Luthor Harkon
Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size
Comes with Vampire Coast(Warhammer II)
Skill tree →Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Luthor Harkon is a legendary lord of Vampire Coast and Undead Legions, leading The Awakened at the start of a campaign: 4,208 HP, armour 90, melee attack 70, melee defence 50, weapon strength 480, range 90 m, missile damage 400 per 10 s for the whole unit. It costs 1,000 in the campaign and 900 in multiplayer. It comes with Vampire Coast. Beating this lord in battle can earn the defeat trait One Down, X to Go. Unit key wh2_dlc11_cst_cha_luthor_harkon_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points4,208This determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × models
Health
4,208
bottom 19% of class
Armour90How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
90
top 38% of class
Leadership80A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.morale
Leadership
80
top 38% of class
Speed40This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10
Speed
40
bottom 26% of class
Melee Attack70This 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 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_attack
Melee attack
70
top 7% of class
Melee Defence50This determines the chance of a unit being hit whilst in melee.
This only works in melee and provides no protection from missiles!Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_defence
Melee defence
50
top 31% of class
Weapon strength480 · 310 base + 170 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0.4 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damage
Weapon strength
310 base + 170 armour-piercing
480
top 26% of class
Charge Bonus20This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
20
bottom 9% of class
Ranged
Range90 mA long range enables you to hit enemies from a distance, but weapons are still more accurate at shorter ranges.Patch 9.0.4 · projectiles.effective_range
Range
90 m
bottom 1% of class
Ammunition30The amount of ammunition this unit can carry into battle.
Once this has been exhausted the unit will be forced to switch to melee to continue fighting.
After the battle, ammunition is fully replenished.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.primary_ammo ÷ projectiles.shots_per_volley · counted in volleys, as the card does
Ammunition
30
bottom 21% of class
Missile Strength160 · 40 base + 120 APThe damage caused by a missile attack, split between base and armour piercing.
Armour-piercing damage is always applied, base damage can be blocked by armour.Patch 9.0.4 · projectiles.damage + ap_damage (+ projectiles_explosions detonation damage) · per projectile, base + armour-piercing (+ explosion)
Missile damage
40 base + 120 AP
160
bottom 43% of class
Reload Skill4 sThe rate at which this unit can fire.
This is improved with experience.Patch 9.0.4 · projectiles.base_reload_time (not listed when it is 0)
Reload time
4 s
top 12% of class
Damage per 10 s400Patch 9.0.4 · computed from the projectile rows above · missile damage × projectiles × 10 ÷ reload time, per model (computed, not an in-game number; not listed without a reload time)
Damage per 10 s
400
top 22% of class
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.
- 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.
- Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire while on the move.
- 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
- HornswaggleHex · -25% Speed, -30 Armour…activeHornswaggleHex-25% Speed-30 Armour-24 Melee DefenceCooldown 90 s · Duration 32 s"Do pay attention or this one'll 'ave the shirt from yer back!"
- Power SiphonHexactivePower SiphonHexCooldown 60 s · Duration 30 s · 4 usesBy which opponents are prevented from marshalling their abilities to counteract Harkon's own lore.
- Magical VoidWard Save (Area) · +30% Spell ResistancepassiveMagical VoidWard Save (Area)+30% Spell ResistancePassive · Range 35 mBeyond the power to raise and bind his Undead hordes, Harkon is barren; in fact, he emanates a field of anti-magic.
- Black Powder AplentyAugment · +30% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +30% Base Missile Damage…passiveBlack Powder AplentyAugment+30% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage+30% Base Missile Damage+30% Armour-Piercing Explosive Damage+30% Base Explosive DamagePassiveBecause you can never have too much.
- WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passiveWoundsHex-10% Speed-20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage-20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveEven the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
- The HungerRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatantspassiveThe HungerRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsPassiveAs the Vampires rip apart their victims they feast on the blood that spills forth – gaining in strength and lost stamina.
- CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassiveCrumblingDirect DamageCauses damage to selfPassiveThe dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
- DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassiveDisintegratingDirect DamageCauses severe damage to selfPassiveThe Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and Necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.
Counters
Good against
- Heavily armoured units — 120 of 160 missile damage armour-piercinge.g. Steam Tank, Blessed Bastiladon (Solar Engine), Rogue Idol · Vampire Coast: Rotting Leviathan, Rotting Prometheans
- Lightly armoured units without shields — 400 missile damage per 10 s (whole unit)e.g. Curs'd Ettin, Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Zombies · Vampire Coast: Zombie Pirate Deckhand Mob, Animated Hulks
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Vampire Coast: Mournguls, Rotting Leviathan
Computed from base unit-card values (no skills, items or abilities), one rule per line; examples are units with the most of that trait. How counters are worked out · Try it in the combat calculator
Defeat trait
Beat Luthor Harkon in battle and your lord can earn the trait
One Down, X to Go
- Leadership: +10 when fighting at sea
- Spell resistance: 15%
Although a deadly foe has been defeated, one has to wonder if all his personalities have been slain…
Patch changes
Luthor Harkon skill tree
52 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.
