Lore of High Magic

The Lore of High Magic is a lore of magic introduced in Total War: Warhammer II.

Lore Attribute[ | ]

Shield of Saphery[ \| ]
As the high magic is channelled into the caster, its protective energies form a dome around them.
	Passive Ability Lore of High Magic
Type	Augment (Area)
Target	Self, Allies
Damage Resistance	+10%
Effect range	Map-wide
Duration	9 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)
Enabled if	Casting
Triggers when casting spell

Ancients' Protection[ \| ]
The warding powers of the Ancients are manifested to harden the Asrai in times of their greatest need.
	Passive Ability Lore of High Magic
Type	Augment (Area)
Target	Self, Allies
Physical Resistance	+10%
Effect range	Map-wide
Duration	12 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)
Enabled if	Casting
Triggers when casting spell
Available to Wood Elves only

Hand of Glory[ \| ]
The spirits of ancient warriors are summoned, and lend their might to allies in the present.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	4 Winds 6 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment
Target	Self, Ally
Reload Skill	+40 +60 (Overcast)
Melee Attack	+24
Range	200 metres
Duration	29 seconds
Cooldown	28 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Additional effect on reloading

Apotheosis[ \| ]
Waves of pure High Magic infuse the target, radiating in their body, returning vigour and life.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	5 Winds 7 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Regeneration
Target	Self, Ally
Heal Per Second	+0.80%
Can Cause Fear
Range	200 metres 600 metres (Overcast)
Duration	10 seconds
Cooldown	29 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Extended cast range
Replenishes hit points of combatants

Soul Quench[ \| ]
White light bursts forth, quenching the spirit of the foe as a mortal might smother a spark.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	7 Winds 11 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Magic Missile
Target	Enemy
Ranged Damage	675 (29%) 1148 (30%) (Overcast)
Explosive Damage	180 (0%) 306 (0%) (Overcast)
Contact	Quenched!
Range	300 metres
Cooldown	43 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Increased damage
Causes damage to combatants Causes moderate magical damage Powerful explosion Effective at long range Strong vs multiple combatants Requires line of sight to the target

Tempest[ \| ]
Without warning, a conflagration of the eight winds forms on the foe, creating a devastating tempest.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	10 Winds 17 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Direct Damage (Area)
Target	Enemies
Damage Per Second	33-67 66-133 (Overcast)
Speed	-60%
Effect range	35 metres
Duration	15 seconds
Cooldown	44 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(all)
Affects units if	Flying unit
Increased damage
Strong vs character Good against flying Strong vs single combatant

Fiery Convocation[ \| ]
The caster utters words of power, and a phoenix of pure fire manifests to swoop on the target, bathing them in pure flame.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	15 Winds 22 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Wind
Target	All
Damage Per Second	35 (100%) 60 (100%) (Overcast)
Duration	3 seconds
Radius	7 metres
Movement Speed	44m/s
Range	150 metres
Duration	10 seconds
Cooldown	43 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Increased armour-piercing damage
Causes major magical & fire damage Medium, foward-moving area of effect Good against armour Strong vs multiple combatants Weak vs a single combatant

Arcane Unforging[ \| ]
Unseen fingers seep into cracks in armour, attacking the wearers.
	Spell Lore of High Magic
Cost	16 Winds 20 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Direct Damage
Target	Enemy
Damage Per Second	33-67
Increase Cooldowns	+30 seconds +45 seconds (Overcast)
Range	100 metres
Duration	22 seconds
Cooldown	52 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(max: 1)
Greater effect on ability cooldown
Strong vs character Strong vs single combatant Weak vs multiple combatants

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Alarielle the Radiant)	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	✔	🗙	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Eltharion)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Teclis)	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Lord Mazdamundi)	✔	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Ariel)	🗙	🗙	✔	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙
The Changeling (Formless Horror: The Blue Scribes)	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
Ariel	🗙	🗙	✔	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙
Spellweaver (High)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Items with bound spells from this lore:

The Lore of High Magic is a well rounded lore that does a bit of everything, it is almost because of this that it does not truly excel at anything.

Shield of Saphery provides damage resistance mapwide which is good for the High Elves as they want to always keep their units above 50% health for Martial Prowess. For Lizardmen this is useful for their large monsters, but not super significant.
Hands of Glory boosts the Melee attack and reload skill of a unit. It is a decent spell, but not amazing.
Apotheosis is a solid healing spell which is valuable to both Lizardmen and High Elves. The spell allows the healing unit to causing fear which is a niche trait, but it may help in certain situations.
Soul Quench is actually a pretty good missile spell relatively speaking. Good for blasting an enemy for relatively cheap and triggering the lore passive.
Tempest is good when you know the enemy will be fielding several air units. If they put a key Lord or elite units in the air, bring Tempest and some archers to keep them in check.
Fiery Convocation causes extreme damage, but takes a long time to go into effect. Only use it on a target if you are certain that they will not be moving for several seconds.
Arcane Unforging is a direct damage spell that also increases enemy cooldowns. It has its uses but the skill points are likely better spent elsewhere.