How much HP do Skeleton Spearmen have?

Skeleton Spearmen have 9,760 HP across 160 models at Ultra unit size (patch 9.0.4).

How much do Skeleton Spearmen cost?

Skeleton Spearmen cost 325 in the campaign and in multiplayer.

What is the unit key for Skeleton Spearmen?

The unit key is wh_main_vmp_inf_skeleton_warriors_1; other versions: wh2_dlc09_tmb_inf_skeleton_spearmen_0.

Skeleton Spearmen

Melee infantry· Spear Infantry· Tier 1· 160 models at Ultra size

Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.

Skeleton Spearmen are Vampire Counts, Undead Legions and Tomb Kings melee infantry: 9,760 HP across 160 models, armour 20, melee attack 14, melee defence 30, weapon strength 24. It costs 325 in the campaign and in multiplayer. Unit key wh_main_vmp_inf_skeleton_warriors_1. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

Health

61 per model

9,760

top 28% of class

Armour

shield blocks 35% of small-arms missiles from the front (not artillery)

bottom 26% of class

Leadership

bottom 1% of class

Speed

bottom 32% of class

Melee attack

bottom 2% of class

Melee defence

bottom 34% of class

Weapon strength

18 base + 6 armour-piercing, +14 vs large

bottom 8% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 2% of class

Campaign cost: 325
Multiplayer cost: 325
Upkeep: 81
Mass: 90

Unit key (for console commands)

wh_main_vmp_inf_skeleton_warriors_1

Compare with other units

Rank

Leadership: 35
Melee attack: 14
Melee defence: 30
Experience: —

Rank 0 (recruited); the stat card stays at rank 0. Per rank: base^growth_rate × growth_scalar (unit_experience_bonuses, unit_experience_thresholds), patch 9.0.4. Worth in gold: the price at which the ranked unit breaks even against rank-0 copies of itself (combat calculator formulas).

Recruited from

The first building level that unlocks it (table building_units_allowed), patch 9.0.4. Unlock (computed): every level of that chain up to it (building_levels create_cost, create_time, one after another) and the main building level it needs, before cost reductions.

Base values at Ultra unit size, rank 0, no skills or items — patch 9.0.4. Hover a number for the game table it comes from. Bars are computed on this site: where the unit sits among melee infantry units players can field.

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.
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.
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

CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassive
DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassive

Counters

Good against

Large units — bonus vs large 14e.g. Rogue Idol, Dread Saurian, Khemric Titan · Vampire Counts: Crypt Horrors, Terrorgheist

Vulnerable to

Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Vampire Counts: Coven Throne, Black Coach
Heavy large units — infantry-sized, mass 90e.g. Dread Maw, Thunderbarge, Steam Tank · Vampire Counts: Zombie Dragon, Black Coach

Computed from base unit-card values (no skills, items or abilities), one rule per line; examples are units with the most of that trait. How counters are worked out · Try it in the combat calculator

Gold for gold

COMPUTEDAt equal gold it beats 68.4% of the game's 194 infantry units in melee. Per 1,000 gold: 91.9 damage per second against Chaos Warriors; it lasts 91.3 s against one unit of them.

Beats, at a similar price: Grail Reliquae (531.18× faster), Pigback Riders (2.81× faster), Nurglings (1.83× faster)

Loses to, at a similar price: Spearmen (Shields) (1.95× slower), Men-at-Arms (Shields) (1.81× slower), Men-at-Arms (1.70× slower)

Equal gold, every model fighting at its weapon's attack interval, combat calculator formulas; no charge, mass, splash, leadership or abilities. “Similar price”: within 30% of its 325 multiplayer gold. Vampire Counts units ranked.

Patch changes

Patch 9.0wh_main_vmp_inf_skeleton_warriors_1

Custom battle: now in the Undead Legions roster

Patch 9.0wh2_dlc09_tmb_inf_skeleton_spearmen_0

Custom battle: now in the Undead Legions roster

Every version of Skeleton Spearmen

2 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 LegionsSpear Infantry	9,760	160	20	35	31	14	30	24	4	325	81	`wh_main_vmp_inf_skeleton_warriors_1`
Tomb Kings, Undead LegionsSpear Infantry	9,760	160	20	35	28	14	30	24	3	—	—	`wh2_dlc09_tmb_inf_skeleton_spearmen_0`

Who can field it

Undead Legions · Host of Nagash
Vampire Counts · The Drakenhof Conclave
Tomb Kings · Khemri

Custom Battle lists factions under each race; every faction of a race fields that race's units (units_custom_battle_permissions rows of any of its factions). The name after the race is the faction the army builder uses.

Where these numbers come from

Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0.4 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 099796e8). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.