- Death Shriek TerrorgheistDeath Shriek TerrorgheistUnlocks at rank 18
- Mount: Death Shriek Terrorgheist
- Lucky CharmLucky CharmUnlocks at rank 5
- Missile resistance: 15%
- TenacityTenacityUnlocks at rank 10
- Hit points: +8%
- Army of RenownArmy of RenownUnlocks at rank 10 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +2 (own army)
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +4 (own army)
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +6 (own army)
- MentorMentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Character experience gain: +20% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Character experience gain: +35% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Character experience gain: +50% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Lords
- Fractured MindFractured MindUnlocks at rank 12
- Passive ability: "Frenzy"
- Leadership: +5
- Man-o-WarMan-o-War
- Hero recruit rank: +1 for Vampire Fleet Captains (all provinces)
- Hero capacity: +1 for Vampire Fleet Captains
- Leadership: +4 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Severed from the WindsSevered from the Winds
- Spell resistance: 15%
- Hand CannonHand Cannon
- "Explosive Bullets" ammunition (projectiles will cause explosive damage)
- Missile strength: +8% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob and Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8%
- Moment of LucidityMoment of Lucidity
- Armour: +15
- Melee defence: +8
- Pirate KingPirate King
- Upkeep: -10% (Lord's army)
- Global recruitment capacity: +1
- The HungerThe Hunger
- Passive ability: "The Hunger"
- Supernatural HorrorSupernatural HorrorUnlocks at rank 5
- Attribute: Causes Terror
- ForgerForgerUnlocks at rank 9
- Income from all enemy buildings: -5% (local enemy province)
- Income from raiding: +20% (Lord's army)
- Control: -5 (local enemy province)
- SmugglerSmugglerUnlocks at rank 9
- Campaign movement range: +8%
- Local recruitment capacity: +1 (local province)
- PoacherPoacherUnlocks at rank 9
- Local Recruitment rank: +2 for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob units (Lord's army)
- Bonus vs Infantry: +10
- ArsonistArsonistUnlocks at rank 9
- Missile strength: +8% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Fire resistance: 15%
- Monkey JacketMonkey Jacket
- Ward save: +5%
- SwashbucklerSwashbuckler2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4
- Melee attack: +8
- Missile resistance: 5%
- Master StrikeMaster Strike2 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
- Weapon strength: +20%
- Scarred VeteranScarred Veteran2 levelsLevel 1
- Hit points: +7%
- Hit points: +15%
- Hard to HitHard to Hit2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +6
- Melee defence: +12
- TauntTaunt
- Ability: "Taunt"
- CutlassCutlass2 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
- Bonus vs Infantry: +8
- Weapon strength: +20%
- Blade ShieldBlade Shield2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +6
- Melee defence: +12
- Vampiric LeapVampiric Leap2 levelsLevel 1
- Charge bonus: +15
- Charge bonus: +30
- Wild-EyedWild-Eyed2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4
- Melee attack: +9
- HornswaggleHornswaggle
- Replaces: "Taunt"
- Ability: "Hornswaggle"
- Inspiring PresenceInspiring Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
- Held Together by ScrewsHeld Together by Screws3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +4 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +4 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +6 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Lord's army)
- Reanimated MarksmanReanimated Marksman3 levelsLevel 1
- Ammunition: +8% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob and Deck Gunners units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +12% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob and Deck Gunners units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob and Deck Gunners units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +18% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob and Deck Gunners units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob and Deck Gunners units (Lord's army)
- Black Powder OverloadBlack Powder Overload3 levelsLevel 1
- Ammunition: +8% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +12% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +18% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Lord's army)
- Rotten DeathRotten Death3 levelsLevel 1
- Physical resistance: 3% for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 4% for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Lord's army)
- Physical resistance: 6% for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Lord's army)
- Haunting HorrorHaunting Horror3 levelsLevel 1
- Missile strength: +4% for Deck Droppers units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +6 for Terrorgheist, Scurvy Dogs and Syreens units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +4 for Terrorgheist, Scurvy Dogs and Syreens units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Deck Droppers units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for Terrorgheist, Scurvy Dogs and Syreens units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +6 for Terrorgheist, Scurvy Dogs and Syreens units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Deck Droppers units (Lord's army)
- Drowned & BoundDrowned & Bound3 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +6% for Animated Hulks and Mournguls units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +4 for Animated Hulks and Mournguls units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +6% for Bloated Corpse units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +9% for Animated Hulks and Mournguls units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +10 for Bloated Corpse units (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for Animated Hulks and Mournguls units (Lord's army)
- Speed: +12% for Bloated Corpse units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Animated Hulks and Mournguls units (Lord's army)
- Avast Ye!Avast Ye!
