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Casket of Souls

When the souls are released, they endeavour not to return without new victims to torment for eternity.

At the heart of each tomb of the mightiest king there lies a casket, inscribed with hieroglyphs of malediction. Within this sarcophagus resides the tormented souls of those who have incited a Tomb King's wrath. Powerful binding inscriptions ensure that these souls cannot leave their prison until the moment when the casket is opened. When a Casket of Souls is opened, blinding light spills across the battlefield as countless souls scream into the air seeking freedom from the suffering of their confinement. These spirits plunge through the bodies of the Tomb Kings' enemies, and the hapless victims suffer unbearable agony as their life essence is utterly drained. To die thus is far worse than a physical death, for the very souls of those who perish in this manner become ensnared by the power of the casket. A Casket of Souls is a devastating weapon, for all who look upon it risk eternal damnation and imprisonment.

Casket of Souls

Unit Name

Casket of Souls

Main Unit Key

wh2_dlc09_tmb_art_casket_of_souls_0

Land Unit Key

wh2_dlc09_tmb_art_casket_of_souls_0

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Magical Artillery

Naval Unit Group

Magical Artillery

Soldiers

1

Caste

Chariot

Category

War Machine

Class

Chariot

Cost

1250

Recruitment Cost

0

Upkeep Cost

0

Missile Damage

130

├ Missile Weapon

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├ Projectile

wh2_dlc09_casket_of_souls

├ Missile Damage

40

├ Missile Ap Damage

90

└ Base Reload Time

18

Accuracy

10

Range

440

Reload

10

Shots Per Minute

3.7

Ammunition

20

Engine Missile Damage

0

├ Engine

wh2_dlc09_tmb_veh_casket_of_souls

├ Missile Weapon

├ Projectile

├ Missile Damage

├ Missile Ap Damage

└ Base Reload Time

Accuracy

10

Range

Reload

10

Shots Per Minute

Ammunition

20

Melee Attack

20

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

26

├ Melee Weapon

wh2_dlc09_tmb_sword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

8

Melee Defence

14

├ Base Defence

14

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

80

├ Armour

wh2_main_bone_80

├ Armour Defence

80

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

3960

├ Man Entity

wh2_dlc09_tmb_skeleton

├ Man Speed

28

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

3952

Leadership (Base Morale)

60

Abilities

  • Covenant of Power
    The magical power surrounding the Casket of Souls allows the Liche Priests to infuse their incantations with a portion of its energy.
  • Disintegrating
    The Dark Magic that holds these subjects together has failed. As the necromantic energy flows out of them, nothing is left but a pile of iron and bones in the sand.
  • Crumbling
    In the blasted desert of deepest Nehekhara, the dead rarely remain so. Those dragged back to screaming, clanking Unlife are bound forever to the Tomb King whose will they exist only to serve.

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.
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Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Armoured
    Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
  • Armour-Piercing Missiles
    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.
  • Light of Death
    The Keeper of the Casket may allow some of the tormented spirits trapped inside to escape; not for mercy, but to let the damned souls rain down upon a loosely-specified area.