Rakarth

Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

Dark Elves

Health

4,288

bottom 21% of class

Armour

top 37% of class

Leadership

top 37% of class

Speed

bottom 32% of class

Melee attack

top 34% of class

Melee defence

top 31% of class

Weapon strength

150 base + 250 armour-piercing, +30 vs large

400

bottom 36% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 44% of class

Attributes

Charge Defence vs. Large
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
Charge Reflection
When bracing, this unit causes additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
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

BeastslaverAugment · +16 Bonus vs. Large, +25% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…active
Whiplash!Augment · +25% Charge Speed, +20% Charge Bonus…active
Murderous ProwessAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +25% Charge Bonus…passive
Beastlord's GazeAugment · +16 Leadership, +10 Damage Resistanceactive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive

Defeat trait

Beat Rakarth in battle and your lord can earn the trait

Beastmaster of None

Leadership: -5 for enemy monstrous units (enemy armies in local province)
Bonus vs Large: +8

The Beastlord is dead, long live the Beastlord!

All legendary lord defeat traits

Rakarth skill tree

51 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.

Scourgerunner Chariot
Scourgerunner ChariotUnlocks at rank 5
- Mount: Scourgerunner Chariot
Dark Elf Beastmasters roam the wilds atop their dreaded chariots, armed with barbed nets and harpoons to slay the foe and ensnare their prey.
Manticore
ManticoreUnlocks at rank 8
- Mount: Manticore
The roar of a Manticore is guaranteed to send mortals fleeing, for they know a creature of terror is abroad.
Bracchus
BracchusUnlocks at rank 15
- Mount: Bracchus
No creature outmatches the Black Dragon Bracchus in terms of sheer cruelty and the ability to inflict pain, save for Rakarth himself!
Sadistic
SadisticUnlocks at rank 3
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +12
- Charge bonus: +5
- Melee attack: +3
There is great pleasure to be derived from the humiliation and suffering of others; this one has felt and revelled in it.
Eternal Hatred
Eternal HatredUnlocks at rank 5
- Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against High Elves
- Weapon strength: +6%
The strength of this warrior's attack never wavers for an instance, such is the opprobrium felt for their hated High Elf cousins.
Beast Tamer
Beast TamerUnlocks at rank 12
- Charge bonus: +10 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +10 for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
The honing of a Druchii's affinity with animals assures that the bestial ranks heed his imperious command with obedience.
Ward of Khaine
Ward of KhaineUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
The Bloody-handed God watches over his disciples.
Ward of Hekarti
Ward of HekartiUnlocks at rank 7
- Spell resistance: 10%
Magic's dark mistress has a care for her dutiful acolytes.
Army of Renown
Army of Renown3 levels
Level 1
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +2 (own army)
Level 2
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +4 (own army)
Level 3
- Regiments of Renown army capacity: +6 (own army)
If their renown does them justice, they will be fit to serve one whose fame they will never outstrip.
Mentor
Mentor3 levels
Level 1
- Character experience gain: +20% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Level 2
- Character experience gain: +35% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Level 3
- Character experience gain: +50% (Heroes in Lord's army)
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Lords
Having learned much in their long years of service, this character now turns their attention to training others.

