-Daemonic Infantry units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceTo the Northmen, there is no greater honour than to fight and perish under the gaze of the Gods.
Savage Bloodlust
Savage Bloodlust3 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +4 for all Daemonic melee units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Armour: +8 for all Daemonic melee units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +8 for all Daemonic melee units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Armour: +12 for all Daemonic melee units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for all Daemonic melee units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceThe Daemons of Chaos bay for blood, spurred on by a chorus of agonised screams.
Warp Fire
Warp Fire3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +4 for all Daemonic Missile and Flying units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee defence: +6 for all Daemonic Missile and Flying units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for all Daemonic Missile units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +4% for all Daemonic Flying units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee defence: +8 for all Daemonic Missile and Flying units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +12% for all Daemonic Missile units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +6% for all Daemonic Flying units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceAs dark wings take to the skies and Daemon arrows bear down, the enemies of Chaos know their end is near.
Hammer into Anvil
Hammer into Anvil3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6 for all non-Daemonic Cavalry and Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +6 for all non-Daemonic Cavalry and Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for all non-Daemonic Cavalry and Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +12 for all non-Daemonic Cavalry and Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +8 for all non-Daemonic Cavalry and Chariot units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceBreaking bones and ending lives, the armies of Chaos strike like an unholy hammer crashing through their enemies' ranks.
Monstrous Strength
Monstrous Strength3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +4% for all non-Daemonic war beasts, monstrous and monster units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +6 for all non-Daemonic war beasts, monstrous, and monster units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +6% for all non-Daemonic war beasts, monstrous and monster units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +8 for all non-Daemonic war beasts, monstrous, and monster units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +10% for all non-Daemonic war beasts, monstrous and monster units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceHulks of pure muscle, held upright by unsullied hatred, can crush a man with a frightening lack of effort.
Doomfire
Doomfire3 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +10% for all non-Daemonic Missile Cavalry and Artillery units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +15% for all non-Daemonic Missile Cavalry and Artillery units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for all non-Daemonic Missile Cavalry and Artillery units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for all non-Daemonic Missile Cavalry and Artillery units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +12% for all non-Daemonic Missile Cavalry and Artillery units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceSubdue the enemy with savage fire, as flaming projectiles burn a trail across the sky.
Rally!
Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
Requires: Chaos Vanguard, Savage Bloodlust, Warp Fire, Hammer into Anvil, Monstrous Strength, Doomfire
Legion of Doom
Legion of Doom
- Armour: +10 for all Infantry units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for all Infantry units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 20% for all Infantry units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The legions march forth under the Lord's inscrutable gaze, eager to kill for fear of his wrath.
Speed & Malice
Speed & Malice
- Melee attack: +5 for all Cavalry, Chariot and Flying units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for all Cavalry, Chariot and Flying units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for all Cavalry, Chariot and Flying units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The worthiest of Chaos' vanguard are blessed with the most elaborate mutations, which also enable them to move faster for longer.
Freakish Mutations
Freakish Mutations
- Leadership: +8 for all war beasts, monstrous and monster units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +5 for all war beasts, monstrous, and monster units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Ward save: +5% for all war beasts, monstrous and monster units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!Mutations awarded by the Chaos Gods to their followers may look horrific to southerners, but such gifts are prized.
Malevolent Ranger
Malevolent Ranger
- Armour: +10 for all Missile units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for all Missile units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for all Missile units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!To devastate one's enemies from afar is the key to controlling the battlefield.
Stand or Die!
Stand or Die!
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Ability: "Stand or Die!"
Requires: Legion of Doom, Speed & Malice, Freakish Mutations, Malevolent Ranger

