Hit Points6,232This 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
6,232
top 33% of class
Armour80How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
80
bottom 33% of class
Leadership75A 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
75
top 20% of class
Speed30This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
30
bottom 6% of class
Melee Attack30This 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
30
bottom 48% of class
Melee Defence20This 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
20
bottom 20% of class
Weapon strength160 · 110 base + 50 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
110 base + 50 armour-piercing
160
top 27% of class
Charge Bonus20This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
20
bottom 12% 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.
Unbreakable
This unit does not suffer any form of leadership loss and will never rout.
Yang
This unit counts as a Yang unit for the purpose of Battle Harmony proximity
Yin
This unit counts as a Yin unit for the purpose of Battle Harmony proximity.
Abilities
Bastion of the Great CitiesAugment (Area) · +24 Armour, Mutually exclusive with other War Drum abilitiesactiveBastion of the Great CitiesAugment (Area)+24 ArmourMutually exclusive with other War Drum abilitiesCooldown 30 s · Range 100 mA steady beat symbolises the staunch defences of the Bastion, a bulwark through which no enemy shall break.
Disdain of the Dragon EmperorAugment (Area) · +8 Melee Attack, +10 Reload Skill…activeDisdain of the Dragon EmperorAugment (Area)+8 Melee Attack+10 Reload SkillMutually exclusive with other War Drum abilitiesCooldown 30 s · Range 100 mUrged on by the pounding of drums, the Cathayan warriors fight untouched by fear, unleashing the fury of the Dragon on their foes.
Icon of the Great CitiesAugment (Area) · +8 LeadershippassiveIcon of the Great CitiesAugment (Area)+8 LeadershipPassive · Range 50 mThe warriors of Cathay know their roles well, guided through battle by the rhythmic pounding of their war drums.
Battle Harmony: YangAugment · +4 Melee Attack, +4 Melee Defence…passiveBattle Harmony: YangAugment+4 Melee Attack+4 Melee Defence+4 LeadershipEffect intensity increases by highest nearby Harmony multiplier on a unit.Activates when within 60 metres of a Yin unit.PassiveThere must be balance in all things: dark and light, moon and sun, female and male.
Battle Harmony: YinAugment · +4% Speed, +4 Leadership…passiveBattle Harmony: YinAugment+4% Speed+4 Leadership+12 Reload SkillEffect intensity increases by highest nearby Harmony multiplier on a unit.Activates when within 60 metres of a Yang unit.PassiveThere must be balance in all things: dark and light, moon and sun, female and male.
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.
Who can field it
- The Northern Provinces
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.