Grombrindal – The White Dwarf

Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Dwarfs

Health

6,620

top 25% of class

Armour

125

top 2% of class

Leadership

100

top 1% of class

Speed

bottom 4% of class

Melee attack

top 7% of class

Melee defence

top 46% of class

Weapon strength

185 base + 315 armour-piercing

500

top 16% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 44% of class

Attributes

Expert Charge Defence
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any 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.
Unbreakable
This unit does not suffer any form of leadership loss and will never rout.

Abilities

WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Foe-SeekerAugment · +25% Charge Speed, +25% Speedactive
Flash BombHex (Area) · -60% Charge Speed, -60% Speed…active
Grombrindal Has No FearAugment (Area) · +24 Melee Defenceactive

Grombrindal – The White Dwarf skill tree

48 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.

Time of the Ancestors
Time of the AncestorsUnlocks at rank 9
- Turn time: -10 between each passing of the Living Ancestor event
It is the Age of Reckoning; the Ancestor Gods must act now for the good of the Karaz Ankor.
Brass-Lunged
Brass-LungedUnlocks at rank 3
- Leadership aura size: +25%
This Lord belts out orders and can be heard even across a battlefield smothered in the grim noise of war.
Oath of Forging
Oath of ForgingUnlocks at rank 2
- Oathgold from buildings: +10% (local province)
To fire the forges and bring true craft and artifice back into the world.
Lord of the Deeps
Lord of the Deeps
- Leadership: +6 when fighting against Skaven (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +6 during subterranean siege battles (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +6 during subterranean intercept battles (Lord's army)
A true Lord knows the Underway, his Dwarfhold and how to fight under the ground better than anyone.
Obstinacy
Obstinacy
- Vigour loss reduction: -15% (Lord's army)
This stubborn Dwarf refuses to yield or tire, and ensures his followers are of the same ilk.
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.
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.

Mountainstrider
Mountainstrider
- Attribute: Strider
- Campaign movement range: +15%
Grombrindal is never late, nor ever early – he arrives precisely when needed the most.
Mighty Beard of Defence
Mighty Beard of Defence
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +10 when defending (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +10 when defending (Lord's army)
Requires: MountainstriderGrombrindal’s lustrous white beard is the envy of many a Dwarf. Such fine whiskers can transfix and befuddle any foe!
Mythical Longevity
Mythical Longevity
- Wound recovery time: -2 turns
- Vigour loss reduction: -50% (Lord's army)
Requires: MountainstriderIt is unclear how Grombrindal came to be, but his long history of appearances suggest he has crossed the bounds of mortality.
Rouse the Engineers!
Rouse the Engineers!
- Ammunition: +33% for Irondrakes and War Machine units (Lord's army)
- Melee Defence: +12 for Irondrakes and War Machine units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +20% for Irondrakes and War Machine units (Lord's army)
Requires: MountainstriderThe world changes for the worse; the usual prudence of the Engineers Guild must be tempered! Even they would not deny the White Dwarf!
Age of Vengeance
Age of Vengeance
- Base weapon damage: -6 (Lord's army)
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +6 (Lord's army)
- Speed: +35% (Lord's army)
Requires: MountainstriderThe throng is overtaken with gnollengrom with a fervour not seen since ages past!
Grimnir's Resolve
Grimnir's Resolve
- Cooldown: -50% to "Grombrindal has no Fear"
- Ability number of uses: +4 for "Grombrindal has no fear"
Requires: Age of Vengeance, Mythical Longevity, Rouse the Engineers!, Mighty Beard of DefenceGrombrindal’s mere presence drives the Dawi to feats that even the grumbliest Longbeard would laud!

Rune-Warded Armour
Rune-Warded Armour
- Missile block chance: +10%
- Physical resistance: 10%
These armour plates have been girded with runes to ensure the wearer is protected from all manner of attacks.
Mastercrafted Weapon
Mastercrafted Weapon
- Melee attack: +5
- Weapon strength: +15%
Dawi of distinction tend to have the best weapons, whether made specially for them or taken as spoils from their defeated foes.
Aura of Endurance
Aura of Endurance
- Passive ability: "Aura of Endurance"
This Lord's ability to withstand prolonged combat and show fortitude has a positive effect on those fighting nearby.

Full Plate Armour
Full Plate Armour
- Armour: +6
Full-Plate armour protects the wearer from head-to-foot. Many such suits are blessed or imbued with arcane abilities.
Resolute
Resolute2 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +15
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Full Plate ArmourDwarfs are resolute - once they commit to charging the foe, they put all their strength behind that initial blow.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Full Plate ArmourHand-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.
Scarred Veteran
Scarred Veteran2 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +7%
Level 2
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Full Plate ArmourThe scars on this storied warrior reveal a veteran of many battles, a being not easy to kill and one worthy of respect and fear.
Ancestral Grudge
Ancestral Grudge2 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
- Weapon strength: +7% when fighting against Greenskins
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +8%
- Weapon strength: +15% when fighting against Greenskins
Requires: Full Plate ArmourAll Dwarfs despise the Greenskins, for the urki and grobi are the prime agents in the Times of Woe.
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Resolute, Hard to Hit, Scarred Veteran, Ancestral GrudgeFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker2 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
Level 2
- 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.
Blade Master
Blade Master2 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +6
Level 2
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerThis warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Relentless
Relentless2 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +7%
Level 2
- Speed: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerDwarfs are not fast, yet they will soldier on, always moving despite any hazards encountered.
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- Ability: ""
Requires: Wound-Maker, Blade Master, Blade Shield, Relentless