Route Marcher
Route Marcher
- Campaign movement range: +5%
Those who know the land and its secrets will travel faster and further than the foes who don't.
Despoilers
Despoilers3 levels
Level 1
- Income from raiding: +10% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +5% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Income from raiding: +20% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +10% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Income from raiding: +30% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +15% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route MarcherTo despoil, to corrupt and ruin, to break the mortals and take their gods from them - this is what Chaos wants.
Serve or Die
Serve or Die3 levels
Level 1
- Recruitment cost: -5% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Unit Upgrades cost: -5% for all units
- Recruitment cost: -10% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Unit Upgrades cost: -10% for all units
- Recruitment cost: -15% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route Marcher"You will serve me, wretch, or you will die, there is no other option."
Devoted of Chaos
Devoted of Chaos3 levels
Level 1
- Increased experience gain: +10% for units when fighting against the Forces of Order (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Increased experience gain: +15% for units when fighting against the Forces of Order (Lord's army)
- Souls gained from battles: +10%
Level 3
- Increased experience gain: +20% for units when fighting against the Forces of Order (Lord's army)
- Souls gained from battles: +15%
Requires: Route MarcherNo act of faith can rival reaving the souls of the slain; a dark and twisted offering in honour of the Ruinous Powers.
Ruination
Ruination3 levels
Level 1
- Attrition suffered by defender: +10% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
Level 2
- Attrition suffered by defender: +20% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Control: -4 (local enemy province)
Level 3
- Attrition suffered by defender: +40% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Control: -8 (local enemy province)
Requires: Route Marcher"This stinking mortal Hold will fall, my masters have foreseen it. Bring them ruin!"
Unholy Resilience
Unholy Resilience
- Casualty replenishment rate: +30% for this Lord
- Wound recovery time: -1 turns
Requires: Despoilers, Serve or Die, Devoted of Chaos, RuinationThis willing servant of the Ruinous Powers has a resilience that is beyond any mortal measure.
Lightning Strike
Lightning Strike3 levels
Level 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
Level 2
- 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
Level 3
- 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
Requires: Unholy Resilience"The time to strike is now!"
Foetid Gallipot
Foetid Gallipot3 levels
Level 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -20% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -30% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Requires: Unholy ResilienceA pungent mix of fell unguents ensures the unholy vitality of one’s minions.
Blessed by Evil
Blessed by Evil3 levels
Level 1
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +5%
- Income from post-battle loot: +5%
Level 2
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%
- Income from post-battle loot: +10%
Level 3
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +15%
- Income from post-battle loot: +15%
Requires: Unholy ResilienceFor one fighting with the favour of the Ruinous Powers, glory and riches come naturally.
Premonition
Premonition3 levels
Level 1
- Ambush defence chance: +10% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +10%
Level 2
- Ambush defence chance: +20% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +20%
Level 3
- Ambush defence chance: +30% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +30%
Requires: Unholy ResilienceVisions cloud the mind, prophesising the arrival of the enemy and uncovering every shadow in which they lurk.
Chaos Unchained
Chaos Unchained
- Souls gained from battles: +10%
- Chaos Undivided corruption: +1 (local province)
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Income from post-battle loot: +10%
Requires: Lightning Strike, Foetid Gallipot, Blessed by Evil, PremonitionAll will bow before such a harbinger of pure, unbridled Chaos, oozing with the energies of corruption.

Every version of Chaos Sorcerer Lord (Shadows)

5 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
Warriors of ChaosWizard Lord	3,808	1	80	70	33	48	44	360	20	1,000	250	`wh_dlc01_chs_cha_chaos_sorcerer_lord_shadows_0`
Warriors of ChaosWizard Lord	4,296	1	100	70	78	48	44	360	40	1,100	275	`wh_dlc01_chs_cha_chaos_sorcerer_lord_shadows_1`
Warriors of ChaosWizard Lord	5,276	1	80	70	85	42	36	445	50	1,500	375	`wh_dlc01_chs_cha_chaos_sorcerer_lord_shadows_3`
Warriors of ChaosWizard Lord	8,316	1	70	70	95	46	40	520	45	2,000	500	`wh_dlc01_chs_cha_chaos_sorcerer_lord_shadows_4`
Warriors of ChaosWizard Lord	11,550	1	60	70	38	35	30	375	25	1,100	425	`wh3_dlc20_chs_cha_chaos_sorcerer_lord_shadows_warshrine`

Who can field it

Warhost of the Apocalypse

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.