Wight King

Unit

	Wight King
		Melee Specialist

1

1200

300

	Armoured & Shielded
	Anti-Infantry

4,760
	Armour		110
	Leadership		70
	Speed		33
	Melee Attack		34
	Melee Defence		48
	Weapon Strength		410
	Charge Bonus		35

About

Unit Description

Weapons bursting with dark energy, Wight Kings are monstrous fighters, more powerful than a dozen lesser ghouls.

Historical Description

Wight Kings are incredibly powerful Undead, almost as hard to destroy as Vampires. Suffused with Dark Magic, a Wight King's weapons shimmer with baleful energy. The merest touch of their spear tip or blade can drain the life from their foes, or slice through flesh and bone with an ease that is frightening to behold. Clad in ancient armour, their flesh all but withered away, there is little for an adversary to cut or stab. Even to stand before one of these skeletal warriors of antiquity takes an extreme effort of will. For these reasons, a Vampire will often charge a Wight King with carrying forth the Undead general's personal banner. Such a duty is often integral to the army's stability, and these indomitable Undead warriors are able to hold aloft the army standard whilst tirelessly striking down one foe after another.

Abilities

Foe-Seeker

There are those who wish nothing more than to be at the heart of battle, seeking foes to vanquish.

Heroic Killing Blow

There are powerful beings who can decapitate a dragon or plunge a sword into the heart of a griffon in one mighty strike.

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

Can Cause 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 leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the 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.

Undead

Strengths & Weaknesses

Anti-Infantry

Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that affects a large area.

Armoured & Shielded

Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage. Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.

Detailed Stats

Battle Entity Stats
Unit Size	Small
Unit Type	Man
Hit Points	8
Walk Speed	1.50
Run Speed	3.30
Acceleration	2.00
Deceleration	4.00
Charge Speed	4.20
Ch. Dist. to Commence Run	35.00
Ch. Dist. to Adopt Pose	30.00
Ch. Dist. to Pick Target	30.00
Turn Speed	120
Strafe Speed	1.00

Land Unit Stats
Unit Category	Cavalry
Unit Class	Command
Move Action Points	2100
Melee Attack	34
Melee Defence	48
Charge Bonus	35
Melee (Dismounted)
Visibility Range	40 - 1500
Spot Tree Distance	60
Spot Scrub Distance	60
Rank Depth	1
Morale	70
Bonus Hit Points	4752

Unit Stats
Unit Caste	Hero
Unit Weight	Heavy
Unit Group	Melee Specialist
Unit Group Parent	Heroes
Recruitment Turns	1
Recruitment Cost	1200
Upkeep Cost	300
Unit Size	1
Melee CP	750
Missile CP

Equipment

Faction Availability

	Blue
	Red
	Yellow

	The Barrow Legion
	Necrarch Brotherhood
	Strygos Empire
	The Silver Host
	The Awakened
	Mousillon
	Templehof
	Von Carstein
	Sylvania
	Vampire Counts
	Vampire Counts
	Vampire Counts
	Vampire Counts
	Vampire Counts Rebels
	Waldenhof

Building Requirement