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Depth Guard (Polearms)

The only thing scarier than a Depth Guard is one with a weapon that gives it an eight-foot reach.

Depth Guard are the most feared soldiers of the zombie pirates’ fighting dead. Like their land-based counterparts, the Blood Knights, they are elite, Vampiric sentries clad in ancient, eldritch armour and bolstered by the Vampiric curse. Unlike the mobs of Undead crewmen, Depth Guard are not raised from the rabble who died on the oceans, and instead are hand-picked warriors who were given the Blood Kiss before being taken aboard pirate warships to serve their masters closely. The indefatigability of the Depth Guard means that any normal blow or bullet that strikes them has little chance of stopping them in a fight. They will trudge forward and fight unrelentingly until their bodily remains are utterly obliterated or their master’s control over them is broken.

Depth Guard (Polearms)

Unit Name

Depth Guard (Polearms)

Main Unit Key

wh2_dlc11_cst_inf_depth_guard_1

Land Unit Key

wh2_dlc11_cst_inf_depth_guard_1

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Halberd Infantry

Naval Unit Group

Halberd Infantry

Soldiers

60

Caste

Melee Infantry

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Cost

1300

Recruitment Cost

1300

Upkeep Cost

325

Melee Attack

42

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

44

├ Melee Weapon

wh2_dlc11_cst_halberd_depth_guard

├ Melee Damage Base

14

├ Melee Damage Ap

30

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

28

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

44

├ Base Defence

44

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

90

├ Armour

wh2_main_plate_90

├ Armour Defence

90

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

109

├ Man Entity

wh2_dlc11_cst_infantry_depth_guard_blood_dismembers

├ Man Speed

36

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

101

Leadership (Base Morale)

60

Abilities

  • The Hunger
    As the Vampires rip apart their victims they feast on the blood that spills forth – gaining strength and replacing lost stamina.
  • Frenzy
    Some warriors care not for their own personal safety and so work themselves into a whirlwind of destruction and mindless violence!
  • 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.
  • Charge Defence vs. Large
    When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • {{tr:wh2_dlc09_undead_description}}

