Runesmith

Hero· Support Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size

Dwarfs

Health

3,908

bottom 30% of class

Armour

120

top 6% of class

Leadership

top 36% of class

Speed

bottom 5% of class

Melee attack

bottom 48% of class

Melee defence

bottom 19% of class

Weapon strength

230 base + 90 armour-piercing

320

bottom 43% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 13% 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

WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
ForgefireHex (Area) · -15 Armourpassive

Lore of magic

Runic Magic6 spells

Runesmith skill tree

31 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.

Plan Runesmith's skills

Master of the Forge
Master of the ForgeUnlocks at rank 3 · 2 levels
Level 1
- Oathgold from buildings: +20% (local province)
Level 2
- Oathgold from buildings: +40% (local province)
There are none more adept at metal-shaping than those who command the runes.
Ancestral Grudge
Ancestral GrudgeUnlocks at rank 4
- Weapon strength: +8%
- Weapon strength: +15% when fighting against Greenskins
All Dwarfs despise the Greenskins, for the urki and grobi are the prime agents in the Times of Woe.
Resolute
ResoluteUnlocks at rank 7
- Charge bonus: +15
Dwarfs are resolute - once they commit to charging the foe, they put all their strength behind that initial blow.
Rune of Grimnir
Rune of GrimnirUnlocks at rank 8
- Missile resistance: 10%
The endless courage of the Warrior God, directed to bolster this Dawi’s own reserves.
Relentless
RelentlessUnlocks at rank 11 · 3 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +3%
Level 2
- Speed: +8%
Level 3
- Speed: +15%
Dwarfs are not fast, yet they will soldier on, always moving despite any hazards encountered.
Immortality
ImmortalityUnlocks at rank 20
- 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
MentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 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.

Runic Imbuement
Runic ImbuementUnlocks at rank 12
- Enables magical attacks
- Weapon strength: +10%
With the power of Runic Magic at your side, there's little in this world or any other that can do to bring you low.
Stubborn Mastery
Stubborn Mastery
- Spell resistance: 10% (Hero's army)
Requires: Runic ImbuementAs a Slayer pursues his quarry, the Runesmith's thirst for knowledge is every bit as relentless, because only through understanding will we wipe the foe from the mountains once and for all.
Learned Intuition
Learned Intuition
- Magic item drop chance from battle: +15%
- Ambush defence chance: +20% (Hero's army)
- Chance of intercepting an army using Tunnelling, beast-paths or Worldroots: +15%
Requires: Runic ImbuementThere are some things that simply cannot be taught. You either know them or you don't; it's as simple as that.
Accomplished Runesmithing
Accomplished Runesmithing
- Cooldown: -10% to Rune abilities
Requires: Runic ImbuementThe more runes you craft, the stronger and more powerful they – and you – will become; practice makes perfect, after all.
Runemaster
Runemaster
- Shared cooldown: -15% for all Master Rune Magic
- Miscast base chance: -15%
Requires: Stubborn Mastery, Learned Intuition, Accomplished RunesmithingUpon the Anvil of Doom the rune weapons of legend are forged.

Rune of Speed
Rune of Speed2 levels
Level 1
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Speed"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Speed"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Speed"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Speed"
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Speed"
Rune of Oath & Steel
Rune of Oath & Steel3 levels
Level 1
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Oath & Steel"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Oath & Steel"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Oath & Steel"
Level 3
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Oath & Steel"
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Oath & Steel"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Oath & Steel"
Requires: Rune of Speed
Rune of Wrath & Ruin
Rune of Wrath & Ruin3 levels
Level 1
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
Level 3
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Wrath & Ruin"
Requires: Rune of Speed
Damping
Damping
- Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: -10 (local region)
Requires: Rune of SpeedThe Dwarfs' natural anti-magic resistance is amplified to dampen the Winds of Magic.
Rune of Slowness
Rune of Slowness3 levels
Level 1
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Slowness"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Slowness"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Slowness"
Level 3
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Slowness"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Slowness"
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Slowness"
Requires: Rune of Speed
Forgefire
Forgefire
- Passive ability: "Forgefire"
Requires: Rune of Wrath & Ruin, Rune of Oath & Steel, Damping, Rune of Slowness
Rune of Breaking
Rune of Breaking3 levels
Level 1
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Breaking"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Breaking"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Breaking"
Level 3
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Breaking"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Breaking"
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Breaking"
Requires: Forgefire
Rune of Negation
Rune of Negation3 levels
Level 1
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Negation"
Level 2
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Negation"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Negation"
Level 3
- Overcast Rune Magic: "Master Rune of Negation"
- Cooldown: -15% for "Rune of Negation"
- Rune Magic: "Rune of Negation"
Requires: Forgefire
Rune of Hearth & Home
Rune of Hearth & Home
- Passive ability: "Rune of Hearth & Home"
Requires: ForgefireInvoking the Rune of Hearth & Home stirs a Dwarf's pride in his Hold, Clan and Ancestors.
Wardbreaker
Wardbreaker
- Spell resistance: -10% (enemy armies in local province)
- Missile resistance: -10% (enemy armies in local province)
Requires: ForgefireDawi Rune Magic is potent, and damned hard to defend against!
Strike the Runes
Strike the Runes
- Shared cooldown: -10% for all Rune Magic
Requires: Rune of Breaking, Rune of Negation, Rune of Hearth & Home, WardbreakerA Runesmith may "strike the runes" - an analogy for keeping them "hot", refusing to let them cool.

Harden Armour
Harden ArmourUnlocks at rank 5 · 3 levels
Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action: Harden Armour
Level 2
- Harden Armour action: armour is increased by an additional 3
- Unlocks Hero action: Harden Armour
Level 3
- Harden Armour action: armour is increased by an additional 5
- Unlocks Hero action: Harden Armour
Blending magic and metalwork, the Runesmith hones armour with greater solidity than items wrought by any other mortal race in the world.
Sharpen Weapons
Sharpen WeaponsUnlocks at rank 5 · 3 levels
Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action: Sharpen Weapons
Level 2
- Sharpen Weapons action: missile and melee damage is increased by an additional 3%
- Unlocks Hero action: Sharpen Weapons
Level 3
- Sharpen Weapons action: missile and melee damage is increased by an additional 5%
- Unlocks Hero action: Sharpen Weapons
Perhaps by some gift of Grungni, when a Runesmith feels the rage of battle his throng’s weapons glow with the heat of the forgefires.

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.
Cleanse Corruption
Cleanse Corruption3 levels
Level 1
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 1
- Corruption: -1 (local province)
Level 2
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 2
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
Level 3
- Cleanse Corruption action: Corruption is reduced by an additional 3
- 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.

Who can field it

Karaz-a-Karak

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.