Festus the Leechlord

Lord· Wizard Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Health

6,220

top 29% of class

Armour

bottom 12% of class

Leadership

bottom 10% of class

Speed

bottom 6% of class

Melee attack

bottom 41% of class

Melee defence

top 31% of class

Weapon strength

260 base + 120 armour-piercing

380

bottom 33% 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.
Mark of Nurgle
A unit with the Mark of Nurgle has: Poison Contact Effect Increased Hit Points Increased Melee Defence Reduced Melee Attack

Abilities

Harbinger of PestilenceDirect Damage (Area) · Mutually exclusive with Healing Elixirs., Causes damage to combatantsactive
Healing ElixirsRegeneration (Area) · Mutually exclusive with Harbinger of Pestilence., Replenishes hit points of combatantsactive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive

Festus the Leechlord skill tree

47 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.

Lord of Pestilence
Lord of Pestilence3 levels
Level 1
- Nurgle Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
- Tzeentch Authority: -2 (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Nurgle Authority: +3 (Lord's army)
- Tzeentch Authority: -2 (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Nurgle Authority: +4 (Lord's army)
- Tzeentch Authority: -4 (Lord's army)
Create a nightmare of decay, and let the Plague Lord feast on the suffering and sickness that follows.
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.
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.
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.
Army of Renown
Army of Renown3 levels
Level 1
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +2 (own army)
Level 2
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +4 (own army)
Level 3
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +6 (own army)
If their renown does them justice, they will be fit to serve one whose fame they will never outstrip.
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.

Sage of Contagion
Sage of Contagion
- Infection cost to create a Plague: -25% (armies in local province)
- Casualties captured post-battle: +25%
Nurgle not only grants Festus the knowledge to cultivate all the mortal world’s pathogens, but also those of countless other realities.
Doctor's Orders
Doctor's Orders
- Battle healing cap: +25% (Lord's army)
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Fleshy Abundance"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Fleshy Abundance Upgraded"
Requires: Sage of Contagion“Resilience cannot be achieved without affliction! The healthiest fighters are always the blightest!”
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner
- Diplomatic relations: +10 with Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Beastmen and Norsca
- Attribute: Causes Fear
- Casualty replenishment rate: +5% (Lord's army)
Requires: Sage of ContagionWith the Leechlord’s brilliant mind on his side, Nurgle brings more and more thralls of Chaos under his sway.
An Apple a Day...
An Apple a Day...
- Passive ability: "Slime Trail"
- Unit mass: +25%
- Hit points: +25%
Requires: Sage of ContagionSelf-medicating himself with infection, the Doctor instigates symptoms upon his own body that amplify his vitality.
Clinical Hygiene
Clinical Hygiene
- Chance of a plague spreading: +15% (armies in province)
- Attribute: Immune to Contact Effects (Lord's army)
Requires: Sage of ContagionAs impermanent as life, cleanliness is merely a blank slate upon which the feculent stain of disease can be smeared.
Gardener of Nurgle
Gardener of Nurgle
- Attribute: "Daemonic"
- Speed: -15% (enemy armies in local province)
- Nurgle Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
Requires: Doctor's Orders, Bedside Manner, An Apple a Day..., Clinical HygieneAs Nurgle’s worldly dominion grows, so too does the splendour of His Garden of Blight and the power of His Champions.

Miasma of Pestilence
Miasma of Pestilence2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Miasma of Pestilence"
- Overcast spell: "Miasma of Pestilence Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Miasma of Pestilence"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Miasma of Pestilence Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Miasma of Pestilence Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Miasma of Pestilence"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Miasma of Pestilence Upgraded"
Children of Nurgle
Children of Nurgle
- Passive ability: "Children of Nurgle"
Requires: Miasma of Pestilence
Stream of Corruption
Stream of Corruption2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Stream of Corruption"
- Overcast spell: "Stream of Corruption Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Stream of Corruption"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Stream of Corruption Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Stream of Corruption Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Stream of Corruption"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Stream of Corruption Upgraded"
Requires: Miasma of Pestilence
Curse of the Leper
Curse of the Leper2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Curse of the Leper"
- Spell: "Curse of the Leper"
- Overcast spell: "Curse of the Leper Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Curse of the Leper"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Curse of the Leper Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Curse of the Leper Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Curse of the Leper"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Curse of the Leper Upgraded"
Requires: Miasma of Pestilence
Rancid Visitations
Rancid Visitations2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Rancid Visitations"
- Spell: "Rancid Visitations"
- Overcast spell: "Rancid Visitations Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Rancid Visitations"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Rancid Visitations Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Rancid Visitations Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Rancid Visitations"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Rancid Visitations Upgraded"
Requires: Miasma of Pestilence
Evasion
Evasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Requires: Children of Nurgle, Stream of Corruption, Curse of the Leper, Rancid Visitations
Fleshy Abundance
Fleshy Abundance2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Fleshy Abundance"
- Spell: "Fleshy Abundance"
- Overcast spell: "Fleshy Abundance Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Fleshy Abundance"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Fleshy Abundance Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Fleshy Abundance Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Fleshy Abundance"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Fleshy Abundance Upgraded"
Requires: Evasion
Blight Boil
Blight Boil2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Blight Boil"
- Spell: "Blight Boil"
- Overcast spell: "Blight Boil Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Blight Boil"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Blight Boil Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Blight Boil Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Blight Boil"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Blight Boil Upgraded"
Requires: Evasion
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: Magical Reserves, Fleshy Abundance, Blight Boil, Earthing

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: Speed & Malice, Freakish Mutations, Malevolent Ranger, Legion of Doom

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.
Disease Bearer
Disease Bearer
- Souls gained from battles: +10%
- Nurgle corruption: +1 (local province)
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Income from post-battle loot: +10%
Requires: Premonition, Lightning Strike, Foetid Gallipot, Blessed by EvilWhole civilisations will be flooded by infection, as its spread spins wildly out of control.

Who can field it

Poxmakers of Nurgle
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.