Carrion Crows
Carrion CrowsUnlocks at rank 7
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +5 for Harpies units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -100% for Harpies units (Lord's army)
- Income from post-battle loot: +25% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +25% (Lord's army)
"Fly my pretties, fly!"
Free-Range
Free-Range
- Enemy casualty replenishment rate: -10% (enemy armies in local province)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +5% when in foreign territory
- Control: -8 (local enemy province)
Requires: Carrion CrowsWhat need is there to feed creatures perfectly capable of feeding themselves?
Breeding Program
Breeding Program
- Melee attack: +8 for War Hydra and Kharibdyss units (Lord's army)
- Passive ability: "Abyssal Howl" for Hydra units (Lord's army)
- Ability: "Frost Breath" for Kharibdyss units (Lord's army)
Requires: Carrion Crows"The Beastmasters were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Harpyclaw Bolts
Harpyclaw Bolts
- Increased chance monsters will be added to the Monster Pens while raiding, fighting battles, or occupying settlements
- Scourgerunner Chariots and Reaper Bolt Throwers gain Harpyclaw ammunition, which reduces enemy movement speed on hit (Lord's army)
- Casualties captured post-battle: +25%
Requires: Carrion CrowsExtracting the claws of captive Harpies without suffering injury requires a control that few Beastmasters possess, but yields armaments most useful for beast-catching.
Pack Hunters
Pack Hunters
- Recruit rank: +3 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (all armies factionwide)
- Attribute: Stalk for Feral Cold Ones, Cold One Knights, and Cold One Dread Knights (Lord's army)
- Ambush success chance: +25% (Lord's army)
Requires: Carrion Crows"They're lethal at eight months, and I do mean lethal. I've hunted most things that can hunt you, but the way these things move…"
Apex Predator
Apex Predator
- Recruit rank: +3 for Harpies, War Hydra, Bloodwrack Medusa, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon and Feral units (all armies factionwide)
- Weapon strength: +10% for Black Dragon units (Lord's army)
- Passive ability: "Murderous Prowess" for monstrous units (Lord's army)
Requires: Breeding Program, Free-Range, Harpyclaw Bolts, Pack HuntersIn the wild, there is no such thing as good and evil, only predators and prey.

Sea Dragon Cloak
Sea Dragon Cloak
- Armour: +5
The tough, scaly hide of the Sea Dragon provides excellent protection against all manner of blows.
Devastating Charge
Devastating Charge2 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +15
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Sea Dragon CloakSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Sea Dragon CloakHand-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.
Blade Master
Blade Master2 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +6
Level 2
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Sea Dragon CloakThis warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Indomitable
Indomitable2 levels
Level 1
- Leadership: +6
Level 2
- Leadership: +12
Requires: Sea Dragon CloakThe iron will and indomitable presence of this leader ensures their followers remain steadfast when facing peril.
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Devastating Charge, Hard to Hit, Blade Master, IndomitableFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker2 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Foe-SeekerSuch is their power and ferocity, a wound-maker will ravage the foe, cutting and pulverising until there is only one exit - death.
Full Plate Armour
Full Plate Armour2 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +7
Level 2
- Armour: +15
Requires: Foe-SeekerFull-Plate armour protects the wearer from head-to-foot. Many such suits are blessed or imbued with arcane abilities.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield2 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +6
Level 2
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Expeditious Endeavour
Expeditious Endeavour2 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +7%
Level 2
- Speed: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerWhat the enemy cannot see, it cannot hit. What the enemy cannot see, it cannot survive.
Beastslaver
BeastslaverUnlocks at rank 14
- Ability: "Beastslaver"
Requires: Wound-Maker, Full Plate Armour, Blade Shield, Expeditious EndeavourBeastmasters share their minions’ belligerence, cutting down foemen with lash, spear, and harpoon before claiming their twitching bodies as fodder.

