Necromancer (Vampires)

Hero· Wizard· 1 model at Ultra size

Health

3,420

bottom 2% of class

Armour

bottom 4% of class

Leadership

bottom 2% of class

Speed

bottom 12% of class

Melee attack

bottom 3% of class

Melee defence

bottom 19% of class

Weapon strength

210 base + 90 armour-piercing

300

bottom 19% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 4% 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.
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

Lesser Raise DeadAugment · Good at defending spellcaster, Summoned units degrade over time…active
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Master of the DeadRegeneration (Area) · Effect intensity increases with each nearby entity death., Replenishes hit points of combatantspassive
CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassive
DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassive

Lore of magic

Lore of Vampires6 spells

Necromancer (Vampires) skill tree

38 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.

Nightmare
NightmareUnlocks at rank 7
- Mount: Nightmare
A Necromancer that can summon a Nightmare is no amateur in the black arts.
Corpse Cart
Corpse CartUnlocks at rank 9
- Mount: Corpse Cart
Devilish chariots imbued with dark and eldritch power, driving the Undead to greater, more macabre acts.
Corpse Cart (Balefire)
Corpse Cart (Balefire)Unlocks at rank 12
- Mount: Corpse Cart with Balefire
Infernal flames belch from dismal braziers, permeating the air with fragments of magic-confounding Warpstone.
Corpse Cart (Unholy Lodestone)
Corpse Cart (Unholy Lodestone)Unlocks at rank 15
- Mount: Corpse Cart with Unholy Lodestone
When the lodestone bell rings, dark magic exudes and ripples across the battlefield.
Master of the Dead
Master of the DeadUnlocks at rank 3 · 2 levels
Level 1
- Spell number of uses: +2 for "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Passive ability: "Master of the Dead"
Level 2
- Spell number of uses: +2 for "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Effect range: +35% for "Master of the Dead"
- Targeting range: +200% for "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Passive ability: "Master of the Dead"
Grave Ward
Grave WardUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
Whereby the power of death itself is used to hold back the physical world.
Immortality
ImmortalityUnlocks at rank 19
- When normally killed in action, this Hero will be wounded instead
Who wants to live forever? As it turns out, most beings wouldn't say no…
Mentor
Mentor3 levels
Level 1
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Level 2
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Level 3
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
Having learned much in their long years of service, this character now turns their attention to training others.

Gravecraft
Gravecraft
- Cooldown: -15% to "" and " Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -15% to "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
Necromancers feel no shame in stealing, be it corpses or the arcane secrets of those much greater.
Gravecraft
Gravecraft
- Cooldown: -15% to "" and " Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -15% to "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
Necromancers feel no shame in stealing, be it corpses or the arcane secrets of those much greater.
Harvest of the Dead
Harvest of the Dead
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 6%
- Income from all buildings: -6% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +6% (local province)
- gain from buildings: +10% (local region)
Requires: GravecraftEvery corpse is gathered, every crypt emptied, and every death made profitable.
Harvest of the Dead
Harvest of the Dead
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 6%
- Income from all buildings: -6% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +6% (local province)
- Corpses gained from buildings: +10% (local region)
Requires: GravecraftEvery corpse is gathered, every crypt emptied, and every death made profitable.
Procession of the Damned
Procession of the Damned
- Effect range: +35% for "", "" and ""
- Leadership: +4 for Zombies and Skeleton Warriors units (Hero's army)
Requires: GravecraftAs the Corpse Cart rolls onward, the magic and the spoiled of war not just collect, but spread.
Procession of the Damned
Procession of the Damned
- Effect range: +35% for "", "" and ""
- Leadership: +4 for Zombies and Skeleton Warriors units (Hero's army)
Requires: GravecraftAs the Corpse Cart rolls onward, the magic and the spoiled of war not just collect, but spread.
Profane Warding
Profane Warding
- Miscast base chance: +15% for all enemy spellcasters (enemy armies in local region)
- Spell resistance: 20%
Requires: GravecraftNecromancers are a profanity aimed at all gods of death and laws of the living. A clever Necromancer ensures that none of them can retaliate in kind.
Profane Warding
Profane Warding
- Miscast base chance: +15% for all enemy spellcasters (enemy armies in local region)
- Spell resistance: 20%
Requires: GravecraftNecromancers are a profanity aimed at all gods of death and laws of the living. A clever Necromancer ensures that none of them can retaliate in kind.
Forbidden Mastery
Forbidden Mastery
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Wind of Death"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
Requires: Harvest of the Dead, Procession of the Damned, Profane WardingHaving paid the toll of years with pieces of his soul, the Necromancer’s power can now inflict the same toll on the souls of his enemies.
Forbidden Mastery
Forbidden Mastery
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Wind of Death"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
Requires: Harvest of the Dead, Procession of the Damned, Profane WardingHaving paid the toll of years with pieces of his soul, the Necromancer’s power can now inflict the same toll on the souls of his enemies.

