At a glance
- Type
- Legendary Hero
- Battlefield role
- Offensive spellcaster with Vampires and Death magic
- Content pack
- Lords of the End Times — Nagash
- Race
- Vampire Counts · Undead Legions
- Faction
- Host of Nagash
Availability
Content pack: Lords of the End Times — Nagash. Immortal Empires ownership
- Paid content from Nagash’s Lords of the End Times pack. CA confirms access for Vampire Counts factions as well as Nagash; owning Neferata’s Free-LC is a different content entitlement.
- Requires the Nagash – Lords of the End Times DLC, sold individually or in the complete Lords of the End Times bundle.
- Nagash can subjugate Dieter through his Mortarch campaign objectives. Dieter can also be unlocked by Vampire Counts factions.
A hero for an existing army
Dieter joins a faction as a Legendary Hero. Nagash can subjugate him as a Mortarch, and Vampire Counts can unlock him for their own campaigns. Choose the recruitment route appropriate to the faction you are playing.
Look at the army’s existing magic before deciding where he should serve. Adding another caster creates more spell choices, but those choices still need to fit the battle you expect to fight.
Plan the spell before the engagement
Dieter draws offensive spells from Vampires and Death, carries a bound Burning Skull and can ride an Undead Manticore. His purpose is to influence the fight through casting. Keep him positioned where he can reach a useful target without being isolated.
Use the infantry engagement to create a clear spell opportunity. Watch the direction of a moving spell and the position of your own troops. Move Dieter when enemy cavalry or flying attackers threaten his casting position.
Use the fighting line to create an engagement you can influence with spells. Before committing Dieter, consider the enemy missiles, nearby support and a route back toward friendly troops. An offensive caster needs time to act; sending him ahead of the army gives the opponent an easier target.
Choose complementary support
Skeleton Warriors can occupy an enemy line and Grave Guard can concentrate infantry strength where you want it. Walach Harkon adds a melee-focused combat caster if you want a different named hero from the same pack.
With Mannfred or Kemmler, assign a purpose to each caster before battle. Decide who supports the line and who attacks the enemy, then adjust when the engagement changes.
Choose him for offensive magic
The Doom Lord of Middenheim draws damage spells from Vampires and Death. He also has a bound Burning Skull spell and an Undead Manticore mount.
Joining Nagash
Follow Dieter’s objectives in the Mortarchs panel as the Host of Nagash develops. Choose him when the army needs more offensive spell options; Walach Harkon offers a different emphasis in close combat.
Sources
- Lords of the End Times DLC overview — CA — community.creative-assembly.com
- Lords of the End Times: Meet Nagash — CA — community.creative-assembly.com
- Nagash – Lords of the End Times on Steam — store.steampowered.com