- For unit abilities, hero abilities and lord abilities, see abilities.
Army abilities are active abilities that can be called upon by the player controlling an army in battles. They were introduced in Total War: Warhammer II. Army abilities are distinct from spells and character abilities which are only usable by specific characters (and if that character dies, then those spells/abilities are no longer available). However many of them operate like spells - as vortexes, summons or bombardments.
Most army abilities are only available in battles in the campaign: not in multiplayer, custom battles or the laboratory.
List of army abilities[ | ]
Beastmen[ | ]
- Cacophonous Assault (campaign only)
- Cacophonous Assault Upgraded (campaign only)
- Shatterstone (campaign only)
- Touched by the Moon (campaign only)
- Vile Entropy (campaign only)
Chaos Dwarfs[ | ]
- Dreadquake Battery (campaign only)
- Chaos Dwarfs have access to army abilities when claiming certain seats in the Tower of Zharr:
- Armour of Contempt (campaign only)
- Blood & Fireborn (campaign only)
- Doom of Hashut (campaign only)
- Wrath of Zharr (campaign only)
Daemons of Chaos[ | ]
The Daemons of Chaos faction has access to the same three basic army abilities that Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch have. These are unlocked in battle by having the army's Lord do damage. After unlocking each tier, a random army ability out of the four available for that tier will be selected.
- Tier One:
- Tier Two:
- Tier Three:
- Additionally they can gain one army ability by dedicating fully to one of the Chaos Gods or to Chaos Undivided. These abilities are only available in the campaign:
Dark Elves[ | ]
- Murderous Prowess
- Murderous Mastery
- Dark Conduit (campaign only)
- Lure of the Pale Queen (campaign only)
- Shadows of Anlec (campaign only)
- Black Ark Army Abilities (campaign only):
Dwarfs[ | ]
- Zhufbar 42-Pounders (campaign only)
- Ironbrow's Expedition Subfaction (campaign only):
Grand Cathay[ | ]
- Ancestral Warriors (campaign only)
- Celestial Intervention (campaign only)
Greenskins[ | ]
- Waaagh! (ability)
- Big Waaagh! (campaign only)
- Grimgor Ironhide's army (campaign only)
- Azhag the Slaughterer's army (campaign only)
- Skarsnik's army (campaign only)
- Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet's army (campaign only)
- Grom the Paunch's army (campaign only)
- Broken Axe subfaction (campaign only)
High Elves[ | ]
- Channelling Spire (campaign only)
- Vaul's Hammer (campaign only)
- Eagle Sanctuary (campaign only)
- Yvresse Subfaction (campaign only):
Khorne[ | ]
- Horn of Khorne
- Relentless Rage
- Blade of Khorne
- Summoned from Beyond (campaign only)
Kislev[ | ]
- Via The Motherland Mechanic (campaign only):
Lizardmen[ | ]
- Feral Cold Ones (campaign only)
- Geomantic Nexus (campaign only)
- Holy Stela (campaign only)
- Temple of Mists (campaign only)
- Spirit of the Jungle Subfaction (campaign only)
- Cult of Sotek Subfaction (campaign only)
- Ghosts of Pahuax Subfaction (campaign only)
Nurgle[ | ]
- Curse of the Slug
- Fecundity
- Rot, Glorious Rot
- Summoned from Beyond (campaign only)
Ogre Kingdoms[ | ]
- Dismember
- Butcher
- Massacre
- Gluttony (campaign only)
- Thunder Charge (campaign only)
- Stoneshaker (campaign only)
Skaven[ | ]
- The Menace Below (campaign only)
- Warpbomb (campaign only)
- Clan Mors Subfaction (campaign only)
- Clan Pestilens Subfaction (campaign only)
- Clan Skryre Subfaction (campaign only)
- Clan Rictus Subfaction (campaign only)
- Clan Eshin Subfaction (campaign only)
- Clan Moulder Subfaction (campaign only)
Slaanesh[ | ]
The Empire[ | ]
- The Huntsmarshal's Expedition Subfaction (campaign only)
Tomb Kings[ | ]
- Through the Realm of Souls mechanic:
- Sand Veil (campaign only)
- Tomb Swarm (campaign only)
- Legionary Barrage (campaign only)
Tzeentch[ | ]
Vampire Coast[ | ]
- Zhufbar 42-Pounders (campaign only)
- Sartosa Grapeshot (campaign only)
- Norse Roar (campaign only)
- Shanty: First Verse (campaign only)
- Shanty: Second Verse (campaign only)
- Shanty: Third Verse (campaign only)
Warriors of Chaos[ | ]
The Warriors of Chaos are able to access several Campaign-exclusive army abilities by sacrificing souls with the Gifts of Chaos mechanic.
- Shatterstone
- Summoned from Beyond (Khorne)
- Summoned from Beyond (Nurgle)
- Summoned from Beyond (Slaanesh)
- Summoned from Beyond (Tzeentch)
Certain Warriors of Chaos subfactions affiliated to a certain Chaos God can gain access to the basic army abilities of the mono-god factions, only available in Campaign.
- The Ecstatic Legions subfaction
- The Decadent Host subfaction (Sigvald's army only)
Wood Elves[ | ]
- Zhufbar 42-Pounders (campaign only)
- Sartosa Grapeshot (campaign only)
- Heralds of Ariel Subfaction via Forge of Daith (campaign only):