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Armoured
    Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
  • Anti-Large
    Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.
  • Aquatic
    Whereas some units struggle to fight and move in shallow water, aquatic units excel.
Requires Buildings
Depth Guard (Polearms) Lv. 0 Admirals' Mausoleum
Admirals' Mausoleum
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_military_barracks_4)
Level 3
Main Deck
Main Deck
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_ship_main_deck_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Depth Guard (Polearms) x 1 Dead Pirates' Holdout
Dead Pirates' Holdout
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_3)
Level 3
Dead Pirates' Hideout
Dead Pirates' Hideout
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_3_coast)
Level 3
Dead Pirates' Lair
Dead Pirates' Lair
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_4)
Level 4
Anchorage of the Unliving
Anchorage of the Unliving
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_4_coast)
Level 4
Dead Pirates' Stronghold
Dead Pirates' Stronghold
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_5)
Level 5
Shore Fort of the Unliving
Shore Fort of the Unliving
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_major_5_coast)
Level 5
Dead Pirates' Hamlet
Dead Pirates' Hamlet
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_minor_3)
Level 3
Dead Pirates' Haven
Dead Pirates' Haven
(wh2_dlc11_cst_outpostnorsca_minor_3_coast)
Level 3
Haunted Blockhouse
Haunted Blockhouse
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_defence_garrison_2)
Level 1
Barricade of Debris
Barricade of Debris
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_defence_walls_2)
Level 1
Parapets
Parapets
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_defence_walls_3)
Level 2
Dead Pirates' Holdout
Dead Pirates' Holdout
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_3)
Level 3
Dead Pirates' Lair
Dead Pirates' Lair
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_4)
Level 4
Dead Pirates' Stronghold
Dead Pirates' Stronghold
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_5)
Level 5
Dead Pirates' Hideout
Dead Pirates' Hideout
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_coast_3)
Level 3
Anchorage of the Unliving
Anchorage of the Unliving
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_coast_4)
Level 4
Shore Fort of the Unliving
Shore Fort of the Unliving
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_major_coast_5)
Level 5
Dead Pirates' Hamlet
Dead Pirates' Hamlet
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_minor_3)
Level 3
Dead Pirates' Haven
Dead Pirates' Haven
(wh2_dlc11_vampirecoast_settlement_minor_coast_3)
Level 3
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 3
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 3
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_massif_orcal_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 4
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 4
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_massif_orcal_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 5
Occupied Massif Orcal Level 5
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_massif_orcal_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 3
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 3
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_tor_yvresse_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 4
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 4
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_tor_yvresse_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 5
Occupied Tor Yvresse Level 5
(wh2_dlc15_special_settlement_tor_yvresse_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Altdorf Level 3
Occupied Altdorf Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_altdorf_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Altdorf Level 4
Occupied Altdorf Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_altdorf_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Altdorf Level 5
Occupied Altdorf Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_altdorf_cst_5)
Level 5
Forest Outpost (Holdout)
Forest Outpost (Holdout)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_athel_loren_cst_3)
Level 3
Forest Outpost (Lair)
Forest Outpost (Lair)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_athel_loren_cst_4)
Level 4
Forest Outpost (Stronghold)
Forest Outpost (Stronghold)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_athel_loren_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Black Crag Level 3
Occupied Black Crag Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_black_crag_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Black Crag Level 4
Occupied Black Crag Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_black_crag_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Black Crag Level 5
Occupied Black Crag Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_black_crag_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Couronne Level 3
Occupied Couronne Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_couronne_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Couronne Level 4
Occupied Couronne Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_couronne_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Couronne Level 5
Occupied Couronne Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_couronne_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Drakenhof Level 3
Occupied Drakenhof Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_drakenhof_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Drakenhof Level 4
Occupied Drakenhof Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_drakenhof_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Drakenhof Level 5
Occupied Drakenhof Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_drakenhof_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 3
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_eight_peaks_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 4
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_eight_peaks_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 5
Occupied Karak Eight Peaks Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_eight_peaks_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 3
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_gaean_vale_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 4
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_gaean_vale_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 5
Occupied Gaean Vale Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_gaean_vale_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Hell Pit Level 3
Occupied Hell Pit Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Hell Pit Level 4
Occupied Hell Pit Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Hell Pit Level 5
Occupied Hell Pit Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Hexoatl Level 3
Occupied Hexoatl Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hexoatl_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Hexoatl Level 4
Occupied Hexoatl Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hexoatl_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Hexoatl Level 5
Occupied Hexoatl Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_hexoatl_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Itza Level 3
Occupied Itza Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_itza_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Itza Level 4
Occupied Itza Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_itza_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Itza Level 5
