Sorceress (Death)
Hero· Wizard· 1 model at Ultra size
Skill tree →Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Sorceress (Death) is Dark Elves hero: 3,420 HP, armour 10, melee attack 39, melee defence 30, weapon strength 285. It costs 1,000 in the campaign and 300 in multiplayer. Unit key wh2_dlc10_def_cha_sorceress_death_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points3,420This determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × models
Health
3,420
bottom 2% of class
Armour10How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
10
bottom 2% of class
Leadership60A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.morale
Leadership
60
bottom 17% of class
Speed36This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0.4 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10
Speed
36
bottom 23% of class
Melee Attack39This 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 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_attack
Melee attack
39
bottom 43% of class
Melee Defence30This determines the chance of a unit being hit whilst in melee.
This only works in melee and provides no protection from missiles!Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.melee_defence
Melee defence
30
bottom 19% of class
Weapon strength285 · 200 base + 85 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0.4 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damage
Weapon strength
200 base + 85 armour-piercing
285
bottom 6% of class
Charge Bonus15This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
15
bottom 4% 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
- Murderous ProwessAugment · +20% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage, +25% Charge Bonus…passiveMurderous ProwessAugment+20% Armour-Piercing Missile Damage+25% Charge Bonus+25% Melee Attack+15 LeadershipPassive · Duration 90 s · 1 useSlaughter! There is no greater glorification of Khaine, the God of Murder, and no more popular form of worship – or indeed daily exercise – amongst the Dark Elves.
- WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passiveWoundsHex-10% Speed-20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage-20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveEven the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
Lore of magic
Lore of Death
Counters
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · Dark Elves: Cold One Chariots, Bloodwrack Shrine
- Missile fire — armour 10, no shielde.g. Ratling Guns, Stormfiends (Ratling Cannons), Chameleon Stalkers · Dark Elves: Shades, Black Ark Corsairs (Handbows)
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
Sorceress (Death) skill tree
25 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 Sorceress (Death)'s skills
- Dark SteedDark SteedUnlocks at rank 7
- Mount: Dark Steed
- Cold OneCold OneUnlocks at rank 11
- Mount: Cold One
- Dark PegasusDark PegasusUnlocks at rank 16
- Mount: Dark Pegasus
- Hekarti's BlessingHekarti's BlessingUnlocks at rank 4
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +8 (own army)
- Ward of HekartiWard of HekartiUnlocks at rank 8
- Spell resistance: 10%
- Ward of KhaineWard of KhaineUnlocks at rank 8
- Missile resistance: 10%
- ImmortalityImmortalityUnlocks at rank 20
- When normally killed in action, this Hero will be wounded instead
- MentorMentorUnlocks at rank 30 · 3 levelsLevel 1
- Character will share +15% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Character will share +30% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Character will share +50% of experience earned between all other active Heroes of the same type
- Spirit LeechSpirit Leech2 levelsLevel 1
- Overcast spell: "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Spirit Leech"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Spirit Leech"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Spirit Leech Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Spirit Leech"
- Doom & DarknessDoom & Darkness3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Doom & Darkness"
- Overcast spell: "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Doom & Darkness"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Doom & Darkness"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Doom & Darkness Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Doom & Darkness"
- Life-LeechingLife-Leeching
- Passive ability: "Life Leeching"
- Aspect of the Dread KnightAspect of the Dread Knight3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
- Overcast spell: "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Aspect of the Dread Knight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Aspect of the Dread Knight"
- SoulblightSoulblight3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "Soulblight"
- Overcast spell: "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Soulblight"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Soulblight"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Soulblight Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Soulblight"
- EvasionEvasion
- Passive ability: "Evasion"
- The Fate of BjunaThe Fate of Bjuna2 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "The Fate of Bjuna"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "The Fate of Bjuna"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Fate of Bjuna"
- Spell: "The Fate of Bjuna"
- The Purple Sun of XereusThe Purple Sun of Xereus3 levelsLevel 1
- Spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- Overcast spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "The Purple Sun of Xereus Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "The Purple Sun of Xereus"
- EarthingEarthing
- Miscast base chance: -15%
- Magical ReservesMagical Reserves
- Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +5
- Arcane ConduitArcane Conduit
- Passive ability: "Arcane Conduit"
- ScoutingScouting3 levelsLevel 1
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 5%
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 10%
- Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional 15%
- Spread ControlSpread Control3 levelsLevel 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 2
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 3
- Steal TechnologySteal Technology3 levelsLevel 1
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 3
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 6
- Steal Technology action: Research rate is increased by an additional 10
- WoundWound3 levelsLevel 1
- Wound action: Additional 5% chance of wounding target
- Wound action: Additional 12% chance of wounding target
- Wound action: Additional 21% chance of wounding target
- Block ArmyBlock Army3 levelsLevel 1
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -3%
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -8%
- Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -15%
- SpecialistSpecialist3 levelsLevel 1
- Hero action cost: -10%
- Hero action success chance: +1%
- Hero action cost: -20%
- Hero action success chance: +3%
- Hero action cost: -40%
- Hero action success chance: +6%
Every version of Sorceress (Death)
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 ElvesWizard | 3,420 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 285 | 15 | 1,000 | 250 | wh2_dlc10_def_cha_sorceress_death_0 |
| Dark ElvesWizard | 3,848 | 1 | 40 | 60 | 92 | 39 | 30 | 285 | 35 | 1,100 | 275 | wh2_dlc10_def_cha_sorceress_death_1 |
| Dark ElvesWizard | 4,016 | 1 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 39 | 30 | 285 | 35 | 1,400 | 350 | wh2_dlc10_def_cha_sorceress_death_2 |
| Dark ElvesWizard | 4,176 | 1 | 40 | 60 | 105 | 39 | 30 | 285 | 50 | 1,500 | 375 | wh2_dlc10_def_cha_sorceress_death_3 |
Who can field it
- Dark Elves · Naggarond
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.