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{{Infobox unit |image =<gallery> Helman Ghorst.png|Screenshot Vmp_ch_master_necromancer_helman_0.png|Portrait </gallery> |icon =commander.png |race ={{Vampire Counts race}} |faction ={{Caravan of Blue Roses faction}} |type =Legendary Lord |general ={{wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_helman_ghorst_0 general}} |main ={{wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_helman_ghorst_0 main}} |melee ={{wh_main_vmp_staff_hero_kemmler}} |ranged = |armor ={{wh2_main_leather_15}} |shield = |attributes =*{{Attribute Siege Attacker}} {{wh_encourage_fear_hideForest_undead}} *{{Attribute Regeneration}} *{{Attribute Crumbling}} *{{Attribute Disintegrating}} *{{Attribute Wounds}} *{{Attribute Missile Resistance |resist=15%}} |unit size = 1 }}{{Quote|What is death but an obstacle to be overcome? There is no true death beneath the eternal night.}} '''{{Pagename}}''' is a {{Vampire Counts race}} [[Legendary Lord]] unit introduced in ''[[Total War: Warhammer]]'' with [[The Grim and the Grave]] DLC. In [[The Old World]] and [[Mortal Empires]], he was one of the two Legendary Lord choices for '''{{Old Sylvania faction}}''', along with '''[[Mannfred von Carstein]]'''. In [[Immortal Empires]], he heads the '''{{Caravan of Blue Roses faction}}'''. == Description == {{quote|What is death but an obstacle to be overcome? There is no true death beneath the eternal night.}} Helman Ghorst was once a man, yet that life was ripped from him by the uncaring vicissitudes of fate. The loss of his father and brothers to plague sent Ghorst into an obsessive madness; he began studying the black arts in the hope of returning his lost kith to life. Inevitably, he drew the attention of the Witch Hunter, von Kordon, and so abandoned Templehof and fled to Vargravia, taking the corpses of his brothers and father with him, determined to find a way to return them to life through Necromancy. It was here, forsaken in a corrupted land, that he attracted the attention of Mannfred von Carstein. Rather than killing Ghorst, the Count revealed further dark secrets to him, transforming Helman into something beyond the grief-maddened man from Templehof. Now, he is carried through the night on a bone-ridged cart, pulled not by horses, but by the brothers he so desperately wished to save β each a once-handsome farrier restored to a mockery of life, forced to stumble along at the head of their kinβs unloving host. == Attributes == {{wh_dlc04_vmp_cha_helman_ghorst_0 bulletpoints}} == Spells == *[[File:Icon wh main lore vampires.png|38px]][[Lore of Vampires]] == Character Abilities == === Active Abilities === *[[File:Wh main character abilities undeath resurgent.png|38px]] [[Undeath Resurgent]] ==== Campaign only ==== *[[File:Wh main character abilities magical animus.png|38px]] [[Magical Animus]] === Passive Abilities === *[[File:Wh main character passive master of the dead.png]] [[Master of the Dead]] *[[File:Wh main lore passive the curse of undeath small.png]] [[Lore_of_Vampires#The_Curse_of_Undeath|The Curse of Undeath]] ==== Campaign only ==== *[[File:Wh main character abilities arcane conduit.png|38px]] [[Arcane Conduit]] *[[File:Wh main character passive evasion.png]] [[Evasion (ability)|Evasion]] === Item Abilities === *[[File:Wh dlc04 item abilities the liber noctus.png|38px]] [[The Liber Noctus (ability)|The Liber Noctus]] == Unique Items == *[[File:Wh main anc arcane item.png|39px]][[The Liber Noctus]] == Mounts == ''Helman Ghorst is always mounted at the start of the campaign of [[Immortal Empires]]'' *[[File:Mount corpse cart.png|38px]][[The Brothers Ghorst Corpse Cart]] == Campaign starting units == === The Old World & Mortal Empires === [[File:Wh_main_vmp_grave_guard.png|50px|link=Grave Guard]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_skeleton_warrior_sword.png|50px|link=Skeleton Warriors (Vampire Counts)]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_skeleton_warrior_sword.png|50px|link=Skeleton Warriors (Vampire Counts)]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_dlc04_vmp_direpack.png|50px|link=The Direpack (Dire Wolves)]] [[File:Wh_dlc04_vmp_corpse_cart.png|50px|link=Corpse Cart]] === Immortal Empires === [[File:Wh_main_vmp_crypt_ghoul.png|50px|link=Crypt Ghouls (Vampire Counts)]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_crypt_ghoul.png|50px|link=Crypt Ghouls (Vampire Counts)]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_zombies.png|50px|link=Zombies]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_crypt_horrors.png|50px|link=Crypt Horrors]] [[File:Wh_main_vmp_crypt_horrors.png|50px|link=Crypt Horrors]] [[File:Wh dlc04 vmp mortis engine.png|50px|link=Mortis Engine]] [[File:Wh dlc04 vmp corpse cart lodestone.png|50px|link=Corpse Cart (Unholy Lodestone)]] == Lord effects == *[[File:Attrition.