From beyond death the Vampire comes, striking anywhere they please. They dominate the dark and forgotten corners of the Empire and the cursed lands of Sylvania.

Vampire Counts

Base Size (Vampire Counts)

Special Rules

Balefire

A Warhammer battle is packed with fantastic creatures and skilled warriors whose abilities are so incredible and varied that the basic rules cannot possibly cover them all. For such circumstances we have special rules – uncommon rules to govern uncommon circumstances. When a creature has an ability that breaks or bends one of the main game rules, it is often represented by a special rule. A special rule can boost a model's chances of causing damage, such as by granting poisoned weapons, or enhance its Strength. Alternatively, a special rule can improve a model's survivability, by granting it a better armour save or the ability to regrow damaged flesh. It is through the use of the special rules that Dragons breathe fire, Assassins strike with lightning speed and Giants cause bowel-loosening terror in their enemies.

Banshee Swarm

Battle of Wills

Beloved in Death

Bestial Fury

Blasphemous Tome

Champion of the Dead

Chill Grasp

Cloud of Horror

Death Shriek

Evocation of Death

Ghostly Howl

Infested

Infinite Hatred

Martial Honour

Master of the Dead

One Bat Short of a Belfry

Pestilential Breath

Poisonous Tail

Rancid Maws

Resurrecting Fallen Warriors (Vampire Counts)

Scrying Pool

Slavering Charge

Soul Reapers

Soulstriders

Spectral Hunters

Spectral Steeds

Swarm of Flies

Sword-claws

The Generals of Undeath

The Hunger

The Newly Dead

The Reliquary

Undead

Unholy Lodestone

Vampire Counts Battle Standards

Vampiric

Vigour Mortis

The Lores of Magic

The Lore of Vampires

Wizards are a formidable force on the battlefield, able to wreak incredible destruction, weaken or strengthen other warriors, or summon terrible beasts to fight at their side. We’ve already covered the rules for the Magic phase – in this chapter, we’ll discuss how spells are generated, and present the eight Battle Magic spell lores.

Magic Items (and Abilities)

Vampire Counts Magic Items

The Warhammer world is rich in magical artefacts and holy relics of great power. Soul-drinking swords, impenetrable suits of armour, ancient tomes of sorcerous knowledge and lost rings of incalculable might – many a war has been fought solely for the possession of such treasures and the power they bestow.

Vampiric Powers

Abyssal Terror

Monster

Rare

Bat Swarms

Swarms

Special

Black Coach

Chariot

Black Knight

Cavalry

A unit of Blood Knights with the Flag of Blood Keep upgrade gains a 4+ ward save against ranged attacks.

Flag of Blood Keep

Blood Knight

Cairn Wraith

Infantry

Cairn Wraith (Black Coach)

Cairn Wraith (Hero)

Hero

Corpse Cart

Corpsemaster

For each unsaved Wound caused by the sword, Mannfred gains an extra dice at the start of the ensuing Magic phase (this will be a power dice in his own Magic phase, and a dispel dice in the enemy's Magic phase).

Sword of Unholy Power

The Armour of Templehof confers a 5+ armour save. Furthermore, the wearer gains +2 Wounds.

Armour of Templehof

The Lore of Vampires Lore

The Lore of Death Lore

Count Mannfred

Special Character

Coven Throne

Crypt Ghast

Core

Crypt Ghoul

Crypt Haunter

Monstrous Infantry

Crypt Horror

Dire Wolf

War Beast

Doom Wolf

Fell Bat

Grave Guard

The Chaos Tomb Blade confers +2 Attacks. Furthermore, if Kemmler is in a unit of Skeleton Warriors or Grave Guard, for each model he slays in close combat, an extra model is added to his unit following the rules for Resurrecting Fallen Warriors. Newly created models have the same equipment as the rest of the unit.

Chaos Tomb Blade

At the beginning of each of Kemmler's turns, choose either the Fly or Ethereal special rule. Kemmler has that rule until the beginning of his next turn.

Cloak of Mists and Shadows

At the beginning of the friendly Magic phase, your opponent must declare all of his magic items that are within 12" of Kemmler, and the models/units that are carrying them. In addition, Kemmler receives a +1 to his dice rolls when he attempts to dispel.

