| “ | The Beastlord of Karond Kar possesses an innate cruelty and bloodlust instinctively sensed by all creatures bent to his will. | „ |
Rakarth is a 
Dark Elves Legendary Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Rakarth Update as FLC. In the campaign, he leads 
The Thousand Maws faction.
Description[]
Amongst the Dark Elves there have been many famous Beastmasters in the past, but Rakarth, the Beastlord of Karond Kar, has no equal, living or dead. Leading an army of monsters and beasts unlike the world has ever seen, Rakarth dons a tall helm that accentuates his slender form but covers most of his facial features. None, however, can mistake the light shining from his eyes like coals in the night, betokening an intrinsic power to project fear and instil subservience into his monstrous minions. Mounted upon a saddle lined with human skin, Rakarth soars into battle atop Bracchus, an ebon-scaled Wyrm said to be one of the most cruel-hearted Black Dragons to ever take to the sky.
Campaign Description[]
Immortal Empires[]
The Beastlord has reached the Great Turtle Isle off the coast of Lustria, in search of ever greater monsters to enslave to his will.
Attributes[]
Lord- ▲ Armoured: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
- ▲ Anti-Large: Anti-Large: Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.
- ▲ Charge Defence Against Large Foes: When standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
Character Abilities[]
Active Abilities[]
Campaign Only[]
Passive Abilities[]
Campaign Only[]
Item Abilities[]
Unique Items[]
Mounts[]
Campaign starting units[]
Eye of the Vortex, Mortal Empires & Immortal Empires[]
Lord Effects[]
- Recruitment duration: -1 for all monstrous units (minimum 1) (Lord's army)
- Melee Defence: +8 for Monster units (Lord's army)
- Ability: "Whiplash!"
- Ability: "Beastlord's Gaze"
WH2[]
- Melee Defence: +8 for monstrous units (Lord's army)
- Recruitment duration: -1 for all monstrous units (minimum 1) (Lord's army)
Character Traits[]
Personal Trait[]
Beastlord: The greatest of all Beastlords has no equal in his craft, commanding the wild and feral with almost supernatural aptitude.
- Recruitment duration: -1 for all monstrous units (minimum 1) (Lord's army)
- Melee Defence: +8 for Monster units (Lord's army)
- Ability: "Whiplash!"
- Ability: "Beastlord's Gaze"
Defeat Trait[]
Beastmaster of None: The Beastlord is dead, long live the Beastlord!
- Leadership: -5 for enemy monstrous units (local enemy armies)
- Bonus vs. Large: +8
Talent Tree[]
Strategy[]
In battle, Rakarth is a fearsome combatant who buffs monsters and rides a Black Dragon. His faction has access to the Monster Pens campaign mechanic, allowing his armies to recruit various monsters and beasts from different races.
Rakarth's battlefield abilities buff large monsters so he servers best having at least some monsters in his army. In campaign he has skills to gain special abilities, most notably, ice breath
Dragon run[]
Rakarth starts right next to a few elven villages which when each one is captured will yield a black dragon. This should allow you to start filling Rakarths army with dragons and then get better from there.
Dragon Run (Vortex)[]
For every elven village you capture you will get a Black Dragon and as you start near a group of elven settlements the captuer and use of them as a way to get a swarm of black dragons early game is quite possible.
Campaign guide[]
Trivia[]
- Rakarth is voiced by Iwan Rheon, known for his role as Ramsay Bolton in the Game of Thrones TV series.
Gallery[]
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Promotional skill poster
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Concept art
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