Warrior Priest
Hero· Support Specialist· 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.
Warrior Priest is Empire hero: 3,688 HP, armour 85, melee attack 45, melee defence 35, weapon strength 360. It costs 1,000 in the campaign and 350 in multiplayer. Unit key wh_main_emp_cha_warrior_priest_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Hit Points3,688This 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
3,688
bottom 15% of class
Armour85How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_value
Armour
85
top 29% of class
Leadership70A 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
70
top 36% of class
Speed34This 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
34
bottom 12% of class
Melee Attack45This 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
45
top 33% of class
Melee Defence35This 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
35
top 50% of class
Weapon strength360 · 240 base + 120 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
240 base + 120 armour-piercing
360
bottom 49% of class
Charge Bonus30This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0.4 · land_units.charge_bonus
Charge bonus
30
bottom 29% 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
- 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.
- Divine PowerHex · +50% Miscast ChancepassiveDivine PowerHex+50% Miscast ChancePassiveSuch is the strength of Sigmar's favour that enemies fail to act in the presence of such brilliance.
- BenedictionAugment (Area) · +8 LeadershippassiveBenedictionAugment (Area)+8 LeadershipPassive · Range 55 mThe Warrior Priest passes the blessings of the Heldenhammer to the brave men around him.
- Hammer of SigmarAugment (Area) · +24 Melee AttackactiveHammer of SigmarAugment (Area)+24 Melee AttackCooldown 60 s · Duration 25 s · Range 35 mThe Warrior Priest implores Sigmar to imbue him with a modicum of divine strength, and now his hammer glows bright with power!
- Shield of FaithWard Save (Area) · +20% Damage Resistance, Good against AP damageactiveShield of FaithWard Save (Area)+20% Damage ResistanceGood against AP damageCooldown 90 s · Duration 25 s · Range 55 mThe Warrior Priest’s faith manifests in the form of a shield as hard as castle-forged steel.
- SoulfireBombardment · Does not affect friendly troops, Causes moderate magical damage…activeSoulfireBombardmentDoes not affect friendly troopsCauses moderate magical damageWeak vs a single combatantLarge strike areaCooldown 90 s · Duration 7 s · Wind-up 1 sA battle prayer that bathes the Warrior Priest in white, holy fire, sears Sigmar’s foes but leaves the supplicant unharmed.
Counters
Good against
- Units with physical resistance — magical melee attackse.g. Hexwraiths, Cairn Wraiths, Syreens
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · The Empire: Steam Tank, Greatswords
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
Warrior Priest skill tree
32 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.
- Barded WarhorseBarded WarhorseUnlocks at rank 4
- Mount: Barded Warhorse
- Mark of HyshMark of HyshUnlocks at rank 8
- Spell resistance: 10%
- Sigmar’s WardSigmar’s WardUnlocks 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
- Ceremonial VestmentsCeremonial VestmentsUnlocks at rank 10
- Armour: +15
- Hit points: +10%
- War OathsWar OathsUnlocks at rank 12
- Character experience gain: +20%
- Ward save: +5%
- Sigmar's PresenceSigmar's PresenceUnlocks at rank 14
- Attribute: Causes Fear
- Character's aura leadership effect: +4
- Leadership aura size: +25%
- Hammer of SigmarHammer of Sigmar
- Battle prayer: "Hammer of Sigmar"
- Shield of FaithShield of FaithUnlocks at rank 5
- Battle prayer: "Shield of Faith"
- SoulfireSoulfireUnlocks at rank 10
- Battle prayer: "Soulfire"
- Devoted to SigmarDevoted to SigmarUnlocks at rank 15
- Cooldown: -25% to battle prayers
- Spell resistance: 10%
- SafeguardSafeguard
- Armour: +6
- ImpassionedImpassioned3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee defence: +3
- Melee defence: +7
- Melee defence: +12
- Wild-EyedWild-Eyed3 levelsLevel 1
- Melee attack: +3
- Melee attack: +6
- Melee attack: +9
- ConvictionConviction3 levelsLevel 1
- Leadership: +2
- Leadership: +5
- Leadership: +9
- SoothsayingSoothsaying3 levelsLevel 1
- Leadership aura size: +10%
- Leadership aura size: +20%
- Leadership aura size: +40%
- Faith's BastionFaith's Bastion
- Ability: "Faith's Bastion"
- TenacityTenacity3 levelsLevel 1
- Hit points: +3%
- Hit points: +8%
- Hit points: +15%
- AuguryAugury3 levelsLevel 1
- Character's aura leadership effect: +2
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
- Character's aura leadership effect: +9
- InviolableInviolable3 levelsLevel 1
- Armour: +3
- Armour: +8
- Armour: +15
- FervourFervour3 levelsLevel 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
- Weapon strength: +12%
- Weapon strength: +20%
- BenedictionBenediction
- Passive ability: "Benediction"
- Summoned FaithSummoned FaithUnlocks at rank 20
- Leadership: +6 when fighting against Undead factions (Hero's army)
- Melee attack: +4 when fighting against Daemons of Chaos (Hero's army)
- Corruption: -2 (local province)
- Righteous FuryRighteous FuryUnlocks at rank 20
- Base weapon damage: +30
- Passive ability: "Frenzy"
- Spiritual HealingSpiritual HealingUnlocks at rank 20
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 20
- Hero action success chance: +10%
- Replenish TroopsReplenish Troops3 levelsLevel 1
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 3%
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 6%
- Replenish Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional 9%
- Stimulate GrowthStimulate Growth3 levelsLevel 1
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 10
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 20
- Stimulate Growth action: Growth is modified by an additional 30
- Damage BuildingDamage Building3 levelsLevel 1
- Damage Building action: Additional 5% damage caused
- Damage Building action: Additional 15% damage caused
- Damage Building action: Additional 30% damage caused
- 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
- Hinder ReplenishmentHinder Replenishment3 levelsLevel 1
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -10%
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -20%
- Hinder Replenishment action: Replenishment is modified by an additional -40%
- 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 Warrior Priest
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The EmpireSupport Specialist | 3,688 | 1 | 85 | 70 | 34 | 45 | 35 | 360 | 30 | 1,000 | 250 | wh_main_emp_cha_warrior_priest_0 |
| The EmpireSupport Specialist | 4,176 | 1 | 105 | 70 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 360 | 50 | 1,200 | 300 | wh_main_emp_cha_warrior_priest_2 |
Who can field it
- The Empire · Reikland
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.
The game also has 1 summoned or scripted copy of this unit that no building or mercenary pool recruits (wh_main_emp_cha_warrior_priest_1).
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.