The Drowned Infantry

Depth Guard (Polearms)

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.

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

Land Unit Group Parents Infantry

Land Unit Group Halberd Infantry

Caste Melee Infantry

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1200

Recruitment Cost 1300

Upkeep Cost 325

Number of Units 60

Hit Points 7200

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts hu1_cst_depth_guard_halberd

├ Man Entity wh2_dlc11_cst_infantry_depth_guard_blood_dismembers

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 112

Mass 160

└ Man Mass 160.0000

Armour 90

├ Armour wh2_main_plate_90

├ Shield none

└ Missile Block Chance 0

Leadership 60

Speed 36

└ Man Speed 36

Melee Attack 42

Melee Defence 44

Weapon Strength 44

├ Melee Weapon wh2_dlc11_cst_halberd_depth_guard

├ Base Weapon Damage 14

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 30

├ Bonus vs. Large 28

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 20

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!
  Charge Bonus x 110%
  Melee Attack +10
  Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage x 110%
  Base Weapon Damage x 110%
• 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.
• Charge Reflection
  When bracing, this unit deals additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Undead
  This unit is Undead (does not rout, immune to terror, becomes unstable when {{tr:morale}} is low).

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.

Faction Availability
Immortal Empires	The Terrors of the Dark Straits The Dreadfleet The Dreadfleet Separatists Pirates of Sartosa Separatists The Drowned The Drowned Separatists The Awakened Rogue Pirates Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Rebels Vampire Coast Mutineers Vampire Coast Separatists Pirates of Sartosa
The Realm of Chaos	Dead Flag Fleet Dread Rock Privateers