Hit Points9,640This 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
9,640
Armour80How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
80
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
Speed50This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
50
Melee Attack65This 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
65
Melee Defence33This 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
33
Weapon strength400 · 120 base + 280 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
120 base + 280 armour-piercing
400
Charge Bonus0This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
0
Ranged
Range200 mA long range enables you to hit enemies from a distance, but weapons are still more accurate at shorter ranges.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.effective_rangeRange
200 m
Ammunition25The amount of ammunition this unit can carry into battle.
Once this has been exhausted the unit will be forced to switch to melee to continue fighting.
After the battle, ammunition is fully replenished.Patch 9.0 · land_units.primary_ammo ÷ projectiles.shots_per_volley · counted in volleys, as the card doesAmmunition
25
Missile Strength150 · 30 base + 60 AP, explosion 25 + 35 APThe damage caused by a missile attack, split between base and armour piercing.
Armour-piercing damage is always applied, base damage can be blocked by armour.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.damage + ap_damage (+ projectiles_explosions detonation damage) · per projectile, base + armour-piercing (+ explosion)Missile damage
30 base + 60 AP, explosion 25 + 35 AP
150
Reload Skill10 sThe rate at which this unit can fire.
This is improved with experience.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.base_reload_timeReload time
10 s
Damage per 10 s150Patch 9.0 · computed from the projectile rows above · missile damage × projectiles × 10 ÷ reload time, per model (computed, not an in-game number)Damage per 10 s
150
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.
Immune to Flanking
This unit takes no penalties when flanked.
Vanguard Deployment
This unit can deploy outside the deployment zone.
Stalk
This unit can move hidden in any terrain.
Underground
The Dread Maw is underground. It cannot be attacked but neither can it attack in turn.
Abilities
SurfaceTransform · The Dread Maw will surface from underground, Can make both melee and ranged attacks…activeSurfaceTransformThe Dread Maw will surface from undergroundCan make both melee and ranged attacksIt will become attackable and will not be able to move normallyCooldown 25 s · Duration 2 sThe terror is in knowing what its maw will do once it finally emerges.
Survival InstinctHex · -100 Leadership, Unit Shatters instantlypassiveSurvival InstinctHex-100 LeadershipUnit Shatters instantlyPassive · Wind-up 2 sFor some war-prone creatures, the point where survival eclipses bloodlust has absolutely no in-between.
Poisonous BloodAugment · +5 Melee Damage ReflectionpassivePoisonous BloodAugment+5 Melee Damage ReflectionPassiveThis mottled grey fresh is shot through with pulsing veins reeking of corruption and rot – draw the Dread Maw’s blood at your peril.
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passiveWoundsHex-10% Speed-20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage-20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveEven the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
Who can field it
- World Walkers
- Warhost of the Apocalypse
The game also has 1 summoned or scripted copy of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh3_dlc27_nor_mon_dread_maw).
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.