Cairn Wraiths
Extremely effective in battle, the Cairn Wraith has no corporeal form, making it extremely difficult to kill with conventional weaponry.Cairn Wraiths are hooded, spectral creatures that dwell in the realms of nightmare, haunting the dreams of men. They are amongst the most dreaded of all Undead. Lacking physical forms altogether, they cannot be out down by axe, sword or hammer blow. Even the strongest faith cannot banish such creatures easily. Worse still, the icy touch of a Cairn Wraith drains the essence of mortal men. A Cairn Wraith is capable of reaching into the body of an adversary and closing its freezing claws around the victim's vital organs, sending painful chills right through a man's soul. Because they are impervious to physical weaponry, only the raw energies of magic or a well-placed blow from an enchanted weapon can slay a Cairn Wraith. The crippling fear that arises from having a night-unkillable spectre scythe down any too slow to escape causes even brave men to quit the field. Those who do resist the urge to flee find their return blows passing through the Wraith's incorporeal form. It is well that such creatures are so rare, for these silent assassins are quite capable of slaughtering their way through an entire garrison over the course of a single moonless night.
Unit Name Cairn Wraiths |
Main Unit Key wh_main_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths |
Land Unit Key wh_main_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths |
Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport |
Land Unit Group Scythe Infantry |
Naval Unit Group Scythe Infantry |
Soldiers 60 |
Caste Melee Infantry |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Cost 850 |
Recruitment Cost 850 |
Upkeep Cost 212 |
Melee Attack 28 |
44 |
├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_scythe_cairnwraith |
├ Melee Damage Base 6 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 38 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 20 |
26 |
├ Base Defence 26 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
0 |
├ Armour wh_main_body_0 |
├ Armour Defence 0 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
82 |
├ Man Entity wh_main_vmp_inf_wraith |
├ Man Speed 48 |
├ Man Health 8 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 74 |
Leadership (Base Morale) 40 |
Abilities
- 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. - 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. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Strider
This unit ignores speed and combat penalties caused by terrain and can move through trees. - {{tr:wh2_dlc09_undead_description}}
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Causes Terror
This unit can fear themselves. - Armour-Piercing
The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets. - Ethereal
Ethereal units ignore most damage done by non-magical weapons. As they have shed most of their physical form, they are not slowed by terrain-based movement penalties either.
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Spirit Well
(wh2_main_vmp_wraiths_1) Level 0
Font of Nightmares
(wh2_main_vmp_wraiths_2) Level 1 |
Faction Availability | |
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The Eye of the Vortex | |
Mortal Empires |