Inspiring Presence
Inspiring Presence
- Unit experience gain per turn: +75 (Lord's army)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
There are Lords that radiate power, confidence and fear, inspiring their followers to great or terrible acts.
Line Breaker
Line Breaker3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +4 for Dreadspears, Bleakswords, Black Ark Corsairs and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Dreadspears, Bleakswords, Black Ark Corsairs and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Dreadspears, Bleakswords, Black Ark Corsairs and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Dreadspears, Bleakswords, Black Ark Corsairs and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Dreadspears, Bleakswords, Black Ark Corsairs and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceMagic is a most useful tool on the field of battle, but generally secondary in the face of good, old-fashioned brute force.
Sheafmaster
Sheafmaster3 levels
Level 1
- Ammunition: +8% for Darkshards, Black Ark Corsairs and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ammunition: +12% for Darkshards, Black Ark Corsairs and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +4% for Darkshards, Black Ark Corsairs and Bolt Thrower units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Ammunition: +20% for Darkshards, Black Ark Corsairs and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Lord's army)
- Reload time reduction: +8% for Darkshards, Black Ark Corsairs and Bolt Thrower units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceMarshalling missile troops effectively - even elites - is all about timing.
Raid Leader
Raid Leader3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6 for Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlocks and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +9 for Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlocks and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +3 for Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlock and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +6% for Shades, Dark Riders and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +12 for Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlocks and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +5 for Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlock and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +8% for Shades, Dark Riders and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThe most effective raiders have a plan that is certain to succeed and stick to it; this one ensures that they do.
Lash Master
Lash Master3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +6% for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Reload time reduction: +9% for Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +9 for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +9% for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Reload time reduction: +12% for Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceJudicious, or even not-so-judicious, use of the lash tends to get the desired results, so why hold back?
Knight Lord
Knight Lord3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceThe ability to command the savage, untamed Cold Ones should not be underestimated - not everyone has the knack!
Slaughterlord
Slaughterlord3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4 for Witch Elves, Har Ganeth Executioners, Black Guard of Naggarond and Sisters of Slaughter units (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Melee attack: +4 for Witch Elves, Har Ganeth Executioners, Black Guard of Naggarond and Sisters of Slaughter units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +4 for Witch Elves, Har Ganeth Executioners, Black Guard of Naggarond and Sisters of Slaughter units (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Melee attack: +6 for Witch Elves, Har Ganeth Executioners, Black Guard of Naggarond and Sisters of Slaughter units (Lord's army)
- Melee defence: +6 for Witch Elves, Har Ganeth Executioners, Black Guard of Naggarond and Sisters of Slaughter units (Lord's army)
Requires: Inspiring PresenceAn elite even amongst elites, this accomplished warrior directs the cut-and-thrust of melee - a choreographer of death, you might say.
Strength Through Spite
Strength Through Spite
- Passive ability: "Strength Through Spite"
Requires: Line Breaker, Sheafmaster, Raid Leader, Lash Master, Knight Lord, Slaughterlord
Cull the Unworthy
Cull the Unworthy
- Armour: +10 for Bleakswords, Dreadspears, Darkshards and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile strength: +12% for Darkshards and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Missile resistance: 15% for Bleakswords, Dreadspears, Darkshards and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Bleakswords, Dreadspears, Darkshards and Reaper Bolt Thrower units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Strength Through SpiteThose who fail to make the grade don't just die, they're tortured and used for target practice!
Ravager Rewards
Ravager Rewards
- Armour: +10 for Black Ark Corsairs, Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlocks and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Range: +15% for Black Ark Corsairs, Shades, Dark Riders and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Black Ark Corsairs, Shades, Dark Riders, Doomfire Warlocks and Scourgerunner Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Strength Through SpiteYou'd think that pillaging the land would bring payment enough. You'd be wrong.
Favour the Fortunate
Favour the Fortunate
- Armour: +5 for Black Guard of Naggarond, Har Ganeth Executioners, Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Charge bonus: +12 for Black Guard of Naggarond, Har Ganeth Executioners, Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Black Guard of Naggarond, Har Ganeth Executioners, Cold One Knights, Cold One Dread Knights and Cold One Chariot units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Strength Through SpiteThe gods help those who help themselves - raising them above the rank and file to elite status.
Confer Bloodlust
Confer Bloodlust
- Physical resistance: 10% for Witch Elves, Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore, Sisters of Slaughter and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Speed: +10% for Witch Elves, Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore, Sisters of Slaughter and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
- Weapon strength: +12% for Witch Elves, Harpies, War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Black Dragon, Feral Manticore, Sisters of Slaughter and Bloodwrack Medusae units (Rank 7 and above) (Lord's army)
Requires: Strength Through SpiteThe murderous, unforgiving rage of Khaine can be transferred from a Lord to his legions.
Steel Will
Steel Will
- Passive ability: "Beastlord's Presence" (replaces "Beastlord's Gaze")
- Leadership: -8 for enemy monstrous units (enemy armies in local province)
Requires: Cull the Unworthy, Ravager Rewards, Favour the Fortunate, Confer BloodlustSome beasts are only tamed, or dominated, by some manner of being an order of magnitude stronger, in will if not in muscle.

