Raise Dead (mechanic)

::If you were looking for the spell of the same name, see Lore of Vampires.
Raise Dead is a mechanic for Vampire Counts and Vampire Coast factions in campaign, which allows their armies to instantly raise units anywhere. For the Vampire Counts (but not Vampire Coast) it replaces normal global recruitment.
==Overview==
This allows Vampire Counts and Vampire Coast to reinforce very quickly after a battle, especially when it is combined with normal recruiting/reinforcement.
Most of the time Raise Dead is limited to only a few basic units (eg: Zombies) per turn. However, if the player moves their army to the site of a major battle fought earlier in the campaign, the number of units they can Raise will be increased, and more elite units will be available (eg: Hexwraiths, Grave Guard, Vargheists).
The sites of major battles will be marked on the campaign map with a glowing blue circle and a battle site marker, which shows what turn the battle was fought, the number of casualties etc.
However, raised units will always start at Rank 0 and are not affected by lord skills or technology that gives recruited units starting XP/rank.
==Detailed info==
To qualify for a battle site marker requires both of the main engaging armies: 
* Primary armies must Have 14+ units with a total of 1000+ troops each
* Suffer a minimum of 2200 combined casualties 
NOTE: Reinforcements and garrison units do not count towards the 14 units required for an army to qualify. If garrison units are the primary army and meet the requirement they do count however.
===Vampire Counts===
===Vampire Coast===
== Strategy ==
This ability allows these factions to replenish their losses faster than any other. It also frequently encourages the merging and disbanding of weaker units to be replaced with fresh ones. Use this mechanic to maintain your momentum rather than waiting to replenish.
== Trivia ==
The Wargrove of Woe has a similar recruitment mechanic for its Wild Beast units.
Category:Vampire Counts
Category:Vampire Coast