Plague Drones of Nurgle (Death's Heads)
Monstrous cavalry· Flying Missile War Beasts· Tier 4· 12 models at Ultra size
Hit Points7,128 · 594 per modelThis 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
594 per model
7,128
Armour50How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
50
Leadership70A 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
70
Speed90This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
90
Melee Attack36This 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
36
Melee Defence36This 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
36
Weapon strength105 · 30 base + 75 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
30 base + 75 armour-piercing
105
Charge Bonus32This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
32
Ranged
Range70 mA long range enables you to hit enemies from a distance, but weapons are still more accurate at shorter ranges.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.effective_rangeRange
70 m
Ammunition10The 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 · land_units.primary_ammo ÷ projectiles.shots_per_volley · counted in volleys, as the card doesAmmunition
10
Missile Strength90 · 30 base + 60 APThe 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 · projectiles.damage + ap_damage (+ projectiles_explosions detonation damage) · per projectile, base + armour-piercing (+ explosion)Missile damage
30 base + 60 AP
90
Reload Skill8 sThe rate at which this unit can fire.
This is improved with experience.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.base_reload_timeReload time
8 s
Damage per 10 s113Patch 9.0 · computed from the projectile rows above · missile damage × projectiles × 10 ÷ reload time, per model (computed, not an in-game number)Damage per 10 s
113
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.
Daemonic
Daemonic units cannot be routed, but take damage when their Leadership is low. Daemonic units also have: Physical Resistance Fear and Terror Immunity
Can Fly
This unit can fly.
Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire while on the move.
Abilities
Cloud of FliesAugment · +9 Melee DefencepassiveCloud of FliesAugment+9 Melee DefencePassive · Cooldown 15 sThrough His endless pestilent blessings, the Plague Lord's followers thrive and surge forward when others would simply wither and die.
Daemonic InstabilityDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassiveDaemonic InstabilityDirect DamageCauses damage to selfPassiveAs the Daemon's courage falters, their mortal form crumbles and fades from this reality.
Banished!Direct Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassiveBanished!Direct DamageCauses severe damage to selfPassiveOnce the Daemon's courage has failed them, they will fall back through the portal to the Chaos Realm whence they belong.
Who can field it
- Legion of Chaos
- Poxmakers of Nurgle
The game also has 1 summoned or scripted copy of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh3_dlc29_chs_cav_nur_plague_drones_1_summoned).
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.