At a glance
- Type
- Hero type
- Battlefield role
- Spellcaster hero
- Content pack
- Total War: WARHAMMER — Vampire Counts core roster
- Race
- Vampire Counts
Availability
Content pack: Total War: WARHAMMER — Vampire Counts core roster. Immortal Empires ownership
- Necromancer is on the core Vampire Counts roster from the first Total War: Warhammer, the same route as Mannfred von Carstein and Heinrich Kemmler. The Grim and the Grave unlocks Helman Ghorst.
- The hero panel lists the Necromancer for a Vampire Counts faction that can recruit the type. A Master Necromancer is the lord type. Mannfred's mix of Vampires and Death belongs to that lord.
The hero who joins
Recruit a Necromancer into an army that already has a lord. Mannfred and Heinrich Kemmler are the first-game routes into the Vampire Counts roster. Later lords keep their own unlocks, and the core hero remains the Necromancer when the panel lists that name.
A Master Necromancer leads an army. Walach Harkon, Dieter Helsnicht and Ulrika are named heroes with their own routes. The Necromancer is the generic spellcaster hero.
Lore of Vampires behind the dead
The Necromancer casts the Lore of Vampires. Keep the caster near the skeletons who are holding the enemy, and spend the army's Winds reserve on a cast those troops can follow. Overcasting can miscast. The battle UI shows that risk on the cast.
Mannfred can cast Vampires and Death because he is that lord. The Necromancer's list is the Lore of Vampires.
Necromancer or Master Necromancer
Choose a Master Necromancer when you need another army. Choose a Necromancer when an existing army needs the Lore of Vampires.
Skeleton Warriors pin a target. The caster stays where that pin still has support. A mount or a corpse cart is a separate choice on the character. The hero type itself is the caster who joins.
Sources
- Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — support.sega.com
- Total War: WARHAMMER - A New Player Survival Guide & FAQ — community.creative-assembly.com