Lore of the Big Waaagh!

The Lore of the Big Waaagh! is a lore of magic introduced in Total War: Warhammer. It is unique to the Greenskins race.

Lore Attribute[ | ]

Power of da Waaagh![ \| ]
Boosted by the positive energies of fightin' Greenskins, all Spells of Da Big Waaagh increase in power.
	Passive Ability Big Waaagh!
Type	Augment of the Winds
Target	Self
Power Recharge	+80%
Duration	25 seconds
Enabled if	Casting
Triggers when casting spell

Gaze of Mork[ \| ]
Mork gives the Shaman the ability to project beams of coruscating energy from his eyes.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	5 Winds
Type	Magic Missiles
Target	Single Enemy
Ranged Damage	90 (27%)
Explosive Damage	80 (31%)
Number of projectiles	5
Range	250 metres
Cooldown	29 seconds
Causes moderate magical damage Good against large combatants Strong vs a single combatant Requires line of sight to the target

Gaze of Mork Upgraded[ \| ]
Mork gives the Shaman the ability to project beams of coruscating energy from his eyes.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	7 Winds
Type	Magic Missiles
Target	Single Enemy
Ranged Damage	90 (27%)
Explosive Damage	80 (31%)
Number of projectiles	5
Range	500 metres
Cooldown	29 seconds
Miscast chance	50%
Extended cast range Causes moderate magical damage Good against large combatants Strong vs a single combatant Requires line of sight to the target

Brain Bursta[ \| ]
Projecting violence in a mental wave, the Shaman glowers at his target and lets loose a bolt of brain-melting force.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	7 Winds
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	23 (0%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	15 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	14 seconds
Cooldown	31 seconds
Affects units if	Grounded
Large explosion area Strong vs a single unit Weak vs a single combatant

Brain Bursta Upgraded[ \| ]
Projecting violence in a mental wave, the Shaman glowers at his target and lets loose a bolt of brain-melting force.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	10 Winds
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	34 (32%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	15 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	14 seconds
Cooldown	31 seconds
Miscast chance	50%
Affects units if	Grounded
Greater armour-piercing explosion damage Large explosion area Strong vs a single unit Weak vs a single combatant

Fists of Gork[ \| ]
In a fit of fighting fury the target unit becomes harder than iron, increasing both its attack and defence capabilities.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	7 Winds
Type	Augment
Target	Self or Single Ally
Imbuement	Magical Attacks
Melee Defence	+24
Melee Attack	+24
Range	200 metres
Duration	35 seconds
Cooldown	43 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)

Fists of Gork does not have an overcast version.

'Eadbutt[ \| ]
A wave of green energy emanates outwards, forming a shockwave of power that assaults any unfortunate foe.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	5 Winds
Type	Breath
Target	Ground, All
Damage	32 (0%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	14 metres
Movement Speed	24 metre per second
Range	150 metres
Duration	8 seconds
Cooldown	45 seconds
Affects units if	Grounded Not on or below a platform
Short, wide, expanding, tear-shaped attack Strong vs a single unit

'Eadbutt Upgraded[ \| ]
A wave of green energy emanates outwards, forming a shockwave of power that assaults any unfortunate foe.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	9 Winds
Type	Breath
Target	Ground, All
Damage	44 (0%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	14 metres
Movement Speed	24 metre per second
Range	150 metres
Duration	8 seconds
Cooldown	45 seconds
Miscast chance	50%
Affects units if	Grounded Not on or below a platform
Increased damage Short, wide, expanding, tear-shaped attack Strong vs a single unit

'Ere We Go[ \| ]
As the Shaman chants, he leaks fighty-energy, boosting the fierceness and prowess of friendly units nearby.
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	11 Winds
Type	Augment (Area)
Target	Self or Single Ally (Initial Spell Target) and Multiple Allies
Melee Attack	+40
Range	200 metres
Effect range	35 metres
Duration	38 seconds
Cooldown	47 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)

'Ere We Go does not have an overcast version.

Foot of Gork[ \| ]
The Shaman implores the sky with wild gesticulations. The almighty green foot of the Orc god descends to crush the foe!
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	18 Winds
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	48 (33%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	20 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	8 seconds
Cooldown	54 seconds
Affects units if	Grounded
Huge explosion area Strong vs multiple units Weak vs a single combatant

Foot of Gork Upgraded[ \| ]
The Shaman implores the sky with wild gesticulations. The almighty green foot of the Orc god descends to crush the foe!
	Spell Big Waaagh!
Cost	26 Winds
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	72 (33%)
Duration	1 second
Radius	20 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	8 seconds
Cooldown	54 seconds
Miscast chance	50%
Affects units if	Grounded
Increased explosion damage Greater armour-piercing explosion damage Huge explosion area Strong vs multiple units Weak vs a single combatant

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Savage Orc Great Shaman	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Orc Shaman	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: The Blue Scribes)	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

The Lore of the Big Waaagh! is a very simplistic Lore of magic that focuses on damage or augments:

Power of da Waaagh! is straightforward and just boosts magic recharge.
Brain Bursta is a decent area explosion spell. It does well at blasting clumps of lower armour enemies.
Gaze of Mork is cheap and good for sniping out single entities like monsters or characters.
Fist of Gork is notable for causing magic damage as well as boosting melee attack which is useful for fighting ethereal units or otherwise having physical resistance.
Foot of Gork is the haymaker and possibly one of the most damaging spells in the game. It can absolutely destroy anything underneath its area. There is a decent wind up, so savvy opponents will have a chance to dodge. Regardless, this spell will shred any elite unit.

Magic