Inspiring Presence
Inspiring Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
There are Lords that radiate power, confidence and fear, inspiring their followers to great or terrible acts.
Axe Lord
Axe Lord3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +4 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceA Lord and his az are never separated, for it is as much part of him as his beard.
Thunderer
Thunderer3 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +10% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +10% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +15% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThis Lord knows his throng thrives in ranged combat and expects his Clansdwarfs to excel in that discipline.
Tradition & Innovation
Tradition & Innovation3 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +10% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +15% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Range: +5% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Range: +10% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThe Dawi continually push the boundaries of engineering, be it by soaring ever higher in their flying contraptions or firing projectiles farther than ever before.
Fire & Fury
Fire & Fury3 levels
Level 1
- Missile strength: +4% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Missile strength: +6% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +4% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Missile strength: +8% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +8% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceOnly Dwarfen forges burn hotter than those unfortunates caught in the blaze of Dawi ingenuity.
Grimnir's Heirs
Grimnir's Heirs3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Slayers, Doomseekers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Slayers, Doomseekers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +6% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Doomseekers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Slayers, Doomseekers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Doomseekers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceFull of grim determination, when Dwarfs join battle there is no retreat, only victory or death.
Tactician
Tactician3 levels
Level 1
- Missile strength: +6% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +10% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceDwarfs are long-lived with many years of battlefield experience, making them excellent tacticians.
Rally!
Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
Requires: Axe Lord, Thunderer, Tradition & Innovation, Fire & Fury, Grimnir's Heirs, Tactician
Blessed by Grungni
Blessed by Grungni
- Armour: +12 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!Those who pass the trials of the Ancestor God have proven their honour without question.
Dawi Firepower
Dawi Firepower
- Missile strength: +12% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, Rangers, Irondrakes, Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, Rangers, Irondrakes, Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, Rangers, Irondrakes, Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!None know the strength of the Dawi better than those who've suffered their firepower firsthand.
Honoured by Grimnir
Honoured by Grimnir
- Melee attack: +5 for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Doomseekers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 10% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Doomseekers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Doomseeker, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!All Dwarfs worship Grimnir, but only a select few warriors receive his personal recognition.
Morgrim’s Favoured
Morgrim’s Favoured
- Ammunition: +20% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, Goblin Hewer, Cannon, Organ Gun and Flame Cannon units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +12% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, Goblin Hewer, Cannon, Organ Gun and Flame Cannon units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, Goblin Hewer, Cannon, Organ Gun and Flame Cannon units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Rally!Morgrim's favour is not handed out on a whim; this god blesses only the truest disciples of Dawi engineering.
Stand Your Ground!
Stand Your Ground!
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Ability: "Stand Your Ground!"
Requires: Blessed by Grungni, Dawi Firepower, Honoured by Grimnir, Morgrim’s Favoured

Legendary Commerce
Legendary Commerce
- Income from trade tariffs: +20%
Once the forges burn, under the protection of a living Ancestor, the Guilds put their folk to work. Riches quickly follow.
Ancient Acumen
Ancient Acumen3 levels
Level 1
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (all armies factionwide)
Level 2
- Recruit rank: +2 for all units (all armies factionwide)
Level 3
- Recruit rank: +3 for all units (all armies factionwide)
Requires: Legendary CommerceFew have lived as long as the White Dwarf. Can any Dawi, umgi or even elgi rival such experience?
Eager Kin
Eager Kin3 levels
Level 1
- Recruitment cost: -5% (all armies factionwide)
Level 2
- Recruitment cost: -10% (all armies factionwide)
Level 3
- Recruitment cost: -15% (all armies factionwide)
Requires: Legendary CommerceWhile all Dwarfs are relentless in their goals – never slowing or slouching – Grombrindal’s determination is on another level altogether.
Absolutely Relentless
Absolutely Relentless3 levels
Level 1
- Campaign movement range: +5% (all characters factionwide)
Level 2
- Campaign movement range: +10% (all characters factionwide)
Level 3
- Campaign movement range: +15% (all characters factionwide)
Requires: Legendary CommerceDwarfs are not fast, yet they will soldier on, always moving despite any hazards encountered.
Get Up!
Get Up!3 levels
Level 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (all characters factionwide)
Level 2
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (all characters factionwide)
Level 3
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (all characters factionwide)
Requires: Legendary CommerceYou some kind of bearded Elf or a true Dawi? That’s just a scratch, get up!”
The White Dwarf’s Call
The White Dwarf’s Call
- Global recruitment capacity: +1
Requires: Legendary CommerceWhen Grombrindal musters the throngs, Dawi from leagues around will come to honour and fight for the living Ancestor.
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: Ancient Acumen, Eager Kin, Absolutely Relentless, Get Up!, The White Dwarf’s Call"The time to strike is now!"

Who can field it

Karaz-a-Karak

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.