Invocation of Nehek
Invocation of Nehek2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast spell: "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to ""
Level 2
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Invocation of Nehek"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to ""
The Curse of Undeath
The Curse of Undeath
- Passive ability: "The Curse of Undeath"
Requires: Invocation of Nehek
Vanhel's Danse Macabre
Vanhel's Danse Macabre3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
Level 2
- Overcast spell: "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
Level 3
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
Requires: Invocation of Nehek
Gaze of Nagash
Gaze of Nagash3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Gaze of Nagash"
Level 2
- Overcast spell: "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Gaze of Nagash"
Level 3
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Gaze of Nagash"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Gaze of Nagash"
Requires: Invocation of Nehek
Raise Dead
Raise Dead3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Raise Dead"
Level 2
- Overcast spell: "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to ""
Level 3
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Spell number of uses: +1 for "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to ""
Requires: Invocation of Nehek
Evasion
Evasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Requires: The Curse of Undeath, Vanhel's Danse Macabre, Gaze of Nagash, Raise Dead
Curse of Years
Curse of Years2 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Curse of Years"
Level 2
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Curse of Years"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Curse of Years"
- Spell: "Curse of Years"
Requires: Evasion
Wind of Death
Wind of Death3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Wind of Death"
Level 2
- Overcast spell: "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Wind of Death"
Level 3
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Wind of Death"
- Winds of Magic cost: -4 for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Wind of Death"
Requires: Evasion
Earthing
Earthing
- Miscast base chance: -15%
Requires: EvasionBy stabbing a staff or some arcane conduit into the ground, an accomplished magic-user can earth or tether the Winds and hopefully reduce a chance of miscasting.
Magical Reserves
Magical Reserves
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +5
Requires: EvasionA few magic-users have the ability to store the Winds of Magic for later use, increasing their spellcasting power when it really counts.
Arcane Conduit
Arcane Conduit
- Passive ability: "Arcane Conduit"
Requires: Earthing, Magical Reserves, Curse of Years, Wind of Death

Preservation
Preservation3 levels
Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action:
Level 2
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: battle healing cap is increased by an additional 5%
Level 3
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: battle healing cap is increased by an additional 10%
Preservation of unlife is a practice much more subtle and rewarding than the preservation of life.
Reanimation
Reanimation3 levels
Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action:
Level 2
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: chance for destroyed units to be restored after battle is increased by an additional 3%
Level 3
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: chance for destroyed units to be restored after battle is increased by an additional 5%
Admirable willpower is perhaps the least unsavoury of a Necromancer’s traits of character, employed towards most unsavoury ends.

Replenish Troops
Replenish Troops3 levels
Level 1
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 3%
Level 2
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
Level 3
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 9%
Those in the army can find succour or be replenished by the power of this champion.
Boost Income
Boost Income3 levels
Level 1
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 2%
- Income from all buildings: -2% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +2% (local province)
Level 2
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 4%
- Income from all buildings: -4% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +4% (local province)
Level 3
- Boost Income action: Income is modified by an additional 6%
- Income from all buildings: -6% (local province)
- Income from all buildings: +6% (local province)
Such magic-users may be wise and able to offer sage advice, especially if they have scried the region.
Damage Building
Damage Building3 levels
Level 1
- Damage Building action: Additional 5% damage caused
Level 2
- Damage Building action: Additional 15% damage caused
Level 3
- Damage Building action: Additional 30% damage caused
It is not just the forces of Chaos that can despoil, break and ruin.
Steal Technology
Steal Technology3 levels
Level 1
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 3
Level 2
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 6
Level 3
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 10
Oft-times, though you may have much, what you want the most is what your rivals have; such envy focuses the mind and creativity.
Wound
Wound3 levels
Level 1
- Wound action: Additional 5% chance of wounding target
Level 2
- Wound action: Additional 12% chance of wounding target
Level 3
- Wound action: Additional 21% chance of wounding target
Such a champion will not bend or break, but slay in their Lord's name.
Assault Units
Assault Units3 levels
Level 1
- Assault Units action: Additional 3% casualties inflicted
Level 2
- Assault Units action: Additional 8% casualties inflicted
Level 3
- Assault Units action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
Lying in wait, experienced and patient, striking when the foe least expects.
Specialist
Specialist3 levels
Level 1
- Hero action cost: -10%
- Hero action success chance: +1%
Level 2
- Hero action cost: -20%
- Hero action success chance: +3%
Level 3
- Hero action cost: -40%
- Hero action success chance: +6%
An expert in their craft, this Hero knows all the mistakes that can be made and how to best avoid making them.

Every version of Necromancer (Vampires)

5 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 Counts, Undead LegionsWizard	3,420	1	15	55	34	25	30	300	15	1,000	250	`wh_main_vmp_cha_necromancer_0`
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsWizard	3,916	1	15	55	78	25	30	300	35	1,100	275	`wh_main_vmp_cha_necromancer_5`
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsWizard	5,708	1	45	55	23	33	33	300	12	1,000	250	`wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_necromancer_1`
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsWizard	5,708	1	45	55	23	33	33	300	12	1,000	275	`wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_necromancer_2`
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsWizard	5,708	1	45	55	23	33	33	300	12	1,000	300	`wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_necromancer_3`

Who can field it

Host of Nagash
The Drakenhof Conclave

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.