Malakai Makaisson

Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Dwarfs

Health

4,620

bottom 33% of class

Armour

bottom 1% of class

Leadership

100

top 1% of class

Speed

bottom 29% of class

Melee attack

top 34% of class

Melee defence

top 46% of class

Weapon strength

280 base + 120 armour-piercing

400

bottom 36% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 19% of class

Ranged

Range

180 m

top 35% of class

Ammunition

bottom 21% of class

Missile damage

50 base + 100 AP, 3 projectiles per shot

150

bottom 29% of class

Reload time

7 s

bottom 18% of class

Damage per 10 s

643

top 6% 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.
Slayer
This unit is a Slayer. Slayers can never have their Weapon Strength reduced during a battle.
Unbreakable
This unit does not suffer any form of leadership loss and will never rout.

Abilities

Artillery MasterAugment (Area) · +30 Accuracy, +10 Reload Skillpassive
Cinderblast Cluster BombMagic Missile · Causes fire damage, Strong vs multiple combatants…active
Deranged MunitionsAugment · +50% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +50% Base Missile Damageactive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
DeathblowAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +20% Base Weapon Damagepassive

Malakai Makaisson skill tree

54 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.

Deathblow
Deathblow
- Passive ability: "Deathblow"
Determined Deathblow
Determined DeathblowUnlocks at rank 8
- Replaces: "Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Determined Deathblow"
Requires: DeathblowThe weight of every single insult, grievance, umbrage and ill-feeling, channelled into a single, crushing swing of the axe.
Extremely Daring Deathblow
Extremely Daring DeathblowUnlocks at rank 10
- Replaces: "Determined Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Extremely Daring Deathblow"
Requires: Determined DeathblowIt's a crazy piece of acrobatics, for sure, but it might just work; if it does, the opponent has no chance.
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.

Inventor
Inventor
- Hero capacity: +2 for Master Engineers
- Unlocks Hero recruitment: Master Engineer (all provinces)
- Research rate: +10
Although it was his early disasters that saw Malakai thrown out of the Engineers' Guild, he has continued to invent machines useful to Gotrek and his allies, with a far greater degree of success – fortunately!
Slayer
Slayer
- Missile strength: +10% for all Slayer units (all armies factionwide)
- Weapon strength: +10% for all Slayer units (all armies factionwide)
- Upkeep: -10% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (all armies factionwide)
Requires: InventorIt was his inventing prowess, or initial lack thereof, that forced Malakai to seek redemption through a glorious death in battle – something he pursues with the utmost seriousness!
Tinkerer
Tinkerer
- Casualty replenishment rate: +10% for Artillery and War Machine units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +10% for Artillery and Flying War Machine units (Lord's army)
Requires: InventorFew machines are irreparable by Malakai’s reckoning, for a true engineer never ceases to learn from their tinkering.
Artillery Master
Artillery Master
- Passive ability: "Artillery Master"
- Ammunition: +20%
- Reload time reduction: +10%
Requires: InventorNobody can optimise a heavy gun or mortar the way Malakai can; when the Dawi rain fire down upon their enemies, his upgrades ensure there are no survivors.
Architect
Architect
- Construction cost: -20% for Military Support buildings (all provinces)
- Construction time: -1 for Military Support buildings (all provinces)
- Horde building construction cost: -20%
Requires: InventorThrough Malakai's genius, what once was mere design is brought to life in contraptions of hulking metal and endless firepower.
Master Engineer
Master Engineer
- Replaces: "Deranged Munitions"
- Ability: "Deranged Munitions Upgraded"
- Armour-piercing missile damage: +20
- Range: +15%
Requires: Slayer, Tinkerer, Artillery Master, Architect"A little tweak here, a little adjustment there and… Boom! Hundreds of dead Goblins, as they should be."

