Hit Points5,496This determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × modelsHealth
5,496
top 38% of class
Armour90How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
90
top 37% of class
Leadership85A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0 · land_units.moraleLeadership
85
top 12% of class
Speed40This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
40
bottom 26% of class
Melee Attack70This 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 · land_units.melee_attackMelee attack
70
top 7% of class
Melee Defence50This 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 · land_units.melee_defenceMelee defence
50
top 31% of class
Weapon strength430 · 130 base + 300 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
130 base + 300 armour-piercing
430
top 49% of class
Charge Bonus35This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
35
bottom 27% 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.
Causes Terror
This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Units that cause terror are immune to terror and fear themselves.
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
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.
Master of BeguilementHex · -40 Melee AttackactiveMaster of BeguilementHex-40 Melee AttackCooldown 90 s · Duration 44 sThis Vampire Lord feints and shades, confounding their enemy into missteps and errors.
Aura of Dark GrandeurHex (Area) · -4 LeadershippassiveAura of Dark GrandeurHex (Area)-4 LeadershipPassive · Range 35 mVlad motivates his devoted followers with his majestic presence; the Lord of Undeath is without peer.
The HungerRegeneration · Replenishes hit points of combatantspassiveThe HungerRegenerationReplenishes hit points of combatantsPassiveAs the Vampires rip apart their victims they feast on the blood that spills forth – gaining in strength and lost stamina.
CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassiveCrumblingDirect DamageCauses damage to selfPassiveThe dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassiveDisintegratingDirect DamageCauses severe damage to selfPassiveThe Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and Necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.
Vlad von Carstein skill tree
39 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.
DivinerDiviner
Campaign line of sight: +25%
Magic item drop chance from battle: +50%- Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +30%
Aura of Dark MajestyAura of Dark Majesty
Leadership aura size: +25%
- Loremaster, Lore of VampiresLoremaster, Lore of VampiresUnlocks at rank 8
Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Curse of Years"- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
Cooldown: -25% to Lore of Vampires spells
Grave WardGrave WardUnlocks at rank 7
Missile resistance: 10%
Cloud of HorrorCloud of HorrorUnlocks at rank 4
Campaign movement range: +10%
Attribute: Strider
Speed: +15%
Coven of UndeathCoven of UndeathUnlocks at rank 3
Unit experience gain per turn: +230 (armies in local province)- Unit experience gain per turn: +150 (all armies factionwide)
Mesmerising AuraMesmerising AuraUnlocks at rank 6- Cooldown: -33% for "Master of Beguilement"
- Improves "Aura of Dark Grandeur" with a penalty to enemy melee attack
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -9%
Mortal LeviesMortal Levies
Missile strength: +20% for Sylvanian Crossbowmen and Sylvanian Handgunners units (own army)
Range: +20% for Sylvanian Crossbowmen and Sylvanian Handgunners units (own army)
Diplomatic relations: +40 with Empire
Storm of the NightStorm of the Night- Ability: "Storm of the Night"
Enemy leadership: -4 (local region)
Monstrous StrengthMonstrous Strength
Enables sundering attacks
Base weapon damage: +5 (own army)
Weapon strength: +10%
Weapon strength: +10% (own army)
Emperor of BonesEmperor of BonesUnlocks at rank 19
Vlad stops being a Legendary Hero and instead becomes a Legendary Lord
The HungerThe Hunger- Passive ability: "The Hunger"
Devastating ChargeDevastating Charge2 levelsLevel 1
Charge bonus: +15
- Charge bonus: +30
Dark KnightDark Knight2 levelsLevel 1
Armour: +7
- Armour: +15
BeguileBeguile2 levelsLevel 1
Melee defence: +6
- Melee defence: +12
QuickbloodQuickblood2 levelsLevel 1
Melee attack: +6
- Melee attack: +12
Blood LustBlood Lust- Ability: "Blood Lust"
- Master StrikeMaster Strike2 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +10%
- Weapon strength: +20%
Curse of the RevenantCurse of the Revenant2 levelsLevel 1
Hit points: +7%
- Hit points: +15%
- Blade MasterBlade Master2 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +6
- Melee attack: +12
- Fleet-FootedFleet-Footed2 levelsLevel 1
- Speed: +7%
- Speed: +15%
Red FuryRed Fury- Replaces: "Blood Lust"
- Ability: "Red Fury"
Invocation of NehekInvocation of Nehek2 levelsLevel 1- Overcast spell: "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
Cooldown: -30% to ""
Miscast base chance: -15% for "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"- Overcast spell: "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Invocation of Nehek"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Invocation of Nehek Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to ""
The Curse of UndeathThe Curse of Undeath- Passive ability: "The Curse of Undeath"
Vanhel's Danse MacabreVanhel's Danse Macabre2 levelsLevel 1- Overcast spell: "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -1 for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Vanhel's Danse Macabre Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Vanhel's Danse Macabre"
Gaze of NagashGaze of Nagash2 levelsLevel 1- Overcast spell: "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Gaze of Nagash"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Gaze of Nagash"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Gaze of Nagash Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Gaze of Nagash"
Raise DeadRaise Dead2 levelsLevel 1- Overcast spell: "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to ""
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Spell number of uses: +1 for "Raise Dead" and "Raise Dead Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to ""
EvasionEvasion- Passive ability: "Evasion"
Curse of YearsCurse of Years- Winds of Magic cost: -2 for "Curse of Years"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Curse of Years"
- Spell: "Curse of Years"
Wind of DeathWind of Death2 levelsLevel 1- Overcast spell: "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -30% to "Wind of Death"
- Miscast base chance: -15% for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Overcast spell: "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Wind of Death"
- Winds of Magic cost: -4 for "Wind of Death Upgraded"
- Cooldown: -50% to "Wind of Death"
- EarthingEarthing
- Miscast base chance: -15%
- Magical ReservesMagical Reserves
Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +5
Arcane ConduitArcane Conduit- Passive ability: "Arcane Conduit"
TrainingTraining3 levelsLevel 1- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 10%
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 20%
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 30%
Stimulate GrowthStimulate Growth3 levelsLevel 1
Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 10- Growth: -10 (local enemy province)
- Growth: +10 (local province)
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 20
- Growth: -20 (local enemy province)
- Growth: +20 (local province)
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 30
- Growth: -30 (local enemy province)
- Growth: +30 (local province)
Damage WallsDamage Walls3 levelsLevel 1
Damage Walls action: 1 additional wall breaches
- Damage Walls action: 2 additional wall breaches
- Damage Walls action: 3 additional wall breaches
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
Assault UnitsAssault Units3 levelsLevel 1
Assault Units action: Additional 3% casualties inflicted
- Assault Units action: Additional 8% casualties inflicted
- Assault Units action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
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%
Who can field it
- Host of Nagash
- The Drakenhof Conclave
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.