Malakai Makaisson
Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size
Comes with Thrones of Decay – Dwarfs(Warhammer III)
Skill tree →Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Malakai Makaisson is a legendary lord of Dwarfs, leading Masters of Innovation at the start of a campaign: 4,620 HP, armour 0, melee attack 55, melee defence 45, weapon strength 400, range 180 m, missile damage 643 per 10 s for the whole unit. It costs 1,200 in the campaign and 1,050 in multiplayer. It comes with Thrones of Decay – Dwarfs. Beating this lord in battle can earn the defeat trait Slayer-Engineer. Unit key wh3_dlc25_dwf_cha_malakai_makaisson. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points4,620This 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
4,620
bottom 33% of class
Armour0How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
0
bottom 1% of class
Leadership100A 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
100
top 1% of class
Speed42This 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
42
bottom 29% of class
Melee Attack55This 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
55
top 34% of class
Melee Defence45This 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
45
top 46% of class
Weapon strength400 · 280 base + 120 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
280 base + 120 armour-piercing
400
bottom 36% of class
Charge Bonus30This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
30
bottom 19% of class
Ranged
Range180 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
180 m
top 35% 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 Strength150 · 50 base + 100 AP, 3 projectiles per shotThe 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
50 base + 100 AP, 3 projectiles per shot
150
bottom 29% of class
Reload Skill7 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
7 s
top 20% of class
Damage per 10 s643Patch 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
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 SkillpassiveArtillery MasterAugment (Area)+30 Accuracy+10 Reload SkillPassive · Range 55 mEvery piece of machinery has been fine-tuned to perfection, for when the artillery fires, there can be no margin for error.
- Cinderblast Cluster BombMagic Missile · Causes fire damage, Strong vs multiple combatants…activeCinderblast Cluster BombMagic MissileCauses fire damageStrong vs multiple combatantsPowerful explosionCooldown 120 s · 3 uses · Wind-up 3 sA cluster of small explosions trigger in quick sequence, combining into a fiery blaze of destruction.
- Deranged MunitionsAugment · +50% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +50% Base Missile DamageactiveDeranged MunitionsAugment+50% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage+50% Base Missile DamageCooldown 90 s · Duration 30 sThe experiments might look like madness, but the results unleash devastating firepower.
- 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.
- DeathblowAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +20% Base Weapon DamagepassiveDeathblowAugment+20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveSuch is the strength within this warrior that when they strike it is sure to be a deathblow!
Counters
Good against
- Heavily armoured units — 100 of 150 missile damage armour-piercinge.g. Steam Tank, Blessed Bastiladon (Solar Engine), Rotting Leviathan · Dwarfs: Ironbreakers, Irondrakes
- Lightly armoured units without shields — 643 missile damage per 10 s (whole unit)e.g. Curs'd Ettin, Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Zombies · Dwarfs: Giant Slayers, Doomseekers
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Dwarfs: Doomseekers
- Missile fire — armour 0, no shielde.g. Ratling Guns, Stormfiends (Ratling Cannons), Chameleon Stalkers · Dwarfs: Thunderers (Grudge-Rakers), Ironbreakers
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 Malakai Makaisson in battle and your lord can earn the trait
Slayer-Engineer
- Recruit rank: +3 for Artillery units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +10% (own army)
Malakai has finally achieved the glorious death he has always sought, in a fair fight and at the hands of a worthy adversary.
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.