Skull Staff

Heinrich Kemmler

Hell Knight

Hellsteed

Hellwraith

Hexwraith

Isabella, or another Vampiric character in the same unit, may drink from the Blood Chalice of Bathori at the start of each friendly Magic phase. The chosen model regains a single Wound lost earlier in the battle.

Blood Chalice of Bathori

Isabella von Carstein

Kastellan

The Sword of Waldenhof has the Multiple Wounds (2) special rule. Furthermore, the Sword of Waldenhof and Konrad's hand weapon count as Paired Weapons.

Sword of Waldenhof

Konrad von Carstein

The Armour of the Barrows confers a 4+ armour save. If an enemy with a magic weapon wounds Krell in close combat and Krell passes his armour save, that magic weapon's abilities are nullified; it is treated as a normal, non-magical weapon of the same type for the remainder of the game. If no type is listed, treat it as a hand weapon.

Armour of the Barrows

Requires Two Hands. The Black Axe of Krell confers +2 Strength in close combat. It has the Always Strikes Last and Multiple Wounds (D3) special rules. Furthermore, any model taking an unsaved Wound from the Black Axe but not removed from play must roll a D6 at the start of each of its subsequent turns. If the result is higher than the number of Wounds it has remaining, that model suffers an additional Wound with no armour saves allowed.

The Black Axe of Krell

Krell

Mannfred the Acolyte

Master Necromancer

Lord

Mortis Engine

Necromancer

Nightmare

Nightmare (Black Coach)

Pallid Handmaiden

Seneschal

Skeletal Steed (Vampire Counts)

Skeleton Champion

Skeleton Warrior (Vampire Counts)

Spirit Horde

Spirit Host

Strigoi Ghoul King

Terrorgheist

The Restless Dead

Tomb Banshee

Tomb Banshee (Hero)

The Lore of Shadow Lore

Vampire

Vampire Lord

Vargheist

Varghulf

Vargoyle

The Carstein Ring grants Vlad a 4+ ward save. Furthermore, the first time Vlad is removed from play, roll a D6 at the end of the phase. On a roll of 2+, he is immediately returned to 'life' with a single Wound. Vlad must then be placed in the front rank of a friendly unit anywhere within 12" of the point where he fell (even one in close combat). If there is no such unit for Vlad to join, he is removed as a casualty.

The Carstein Ring

Close combat attacks made with Blood Drinker are resolved at +1 Strength. In addition, whilst Vlad wields Blood Drinker, he restores lost Wounds on a score of 4+ for the purposes of The Hunger special rule.

Unit Type	Base Size	Troop Type
Characters	———	———
Vampire Lord & Vampire	20x20mm	Infantry
Master Necromancer & Necromancer	20x20mm	Infantry
Strigoi Ghoul King	20x20mm	Infantry
Cairn Wraith & Tomb Banshee	20x20mm	Infantry
Wight King	20x20mm	Infantry
Special Characters	———	———
Mannfred Von Carstein; Mannfred the Acolyte	20x20mm	Infantry
Vlad, Isabella & Konrad Von Carstein	20x20mm	Infantry
Heinrich Kemmler, Krell	20x20mm	Infantry
Mounts	———	———
Skeletal Steed, Nightmare & Hellsteed	25x50mm	War Beast
Zombie Dragon & Terrorgheist	100x150mm	Monster
Abyssal Terror	50x50mm	Monster
Coven Throne & Corpse Cart	50x100mm	Chariot
Core	———	———
Crypt Ghouls	20x20mm	Infantry
Dire Wolves	25x50mm	War Beast
Skeleton Warriors	20x20mm	Infantry
Zombies	20x20mm	Infantry
Special	———	———
Bat Swarm	40x40mm	Swarm
Black Knights	25x50mm	Cavalry
Corpse Cart	50x100mm	Chariot
Crypt Horrors	40x40mm	Monstrous Infantry
Fell Bats	40x40mm	War Beast
Spirit Host	40x40mm	Swarm
Grave Guard	20x20mm	Infantry
Hexwraiths	25x50mm	Cavalry
Vargheists	40x40mm	Monstrous Infantry
Rare	———	———
Black Coach	50x100mm	Chariot
Blood Knights	25x50mm	Cavalry
Cairn Wraiths	20x20mm	Infantry
Mortis Engine	50x100mm	Chariot
Terrorgheist	100x150mm	Monster
Varghulf	50x50mm	Monster

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