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With a pining cry to the great, weird moon, Morrslieb, these wolves carry their Goblin riders to war.

Moon-howlers (Goblin Wolf Riders) are a Greenskins Greenskins Regiment of Renown melee cavalry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with The King & The Warlord.

Recruitment[ | ]

  • Icon effect ror Recruited with: Regiments of Renown Recruitment panel

Description[ | ]

Goblin Wolf Riders are dangerously fast, able to outride all other beasts save perhaps the swift steeds of the Elves. Some Wolf Rider mobs use bows to fill their enemies with arrows. They lope into range, unleash a hail of arrows, and then retreat before the foe can respond. Wolf Riders often harass the flanks of oncoming troops, but have also been known to charge into smaller (and more vulnerable) units such as war machines and enemy scouts. Other Wolf Rider mobs are more heavily armoured and these Goblins will dare to lower their spears and attack larger formations, howling as they crash headlong into enemy troops. However, it is often said that the snarling wolves are more formidable foes than the Goblins who ride atop their shaggy backs. More than one Warboss has found out that "dog boyz" are not always reliable, finding Wolf Riders as quick to leave the battlefield as they are to launch an attack.

Attributes[ | ]

  • Cavalry wolf Cavalry
  • Shielded: Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
  • Very Fast: This unit can run circles around most other units, taunting and harrassing the enemy or evading its missile fire.

Scrap Upgrades[ | ]

Upgrade Effect Icon grn scrap Scrap Cost Technology Required
Scrap Saddles Armour character Armour: +15
Battle movement character Speed: +15%
35 🗙
Rusty Stabberz Bonus vs small character Bonus vs Infantry: +6 30 Tech grn scrap goblins
Scavengin' Gitz

Difference from Goblin Wolf Riders[ | ]

Strategy[ | ]

The intended benefit of this Regiment of Renown is that they cause fear (which also makes them immune to fear notably). This is helpful, but nothing incredible. One of the real benefits is their higher leadership (+10) and melee stats (+7 for both defence and attack) which puts them into an incredibly fast light cavalry with decent melee stats and tolerable leadership.

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