Gotrek

Hero· Melee Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size

Health

5,902

top 14% of class

Armour

bottom 1% of class

Leadership

100

top 2% of class

Speed

bottom 33% of class

Melee attack

top 1% of class

Melee defence

top 13% of class

Weapon strength

120 base + 350 armour-piercing, +35 vs large

470

top 7% of class

Charge bonus

top 14% of class

Attributes

Charge Defence vs. Large
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
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.
Slayer
This unit is a Slayer. Slayers can never have their Weapon Strength reduced during a battle.
Unbreakable
This unit does not suffer any form of leadership loss and will never rout.

Abilities

Gotrek's DoomAugment · +40 Melee Defence, +40 Damage Resistanceactive
Heroic FortitudeRegeneration · Chance of unit gaining hit pointspassive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Deadly OnslaughtAugment · +60% Charge Bonus, +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…active
Foe-SeekerAugment · +25% Charge Speed, +25% Speedactive
DeathblowAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +20% Base Weapon Damagepassive

Gotrek skill tree

34 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.

Deathblow
Deathblow
- Passive ability: "Deathblow"
Determined Deathblow
Determined Deathblow
- Replaces: "Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Determined Deathblow"
Requires: DeathblowThe weight of every single insult, grievance, umbrage and ill-feeling, channelled into a single, crushing swing of the axe.
Extremely Daring Deathblow
Extremely Daring Deathblow
- Replaces: "Determined Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Extremely Daring Deathblow"
Requires: Determined DeathblowIt's a crazy piece of acrobatics, for sure, but it might just work; if it does, the opponent has no chance.
Ancestral Grudge
Ancestral GrudgeUnlocks at rank 9
- Weapon strength: +8%
- Weapon strength: +15% when fighting against Greenskins
All Dwarfs despise the Greenskins, for the urki and grobi are the prime agents in the Times of Woe.
Getting Stuck In!
Getting Stuck In!
- Attribute: Strider
- Melee defence: +5
- Speed: +5%
Never one to faff around, Gotrek moves swiftly across the battlefield to find foes worthy of his doom.
Rune of Grimnir
Rune of GrimnirUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
The endless courage of the Warrior God, directed to bolster this Dawi’s own reserves.

Skavenslayer
Skavenslayer
- Ability: "Slippery"
- Leadership: +15 during subterranean intercept battles (Hero's army)
- Ambush defence chance: +15% (Hero's army)
Successfully dealing with plagues of degenerate Ratmen requires both nouse and experience.
Daemonslayer
Daemonslayer
- Armour: +10 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Norsca, Chaos Dwarfs and Daemons of Chaos (Hero's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Norsca, Chaos Dwarfs and Daemons of Chaos (Hero's army)
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
Even the greatest of Daemons have been defeated on their travels, and oft-times by one such as this.
Beastslayer
Beastslayer
- Attribute: Woodsman when fighting against Beastmen (Hero's army)
- Campaign movement range: +10% (accompanying Lord)
- Attribute: Vanguard Deployment
To the casual observer, usually while running away very fast, the Beastmen are a disorganised, inept rabble. Yet nothing could be further from the truth – they are both cunning and swift.
Orcslayer
Orcslayer
- Melee Defence: +7 when fighting against Greenskins (Hero's army)
- Enemy battle reinforcement time: +25% (Hero's army)
- Leadership: +10 when fighting against Greenskins (Hero's army)
When you face an Orc, don't let their size intimidate you – simply take immediate advantage of their lack of speed and discipline.
Elfslayer
Elfslayer
- Missile resistance: 10% when fighting against Elves (Hero's army)
- Range: +10% when fighting against Elves (Hero's army)
- Missile block chance: +20%
"When the pointy-ears fire their arrows, we will fight in the shade!"
Zombieslayer
Zombieslayer
- Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against Undead factions (Hero's army)
- Attrition: -15% casualties suffered from Vampiric territory attrition (Hero's army)
- Physical resistance: 10%
"It's simple – when the head comes away from the neck, it's over. For good this time!"

