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"Da Plan iz simple: you listen to wot I say and we win dis good! I take care of da big stuff. Got that?"

Gorbad Ironclaw is a Greenskins Greenskins Legendary Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer III with Omens of Destruction. In the campaign, he leads the Ironclaw Orcs Ironclaw Orcs faction.

Description[ | ]

Gorbad Ironclaw is infamous even among other Orc Warbosses, rising to fame leading his tribe on countless successful Waaaghs! in his time. It was also he who first built Iron Rock, one of the most redoubtable Orc fortresses in the Old World. Conquering Greenskin tribes was never a real challenge for him either – it was his many, many horrific deeds in the Empire that saw him elevated to legendary status among his own kind, the name of Gorbad Ironclaw becoming an inspiration and a byword for "invasions done propa". Gorbad is immensely strong, even for an Orc. Despite his obvious brawn, he is known to win battles by using his head as well, fielding Goblins to effectively attack flanks or screen other troops' movements, and deploying massed archers, war machine batteries and other tactical advancements too. In short, Gorbad Ironclaw always drives whichever ragtag Greenskin host he is commanding, whether Orcs or Goblins they be, to do their utmost in the battle ahead.

Campaign Description[ | ]

In Death Pass, at the foothills of Black Crag, Gorbad plans his next mighty Waaagh! to unleash upon the world in a wave of carnage and destruction.

Attributes[ | ]

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  • Armoured: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Modifier icon armour piercingArmour-Piercing damage.
  • Armour-Piercing: The damage of Modifier icon armour piercingarmour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.

Character Abilities[ | ]

Active Abilities[ | ]

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Passive Abilities[ | ]

Campaign Only[ | ]

Item Abilities[ | ]

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Unique Items[ | ]

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Campaign starting units[ | ]

Immortal Empires[ | ]

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Lord Effects[ | ]

  • Military spending Upkeep: -10% (Icon armyLord's army)
  • General ability Leadership aura size: +100%
  • Wh3 dlc26 character abilities orcs are da best Ability: "Orcs are da Best!"
  • Wh3 dlc26 army abilities gorbads waaagh Army Ability: Gorbad's Waaagh! (replaces "Waaagh!")

Character Traits[ | ]

Personal Trait[ | ]

Trait greenskins Da Great Leader: Having led a mighty Waaagh! into the beating heart of Imperial territory, Gorbad Ironclaw can whip any Greenskin rabble into an effective fighting force.

  • Military spending Upkeep: -10% (Icon armyLord's army)
  • General ability Leadership aura size: +100%
  • Wh3 dlc26 character abilities orcs are da best Ability: "Orcs are da Best!"
  • Wh3 dlc26 army abilities gorbads waaagh Army Ability: Gorbad's Waaagh! (replaces "Waaagh!")

Defeat Trait[ | ]

Trait greenskins Gonebad Ironclaw: Gorbad's gone, but not forgotten. He's earned a place beside the mighty Gork and Mork in the Shaman's tales around the campfire.

  • Experience Recruit rank: +1 (Icon armyLord's army)
  • General ability Leadership aura size: +25%

Talent Tree[ | ]

Strategy[ | ]

Gorbad is pretty much a beefed-up Orc Warboss that is limited to his unique variant of Warboar. Notably, his Waaagh! lasts several seconds longer than other Lord's Waaagh!

In combat, Morglor the Mangler's active ability can be used to shred other lords fairly quickly, putting out damage fast. Without it, Gorbad is fairly unremarkable in combat as his primary purpose is to buff your army.

Other than that, his defeat trait is probably one of the worse ones in the games.

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