Army abilities

For unit abilities, hero abilities and lord abilities, see abilities.

Army abilities are active abilities that can be called upon by the player controlling an army in battles. They were introduced in Total War: Warhammer II. Army abilities are distinct from spells and character abilities which are only usable by specific characters (and if that character dies, then those spells/abilities are no longer available). However many of them operate like spells - as vortexes, summons or bombardments.

Most army abilities are only available in battles in the campaign: not in multiplayer, custom battles or the laboratory.

List of army abilities

Beastmen

• Shatterstone (Campaign Only)
• Touched by the Moon (Campaign Only)
• Vile Entropy (Campaign Only)

Daemons of Chaos

• The Daemons of Chaos faction has access to the same three basic army abilities that Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch have. These are unlocked in battle by having the army's Lord do damage. After unlocking each tier, a random army ability out of the four available for that tier will be selected.

• Tier One:
  • Horn of Khorne (Khorne)
  • Curse of the Slug (Nurgle)
  • Arcane Surge (Tzeentch)
  • Fascination (Slaanesh)
• Tier Two:
  • Relentless Rage (Khorne)
  • Fecundity (Nurgle)
  • Bolt of Change (Tzeentch)
  • Narcissism (Slaanesh)
• Tier Three:
  • Blade of Khorne (Khorne)
  • Rot, Glorious Rot (Nurgle)
  • Storm of Fire (Tzeentch)
  • Sweet Sorrow (Slaanesh)

• Additionally they can gain one army ability by dedicating fully to one of the Chaos Gods or to Chaos Undivided. This abilities are only available in the campaign:
  • Summoned from Beyond (Undivided)
  • Summoned from Beyond (Khorne)
  • Summoned from Beyond (Nurgle)
  • Summoned from Beyond (Slaanesh)
  • Summoned from Beyond (Tzeentch)

Dark Elves

• Murderous Prowess
• Murderous Mastery
• Shadows of Anlec (Campaign Only)
• Lure of the Pale Queen (Campaign Only)
• Black Ark Army Abilities:
  • Khaine's Lash (Campaign Only)
  • Khaine's Flail (Campaign Only)
  • Khaine's Scourge (Campaign Only)
  • Sky Cauldron (Campaign Only)
  • Brazen Cauldron (Campaign Only)
  • Bloodwrack Cauldron (Campaign Only)
  • Soul Rain (Campaign Only)
  • Soul Torrent (Campaign Only)
  • Soul Storm (Campaign Only)
  • Bolt of Spite (Campaign Only)

Dwarfs

• Ancestral Rune of Grimnir (Campaign Only)
• Ancestral Rune of Grungni (Campaign Only)
• Ancestral Rune of Valaya (Campaign Only)
• Zhufbar 42-Pounders (Campaign Only)

Empire

• Man the Cannons (Campaign Only)

Grand Cathay

• Ancestral Warriors (Campaign Only)
• Celestial Intervention (Campaign Only)

Greenskins

• Waaagh! (ability)
  • Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
• Grimgor's Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
  • Grimgor's Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
• Azhag's Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
  • Azhag's Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
• Skarsnik's Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
  • Skarsnik's Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
• Wurrzag's Waaagh (Campaign Only)
  • Wurrzag's Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
• Grom's Waaagh! (Campaign Only)
  • Grom's Big Waaagh! (Campaign Only)

High Elves

• Channelling Spire (Campaign Only)
• Vaul's Hammer (Campaign Only)
• Eagle Sanctuary (Campaign Only)
• Envelop in Mists (Campaign Only)
• Summon the Sentinels (Campaign Only)
• Oath of Replenishment (Campaign Only)

Khorne

• Horn of Khorne
• Relentless Rage
• Blade of Khorne
• Summoned from Beyond (Campaign Only)

Kislev

• The Bitterness of Winter (Campaign Only)
• Wrath of the Bear (Campaign Only)

Lizardmen

• Beasts of Itzl (Campaign Only)
• Feral Cold Ones (army ability) (Campaign Only)
• Geomantic Nexus (Campaign Only)
• Holy Stela (Campaign Only)
• Jungle Swarm (Campaign Only)
• Great Invocation of Sotek (Campaign Only)
• Temple of Mists (army ability) (Campaign Only)
• Sotek's Sanctum (Campaign Only)
• Tzcatli's Sanctum (Campaign Only)
• Xapati's Sanctum (Campaign Only)

Nurgle

• Curse of the Slug
• Fecundity
• Rot, Glorious Rot
• Summoned from Beyond (Campaign Only)

Ogre Kingdoms

• Dismember
• Butcher
• Massacre
• Gluttony (Campaign Only)

Skaven

• The Menace Below (Campaign Only)
• Skaven Warpbomb (Campaign Only)
• Mors Clanstone (Campaign Only)
• Pestilens Clanstone (Campaign Only)
• Skryre Clanstone (Campaign Only)
• Rictus Clanstone (Campaign Only)
• Eshin Clanstone (Campaign Only)
• Moulder Clanstone (Campaign Only)

Slaanesh

• Fascination
• Narcissism
• Sweet Sorrow

Tomb Kings

• Through the Realm of Souls mechanic:
  • Realm of Souls Tier 1
  • Realm of Souls Tier 2
  • Realm of Souls Tier 3
  • Summon Ushabti
• Sand Veil (Campaign Only)
• Tomb Swarm (Campaign Only)
• Legionary Barrage (Campaign Only)

Tzeentch

• Arcane Surge
• Bolt of Change
• Storm of Fire

Vampire Coast

• Zhufbar 42-Pounders (Campaign Only)
• Sartosa Grapeshot (Campaign Only)
• Norse Roar (Campaign Only)
• Shanty: First Verse (Campaign Only)
• Shanty: Second Verse (Campaign Only)
• Shanty: Third Verse (Campaign Only)

Wood Elves

• Zhufbar 42-Pounders (Campaign Only)
• Sartosa Grapeshot (Campaign Only)

Neutral

• Unleash the Winds (Campaign Only)