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Immune to Plague attrition ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> *[[File:Attribute contact immunity.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Attribute: Immune to Contact Effects ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> *[[File:Armour.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Armour: +30 for Zombies and Crypt Ghouls units ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> ==== WH2 ==== *[[File:Phase_posion.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">All units in Helman Ghorst's army receive poison attacks</span> *[[File:Armour.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Armour: +15 for Zombies units ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> ==== WH1 ==== *[[File:Phase_posion.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">All units in Helman Ghorst's army receive poison attacks</span> *[[File:Replenishment.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Casualty replenishment rates: +20%</span> == Character traits == === Personal trait === [[File:Trait vampire counts.png]] '''Neophyte''': ''The student thrives on heretical knowledge; dark foundations lead to darker, binding deliverance.'' *[[File:Attrition.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Immune to Plague attrition ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> *[[File:Attribute contact immunity.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Attribute: Immune to Contact Effects ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> *[[File:Armour.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Armour: +30 for Zombies and Crypt Ghouls units ([[File:Icon Army.png|22px]]Lord's army)</span> === Defeat trait === [[File:Trait vampire counts.png]] '''Ghorst or Ghost?''': ''Apparently death is merely an obstacle to be overcome; must be inconvenient, however.'' *[[File:Phase_posion.png]] <span style="color:#A2FB3E">Enables poison attacks</span> == Talent Tree== *[https://twwh-chars.com/en/characters/dlc04_vmp_helman_ghorst Helman's skill tree] on TWWH Characters *[https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/vmp_vampire_counts/vmp_helman_ghorst Skill Tree on TotalWarhammerPlanner] == Strategy == The following applies only to the [[Mortal Empires]] or [[The Old World]] campaigns: *That Ghorst provides poison attacks to his entire army (when chosen as your first lord) is a huge boon that drastically improves the effectiveness of his army. It should be noted that poison does not stack, so units that have poison attacks already receive no benefit. Because they are balanced around the fact that they inflict poison, it is better to recruit units that do not innately have poison (as they will receive the benefit from his bonus). As of [[The Hammers & Herdstones Update|The Hammers & The Herdstones]] update Ghorst's unique poison is now more powerful than the generic poison, having a much greater effect on all stats, especially speed. *He has a unique variant of the Raise Dead Spell which summons Grave Guards instead of Zombies and a Wight King instead of Skeleton Warriors when overcast. He also has a unique version of the Corpse Cart mount that includes the [[Mortis Engine]]'s Reliquary Corruption ability, giving him an aura of damage when in melee. While Ghorst does not have strong melee stats, he is reasonably durable, so it is an option to put him into melee against lower tier units where his aura can do damage. *Also worth noting is that in multiplayer, Ghorst is the same cost as a generic Master Necromancer on a [[Corpse Cart (Unholy Lodestone) (mount)|Corpse Cart (Unholy Lodestone)]] mount, while having much better combat ability and the added aura effect. == Gallery == <gallery> Helman Ghorst.png Theo-stylianides-vmp-helman-ghorst.jpg|Concept art Wh dlc04 vmp cha helman ghorst 0.png Wh dlc04 vmp helman.png Vampire helman.png </gallery> {{Navbox Vampire Counts units}} [[Category:Total War: Warhammer legendary lords]] [[Category:The Grim and the Grave units]] [[Category:Vampire Counts units]] [[Category:Vampire Counts legendary lord units]]
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