Wight King (Skeletal Steed)
Weapons bursting with dark energy, Wight Kings are monstrous fighters, more powerful than a dozen lesser ghouls.Wight Kings are incredibly powerful Undead, almost as hard to destroy as Vampires. Suffused with Dark Magic, a Wight King's weapons shimmer with baleful energy. The merest touch of their spear tip or blade can drain the life from their foes, or slice through flesh and bone with an ease that is frightening to behold. Clad in ancient armour, their flesh all but withered away, there is little for an adversary to cut or stab. Even to stand before one of these skeletal warriors of antiquity takes an extreme effort of will. For these reasons, a Vampire will often charge a Wight King with carrying forth the Undead general's personal banner. Such a duty is often integral to the army's stability, and these indomitable Undead warriors are able to hold aloft the army standard whilst tirelessly striking down one foe after another.
Unit Name Wight King (Skeletal Steed) |
Main Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_1 |
Land Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_1 |
Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport |
Land Unit Group Melee Specialist |
Naval Unit Group Melee Specialist |
Soldiers 1 |
Caste Hero |
Category Cavalry |
Class Command |
Custom Battle Cost 700 |
Recruitment Cost 1100 |
Upkeep Cost 275 |
Melee Attack 34 |
410 |
├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_sword_hero_wight_king |
├ Melee Damage Base 260 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 150 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
48 |
├ Base Defence 48 |
├ Shield wh_missile_block_35_wood |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
115 |
├ Armour wh_main_vmp_heavy_plate_mounted |
├ Armour Defence 80 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
4336 |
├ Man Entity wh_main_vmp_inf_wight |
├ Man Speed 33 |
├ Man Health 8 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 4320 |
├ Mount wh_main_vmp_mnt_skeletal_steed |
├ Mount Entity wh_main_vmp_cav_skeletal_steed |
├ Mount Speed 76 |
└ Mount Health 8 |
Leadership (Base Morale) 70 |
Abilities
- Deadly Onslaught
Such is the power and ferocity of the champion, that those who stand in his way will falter against the warrior's impact. - Foe-Seeker
There are those who wish nothing more than to be at the heart of battle, seeking foes to vanquish. - Heroic Killing Blow
There are powerful beings who can decapitate a dragon or plunge a sword into the heart of a griffon in one mighty strike. - Crumbling
The 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. - Disintegrating
The Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and necromantic energy slough off the subjects leaving naught but dust.
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 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
The unit is Undead (does not rout, immune to terror, becomes unstable when attrition when moving through territory not owned by the Undead.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Armoured & Shielded
Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.