Hit Points4,288This 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
4,288
Armour90How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
90
Leadership85A 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
85
Speed36This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
36
Melee Attack60This 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
60
Melee Defence60This 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
60
Weapon strength400 · 120 base + 280 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
120 base + 280 armour-piercing
400
Charge Bonus45This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
45
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.
Abilities
The Blood PriceAugment · +60% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +60% Base Weapon Damage…activeThe Blood PriceAugment+60% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+60% Base Weapon Damage+20 Damage ResistanceCauses minor damage to selfCooldown 90 s · Duration 22 sForever tormenting Malus’ soul, Tz’arkan’s Daemonic puissance always simmers just beneath Malus’ skin.
The Daemon's CurseHex (Area) · -24 Melee Defence, -10 Leadership…activeThe Daemon's CurseHex (Area)-24 Melee Defence-10 LeadershipCauses minor damage to selfCooldown 120 s · Duration 34 s · Range 35 mThose who go to war against Malus Darkblade feel his Daemonic aura. Those who come face to face with him are infected by it.
Tz'arkanTransform · Innate abilities replaced, Possession causes health loss over time…activeTz'arkanTransformInnate abilities replacedPossession causes health loss over timeHealth and fatigue are restoredBecomes possessed by Tz'arkanWind-up 3 sTz’arkan’s dark influence waxes and wanes, but when Malus relinquishes control entirely, the Daemon’s supernatural strength is unleashed upon the world.
Murderous ProwessAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +25% Charge Bonus…passiveMurderous ProwessAugment+20% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage+25% Charge Bonus+25% Melee Attack+15 LeadershipPassive · Duration 90 s · 1 useSlaughter! There is no greater glorification of Khaine, the God of Murder, and no more popular form of worship – or indeed daily exercise – amongst the Dark Elves.
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.
Deadly OnslaughtAugment · +60% Charge Bonus, +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…activeDeadly OnslaughtAugment+60% Charge Bonus+25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage+25% Base Weapon DamageCooldown 90 s · Duration 31 sSuch is the power and ferocity of the champion, that those who stand in his way will falter against the warrior's impact.
Every version of Malus Darkblade
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark ElvesLord | 4,288 | 1 | 90 | 85 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 400 | 45 | 1,200 | 300 | wh2_dlc14_def_cha_malus_darkblade_0_mp |
| Dark ElvesLord | 4,980 | 1 | 110 | 85 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 450 | 65 | 1,200 | 300 | wh2_dlc14_def_cha_malus_darkblade_1_mp |
Who can field it
- Naggarond
The game also has 2 summoned or scripted copies of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh2_dlc14_def_cha_malus_darkblade_0, wh2_dlc14_def_cha_malus_darkblade_1).
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.