Heroes

Heroes or agents are a type of character unit which may be recruited in service of a faction. Heroes perform actions on the campaign map, but can also join an army to fight in battle.

On the campaign map

Unlike lords, heroes can move independently of armies, and can freely move into enemy territory without declaring war. A selected hero can join with a controlled army or move into a controlled settlement by right-clicking the target. A hero marching with an army will fight alongside that army in battle. Thankfully, lone heroes cannot be attacked by enemy armies, only by enemy heroes using the wound or assassinate actions. However, heroes who die in battle during the campaign may be permanently gone (unless they have unlocked the Immortal skill which was introduced in Total War: Warhammer II, in which case they will only be wounded instead).

Every faction has a limited number of heroes it can use: this is known as "hero capacity". Hero capacity can be increased by constructing certain buildings or researching certain technologies.

In battle

In battle, heroes may fight in melee or at range. In addition many heroes have special character abilities, or they are spellcasters. Some heroes may be marked as melee specialists, or duelists (who are very good at taking down other characters in a 1v1 fight).

Types of heroes

• Champion: A powerful leader, usually fights in melee in battle.
• Dignitary: Similar to a Champion, but usually has other abilities or spells.
• Wizard: Typically a weak melee hero who is a spellcaster and best kept out of melee combat.
• Spy: Typically weaker in battle, however they may be skilled duelists (1v1 combat with other characters). Can often assassinate on the campaign map.
• Engineer: Typically a ranged hero who buffs/supports war machines or constructs.
• Runesmith: Decent in melee combat, but also have many supporting abilities or spells.
• Melee Specialist
• Patriarch

Unique

See unique heroes.

Hero actions

In campaign, heroes may perform actions that strengthen the faction's armies or settlements, or to strike against enemy army, settlement, province or hero.

With a hero selected, right-click the desired target to move the Hero there and show a range of options. A hero can be moved into a province, own or foreign, and then provides a passive positive or negative influence in the target province.

Tooltips on the various hero action buttons show more information about that action, including its chance of success. Hostile actions with heroes do not directly lead to war. They may be discovered, however, which will worsen relations between the factions involved.