Route Marcher
Route Marcher
- Campaign movement range: +5%
Those who know the land and its secrets will travel faster and further than the foes who don't.
Iron Disciplinarian
Iron Disciplinarian3 levels
Level 1
- Control: +1 (local province)
Level 2
- Control: +2 (local province)
Level 3
- Control: +3 (local province)
Requires: Route MarcherThis Lord expects utter obedience from the smallfolk, and has little time for insurrections or petty revolts.
Dreaded Slaver
Dreaded Slaver3 levels
Level 1
- Casualties captured post-battle: +5%
Level 2
- Casualties captured post-battle: +12%
Level 3
- Casualties captured post-battle: +25%
Requires: Route MarcherThis one ensures that those captured in battle wished they'd died on the field, so great is the cruelty that awaits them.
Serve or Die
Serve or Die3 levels
Level 1
- Recruitment cost: -5% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Recruitment cost: -10% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Recruitment cost: -15% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route Marcher"You will serve me, wretch, or you will die, there is no other option."
Infamous Raider
Infamous Raider3 levels
Level 1
- Income from looting settlements: +4% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +10% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +4% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Income from looting settlements: +9% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +20% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +9% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Income from looting settlements: +15% (Lord's army)
- Income from raiding: +30% (Lord's army)
- Income from sacking settlements: +15% (Lord's army)
Requires: Route MarcherIf there were annals detailing the dastardly deeds of the sackers and looters of the world, this inveterate brigand would feature heavily.
Draftmaster
Draftmaster
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Local recruitment capacity: +1 (local province)
Requires: Iron Disciplinarian, Dreaded Slaver, Serve or Die, Infamous RaiderSomeone has to ensure the numbers and quality of recruits remain high.
Lightning Strike
Lightning Strike3 levels
Level 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
Level 2
- 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
Level 3
- 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
Requires: Draftmaster"The time to strike is now!"
Quartermaster
Quartermaster3 levels
Level 1
- Upkeep: -3% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Upkeep: -6% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Upkeep: -10% (Lord's army)
Requires: DraftmasterA good quartermaster can ration equipment and foodstuffs efficiently, making supplies last longer.
Fleeting Shadow
Fleeting Shadow3 levels
Level 1
- Ambush success chance: +6% (Lord's army)
- Ambush defence chance: +5% (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Ambush success chance: +16% (Lord's army)
- Ambush defence chance: +10% (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Attribute: Vanguard Deployment
- Ambush success chance: +30% (Lord's army)
- Ambush defence chance: +20% (Lord's army)
Requires: DraftmasterKnowing precisely where and when to launch an ambush, and against who, takes an unusual level of guile.
Elven Healing
Elven Healing3 levels
Level 1
- Casualty replenishment rate: +2% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 2
- Casualty replenishment rate: +4% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -20% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Level 3
- Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (Lord's army)
- Attrition: -30% casualties suffered from all attrition (Lord's army)
Requires: DraftmasterThe ancient Asur arts teach one how to heal as well as how to harm.
Renowned & Feared
Renowned & Feared
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
- Hero self-defence: +25% chance of wounding aggressors
- Campaign movement range: +5%
- Recruit rank: +1 for all units (Lord's army)
- Upkeep: -8% (Lord's army)
Requires: Lightning Strike, Quartermaster, Fleeting Shadow, Elven HealingThis Lord's many deeds - both on and off the battlefield - have brought them renown among their allies and made them feared by their enemies.

Every version of Rakarth

4 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	80	46	55	50	400	45	1,000	250	`wh2_twa03_def_cha_rakarth_0`
Dark ElvesLord	5,756	1	90	80	84	36	25	360	45	1,350	337	`wh2_twa03_def_cha_rakarth_1`
Dark ElvesLord	5,476	1	80	80	85	55	45	445	65	1,650	438	`wh2_twa03_def_cha_rakarth_2`
Dark ElvesLord	8,444	1	90	80	95	55	50	560	50	2,200	550	`wh2_twa03_def_cha_rakarth_3`

Who can field it

Naggarond

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.