Battlefield role: Armoured undead melee infantry.
Unit type: Melee infantry.
Content pack: Total War: WARHAMMER — Vampire Counts core roster. Immortal Empires ownership
Availability
- Core Vampire Counts units from Total War: WARHAMMER. Available to playable Vampire Counts factions unlocked through WH1 or The Grim and the Grave; the ordinary units are separate from paid Regiments of Renown.
Official references
Weapon variants
Grave Guard
The sword-and-shield variant for an armoured infantry line.
Grave Guard (Great Weapons)
A separate great-weapon variant for a harder-hitting infantry role.
Commit them where the fight matters
Use Grave Guard at the part of the line where you want stronger infantry fighting. Let the rest of the army secure their sides so they can stay focused on the chosen engagement.
A shielded regiment can help form the front; a great-weapon regiment needs an opportunity to bring its weapons to bear. Avoid spending the whole battle walking after a target while the enemy attacks somewhere else.
Capacity and recruitment
Grave Guard and Grave Guard (Great Weapons) belong to the core Vampire Counts roster. The Raise Dead rework makes military infrastructure and unit capacity part of recruitment planning.
Inspect the actual variant in your recruitment panel and its resource requirements before building the army around it. Leave enough resources for the supporting troops the force will need after its next battle.
Build around the infantry engagement
Skeleton Warriors can occupy neighbouring enemies while Grave Guard fight at the point you have chosen. A nearby caster can support the engagement, and a mobile attacker can look for an exposed side.
Walach Harkon adds a combat character; Dieter Helsnicht adds offensive casting through the paid Nagash pack. Match their contribution to the lord leading the army, whether that is Mannfred, Kemmler, a von Carstein, Ghorst or Neferata.
Race and roster
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