List of heroes

Faction	Hero	Type	In battle	Own faction		Foreign factions
				Embedded in army	Constant local effect	Settlement	Hero	Army
Empire	Battle Wizard	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Boost income	Steal technology	Wound	Assault unit
	Witch Hunter	Spy	Ranged / Melee	Scavenge	Cleanse corruption	Damage walls	Assassinate	Block army
	Warrior Priest	Dignitary	Melee	Replenish troops	Stimulate growth	Damage building	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Empire Captain	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Wound	Assault units
Dwarfs	Master Engineer	Engineer	Melee	Increase mobility	Boost income	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	Runesmith	Runesmith	Melee	Scouting, Sharpen Weapons, Harden Armor	Cleanse corruption	Damage walls	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Thane	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
Greenskins	Orc Shaman	Wizard	Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread public order	Steal technology	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Night Goblin Shaman	Wizard	Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread public order	Steal technology	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Goblin Big Boss	Spy	Melee	Scavenge	Cleanse corruption	Damage walls	Assassinate	Block army
	Giant River Troll Hag	Wizard	Melee/Spellcaster	Replenish troops	Spread public order	Steal technology	Wound	Assault unit
	Black Orc Big Boss	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Wound	Assault units
Vampire Counts	Wight King	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Wound	Assault units
	Vampire	Dignitary	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish troops	Spread corruption	Damage building	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Necromancer	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Boost income	Steal technology	Wound	Assault unit
	Banshee	Spy	Melee	Increase mobility	Stimulate growth	Damage walls	Assassinate	Block army
	Krell	Champion (Unique)	Melee	-	-	-	-	-
Bretonnia	Paladin	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
	Damsel	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Cleanse corruption	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	The Green Knight	Champion (Unique)	Melee	Embed army		Search ruins
Warriors of Chaos	Exalted hero	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
	Chaos Sorcerer	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread corruption	Damage buildings	Wound	Block Army
Beastmen	Bray-Shaman	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Block Army
	Gorebull	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread Public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
Wood Elves	Branchwraith	Champion	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish troops	Stimulate growth	Damage walls	Wound	Block army
	Spellsinger	Wizard	Ranged / Spellcaster	Scouting	Cleanse corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Glade Captain	Champion	Melee/Ranged	Increase Mobility	Boost income	Damage building	Wound	Assault unit
	Waystalker	Spy	Ranged	Training	Spread Public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
Norsca	Shaman-Sorcerer	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Block army
	Skin Wolf Werekin	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
	Fimir Balefiend	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish troops	Stimulate growth	Damage buildings	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Kihar the Tormentor	Legendary Sorcerer	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Block army
High Elves	Mage	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Cleanse corruption	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	Noble	Champion	Melee	Replenish troops	Increase trade good	Gain influence	Assassinate	Assault units
	Loremaster of Hoeth	Runesmith	Melee / Spellcaster	Training	Spread public order	Damage walls	Wound	Assault units
	Handmaiden	Dignitary	Ranged	Replenish troops	Stimulate growth	Damage building	?	?
	Hand of the Shadow Crown	Spy (Unique)	Ranged	-	Spread public order	-	Assassinate	Assassinate
Lizardmen	Saurus Scar-Veteran	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Wound	Assault units
	Skink Priest	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Cleanse corruption	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	Skink Chief	Spy	Ranged	Replenish troops	Boost income	Damage walls	Assassinate	Hinder replenishment
Skaven	Assassin	Spy	Melee	Replenish troops	Spread public order	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
	Warlock Engineer	Engineer	Melee / Spellcaster	Increase mobility	Boost income	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	Plague Priest	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread corruption	Damage walls	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Eshin Sorcerer	Wizard	Melee/ Spellcaster
	Chieftain	Champion	Melee
	Packmaster	Engineer	Melee
	DOOOOM! Engineer	Engineer (Unique)	N/A	-	-	Establish Warlock Laboratory / Cause Earthquake	-	-
	Pestilent Scheme Priest	Wizard (Unique)	N/A	-	-	Spread plague	-	-
Dark Elves	Khainite Assassin	Spy	Melee	Scavenge	Increase slave income	Assault garrison	Assassinate	Assault units
	Death Hag	Dignitary	Melee	Replenish troops	Cleanse corruption	Damage walls	Wound	Hinder replenishment
	Sorceress	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread public order	Steal technology	Wound	Block army
	Master	Champion	Melee		Simulate Growth
Tomb Kings	Necrotect	Engineer	Melee	Increase Mobility	Boost Income	Damage Walls	Wound	Block army
	Tomb Prince	Champion	Melee	Training	Spread Public Order	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Liche Priest	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish Troops	Cleanse Corruption	Damage Building	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
	Ptra's Necrotect	Engineer (Unique)	N/A	-	-	Settle Ruin(minor settelment) at lvl 3	-	-
Vampire Coast	Vampire Fleet Captain	Champion	Ranged / Spellcaster	Replenish Troops	Spread Public Order	Establish Pirate Cove	Wound	Assault Units
	Gunnery Wight	Engineer	Melee	Training	Boost Income	Steal Technology	Wound	Block Army
	Mourngul Haunter	Champion	Melee / Monster	Savenge	Spread Corruption	Damage Building	Assassinate	Hinder Replenishment
Grand Cathay	Alchemist	Wizard	Ranged / Spellcaster	Increase Mobility	Boost Income	Damage Walls	Assassinate	Hinder Replenishment
	Astromancer	Wizard	Ranged / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread Control	Steal Technology	Wound	Block Army
Kislev	Frost Maiden (Ice)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Boost Income	Steal Technology	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Frost Maiden (Tempest)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Boost Income	Steal Technology	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Patriarch	Patriarch	Melee	Replenish Troops	Cleanse Corruption	Damage Walls	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
Khorne	Bloodreaper	Melee Specialist	Melee	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Cultist of Khorne	Melee Specialist	Melee	Increase Mobility	Spread Corruption	Damage Walls	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
Nurgle	Cultist of Nurgle	Melee Specialist	Melee	Increase Mobility	Spread Corruption	Damage Walls	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
	Plagueridden (Death)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Plagueridden (Nurgle)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
Ogre Kingdoms	Butcher (Beasts)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish Troops	Cleanse Corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
	Butcher (Great Maw)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Replenish Troops	Cleanse Corruption	Steal Technology	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
	Firebelly	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Scouting	Spread Control	Damage Walls	Wound	Block army
	Hunter	Missile Specialist	Ranged	Increase Mobility	Simulate Growth	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
Slaanesh	Alluress (Shadows)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Alluress (Slaanesh)	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Cultist of Slaanesh	Melee Specialist	Melee	Increase Mobility	Spread Corruption	Establish Cult	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
Tzeentch	Cultist of Tzeentch	Wizard	Melee / Spellcaster	Increase Mobility	Spread Corruption	Damage Walls	Wound	Hinder Replenishment
	Iridescent Horror (Metal)	Wizard	Ranged / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units
	Iridescent Horror (Tzeentch)	Wizard	Ranged / Spellcaster	Training	Spread Control	Assault Garrison	Assassinate	Assault Units