Survivalist
Survivalist2 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +7%
Level 2
- Hit points: +15%
"The enemy's fear; their blood spilt in the mud – these are the things that sustain me."
Always Ready
Always Ready2 levels
Level 1
- Reload time reduction: +7%
Level 2
- Reload time reduction: +15%
Requires: SurvivalistDeath is always just a shot away.
Bandolier
Bandolier2 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +15%
Level 2
- Ammunition: +30%
Requires: SurvivalistProfessional soldiery means never running out of ammo at the crucial moment.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: SurvivalistHand-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.
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: SurvivalistAll Dwarfs despise the Greenskins, for the urki and grobi are the prime agents in the Times of Woe.
Cinderblast Cluster Bombs
Cinderblast Cluster Bombs
- Ability: "Cinderblast Cluster Bomb"
Requires: Always Ready, Bandolier, Hard to Hit, Ancestral GrudgeIt truly is amazing how something so small can wreak so much explosive devastation.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Cinderblast Cluster BombsA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Piercing Shots
Piercing Shots2 levels
Level 1
- Explosive missile damage: +7%
- Missile strength: +7%
Level 2
- Explosive missile damage: +15%
- Missile strength: +15%
Requires: Cinderblast Cluster BombsWhat use armour, or even magical defences, against such powerful ordnance?
Gunsight
Gunsight
- Range: +10%
Requires: Cinderblast Cluster BombsA clever arrangement of lenses makes the target seem just that bit closer.
Relentless
Relentless2 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +7%
Level 2
- Speed: +15%
Requires: Cinderblast Cluster BombsDwarfs are not fast, yet they will soldier on, always moving despite any hazards encountered.
Deadly Onslaught
Deadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
Requires: Blade Shield, Piercing Shots, Gunsight, RelentlessThe war is endless. The cycle of charging, clashing, and bloody hand-to-hand fighting is without end. It will never stop.

Tapestry of Oaths
Tapestry of Oaths
- Missile strength: +10% for Slayer Pirates and Goblin Hewer units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +10% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (Lord's army)
Many a tale, many a promise, and many a grave threat is scored into these fleshy drapes, detailing a life spent in the dogged pursuit of death… and chiefly, their own!
Ritualistic Scarring
Ritualistic Scarring
- Missile resistance: 15% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (Lord's army)
Requires: Tapestry of OathsThe deeds of this one's life are told through the many scars that adorn his timeworn and battle-aged skin.
Slayers... to Me!
Slayers... to Me!
- Casualty replenishment rate: +10% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -10% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (Lord's army)
Requires: Ritualistic ScarringWhen led by a Dwarf of sufficient calibre, a band of Slayers is many times more lethal – speeding to the heart of the action to cut it from the foe's still-screaming body!

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

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.
Miner's Instinct
Miner's Instinct3 levels
Level 1
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +6%
Level 2
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +16%
Level 3
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +30%
Requires: Route MarcherThis Dwarf spent time in the pits, gaining a Miner's intuition of the dangers and prey to be found in the dark.
Wall Breaker
Wall Breaker3 levels
Level 1
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
Level 2
- Attrition suffered by defender: +8% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
Level 3
- Attrition suffered by defender: +15% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
Requires: Route Marcher"I have seen better lavatory walls than this - I'll have it down by the morrow, that's a pledge!"
Pure-Beard
Pure-Beard3 levels
Level 1
- Corruption: -1 (local province)
Level 2
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
Level 3
- Corruption: -3 (local province)
Requires: Route MarcherA Dwarf with a fine beard is as Dawi as they come.
Mason
Mason3 levels
Level 1
- Construction cost: -2% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
Level 2
- Construction cost: -5% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
Level 3
- Construction cost: -9% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
Requires: Route MarcherLords close to the powerful Masons' Guild will get discounts for labour and materials.
Iron-Willed
Iron-Willed
- Casualty replenishment rate: +30% for this Lord (Lord's army)
- Wound recovery time: -1 turns
Requires: Miner's Instinct, Wall Breaker, Pure-Beard, MasonSuch a Dawi does not care for being wounded - by his will alone he continues to fight.
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: Iron-Willed"The time to strike is now!"
Reassuring Presence
Reassuring Presence3 levels
Level 1
- Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Attrition: -20% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Attrition: -30% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Requires: Iron-WilledThe presence of this Lord ensures a measure of calm, reducing panic and desertion amongst followers.
Inspirational Leader
Inspirational Leader3 levels
Level 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
Requires: Iron-Willed"All Dwarfs to me! We have grudges to settle - Grimnir demands it!"
Alert
Alert3 levels
Level 1
- Ambush defence chance: +6% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ambush defence chance: +16% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +5%
Level 3
- Ambush defence chance: +30% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +10%
Requires: Iron-WilledCountless conflicts and a keen sense of awareness have made this Lord difficult to entrap.
Enquiring Mind
Enquiring Mind
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
- Hero self-defence: +25% chance of wounding aggressors
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -8% (Lord's army)
- Research rate: +10
Requires: Lightning Strike, Reassuring Presence, Inspirational Leader, AlertA wise Lord will gather Engineers to his service, ensuring the Dwarfs maintain their technological edge.

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.