Fate of Grimnir
Fate of Grimnir
- Ability: "Gotrek's Doom"
- Bonus vs Large: +10
All those within the Slayer Cult are doomed to follow Grimnir's fate; it is only a question of when, not if.
Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter
- Magic item drop chance from battle: +15%
- Income from post-battle loot: +15%
Requires: Fate of Grimnir"Excellent! Time to get paid!"
On the Offensive
On the Offensive
- Melee attack: +4 when attacking (Hero's army)
Requires: Fate of GrimnirThe best form of defence is rarely defence, in the eyes of a Slayer.
Hardened Adventurer
Hardened Adventurer
- Hit points: +10%
- Wound recovery time: -1 turns
Requires: Fate of GrimnirAn experienced adventurer, Gotrek has seen many lands and faced many foes. Now, even the mightiest of blows are nought but a scratch for the Slayer.
Unwavering
Unwavering
- Attribute: Perfect Vigour
- Attribute: Causes Fear
Requires: Treasure Hunter, On the Offensive, Hardened AdventurerGotrek no longer breaks a sweat in battle, so seasoned a warrior is he. This perceived lack of effort strikes fear into the foe's pathetic un-Dawi hearts.

Blade Master
Blade Master
- Melee attack: +5
This warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Devastating Charge
Devastating Charge3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +16
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Blade MasterSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Blade MasterHand-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.
Stubborn Defiance
Stubborn Defiance3 levels
Level 1
- Physical resistance: 5%
Level 2
- Physical resistance: 7%
Level 3
- Physical resistance: 10%
Requires: Blade MasterMany blows over many battles have hardened this warrior beyond compare, making his hide as tough as Dragon scales.
Deadly Blade
Deadly Blade3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +3
Level 2
- Melee attack: +7
Level 3
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Blade MasterA deadly blade is especially lethal when in the hands of this master death-maker, killer and slaughterer!
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Devastating Charge, Hard to Hit, Stubborn Defiance, Deadly BladeFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +12%
Level 3
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Foe-SeekerSuch is their power and ferocity, a wound-maker will ravage the foe, cutting and pulverising until there is only one exit - death.
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.
Relentless
Relentless3 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +3%
Level 2
- Speed: +8%
Level 3
- Speed: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerDwarfs are not fast, yet they will soldier on, always moving despite the hazards encountered.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Deadly Onslaught
Deadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
Requires: Wound-Maker, Scarred Veteran, Relentless, Blade ShieldThe war is endless. The cycle of charging, clashing, and bloody hand-to-hand fighting is without end. It will never stop.

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.
Boost Income
Boost Income3 levels
Level 1
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 2%
- Income from all buildings: -2% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +2% (local province)
Level 2
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 4%
- Income from all buildings: -4% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +4% (local province)
Level 3
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 6%
- Income from all buildings: -6% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +6% (local province)
Such magic-users may be wise and able to offer sage advice, especially if they have scried the region.
Damage Walls
Damage Walls3 levels
Level 1
- Damage Walls action: 1 additional wall breaches
Level 2
- Damage Walls action: 2 additional wall breaches
Level 3
- Damage Walls action: 3 additional wall breaches
They cannot stop what they cannot see.
Assassinate
Assassinate3 levels
Level 1
- Assassinate action: Additional 3% success chance
Level 2
- Assassinate action: Additional 8% success chance
Level 3
- Assassinate action: Additional 15% success chance
A skilled assassin is a cold-hearted killer and merciless murderer.
Block Army
Block Army3 levels
Level 1
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -3%
Level 2
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -8%
Level 3
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -15%
To sow discord and confuse the enemy, sending them down the wrong route or befuddling their senses.
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.

Who can field it

The Northern Provinces
The Ice Court
Couronne
Karaz-a-Karak
Reikland

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.