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High Beastmaster

With a crack of his whip, the Beastmaster torments his feral puppets, bringing even the unruliest critters to heel.

The Beastmasters of Clar Karond and Karond Kar can command even the wildest creatures to do their bidding. In part, this mastery springs from their unflinching dedication to the tormentor's craft, but brutality alone would be worthless without a Beastmaster's innate empathy. All Elves share a mystical attunement with the natural world, but while most embrace this bond to gain greater wisdom and fellowship with other living creatures, Dark Elves, and Beastmasters in particular, employ it as another weapon in their arsenal of torment. It matters not whether the beast is a raging Manticore, a cunning Harpy, or the wisest of all Caledor's ancient Dragons: eventually, all submit to the Beastmaster's will, or perish under his lash.

High Beastmaster

Unit Name

High Beastmaster

Main Unit Key

wh2_dlc14_def_cha_high_beastmaster_0

Land Unit Key

wh2_dlc14_def_cha_high_beastmaster_0

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Spear & Whip Infantry

Naval Unit Group

Spear & Whip Infantry

Soldiers

1

Caste

Lord

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Command

Cost

750

Recruitment Cost

1200

Upkeep Cost

300

Melee Attack

50

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

440

├ Melee Weapon

wh2_dlc14_def_high_beastmaster_spear_and_whip

├ Melee Damage Base

310

├ Melee Damage Ap

130

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

25

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

40

Melee Defence

55

├ Base Defence

55

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

50

├ Armour

wh2_main_leather_50

├ Armour Defence

50

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

3928

├ Man Entity

wh2_dlc14_def_infantry_hero_beastmaster_blood

├ Man Speed

46

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

3920

Leadership (Base Morale)

80

Abilities

  • Beastslaver
    Beastmasters share their minions’ belligerence, cutting down foemen with lash, spear, and harpoon before claiming their twitching bodies as fodder.
  • Whiplash!
    The startling crack of the Beastmaster’s hefty and ever-so-slightly serrated whip of Dragon-sinew suitably infuriates the beasts for battle.
  • Murderous Prowess
    Slaughter! There is no greater glorification of Khaine, the God of Murder, and no more popular form of worship amongst the Dark Elves. It is through killing that Dark Elves rise above other beings. Once engulfed in enough bloodshed, they will often feel their murderous prowess increase, as if Khaine himself was guiding the blades of his disciples.
  • Murderous Prowess Indicator
    Once enough blood has been shed, the Dark Elves’ murderous prowess increases, as if Khaine himself was guiding his disciples' blades!
  • Stand Your Ground!
    On the battlefield, the craven's path is an easy one, but for those champions that choose to stand? Fortune will surely favour them and their troops.

Attributes

  • Charge Defence vs. Large
    When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Charge Defence Against Large Foes
    When standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
  • 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.