If a Ghoul King leads your army it’s often riding on a Terrorgheist, shown below. Vampires have access to heavy armor and can be very tough to kill, with the exception of the Strigoi Ghoul King, a vampire who has exchanged his armor for an even better baseline and poisoned attacks. Vampires are among the best combat heroes in the game, and have access to a unique set of upgrades that includes hypnotism, unnaturally fast striking speed, and deadly hard strikes. Vampires break the mold of wizards being vulnerable and defenseless. They’re an economically option for a backline spell caster. They can cast magic as proficiently as vampires but with the frailty of a human. In addition to vampires there are also human necromancers who can join your army. Dead bodies are typically not required to cast these. This lore combines combat and movement buffs with direct damage spells to kill swathes of soldiers, and immense resurrection spells that return killed undead soldiers, or even create a new unit of zombies. The Lore of Vampires is the most synergistically valuable magic lore in the game, and is key to success with this army. Vampire Counts have access to the Lore of Shadows, the Lore of Death, and their unique Lore of Vampires. When the army’s general is slain, the entire army will begin to crumble, unless another vampire is present to become the new army’s general.Įvery vampire hero is a wizard. Instead, when on the losing side of a battle additional undead soldiers will begin to crumble away, representing the difficulty the vampire is having maintaining their presence. Undead soldiers are immune to psychology and will never run from a losing fight. Even things like ghouls and human necromancers, which are technically still alive, are considered undead due to the necromantic energy they feed on/use. Vampires are not associated with Chaos.Įverything in the Vampire Counts army is undead. Vampires have long memories and will also go to war for revenge, or to expand their bloodline’s fame. Vampires are always evil, and go to war to expand their own power or to sate their own bloodlust.

Vampire Counts are not an army of vampires, they’re a horde of undead necromantically raised and lead by one or several vampires.

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