Lore of Nehekhara

The Lore of Nehekhara is a lore of magic introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with Rise of the Tomb Kings DLC. It is unique to the Tomb Kings race.

Lore Attribute

The Restless Dead
By which the dead don't stay that way for long, springing back into jerking, clanking Unlife.
	Passive Ability Lore of Nehekhara
Type	Regeneration (Area)
Target	Self, Allies
Heal Per Second	+0.20%
Effect range	Map-wide
Duration	6 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)
Affects units if	Undead
Enabled if	Leadership is higher than broken Casting
Triggers when casting spell Resurrects dead combatants Greatly replenishes hit points of combatants Heals injured before resurrecting

Spells

Djaf's Incantation of Cursed Blades
Imbued with the essence of the God of Death, the Nehekharans' blades strike with supernatural force to harvest souls for Djaf.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	3 Winds 5 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment
Target	Self, Ally
Base Weapon Damage	+25%
Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage	+25%
Bonus vs. Large (Overcast)	+16 (Overcast)
Range	200 metres
Duration	25 seconds
Cooldown	28 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Additional bonus vs large effect

Neru's Incantation of Protection
Sword-blows are mysteriously turned away as Ptra's wife reaches out to shield Nehekhara's warriors from evil.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	6 Winds 10 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Ward Save
Target	Self, Ally
Physical Resistance	+40%
Range	200 metres
Duration	18 seconds 36 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	30 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Extended effect duration

Ptra's Incantation of Righteous Smiting
When the verses are spoken, a fierce light emanates from the Undead's empty eye-sockets, enabling them to strike with supernatural speed and fury.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	6 Winds 10 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment
Target	Self, Ally
Armour-Piercing Missile Damage	+40%
Base Missile Damage	+40%
Reload Skill (Overcast)	+40 (Overcast)
Range	200 metres
Duration	32 seconds
Cooldown	43 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Affects units if	Missile attack possible
Additional effect on reloading

Usirian's Incantation of Vengeance
As the names of Usirian are invoked, skeletal hands burst forth from beneath the sand to drag the foe to their graves.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	9 Winds 13 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Direct Damage
Target	Enemy
Damage Per Second	62-125
Speed	-25% -45% (Overcast)
Range	100 metres
Duration	24 seconds
Cooldown	38 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(max: 1)
Greater effect on speed
Causes damage to combatants Strong vs 25 men unit or above Weak vs a single combatant

Usekph's Incantation of Desiccation
Every syllable strips moisture and saps vitality from the bodies of Usekhp's unfortunate victims.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	15 Winds 21 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Hex (Area)
Target	Enemies
Melee Defence	-24
Melee Attack	-24 -40 (Overcast)
Range	200 metres
Effect range	35 metres
Duration	38 seconds
Cooldown	51 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(all)
Greater effect on melee attack

Sakhmet's Incantation of the Skullstorm
A whirlwind of skulls tears across the battlefield, devouring all in its path in the Goddess of the Green Moon's bitter, vindictive name.
	Spell Lore of Nehekhara
Cost	11 Winds 17 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Vortex
Target	Ground, All
Damage Per Second	21 (0%)
Duration	27 seconds
Radius	7 metres 10 metres (Overcast)
Movement Speed	3m/s
Range	150 metres
Duration	27 seconds
Cooldown	49 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Increased effect area
Medium, randomly-moving area of effect Strong vs multiple units Weak vs a single combatant

Units

Daemons of Chaos

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Tomb Kings

Unit
Settra the Imperishable	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Grand Hierophant Khatep	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liche Priest (Nehekhara)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Tzeentch

Unit
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Settra the Imperishable)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Grand Hierophant Khatep)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: The Blue Scribes)	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Warriors of Chaos

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Strategy

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Nehekaran magic is arguably one of the weaker lores in the game. Several spells feel underwhelming relative to the Winds of Magic cost, especially considering that most of them are only able to target 1 unit max, even when overcasted. In most situations the Tomb Kings are probably better served brining one of the other lores available to their faction, especially when damage output is desired. However, the Lore of Nehekara is the only lore accessible to the Tomb Kings with the ability to heal units, and certainly has some other useful utility in addition.

One effective use of this lore is to play cheap and simply. Consistently stringing together casts of the inexpensive Nerus's Incantation and Djaf's Blades spells allows for maximal healing via The Restless Dead, all while constantly boosting units defensively or offensively throughout a battle. One of Khatep's items provides a map-wide buff whenever he casts a spell, which is also conducive to this style.

Brief explanation of each spell:

• The Restless Dead combined with the Realm of Souls can keep the infantry of the Tomb Kings fighting for as long as possible.
• Djaf's Incancation provides a strong damage boost, but is more useful for the bonus vs. large it grants when overcasted. Overcasting on a lord or character mounted on a Warsphinx allows them to tear apart enemy large units quite effectively.
• Neru's Incantation of Protection provides a strong physical resist. Caution should be used not to waste this spell on units fighting enemies with magic attacks!
• Ptra's Incantation is useful for ranged units like Skeleton archers, Ushabti (Great Bows), and the Bone Giant. This spell can make them much more deadly and, given that there are a number of Tomb Kings armies that rely on such units, this is a useful but niche spell. Can be paired with Khalida for particularly devastating ranged units, but is still underwhelming overall.
• Uisirian's Incantation is a direct damage that slows, rarely sees use and as it is prohibitively expensive.
• Uskeph's Incantation provides an area of effect debuff to enemies.
• Sakhmet's Incantation is notable for being one of the longest lasting Vortexes in the game. It can shred infantry, but beware its random movements as it can turn back on your own units just as easily as the enemy's.

Trivia

• Sahkmet's Skullstorm is tied with Flame storm from the Lore of Fire for longest lasting Vortex spell at 27 Seconds (non-overcast).

Sources

• This reddit thread by /u/SBFms

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