Great Shaman-Sorcerer (Death)

Lord· Wizard· 1 model at Ultra size

Norsca

Health

3,660

bottom 1% of class

Armour

bottom 18% of class

Leadership

bottom 10% of class

Speed

bottom 13% of class

Melee attack

bottom 16% of class

Melee defence

bottom 28% of class

Weapon strength

240 base + 105 armour-piercing

345

bottom 23% 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

WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Fight or Die!Augment (Area) · +24 Melee Attack, +16 Leadershipactive
RageAugment · +5 Melee Attack, +8 Leadership…passive
EvasionAugment · +10% Speed, +5 Melee Defencepassive

Lore of magic

Lore of Death6 spells

Great Shaman-Sorcerer (Death) skill tree

51 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.

Norscan Warhorse
Norscan Warhorse
- Mount: Norscan Warhorse
The horses of Norsca live for battle, even choosing to graze on the bones of the fallen over grass.
Marauder Chariot
Marauder Chariot
- Mount: Marauder Chariot
Marauder mobs are awarded even greater mobility when riding their crude chariots of bone and wood, lashed together with the guts and sinew of the vanquished.
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- Mount: War Mammoth (Warshrine)
Voice of the Dark Gods
Voice of the Dark Gods
- Cooldown: -33% to "Stand or Die!"
- Cooldown: -33% for "Fight or Die!"
- Character's aura leadership effect: +4
- Leadership aura size: +80%
This Lord speaks with a dread booming voice - a gift from his Dark Masters to ensure obedience.
Ritualistic Fury
Ritualistic FuryUnlocks at rank 9
- Melee attack: +5
- Melee defence: +5
Although lacking the finesse of Elven magics, the sorceries of the north are no less potent, for they channel furious, Daemonic power.
Hardened Monstrosities
Hardened Monstrosities
- HIDDEN Attribute: Perfect Vigour for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Attribute: Perfect Vigour for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- HIDDEN Barrier hit points: +800 for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Lord's army)
- Barrier hit points: +800 for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Lord's army)
- HIDDEN Melee attack: +8 for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for Monstrous Arcanum monsters (Lord's army)
Scarred and brutish, even for monstrous beasts, these now-tamed creatures can shrug off incredible punishment.
Aura of Chaos
Aura of ChaosUnlocks at rank 8
- 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.

Practiced Murderer
Practiced Murderer
- Charge bonus: +20
- Weapon strength: +10%
Either in the quiet, snow-swept Northern expanses or on a screaming battlefield littered with death, Great Shaman Sorcerers are adept at enacting sacrifices in propitiation of the Dark Gods.
Eager for Slaughter
Eager for Slaughter
- Melee attack: +4 for all units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Passive ability: "Frenzy"
- Vigour loss reduction: -20% (Lord's army)
Requires: Practiced MurdererEven in those Norscans most prone to bloody excess, the Great Shaman Sorcerers inspire paroxysms of frenzy that would be impossible without them.
Persuasion Tactics
Persuasion Tactics
- Recruitment cost: -20% (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- Local recruitment capacity: +1 (local province)
Requires: Practiced MurdererGreat Shaman Sorcerers are often the ones creating the impetus for war, using their prophetic influence to whisper visions of glory into the minds of the Chieftains.
Accomplished Ritualist
Accomplished Ritualist
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for rare spells
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +10
Requires: Practiced MurdererWith the correct ritual, even the Winds of Magic can be woven and wielded like a whip.
Offering to the Gods
Offering to the Gods
- Ability: "Offering to the Gods"
- Income from post-battle loot: +30%
- Leadership: +6 (Lord's army)
Requires: Eager for Slaughter, Persuasion Tactics, Accomplished RitualistIn true Norscan fashion, whatever cunning pacts and bargains the Shaman Sorcerers pursue, they must seal them with blood. Not theirs, of course…

