Unique heroes & Legendary Heroes are special heroes which are unique and different from regular heroes in some way.
Some unique heroes - those with individual names - are sometimes termed Legendary Heroes.
See also: unique lords.
Overview
As stated aboved, Unique Heroes are special heroes that for the most part have a unique character trait but in essence they are just the same as their regular counterparts. Example: Cavill (Loremaster of Hoeth).
Legendary Heroes on the other hand are established characters from the Warhammer Lore who have their own unique abilities, traits and recruitment quests. Example: Gorduz Backstabber
List
Unique & Legendary Heroes | |
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Race | Unit |
Beastmen | |
Bretonnia | |
Chaos Dwarfs | |
Dwarfs | |
Grand Cathay | |
High Elves | |
Kislev | |
Lizardmen | |
Norsca | |
Nurgle | |
Skaven | |
The Empire | |
Tomb Kings | |
Tzeentch | |
Vampire Coast | |
Vampire Counts | |
Warriors of Chaos | |
Wood Elves |
Beastmen
- Kha'Rak Stoneheart - ( Harbinger of Disaster only)
Bretonnia
- The Green Knight - summoned at certain thresholds of chivalry
- Henri le Massif - unique Paladin ( Chevaliers de Lyonesse only)
Chaos Dwarfs
Daemons of Chaos
Dwarfs
- Garagrim Ironfist
- Tom Phillipson ( Karaz-a-Karak only)
- Hans Valhirsson ( Ironbrow's Expedition only)
- Dramar Hammerfist ( Clan Angrund only)
- Throni Ironbrow ( Clan Angrund only)
- King Lunn Ironhammer ( Clan Angrund only)
- Halkenhaf Stonebeard ( Clan Angrund only)
Grand Cathay
High Elves
- Hand of the Shadow Crown ( Nagarythe only)
- Cavill ( Yvresse only)
Kislev
Lizardmen
- Lord Kroak - a very powerful Slann Mage-Priest. Available to all Lizardmen factions through quests but if playing as Itza, Lord Kroak starts in your army
- Itzi-Bitzi ( Tlaqua only)
- Oracle of the Sacred Plaques ( Ghosts of Pahuax only)
Norsca
- Kihar the Tormentor - summoned with 100 allegiance to the Serpent
- Killgore Slaymaim - summoned by gaining allegiance to the Hound
Nurgle
- Plague Cultist - summoned from the Plague Cauldron
- Ezar Doombolt (The Maggot Host only) - recruited from Tamurkhan’s Chieftains
- Grukmur Three-Horn (The Maggot Host only) - recruited from Tamurkhan’s Chieftains
- Ketzak Fimdirach (The Maggot Host only) - recruited from Tamurkhan’s Chieftains
- Khargan the Crazed (The Maggot Host only) - recruited from Tamurkhan’s Chieftains
- Mournhowl (The Maggot Host only) - recruited from Tamurkhan’s Chieftains
Skaven
- Pestilent Scheme Priest - gained by completing the The Pestilent Scheme rite
- DOOOOM! Engineer - gained by completing the Scheme of DOOOOM! rite
- Ghoritch ( Clan Moulder only)
Tzeentch
- Trickster Cultist ( The Deceivers only)
The Empire
- Hertwig Van Hal ( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)
- Rodrik L'Anguille ( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)
- Kalara ( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)
- Jorek Grimm ( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)
Tomb Kings
- Ptra's Necrotect
- Prince Nebbetthar ( Khemri only)
Vampire Coast
- Robert Barthelemy ( The Drowned only)
Vampire Counts
- Krell - summoned in battle via Heinrich Kemmler's lord ability ( The Barrow Legion only)
- Kevin von Lloydstein ( The Drakenhof Conclave only)
Warriors of Chaos
- Harald Hammerstorm
- Kormak ( Legion of the Gorequeen only)
- Prince Ograx ( Warhost of the Apocalypse only)
- Samuel Ludenhof ( The Fecundites only)
Wood Elves
- Ariel
- Coeddil ( Wargrove of Woe only)
Cross-faction
- Felix - available to The Empire, Dwarfs, Bretonnia, Grand Cathay and Kislev
- Gotrek - available to The Empire, Dwarfs, Bretonnia, Grand Cathay and Kislev
- Ulrika Magdova - available to Kislev and The Empire
- Aekold Helbrass - available to Tzeentch, Daemons of Chaos and Warriors of Chaos ( Puppets of Misrule and undivided factions only)
- The Blue Scribes - available to Tzeentch, Daemons of Chaos and Warriors of Chaos ( Puppets of Misrule and undivided factions only)
- Kayzk the Befouled - available to Nurgle, Daemons of Chaos and Warriors of Chaos ( The Fecundites and undivided factions only)