Plan Malakai Makaisson's skills
- DeathblowDeathblow
- Passive ability: "Deathblow"
- Determined DeathblowDetermined DeathblowUnlocks at rank 5
- Replaces: "Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Determined Deathblow"
- Extremely Daring DeathblowExtremely Daring DeathblowUnlocks at rank 10
- Replaces: "Determined Deathblow"
- Passive ability: "Extremely Daring Deathblow"
- Brass-LungedBrass-LungedUnlocks at rank 4
- Leadership aura size: +25%
- Oath of ForgingOath of ForgingUnlocks at rank 6
- Oathgold from buildings: +10% (local province)
- Lord of the DeepsLord of the DeepsUnlocks at rank 8
- 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)
- ObstinacyObstinacyUnlocks at rank 10
- Vigour loss reduction: -15% (Lord's army)
- Rune of GrimnirRune of GrimnirUnlocks at rank 8
- Missile resistance: 10%
- 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
- InventorInventorUnlocks at rank 12
- Hero capacity: +2 for Master Engineers
- Unlocks Hero recruitment: Master Engineer (all provinces)
- Research rate: +10
- SlayerSlayer
- 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)
- TinkererTinkerer
- 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)
- Artillery MasterArtillery Master
- Passive ability: "Artillery Master"
- Ammunition: +20%
- Reload time reduction: +10%
- ArchitectArchitect
- Construction cost: -20% for Military Support buildings (all provinces)
- Construction time: -1 for Military Support buildings (all provinces)
- Horde building construction cost: -20%
- Master EngineerMaster Engineer
- Replaces: "Deranged Munitions"
- Ability: "Deranged Munitions Upgraded"
- Armour-piercing missile damage: +20
- Range: +15%
- SurvivalistSurvivalist2 levelsLevel 1
- Hit points: +7%
- Hit points: +15%
- Always ReadyAlways Ready2 levelsLevel 1
- Reload time reduction: +7%
- Reload time reduction: +15%
- BandolierBandolier2 levelsLevel 1
- Ammunition: +15%
- Ammunition: +30%
- Hard to HitHard to Hit2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +6
- Melee defence: +12
- Ancestral GrudgeAncestral Grudge2 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
- Weapon strength: +7% when fighting against Greenskins
- Weapon strength: +8%
- Weapon strength: +15% when fighting against Greenskins
- Cinderblast Cluster BombsCinderblast Cluster Bombs
- Ability: "Cinderblast Cluster Bomb"
- Blade ShieldBlade Shield2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +6
- Melee defence: +12
- Piercing ShotsPiercing Shots2 levelsLevel 1
- Explosive missile damage: +7%
- Missile strength: +7%
- Explosive missile damage: +15%
- Missile strength: +15%
- GunsightGunsight
- Range: +10%
- RelentlessRelentless2 levelsLevel 1
- Speed: +7%
- Speed: +15%
- Deadly OnslaughtDeadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
- Tapestry of OathsTapestry of OathsUnlocks at rank 6
- 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)
- Ritualistic ScarringRitualistic ScarringUnlocks at rank 10
- Missile resistance: 15% for Slayers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Goblin Hewer and Doomseekers units (Lord's army)
- Slayers... to Me!Slayers... to Me!Unlocks at rank 14
- 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)
- Inspiring PresenceInspiring Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
- Axe LordAxe Lord3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +4 for Miners, Dwarf Warriors, and Longbeards units (Lord's army)
- 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)
- 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)
- ThundererThunderer3 levelsLevel 1
- Ammunition: +10% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +10% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +15% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Quarrellers, Thunderers, and Rangers units (Lord's army)
- Tradition & InnovationTradition & Innovation3 levelsLevel 1
- Ammunition: +10% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +15% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Range: +5% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Ammunition: +20% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Range: +10% for Gyrocopters, Gyrobombers and Thunderbarge units (Lord's army)
- Fire & FuryFire & Fury3 levelsLevel 1
- Missile strength: +4% for Irondrakes and Flame Cannon units (Lord's army)
- 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)
- 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)
- Grimnir's HeirsGrimnir's Heirs3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Slayers, Doomseekers, Giant Slayers, Slayer Pirates, Hammerers and Ironbreakers units (Lord's army)
- 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)
- 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)
- TacticianTactician3 levelsLevel 1
- Missile strength: +6% for Bolt Throwers, Grudge Thrower, Cannon, Goblin Hewer and Organ Gun units (Lord's army)
- 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)
- 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)
- Rally!Rally!
- Ability: "Rally!"
- Blessed by GrungniBlessed 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)
- Dawi FirepowerDawi 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)
- Honoured by GrimnirHonoured 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)
- Morgrim’s FavouredMorgrim’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)
- Stand Your Ground!Stand Your Ground!
- Replaces: "Rally!"
- Ability: "Stand Your Ground!"
- Route MarcherRoute Marcher
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Miner's InstinctMiner's Instinct3 levelsLevel 1
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +6%
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +16%
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +30%
- Wall BreakerWall Breaker3 levelsLevel 1
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
- Attrition suffered by defender: +8% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
- Attrition suffered by defender: +15% when laying siege or encircling (local region)
- Attrition: +5% when under siege (enemy armies in local region)
- Pure-BeardPure-Beard3 levelsLevel 1
- Corruption: -1 (local province)
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
- Corruption: -3 (local province)
- MasonMason3 levelsLevel 1
- Construction cost: -2% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
- Construction cost: -5% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
- Construction cost: -9% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local region)
- Iron-WilledIron-Willed
- Casualty replenishment rate: +30% for this Lord (Lord's army)
- Wound recovery time: -1 turns
- 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
- Reassuring PresenceReassuring Presence3 levelsLevel 1
- Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -20% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -30% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
- Inspirational LeaderInspirational Leader3 levelsLevel 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- AlertAlert3 levelsLevel 1
- Ambush defence chance: +6% (Lord's army)
- Ambush defence chance: +16% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +5%
- Ambush defence chance: +30% (Lord's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +10%
- Enquiring MindEnquiring 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
Who can field it
- Dwarfs · Karaz-a-Karak
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.