Spirit Leech
Spirit Leech2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Spirit Leech"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Spirit Leech"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Spirit Leech"
Life-Leeching
Life-Leeching
- Passive ability: "Life Leeching"
Requires: Spirit Leech
Aspect of the Dread Knight
Aspect of the Dread Knight2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
Requires: Spirit Leech
Soulblight
Soulblight2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Soulblight"
- Spell: "Soulblight"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Soulblight"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Soulblight"
Requires: Spirit Leech
Doom & Darkness
Doom & Darkness2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Doom & Darkness"
- Spell: "Doom & Darkness"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Doom & Darkness"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Doom & Darkness"
Requires: Spirit Leech
Evasion
Evasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Requires: Life-Leeching, Aspect of the Dread Knight, Soulblight, Doom & Darkness
The Fate of Bjuna
The Fate of Bjuna
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "The Fate of Bjuna"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Fate of Bjuna"
- Spell: "The Fate of Bjuna"
Requires: Evasion
The Purple Sun of Xereus
The Purple Sun of Xereus2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- Spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
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: The Fate of Bjuna, The Purple Sun of Xereus, Earthing, Magical Reserves

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.
Fearsome Warriors
Fearsome Warriors3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +6 for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +6% for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +8 for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceThose who do not bend the knee to the Gods of the North soon find all they hold dear obliterated before them.
Beast Slayers
Beast Slayers3 levels
Level 1
- Missile strength: +4% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +10% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceDelighting in death and suffering, these savage warriors follow their ignoble Lord wherever he goes.
Unnatural Selection
Unnatural Selection3 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +6% for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +6 for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +9% for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +12 for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +12% for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceOnly the fiercest creatures can survive the frozen north; the strongest are rounded up for war and starved into viciousness, ready for the next battle.
Frostbitten
Frostbitten3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Skin Wolves and Troll units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Skin Wolves and Troll units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +6% for Skin Wolves and Troll units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Skin Wolves and Troll units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Skin Wolves and Troll units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceThe intense cold cuts into the flesh, burning the foe's extremities until they drop off altogether!
Hail of Teeth
Hail of Teeth3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Manticore, Chimera and Chaos Frost Dragon units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Armour: +6 for Manticore, Chimera and Chaos Frost Dragon units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +4 for Manticore, Chimera and Chaos Frost Dragon units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Armour: +12 for Manticore, Chimera and Chaos Frost Dragon units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +6 for Manticore, Chimera and Chaos Frost Dragon units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceThe razor-sharp hail of the north is not the only danger in the Norscan sky – its airborne beasts are just as deadly and far less predictable.
Monsters of the North
Monsters of the North3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Fimir Warriors, Norscan Giant, Feral Mammoth, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Fimir Warriors, Norscan Giant, Feral Mammoth, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Fimir Warriors, Norscan Giant, Feral Mammoth, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Fimir Warriors, Norscan Giant, Feral Mammoth, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Fimir Warriors, Norscan Giant, Feral Mammoth, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Lord's army)
Requires: Dominating PresenceGiant, deadly, and able to take orders, this Lord’s monstrosities are especially terrifying and lethal.
Rally!
Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
Requires: Fearsome Warriors, Beast Slayers, Unnatural Selection, Frostbitten, Hail of Teeth, Monsters of the North
Champions of the North
Champions of the North
- Armour: +12 for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 10% for Marauders, Marauder Spearmen, Marauder Berserkers, Marauder Bearmen, Flayerkin and Marauder Champions units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!In spite of their savage nature, they are possessed of a savage code of conduct and form a loose brotherhood of those considered worthy.
Hardened Hunters
Hardened Hunters
- Missile strength: +12% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for Marauder Hunters, Marauder Horsemen, and Marauder Horsemasters units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!No beast too large, no adversary too great; no quarry - mortal or otherwise - can evade them.
Icy Wrath
Icy Wrath
- Charge bonus: +12 for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Manticore, Skin Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +5 for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Manticore, Skin Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Norscan Warhounds, Norscan Ice Wolves, Manticore, Skin Wolves, Marauder Chariot and Kurgan Horsemen units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The intense cold and near-constant darkness of the far north make for a certain kind of killer.
Hulks of Death
Hulks of Death
- Armour: +12 for Trolls, Chaos Frost Dragon, Norscan Giant, Fimir, Feral Mammoth, Chimera, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Ward save: +8% for Trolls, Chaos Frost Dragon, Norscan Giant, Fimir, Feral Mammoth, Chimera, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Trolls, Chaos Frost Dragon, Norscan Giant, Fimir, Feral Mammoth, Chimera, Dread Maw, Curs'd Ettin and War Mammoth units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!The freezing darkness and stunning violence of the far north bring no small solace to those who have lost everything and wish to forget.
Stand or Die!
Stand or Die!
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Ability: "Stand or Die!"
Requires: Champions of the North, Hardened Hunters, Icy Wrath, Hulks of DeathThere can be no turning back for those whose souls are turning black.
Fight or Die!
Fight or Die!
- Ability: "Fight or Die!"
- Replaces: "Rally!"
Requires: Champions of the North, Hardened Hunters, Icy Wrath, Hulks of DeathThere is no other choice. There never was.

