Unofficial fan reference · game data patch 9.0.4 (Oct 15, 2026)
The Masque of Slaanesh unit card

The Masque of Slaanesh

Lord· Lord· 1 model at Ultra size

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The Masque of Slaanesh is a legendary lord of Slaanesh, leading The Accursed Troupe at the start of a campaign: 4,930 HP, armour 25, melee attack 65, melee defence 55, weapon strength 480. It costs 1,100 in the campaign and 1,700 in multiplayer. Beating this lord in battle can earn the defeat trait The Rhythm Stilled. Unit key wh3_dlc27_sla_cha_masque_of_slaanesh. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

Health

4,930

bottom 46% of class

Armour

25

bottom 11% of class

Leadership

80

top 38% of class

Speed

70

bottom 44% of class

Melee attack

65

top 15% of class

Melee defence

55

top 17% of class

Weapon strength

220 base + 260 armour-piercing, +25 vs infantry

480

top 26% of class

Charge bonus

50

top 50% of class

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.

  • Daemonic

    Daemonic units cannot be routed, but take damage when their Leadership is low. Daemonic units also have: Physical Resistance Fear and Terror Immunity

  • Devastating Flanker

    Entities with this attribute double their charge bonus when attacking the rear or flank of an entity.

  • 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.

  • Strider

    Speed and combat penalties caused by terrain are ignored by this unit.

Abilities

  • Chanson of CagingHex (Area) · -15% Speed, +15% Charge Speed…active
  • The Dance of DreamingDirect Damage (Area) · -6 Leadership, Mutually exclusive with The Waltz of Lethargy and Chanson of Cagingactive
  • The Waltz of LethargyHex (Area) · -6 Melee Attack, +6 Melee Attack…active
  • Daemonic InstabilityDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassive
  • Banished!Direct Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassive
  • WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
  • SlipperyAugment · +25% Speed, +24 Melee Defenceactive

Counters

Good against

Vulnerable to

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

Defeat trait

Beat The Masque of Slaanesh in battle and your lord can earn the trait

The Rhythm Stilled

  • Armour-piercing weapon damage: +40
  • Vigour loss reduction: -20%

A permanent misstep in the Accursed Maiden's Eternal Dance has marked her final performance.

All legendary lord defeat traits

Patch changes

Patch 9.0.3

  • Multiplayer cost1,600 → 1,700(+100)

The Masque of Slaanesh skill tree

48 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 The Masque of Slaanesh's skills

  1. Hates Khorne
  2. Elven Grudge
  3. Supple & Spry
  4. Irresistible Eagerness
  5. Army of Renown
  6. Mentor
  1. Chanson of Caging
  2. Entrancing Arabesque
  3. Riders of Dissolution
  4. Rigorous Precision
  5. Alluring Pace
  6. The Waltz of Lethargy
  7. Cursed Zeal
  1. Rapid Ruination
  2. Devastating Charge
  3. Thick-Skinned
  4. Hard to Hit
  5. Deadly Blade
  6. Foe-Seeker
  7. Wound-Maker
  8. Scarred Veteran
  9. Indomitable
  10. Blade Shield
  11. Deadly Onslaught
  1. Inspiring Presence
  2. Daemonic Inspiration
  3. Hellish Stride
  4. Gratifying Charge
  5. Princely Chariots
  6. Frenzied Revelry
  7. Such Sights to Show You
  8. Glamour of Slaanesh
  9. Acolytes of Hedonism
  10. Connoisseurs of Delight
  11. Killer's Kiss
  12. Secret Keeper
  13. Allure of Slaanesh
  1. Route Marcher
  2. Serve or Die
  3. Slaves to Excess
  4. Despoilers
  5. Corruption
  6. Draftmaster
  7. Lightning Strike
  8. Drawn to Decadence
  9. Relentless Advance
  10. Promise of Perfection
  11. Renowned & Feared

Who can field it

  • Slaanesh · Seducers of Slaanesh

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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.