Tomb Herald

Hero· Support Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size

Health

3,968

bottom 34% of class

Armour

bottom 39% of class

Leadership

top 50% of class

Speed

bottom 2% of class

Melee attack

top 33% of class

Melee defence

top 42% of class

Weapon strength

240 base + 160 armour-piercing

400

top 33% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 4% 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.
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.
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

GuardianWard Save (Area) · +15 Physical Resistancepassive
DisintegratingDirect Damagepassive
CrumblingDirect Damagepassive
Endless ServiceAugment (Area) · +16 Leadership, Effect intensity increases with time spent engaged in melee.passive
Call of the HeraldAugmentpassive
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive

Patch changes

Patch 9.0wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald

New unit in this patch.

Patch 9.0wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald_skeletal_steed

New unit in this patch.

Patch 9.0wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald_skeleton_chariot

New unit in this patch.

Tomb Herald skill tree

33 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.

Skeletal Steed
Skeletal SteedUnlocks at rank 6
- Mount: Skeletal Steed
Long-dead destriers, awakened to serve their Unliving masters far beyond death.
Skeleton Chariot
Skeleton ChariotUnlocks at rank 9
- Mount: Skeleton Chariot
The pride of Nehekharan armies, impacting enemy lines with bone-shattering force and grinding the corpses beneath their heavy wheels.
Ceremonial Bandages
Ceremonial Bandages
- Missile resistance: 15%
Soaked in and toughened by embalming fluid, the cloth bindings used to mummify afford the wearer additional protection from all but a direct hit from mortal projectiles.
Embalmed in Elixir
Embalmed in Elixir
- Fire resistance: 15%
- Hit points: +8%
The fluid used to embalm the Tomb King toughens his bindings, enabling him to withstand a greater degree of damage than would otherwise be possible.
Immortality
ImmortalityUnlocks at rank 19
- 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
Mentor3 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.

The Killing Art
The Killing Art
- Melee attack: +5 (accompanying Lord)
- Weapon strength: +5% (accompanying Lord)
In a duel protecting the honour of their king, Heralds know there is another goal: to strip the foe of theirs. It takes little to turn first-blood strike into a killing blow.
Last in Defeat
Last in Defeat
- Replaces: "Guardian"
- Passive ability: "Last in Defeat"
- Melee defence: +5
Requires: The Killing Art
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- Passive ability: "Lethal Duelist"
- Melee attack: +5
Requires: The Killing Art
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- Passive Ability: "Call of the Herald"
- Vigour loss reduction: -15% (Hero's army)
Requires: The Killing Art
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- Passive ability: ""
- Leadership aura size: +25%
Requires: The Killing Art
Soul Vigil
Soul Vigil
- Ward save: +5% (accompanying Lord)
- Casualty replenishment rate: +10% (accompanying Lord)
Requires: Last in Defeat, wh3_dlc29_skill_tmb_tomb_herald_unique_champion_04, wh3_dlc29_skill_tmb_tomb_herald_unique_bodyguard_04, wh3_dlc29_skill_tmb_tomb_herald_unique_leadership_01A king's soul returns after millennia of arcane craft, priestly minds swept clean by rote effort. No Wind of Magic must carry this soul away again – a duty which falls to the Herald.

Indomitable Will
Indomitable Will
- Charge bonus: +5
- Leadership: +4
It is not possible to defeat such unshakeable spirit once its owner's mind is made up.
Conqueror
Conqueror2 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +4
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Melee attack: +8
- Weapon strength: +10%
Requires: Indomitable WillKill many and you *are* a conqueror; godhood is then but a protracted slaughter away...
Blade Master
Blade Master3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +3
Level 2
- Melee attack: +7
Level 3
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Indomitable WillThis warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Indomitable WillHand-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.
Indomitable
Indomitable3 levels
Level 1
- Leadership: +4
Level 2
- Leadership: +8
Level 3
- Leadership: +12
Requires: Indomitable WillThe iron will and indomitable presence of this leader ensures their followers remain steadfast when facing peril.
Tombstrike
Tombstrike
- Ability: "Tombstrike"
Requires: Conqueror, Blade Master, Hard to Hit, IndomitableHe whose will transcends death can strike out from beyond the grave, to devastating effect.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +12%
Level 3
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: TombstrikeSuch 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 Armour3 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +3
Level 2
- Armour: +8
Level 3
- Armour: +15
Requires: TombstrikeFull-plate armour protects the wearer from head-to-foot. Many such suits are blessed or imbued with arcane abilities.
Devastating Charge
Devastating Charge3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +16
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: TombstrikeSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body2 levels
Level 1
- Speed: +8%
Level 2
- Speed: +8%
- Hit points: +6%
Requires: TombstrikeDeath is not an impedance to the strongest of wills.
Desertstrike
Desertstrike
- Replaces: "Tombstrike"
- Ability: "Desertstrike"
Requires: Wound-Maker, Full Plate Armour, Devastating Charge, Over My Dead BodyBeware the scorpion's sting, hidden 'neath the desert sands yet always poised to strike.

The Herald’s Arrival
The Herald’s Arrival
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
- Hero action success chance: +25%
By his very presence, the name of his title and sometimes his own name, a Herald is a quiet but undeniable presence when matters between kingdoms are decided.
The Herald’s Arrival
The Herald’s Arrival
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
- Vampiric corruption: +2 (local province)
- Hero action success chance: +25%
By his very presence, the name of his title and sometimes his own name, a Herald is a quiet but undeniable presence when matters between kingdoms are decided.
Undeterred by Death
Undeterred by Death
- Ability: "Fight or Die!"
- Bonus vs Infantry: +10
Death did not disquiet them in life. Now they have shed their wariness in battle just as they did the weariness of mortal flesh.
Symbol of Permanence
Symbol of Permanence
- Unit mass: +20%
- Hit points: +10%
The foundation of Nehekhara’s glory is the service its people rendered to its kings. In battle, most steadfast of all were always the Heralds.

Replenish Troops
Replenish Troops3 levels
Level 1
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 3%
Level 2
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
Level 3
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 9%
Those in the army can find succour or be replenished by the power of this champion.
Spread Corruption
Spread Corruption3 levels
Level 1
- Spread Corruption action: Vampiric corruption is increased by an additional 1
- Vampiric corruption: +1 (local province)
Level 2
- Spread Corruption action: Vampiric corruption is increased by an additional 2
- Vampiric corruption: +2 (local province)
Level 3
- Spread Corruption action: Vampiric corruption is increased by an additional 3
- Vampiric 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.

Every version of Tomb Herald

3 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
Tomb Kings, Undead LegionsSupport Specialist	3,968	1	50	65	31	45	40	400	15	—	—	`wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald`
Tomb Kings, Undead LegionsSupport Specialist	4,448	1	50	65	76	45	40	400	45	—	—	`wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald_skeletal_steed`
Tomb Kings, Undead LegionsSupport Specialist	4,936	1	80	65	74	30	24	400	80	—	—	`wh3_dlc29_tmb_cha_tomb_herald_skeleton_chariot`

Who can field it

Khemri
Host of Nagash

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.