Wight King

Hero· Melee Specialist· 1 model at Ultra size

Health

4,896

top 30% of class

Armour

shield blocks 55% of frontal missiles

top 28% of class

Leadership

top 36% of class

Speed

bottom 8% of class

Melee attack

top 35% of class

Melee defence

top 17% of class

Weapon strength

260 base + 150 armour-piercing, +14 vs infantry

410

top 29% 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

WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passive
Foe-SeekerAugment · +25% Charge Speed, +25% Speedactive
Heroic Killing BlowAugment · +50% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage, +50% Base Weapon Damageactive
CrumblingDirect Damage · Causes damage to selfpassive
DisintegratingDirect Damage · Causes severe damage to selfpassive

Wight King skill tree

31 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 Skeletal Steed
Barded Skeletal SteedUnlocks at rank 6
- Mount: Barded Skeletal Steed
Skeletal Steeds draped in fine armour make for an impressive and dangerous sight.
Grave Ward
Grave WardUnlocks at rank 7
- Missile resistance: 10%
Whereby the power of death itself is used to hold back the physical world.
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.

Martial Authority
Martial Authority
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 2
- Control: -2 (local enemy province)
- Control: +2 (local province)
- Character's aura leadership effect: +5
- Leadership aura size: +25%
Proving one’s authority is a living man’s game – and living is a fatal weakness no authority can overcome.
Ancient Bulwark
Ancient Bulwark
- Armour: +15
- Hit points: +10%
Requires: Martial AuthorityAs eternal and unyielding as the stony earth where he once rested. He rests no more.
Champion of Ruin
Champion of Ruin
- Assault Unit action: Additional 20% damage caused
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 20% casualties inflicted
- Hero action success chance: +10%
Requires: Martial AuthorityMortals' chief strength: numbers. A Wight King’s chief strength: his lone self.
Master of the Shield
Master of the Shield
- Melee defence: +10
- Missile block chance: +15%
Requires: Martial AuthorityIt was a miracle that this one died, so impervious he seemed. A second such miracle will not happen.
Terror of the Barrows
Terror of the Barrows
- Ability: "Heroic Killing Blow"
- Attribute: Causes Terror
Requires: Ancient Bulwark, Champion of Ruin, Master of the ShieldWhatever living souls mill about the battlefield will soon quake out of their sallow flesh.

Blade Master
Blade Master
- Melee attack: +5
This warrior is one with their blade; it is an extension of their will, making them a worthy foe in combat.
Devastating Charge
Devastating Charge3 levels
Level 1
- Charge bonus: +6
Level 2
- Charge bonus: +16
Level 3
- Charge bonus: +30
Requires: Blade MasterSome creatures charge home with such fury that the very ground shakes beneath their feet.
Thick-Skinned
Thick-Skinned3 levels
Level 1
- Armour: +3
Level 2
- Armour: +8
Level 3
- Armour: +15
Requires: Blade MasterCreatures with tough hides or some kind of natural armour are tough nuts to crack - even a powerful attack may fall foul of their thick-skin.
Hard to Hit
Hard to Hit3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Blade MasterHand-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.
Deadly Blade
Deadly Blade3 levels
Level 1
- Melee attack: +3
Level 2
- Melee attack: +7
Level 3
- Melee attack: +12
Requires: Blade MasterA deadly blade is especially lethal when in the hands of this master death-maker, killer and slaughterer!
Foe-Seeker
Foe-Seeker
- Ability: "Foe-Seeker"
Requires: Devastating Charge, Thick-Skinned, Hard to Hit, Deadly BladeFrom one bloodied, lifeless corpse to the next, this one is always looking for the next adversary to best.
Wound-Maker
Wound-Maker3 levels
Level 1
- Weapon strength: +5%
Level 2
- Weapon strength: +12%
Level 3
- Weapon strength: +20%
Requires: Foe-SeekerSuch is their power and ferocity, a wound-maker will ravage the foe, cutting and pulverising until there is only one exit - death.
Scarred Veteran
Scarred Veteran3 levels
Level 1
- Hit points: +3%
Level 2
- Hit points: +8%
Level 3
- Hit points: +15%
Requires: Foe-SeekerThe scars on this storied warrior reveal a veteran of many battles, a being not easy to kill and one worthy of respect and fear.
Indomitable
Indomitable3 levels
Level 1
- Leadership: +4
Level 2
- Leadership: +8
Level 3
- Leadership: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerThe iron will and indomitable presence of this leader ensures their followers remain steadfast when facing peril.
Blade Shield
Blade Shield3 levels
Level 1
- Melee defence: +3
Level 2
- Melee defence: +7
Level 3
- Melee defence: +12
Requires: Foe-SeekerA blade that sings in defence will not let its wielder be penetrated.
Deadly Onslaught
Deadly Onslaught
- Ability: "Deadly Onslaught"
Requires: Wound-Maker, Scarred Veteran, Indomitable, Blade ShieldThe war is endless. The cycle of charging, clashing, and bloody hand-to-hand fighting is without end. It will never stop.