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.
Takers of All
Takers of All3 levels
Level 1
- Income from post-battle loot: +5%
Level 2
- Income from post-battle loot: +10%
Level 3
- Income from post-battle loot: +15%
Requires: Route MarcherThat which is not offered up to the Dark Gods of the North in tribute is harvested by their servants for their own petty gain.
Serve or Die
Serve or Die3 levels
Level 1
- Recruitment cost: -5% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Recruitment cost: -10% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Recruitment cost: -15% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route Marcher"You will serve me, wretch, or you will die, there is no other option."
Norse Resilience
Norse Resilience
- Casualty replenishment rate: +5% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route MarcherThe bleak, brutal landscape of the far north breeds bloody, warlike tribes in thrall to Chaos' delicious, twisted power.
Swelling of Doom
Swelling of Doom3 levels
Level 1
- Growth: +8 (local province)
Level 2
- Growth: +20 (local province)
Level 3
- Growth: +36 (local province)
Requires: Route MarcherMaybe it is the influence of the Dark Gods that has caused the populace to burgeon and proliferate beyond their natural bounds?
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: Takers of All, Serve or Die, Norse Resilience, Swelling of Doom"The time to strike is now!"
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: Lightning Strike"This stinking mortal Hold will fall, my masters have foreseen it. Bring them ruin!"
Savage Skills
Savage Skills3 levels
Level 1
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Recruit rank: +2 for all units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Recruit rank: +3 for all units (Lord's army)
Requires: Lightning StrikeThere's something about the harsh, unforgiving nature of northern life that makes its occupants fight harder and longer than many of their soft, southern equivalents.
Unnatural Healing
Unnatural Healing
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
Requires: Lightning StrikeSomething strange - something no scholar really wishes to discover - governs who dies and who lives in the warlike northern wastes.
Fuelled by War
Fuelled by War3 levels
Level 1
- Upkeep: -3% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Upkeep: -6% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Upkeep: -9% (Lord's army)
Requires: Lightning StrikeWar and glory before the Gods are the determining elements in every decision made; there is nothing else worth living - or dying - for.
Spawn of Chaos
Spawn of Chaos
- Unit experience gain per turn: +200 (Lord's army)
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
- Campaign movement range: +5%
Requires: Ruination, Savage Skills, Unnatural Healing, Fuelled by WarThe tendrils (and tentacles!) of the Northern Gods reach down from the poles and far across the world, twisting and corrupting all they touch.

Every version of Great Shaman-Sorcerer (Death)

4 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
NorscaWizard	3,660	1	35	70	35	35	35	345	20	1,000	250	`wh3_dlc27_nor_cha_great_shaman_sorcerer_death`
NorscaWizard	4,456	1	90	70	78	35	29	300	52	1,600	400	`wh3_dlc27_nor_cha_great_shaman_sorcerer_death_chariot`
NorscaWizard	13,604	1	80	70	56	34	30	525	68	2,250	563	`wh3_dlc27_nor_cha_great_shaman_sorcerer_death_mammoth`
NorscaWizard	4,048	1	35	70	78	35	35	345	45	1,200	300	`wh3_dlc27_nor_cha_great_shaman_sorcerer_death_warhorse`

Who can field it

World Walkers

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.