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Skeleton Horse Archers KhemriKhemri Missile Cavalry

Skeleton Horse Archers

These riders never tire and can chase foes down over countless leagues, until their dying moment.

The horse archers of Nehekhara are likened to an angry desert wind, one that appears suddenly and leaves only the dead and the dying in its wake. Skeleton Horse Archers move relentlessly across the battlefield, firing volleys of magically blessed arrows into their foes before turning about and escaping retribution. As the Undead cavalry turn, they disappear from view, riding into the cloud of dust thrown up by the hooves of their skeletal steeds. Before the horse archers' stunned victims can recover their wits, the Undead horsemen reappear, loosing another deadly salvo. Skeleton Horse Archers are the outriders and scouts of the Tomb Kings' army. Whereas mortal horses need regular rest and water, skeletal steeds cross the vast tracts of open desert at a relentless pace. Even in death, the Undead horsemen maintain an innate ability to track and hunt their quarry through the shifting dunes, and no sandstorm can obscure their targets. As scouts, Skeleton Horse Archers hinder the movements of the enemy and harass their flanks in fleeting yet bloody skirmishes. These attacks do much to slow the advance of the Tomb Kings' enemies, pinning them in place while the Undead infantry are deployed.

Skeleton Horse Archers

Unit Name

Skeleton Horse Archers

Main Unit Key

wh2_dlc09_tmb_cav_skeleton_horsemen_archers_0

Land Unit Key

wh2_dlc09_tmb_cav_skeleton_horsemen_archers_0

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Missile Cavalry

Naval Unit Group

Missile Cavalry

Soldiers

60

Caste

Missile Cavalry

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Cost

500

Recruitment Cost

0

Upkeep Cost

0

Missile Damage

17

├ Missile Weapon

wh2_dlc09_tmb_bow_horse

├ Projectile

wh2_tmb_skeleton_arrow_mounted

├ Missile Damage

14

├ Missile Ap Damage

3

└ Base Reload Time

11

Accuracy

10

Range

140

Reload

10

Shots Per Minute

6.1

Ammunition

18

Melee Attack

16

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

20

├ Melee Weapon

wh2_dlc09_tmb_sword_short

├ Melee Damage Base

17

├ Melee Damage Ap

3

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

14

Melee Defence

18

├ Base Defence

18

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

20

├ Armour

wh2_main_bone_20

├ Armour Defence

20

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

86

├ Man Entity

wh2_dlc09_tmb_skeleton_missile_mounted

├ Man Speed

28

├ Man Health

8

├ Bonus Hit Points

70

├ Mount

wh2_dlc09_tmb_mnt_tomb_steed

├ Mount Entity

wh2_dlc09_tmb_cav_skeletal_steed

├ Mount Speed

76

└ Mount Health

8

Leadership (Base Morale)

36

Abilities

  • Realm of Souls Tier 1
    From within the Realm of Souls – Nehekhara’s revered afterlife – deceased warriors are called forth and bound to mortal remains, to find purpose once again through war.
  • Realm of Souls Tier 2
    The spirits of warriors slain can be summoned from the Realm of Souls and bound to corporeal bodies, so that they may fight for the Tomb Kings as they did in life.
  • Realm of Souls Tier 3
    The Liche Priests use the very breath of Nehekhara’s gods to reach into the Realm of Souls, retrieving the spirits of dead soldiers for binding and eternal service to their Tomb King’s will.
  • 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.
  • {{tr:guerrilla_deployment}}
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire while on the move.
  • {{tr:wh2_dlc09_undead_description}}

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Very Fast
    This unit can run circles around most other units, taunting and harassing the enemy or evading its missile fire.
  • Vanguard Deployment
    This unit can deploy in an expanded deployment area, allowing it to start the battle within striking distance of the enemy - or somewhere unexpected.
Requires Buildings
Skeleton Horse Archers Lv. 0 Quicksand Swamp
Quicksand Swamp
(wh2_dlc09_tmb_cavalry_1)
Level 0
Ancient Battle Site
Ancient Battle Site
(wh2_dlc09_tmb_cavalry_2)
Level 1
Necroserpent Nest
Necroserpent Nest
(wh2_dlc09_tmb_cavalry_3)
Level 2
Royal Menagerie
Royal Menagerie
(wh2_dlc09_tmb_cavalry_4)
Level 3