Plague Priest

Hero· Wizard· 1 model at Ultra size

Skaven

Health

3,840

bottom 22% of class

Armour

bottom 13% of class

Leadership

bottom 17% of class

Speed

bottom 33% of class

Melee attack

bottom 48% of class

Melee defence

bottom 41% of class

Weapon strength

84 base + 196 armour-piercing

280

bottom 3% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 15% 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.

Abilities

Scurry Away!Augment · +10% Speedpassive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
FrenzyAugment · +10% Charge Bonus, +10 Melee Attack…passive

Patch changes

Patch 9.0wh3_dlc29_skv_cha_plague_priest_cauldron

New unit in this patch.

Plague Priest skill tree

35 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.

Cauldron of a Thousand Poxes
Cauldron of a Thousand Poxes
- Mount:
Plague Furnace
Plague FurnaceUnlocks at rank 15
- Mount: Plague Furnace
This altar, ridden with disease, is a fitting pulpit from which the Plague Priests preach their words of poison and death.
Warpstone Tokens
Warpstone TokensUnlocks at rank 3
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +13 (own army)
- Miscast base chance: +5%
As an aid to spellcasting, they are peerless. It is highly dangerous, of course, but a sure-fire route to limitless power.
Sneaky
SneakyUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
Furtive, scheming, sly, cunning, underhand, devious, conniving, double-dealing, and sneaky - valuable traits if you wish to stay alive!
Tricksy
TricksyUnlocks at rank 7
- Spell resistance: 10%
All Skaven are unprincipled and untrustworthy by their foul natures. However, this is rarely a disadvantage in the face of the enemy.
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.

Tail Weapon
Tail Weapon
- Melee attack: +3
- Weapon strength: +4%
Whether by attachment or mutation, something nasty and spiky on your tail has got to bring no little advantage in battle.
Wild-Eyed
Wild-Eyed3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +3
Level 2
- Melee attack: +6
Level 3
- Melee attack: +9
Requires: Tail Weapon"Don't look into their eyes, there is only death there!"
Opportunist
Opportunist3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +4
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +9
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +15
Requires: Tail WeaponAlways on the lookout for an opening or advantage in battle - somewhere to put the knife in…
Expeditious Endeavour
Expeditious Endeavour3 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +3%
Level 2
- Speed: +8%
Level 3
- Speed: +15%
Requires: Tail WeaponWhat the enemy cannot see, it cannot hit. What the enemy cannot see, it cannot survive.
Conviction
Conviction3 levels
Level 1
- Leadership: +2
Level 2
- Leadership: +5
Level 3
- Leadership: +9
Requires: Tail WeaponSuch is this one's conviction that others have no choice but to believe.
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Wild-Eyed, Opportunist, Expeditious Endeavour, ConvictionFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Fervour
Fervour3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +12%
Level 3
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Foe-SeekerThis one fights with a fervour to be both admired and despised.
Tenacity
Tenacity3 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +3%
Level 2
- Hit points: +8%
Level 3
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerThis one will not go down easily - it will be necessary to break both the will and the body first.
Soothsaying
Soothsaying3 levels
Level 1
- Leadership aura size: +10%
Level 2
- Leadership aura size: +20%
Level 3
- Leadership aura size: +40%
Requires: Foe-SeekerSpeaking words of power or faith can alter perceptions on the battlefield.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerHand-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.
Deadly Onslaught
Deadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
Requires: Fervour, Tenacity, Soothsaying, Hard to Hit

Pestilent Breath
Pestilent Breath2 levels
Level 1
- Cooldown: -30% to "Pestilent Breath"
- Overcast spell: "Pestilent Breath Upgraded"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Pestilent Breath"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Pestilent Breath Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Pestilent Breath Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Pestilent Breath"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Pestilent Breath Upgraded"
Plague Rash
Plague Rash
- Passive ability: "Plague Rash"
Requires: Pestilent Breath
Bless with Filth
Bless with Filth3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Bless with Filth"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -30% to "Bless with Filth"
- Overcast spell: "Bless with Filth Upgraded"
Level 3
- Cooldown: -50% to "Bless with Filth"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Bless with Filth Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Bless with Filth Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Bless with Filth"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Bless with Filth Upgraded"
Requires: Pestilent Breath
Wither
Wither3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Wither"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -30% to "Wither"
- Overcast spell: "Wither Upgraded"
Level 3
- Cooldown: -50% to "Wither"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Wither Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Wither Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Wither"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Wither Upgraded"
Requires: Pestilent Breath
Vermintide
Vermintide2 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Vermintide"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Vermintide"
- Spell: "Vermintide"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Vermintide"
Requires: Pestilent Breath
Evasion
Evasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Requires: Bless with Filth, Wither, Vermintide, Plague Rash
Plague
Plague3 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Plague"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -30% to "Plague"
- Overcast spell: "Plague Upgraded"
Level 3
- Cooldown: -50% to "Plague"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Plague Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Plague Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Plague"
- Winds of Magic cost: -4 for "Plague Upgraded"
Requires: Evasion
Pestilent Birth
Pestilent Birth2 levels
Level 1
- Spell: "Pestilent Birth"
Level 2
- Cooldown: -50% to "Pestilent Birth"
- Spell: "Pestilent Birth"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Pestilent Birth"
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, Plague, Pestilent Birth

Scouting
Scouting3 levels
Level 1
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 5%
Level 2
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 10%
Level 3
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 15%
Spellcasters can oft-sense when magic is close or being drawn from the Winds.
Spread Corruption
Spread Corruption3 levels
Level 1
- Spread Corruption action: Skaven corruption is increased by an additional 1
- Skaven corruption: +1 (local province)
Level 2
- Spread Corruption action: Skaven corruption is increased by an additional 2
- Skaven corruption: +2 (local province)
Level 3
- Spread Corruption action: Skaven corruption is increased by an additional 3
- Skaven corruption: +3 (local province)
The locals take notice and will be inspired or frightened into action.
Damage Walls
Damage Walls3 levels
Level 1
- Damage Walls action: 1 additional wall breaches
Level 2
- Damage Walls action: 2 additional wall breaches
Level 3
- Damage Walls action: 3 additional wall breaches
They cannot stop what they cannot see.
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.
Hinder Replenishment
Hinder Replenishment3 levels
Level 1
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -10%
Level 2
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -20%
Level 3
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -40%
The sight of a powerful figure extolling death and blasphemies can bring enemy ranks to their knees.
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 Plague Priest

3 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
SkavenWizard	3,840	1	20	60	42	40	32	280	20	1,000	250	`wh2_main_skv_cha_plague_priest_0`
SkavenWizard	5,876	1	90	85	42	30	26	200	20	1,400	325	`wh2_main_skv_cha_plague_priest_2`
SkavenWizard Lord	5,876	1	60	72	33	25	35	200	10	1,000	250	`wh3_dlc29_skv_cha_plague_priest_cauldron`

Who can field it

Clan Mors

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.