
Mage (Metal)
Hero· Wizard· 1 model at Ultra size
Skill tree →Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Mage (Metal) is High Elves hero: 3,420 HP, armour 15, melee attack 36, melee defence 28, weapon strength 285. It costs 1,000 in the campaign and 300 in multiplayer. Unit key wh2_dlc15_hef_cha_mage_metal_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Health
3,420
Armour
15
Leadership
60
Speed
35
Melee attack
36
Melee defence
28
Weapon strength
200 base + 85 armour-piercing
285
Charge bonus
15
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
- Martial ProwessAugment · +2 Melee Attack, +12 Melee DefencepassiveMartial ProwessAugment+2 Melee Attack+12 Melee DefencePassiveHigh Elves excel as warriors, having trained in martial disciplines for the equivalent of many men's lifetimes.
- 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.
Lore of magic
Counters
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · High Elves: Lion Chariots of Chrace, Ithilmar Chariots
- Missile fire — armour 15, no shielde.g. Ratling Guns, Stormfiends (Ratling Cannons), Chameleon Stalkers · High Elves: Sisters of Avelorn, Shadow Warriors
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
Mage (Metal) skill tree
27 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.
- Barded Ithilmar SteedBarded Ithilmar SteedUnlocks at rank 7
- Mount: Elven Steed
- Ithilmar ChariotIthilmar ChariotUnlocks at rank 14
- Mount: Ithilmar Chariot
- Lileath's BlessingLileath's BlessingUnlocks at rank 4
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +8 (own army)
- Ward of LoecWard of LoecUnlocks at rank 8
- Missile resistance: 10%
- Ward of HoethWard of HoethUnlocks at rank 8
- Spell resistance: 10%
- ImmortalityImmortalityUnlocks at rank 20
- When normally killed in action, this Hero will be wounded instead
- MentorMentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Focused MindFocused MindUnlocks at rank 10
- Hero action success chance: +4%
- Miscast base chance: -15%
- Student of the White TowerStudent of the White TowerUnlocks at rank 20
- Cooldown: -10% to all spells
- Excellent EfficiencyExcellent EfficiencyUnlocks at rank 25
- Winds of Magic cost: -10% for all spells
- Searing DoomSearing Doom2 levelsLevel 1
- Overcast spell: "Searing Doom Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Searing Doom"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Searing Doom Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Searing Doom Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Searing Doom"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Searing Doom Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Searing Doom"
- Plague of RustPlague of Rust3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Plague of Rust"
- Overcast spell: "Plague of Rust Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Plague of Rust"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Plague of Rust Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Plague of Rust Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Plague of Rust"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Plague of Rust Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Plague of Rust"
- MetalshiftingMetalshifting
- Passive ability: "Metalshifting"
- Glittering RobeGlittering Robe3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Glittering Robe"
- Overcast spell: "Glittering Robe Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Glittering Robe"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Glittering Robe Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Glittering Robe Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Glittering Robe"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Glittering Robe Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Glittering Robe"
- Gehenna's Golden HoundsGehenna's Golden Hounds3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Gehenna's Golden Hounds"
- Overcast spell: "Gehenna's Golden Hounds Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Gehenna's Golden Hounds"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Gehenna's Golden Hounds Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Gehenna's Golden Hounds Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Gehenna's Golden Hounds"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Gehenna's Golden Hounds Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Gehenna's Golden Hounds"
- EvasionEvasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
- Transmutation of LeadTransmutation of Lead3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Transmutation of Lead"
- Overcast spell: "Transmutation of Lead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Transmutation of Lead"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Transmutation of Lead Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Transmutation of Lead Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Transmutation of Lead"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Transmutation of Lead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Transmutation of Lead"
- Final TransmutationFinal Transmutation3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Final Transmutation"
- Overcast spell: "Final Transmutation Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Final Transmutation"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Final Transmutation Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Final Transmutation Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Final Transmutation"
- Winds of Magic cost: -4 for "Final Transmutation Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Final Transmutation"
- EarthingEarthing
- Miscast base chance: -15%
- Magical ReservesMagical Reserves
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +5
- Arcane ConduitArcane Conduit
- Passive ability: "Arcane Conduit"
- ScoutingScouting3 levelsLevel 1
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 5%
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 10%
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 15%
- Cleanse CorruptionCleanse Corruption3 levelsLevel 1
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 1
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 2
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 3
- Steal TechnologySteal Technology3 levelsLevel 1
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 3
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 6
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 10
- WoundWound3 levelsLevel 1
- Wound action: Additional 5% chance of wounding target
- Wound action: Additional 12% chance of wounding target
- Wound action: Additional 21% chance of wounding target
- Block ArmyBlock Army3 levelsLevel 1
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -3%
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -8%
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -15%
- SpecialistSpecialist3 levelsLevel 1
- Hero action cost: -10%
- Hero action success chance: +1%
- Hero action cost: -20%
- Hero action success chance: +3%
- Hero action cost: -40%
- Hero action success chance: +6%
Every version of Mage (Metal)
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High ElvesWizard | 3,420 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 285 | 15 | 1,000 | 250 | wh2_dlc15_hef_cha_mage_metal_0 |
| High ElvesWizard | 3,848 | 1 | 45 | 60 | 84 | 36 | 28 | 285 | 35 | 1,100 | 275 | wh2_dlc15_hef_cha_mage_metal_1 |
| High ElvesWizard | 4,188 | 1 | 110 | 60 | 84 | 24 | 18 | 285 | 64 | 1,500 | 375 | wh2_dlc15_hef_cha_mage_metal_2 |
Who can field it
- High Elves · Lothern
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.