King Nekhesh's Scorpion Legion (Skeleton Spearmen)
Melee infantry· Spear Infantry· Tier 2· 160 models at Ultra sizeRegiment of Renown
Hit Points9,760 · 61 per modelThis 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
61 per model
9,760
Armour45 · shield blocks 55% of frontal missilesHow resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
shield blocks 55% of frontal missiles
45
Leadership45A 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
45
Speed28This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
28
Melee Attack19This 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
19
Melee Defence42This 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
42
Weapon strength24 · 19 base + 5 armour-piercing, +14 vs largeBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damageBonus vs. Large: The melee bonus this unit receives when fighting against large creatures.Patch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
19 base + 5 armour-piercing, +14 vs large
24
Charge Bonus3This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
3
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.
Expert Charge Defence
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any attacker.
Charge Reflection
When bracing, this unit causes additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Undead
Undead units cannot be routed, but take damage when their Leadership is broken. Undead units also have: Fear and Terror Immunity Undead units may also have their hit points restored by special characters such as the Vampire Counts Necromancer.
Abilities
Realm of Souls IRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatants, Heals injured before resurrectingpassiveRealm of Souls IRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsHeals injured before resurrectingPassive · Duration 7 s · 1 useFrom within the Realm of Souls – Nehekhara’s revered afterlife – deceased warriors are called forth and bound to mortal remains, to find purpose once again through war.
Realm of Souls IIRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatants, Heals injured before resurrectingpassiveRealm of Souls IIRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsHeals injured before resurrectingPassive · Duration 14 s · 1 useThe spirits of warriors slain can be summoned from the Realm of Souls and bound to corporeal bodies, so that they may fight for the Tomb Kings as they did in life.
Realm of Souls IIIRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatants, Heals injured before resurrectingpassiveRealm of Souls IIIRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsHeals injured before resurrectingPassive · Duration 21 s · 1 useThe Liche Priests use the very breath of Nehekhara’s gods to reach into the Realm of Souls, retrieving the spirits of dead soldiers for binding and eternal service to their Tomb King’s will.
DisintegratingDirect DamagepassiveDisintegratingDirect DamagePassiveThe Dark Magic that holds these subjects together has failed. As the Necromantic energy flows out of them, nothing is left but a pile of iron and bones in the sand.
CrumblingDirect DamagepassiveCrumblingDirect DamagePassiveIn the blasted desert of deepest Nehekhara, the dead rarely remain so. Those dragged back to screaming, clanking Unlife are bound forever to the Tomb King whose will they exist only to serve.
Who can field it
- Khemri
- Host of Nagash
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.