Ceaseless Warden
Ceaseless Warden
- Passive ability: "Guardian"
- Enemy Hero action success chance: -25% (enemy characters in region)
A Wight King’s vigil which requires no vigilance. Enemies will invite themselves to their own wake, and he shall attend.
The Undead Fire
The Undead Fire
- Passive ability: "Frenzy"
- Bonus vs Infantry: +20
Once a Wight King begins his onslaught, he may seem like a mere tool of destruction, his will a cold fire that no longer burns out.
The Undead Edge
The Undead Edge
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +3 for Grave Guards units (Hero's army)
- Enables magical attacks for Grave Guards units (Hero's army)
A Wight King's barrow grave is a grindstone that has sharpened the weapons within to a baleful shimmer.

Assault Formation
Assault Formation3 levels
Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action:
Level 2
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: melee attack is increased by an additional 2
Level 3
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: melee attack is increased by an additional 4
Wight Kings have probably forgotten more about the art of battle than most will ever learn.
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Level 1
- Unlocks Hero action:
Level 2
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: melee defence is increased by an additional 2
Level 3
- Unlocks Hero action:
- action: melee defence is increased by an additional 4
Against his onslaught, nothing endures. When he stands sentry, only he does.

Training
Training3 levels
Level 1
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 10%
Level 2
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 20%
Level 3
- Training action: Unit experience gain is increased by an additional 30%
This champion extols discipline and fear away from the battlefield as much as on it.
Spread Control
Spread Control3 levels
Level 1
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 1
- Control: -1 (local enemy province)
- Control: +1 (local province)
Level 2
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 2
- Control: -2 (local enemy province)
- Control: +2 (local province)
Level 3
- Spread Control action: Control is modified by an additional 3
- Control: -3 (local enemy province)
- Control: +3 (local province)
The sight of this warrior, their stature, import or infamy, can have a calming effect.
Assault Garrison
Assault Garrison3 levels
Level 1
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 5% casualties inflicted
Level 2
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
Level 3
- Assault Garrison action: Additional 30% casualties inflicted
"If they know I'm coming then more's the better!"
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.
Assault Units
Assault Units3 levels
Level 1
- Assault Units action: Additional 3% casualties inflicted
Level 2
- Assault Units action: Additional 8% casualties inflicted
Level 3
- Assault Units action: Additional 15% casualties inflicted
Lying in wait, experienced and patient, striking when the foe least expects.
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 Wight King

2 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
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsMelee Specialist	4,896	1	90	70	33	44	48	410	15	1,000	250	`wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_0`
Vampire Counts, Undead LegionsMelee Specialist	5,268	1	110	70	72	44	48	410	35	1,200	300	`wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_2`

Who can field it

Host of Nagash
The Drakenhof Conclave

The game also has 3 summoned or scripted copies of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh3_dlc29_vmp_cha_wight_king_barded_nightmare_summoned, wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_0_summoned, wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_1).

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.