- Ability: "Avast Ye!"
- Deadly MarchDeadly March
- Armour: +18 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob and Depth Guard units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Ensorcelled WeaponsEnsorcelled Weapons
- Armour: +12 for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob, Deck Gunners, Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Spell resistance: 15% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob, Deck Gunners, Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +12% for Zombie Pirate Gunnery Mob, Rotting Prometheans Gunnery Mob, Deck Gunners, Carronade, Mortar and Queen Bess units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Masterly SplicingMasterly Splicing
- Leadership: +8 for Deck Droppers, Scurvy Dogs, Terrorgheist, Animated Hulks, Mournguls and Syreens units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for Deck Droppers, Scurvy Dogs, Terrorgheist, Animated Hulks, Mournguls and Syreens units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Deck Droppers, Scurvy Dogs, Terrorgheist, Animated Hulks, Mournguls and Syreens units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Hardened by DeathHardened by Death
- Spell resistance: 15% for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Melee attack: +8 for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Rotting Prometheans, Rotting Leviathan and Necrofex Colossus units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- All Hands Hoay!All Hands Hoay!
- Replaces: "Avast Ye!"
- Ability: "All Hands Hoay!"
- Route MarcherRoute Marcher
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Binded to ServiceBinded to Service3 levelsLevel 1
- Recruitment cost: -3% (Lord's army)
- Recruitment cost: -8% (Lord's army)
- Recruitment cost: -15% (Lord's army)
- Ghost FleetGhost Fleet3 levelsLevel 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- FreebooterFreebooter3 levelsLevel 1
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +5%
- Income from post-battle loot: +9%
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%
- Income from post-battle loot: +12%
- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +15%
- Income from post-battle loot: +15%
- Sea DogsSea Dogs3 levelsLevel 1
- Leadership: +2 when fighting at sea (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +4% (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +4 when fighting at sea (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +8% (Lord's army)
- Leadership: +6 when fighting at sea (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +12% (Lord's army)
- Go on AccountGo on Account
- Diplomatic relations: -15 with Vampire Counts, Vampire Coast and Followers of Nagash
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Raise dead cost: -15%
- Local recruitment capacity: +1 (local province)
- Lightning StrikeLightning Strike3 levelsLevel 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
- 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
- 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
- Living ShipLiving Ship3 levelsLevel 1
- Pirate crew growth: +1 (Lord's army)
- Construction cost: -4% for ship buildings (Lord's army)
- Pirate crew growth: +3 (Lord's army)
- Construction cost: -7% for ship buildings (Lord's army)
- Pirate crew growth: +5 (Lord's army)
- Construction cost: -10% for ship buildings (Lord's army)
- Gambler's WitGambler's Wit3 levelsLevel 1
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -4%
- Ambush defence chance: +5% (Lord's army)
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -7%
- Ambush defence chance: +10% (Lord's army)
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
- Ambush defence chance: +15% (Lord's army)
- Coaming & PreservativeCoaming & Preservative3 levelsLevel 1
- Upkeep: -3% (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -8% (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -15% (Lord's army)
- Black FlagBlack Flag
- Hero self-defence: +25% chance of wounding aggressors
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -8% (Lord's army)
- Raise dead cost: -10%
Every version of Luthor Harkon
2 units share this name across races (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vampire Coast, Undead LegionsLord | 4,208 | 1 | 90 | 80 | 40 | 70 | 50 | 480 | 20 | 1,000 | 250 | wh2_dlc11_cst_cha_luthor_harkon_0 |
| Vampire Coast, Undead LegionsLord | 8,497 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 45 | 47 | 530 | 40 | 2,300 | 575 | wh2_dlc11_cst_cha_luthor_harkon_1 |
Who can field it
- Vampire Coast · The Awakened
- Undead Legions · Host of Nagash
Custom Battle lists factions under each race; every faction of a race fields that race's units (units_custom_battle_permissions rows of any of its factions). The name after the race is the faction the army builder uses.
Where these numbers come from
Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0.4 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 099796e8). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.