Occupied Itza Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_itza_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 3
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_karaz_a_karak_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 4
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_karaz_a_karak_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 5
Occupied Karaz-a-Karak Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_karaz_a_karak_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Khemri Level 3
Occupied Khemri Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_khemri_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Khemri Level 4
Occupied Khemri Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_khemri_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Khemri Level 5
Occupied Khemri Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_khemri_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Kislev Level 3
Occupied Kislev Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_kislev_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Kislev Level 4
Occupied Kislev Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_kislev_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Kislev Level 5
Occupied Kislev Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_kislev_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Konquata Level 3
Occupied Konquata Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_konquata_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Konquata Level 4
Occupied Konquata Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_konquata_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Konquata Level 5
Occupied Konquata Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_konquata_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Lahmia Level 3
Occupied Lahmia Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lahmia_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Lahmia Level 4
Occupied Lahmia Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lahmia_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Lahmia Level 5
Occupied Lahmia Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lahmia_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Lothern Level 3
Occupied Lothern Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lothern_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Lothern Level 4
Occupied Lothern Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lothern_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Lothern Level 5
Occupied Lothern Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_lothern_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Miragliano Level 3
Occupied Miragliano Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_miragliano_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Miragliano Level 4
Occupied Miragliano Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_miragliano_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Miragliano Level 5
Occupied Miragliano Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_miragliano_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Naggarond Level 3
Occupied Naggarond Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_naggarond_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Naggarond Level 4
Occupied Naggarond Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_naggarond_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Naggarond Level 5
Occupied Naggarond Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_naggarond_cst_5)
Level 5
Pyramid of Nagash (Holdout)
Pyramid of Nagash (Holdout)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_pyramid_of_nagash_cst_3)
Level 3
Pyramid of Nagash (Lair)
Pyramid of Nagash (Lair)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_pyramid_of_nagash_cst_4)
Level 4
Pyramid of Nagash (Stronghold)
Pyramid of Nagash (Stronghold)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_pyramid_of_nagash_cst_5)
Level 5
Occupied Skavenblight Level 3
Occupied Skavenblight Level 3
(wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_cst_3)
Level 3
Occupied Skavenblight Level 4
Occupied Skavenblight Level 4
(wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_cst_4)
Level 4
Occupied Skavenblight Level 5
Occupied Skavenblight Level 5
(wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_cst_5)
Level 5
Depth Guard (Polearms) x 2 The Maelstrom (Active)
The Maelstrom (Active)
(wh2_dlc11_special_settlement_galleons_graveyard_3)
Level 3
The Maelstrom (Powerful)
The Maelstrom (Powerful)
(wh2_dlc11_special_settlement_galleons_graveyard_4)
Level 4
The Maelstrom (Raging)
The Maelstrom (Raging)
(wh2_dlc11_special_settlement_galleons_graveyard_5)
Level 5
Small Fort
Small Fort
(wh2_main_special_empire_fort_cst_1)
Level 1
Fort
Fort
(wh2_main_special_empire_fort_cst_2)
Level 2
Small Fortress Gate
Small Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_eagle_cst_1)
Level 1
Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_eagle_cst_2)
Level 2
Small Fortress Gate
Small Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_griffon_cst_1)
Level 1
Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_griffon_cst_2)
Level 2
Small Fortress Gate
Small Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_phoenix_cst_1)
Level 1
Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_phoenix_cst_2)
Level 2
Small Fortress Gate
Small Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_unicorn_cst_1)
Level 1
Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_unicorn_cst_2)
Level 2
Sartosa (Pirate Holdout)
Sartosa (Pirate Holdout)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_sartosa_cst_3)
Level 3
Sartosa (Pirate Lair)
Sartosa (Pirate Lair)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_sartosa_cst_4)
Level 4
Sartosa (Pirate Stronghold)
Sartosa (Pirate Stronghold)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_sartosa_cst_5)
Level 5
The Awakening (Pirate Holdout)
The Awakening (Pirate Holdout)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_the_awakening_cst_3)
Level 3
The Awakening (Pirate Lair)
The Awakening (Pirate Lair)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_the_awakening_cst_4)
Level 4
The Awakening (Pirate Stronghold)
The Awakening (Pirate Stronghold)
(wh2_main_special_settlement_the_awakening_cst_5)
Level 5
Depth Guard (Polearms) x 3 Grand Fort
Grand Fort
(wh2_main_special_empire_fort_cst_3)
Level 3
Imposing Fort
Imposing Fort
(wh2_main_special_empire_fort_cst_4)
Level 4
Impregnable Fort
Impregnable Fort
(wh2_main_special_empire_fort_cst_5)
Level 5
Grand Fortress Gate
Grand Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_eagle_cst_3)
Level 3
Imposing Fortress Gate
Imposing Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_eagle_cst_4)
Level 4
Impregnable Fortress Gate
Impregnable Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_eagle_cst_5)
Level 5
Grand Fortress Gate
Grand Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_griffon_cst_3)
Level 3
Imposing Fortress Gate
Imposing Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_griffon_cst_4)
Level 4
Impregnable Fortress Gate
Impregnable Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_griffon_cst_5)
Level 5
Grand Fortress Gate
Grand Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_phoenix_cst_3)
Level 3
Imposing Fortress Gate
Imposing Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_phoenix_cst_4)
Level 4
Impregnable Fortress Gate
Impregnable Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_phoenix_cst_5)
Level 5
Grand Fortress Gate
Grand Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_unicorn_cst_3)
Level 3
Imposing Fortress Gate
Imposing Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_unicorn_cst_4)
Level 4
Impregnable Fortress Gate
Impregnable Fortress Gate
(wh2_main_special_fortress_gate_unicorn_cst_5)
Level 5