Lore of the Great Maw

The Lore of the Great Maw is a lore of magic introduced in Total War: Warhammer III. It is unique to the Ogre Kingdoms race.

Lore Attribute[ | ]

Bloodgruel[ \| ]
Waste not, want not - it's all good nourishment for the hungry Ogre spellcaster after all.
	Passive Ability Lore of the Great Maw
Type	Regeneration
Target	Self
Heal Per Second	+0.40%
Duration	9 seconds
Enabled if	Casting
Triggers when casting Replenishes hit points of combatants

Braingobbler[ \| ]
The spellcaster chomps through a severed skull, gobbling up the brain and projecting the decapitated victim’s worst nightmares into enemies’ minds, sapping their will to fight on.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Cost	4 Winds 6 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Hex
Target	Enemy
Leadership	-16
Range	200 metres
Duration	18 seconds 36 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	28 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(max: 1)
Extended effect duration

Bullgorger[ \| ]
Devouring the heart of a bull Rhinox or Mournfang, raw vitality is projected into the Great Maw, increasing the ferocity of the Ogres’ attacks.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Cost	4 Winds 7 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment
Target	Self, Ally
Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage	+25%
Melee Attack	+24
Range	200 metres
Duration	17 seconds 36 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	29 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Extended effect duration

Toothcracker[ \| ]
By consuming a hunk of tooth-breaking granite, the spellcaster bestows the rock’s resilience and the sturdiness of the mountains themselves into his brethren.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Cost	7 Winds 12 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment (Area)
Target	Self, Allies
Armour	+30
Missile Resistance	+22%
Range	200 metres
Effect range	35 metres
Duration	35 seconds 60 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	44 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)
Extended effect duration

Bonecrusher[ \| ]
Stuffing a handful of bones into his mouth, the spellcaster crunches them up whilst cursing his foes, who are crushed by a giant fist which pounds them to dust.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Cost	10 Winds 15 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	64 (50%) 96 (66%) (Overcast)
Duration	1 second
Radius	8 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	6 seconds
Cooldown	43 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affects units if	Grounded
Greater armour-piercing explosion damage
Small strike area

Trollguts[ \| ]
After downing the toxic and utterly repulsive innards of a Troll, the Ogres’ wounds seem to stitch themselves together before their enemies’ dumbfounded eyes.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Type	Regeneration
Cost	16 Winds 26 Winds (Overcast)
Target	Self, Ally
Heal Per Second	+0.80%
Range	200 metres
Duration	35 seconds 70 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	52 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)
Extended effect duration
Replenishes hit points of combatants

The Maw[ \| ]
The Butcher can summon the power of the Great Maw itself, causing the ground beneath to split wide open and crush any foe trapped within it.
	Spell Lore of the Great Maw
Cost	20 Winds 26 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Explosion
Target	Ground, All
Damage	48 (33%) 72 (33%) (Overcast)
Duration	1 second
Radius	20 metres
Range	200 metres
Duration	10 seconds
Cooldown	54 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affects units if	Grounded
Greater armour-piercing explosion damage
Huge explosion area

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Unit
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Skrag the Slaughterer)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: The Blue Scribes)	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