Malekith

is a Legendary Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II. In the campaign, he leads .
== Description ==
The Witch King is the supreme ruler of Naggaroth, and the eternal enemy of the High Elves. Long ago, he sought the claim Ulthuan's crown, but the Flames of Asuryan left him scarred by fire and twisted with hatred. In the years since, Malekith has many times attempted to scour Ulthuan from the face of the world, but each time has been undone by cruel fate or the incompetence of craven underlings. Yet the Witch King is immortal, and knows he will outlast those who foolishly believe themselves his betters. The day is fast approaching where old debts and insults will finally be repaid, and Malekith will do anything within his power to hasten its arrival.
== Attributes ==
== Spells ==
* Lore of Dark Magic
== Character Abilities ==
=== Active Abilities ===
* Gaze of Malice
==== Campaign only ====
* Deadly Onslaught
* Rally!
* Stand or Die!
==== Multiplayer only ====
* Stand Your Ground!
=== Passive Abilities ===
* Murderous Prowess
* Spiteful Conjuration
==== Campaign only ====
* Arcane Conduit
* Evasion
* Hold the Line!
=== Item Abilities ===
* Circlet of Iron
* Destroyer
* Supreme Spellshield
== Unique Items ==
*Armour of Midnight
*Circlet of Iron
*Destroyer
*Supreme Spellshield
== Mounts ==
*Dark Cold One
*Cold One Chariot
*Seraphon
== Campaign starting units ==
=== Eye of the Vortex ===
=== Mortal Empires ===
=== Immortal Empires ===
== Lord effects ==
* Control: +8 (local province)
* Construction cost: -15% for all buildings (local province)
* Enemy leadership: -8 (enemy armies in local region)
==== WH2 ====
* Upkeep: -50% for Black Guard of Naggarond, Dreadspears, Bleakswords and Darkshards units (Lord's army)
== Character traits ==
=== Personal trait ===
 Witch King of Naggaroth: The Witch King long ago sought to take Ulthuan's crown, but the Flames of Asuryan left him twisted with hatred and horribly scarred.
* Control: +8 (local province)
* Construction cost: -15% for all buildings (local province)
* Enemy leadership: -8 (enemy armies in local region)
=== Defeat trait ===
 Immortal Unbeloved: The Dark King will fall, by blade, by arrow, or by sorcerous power and the darkest magic.
* Income from raiding: +10% (Lord's army)
* Passive ability: "Frenzy"
== Talent Tree ==
*Malekith's talent tree
*Malekith's skill tree on TWWH Characters
*Skill Tree on TotalWarhammerPlanner
== Strategy ==
Malekith is a powerful, armoured swordsman with access to the Lore of Dark Magic. His skill points can be allocated to specialize in either melee or magic, or towards a balanced build. Choosing Seraphon (a black dragon) as his mount increases his mobility, durability, and splash damage effectiveness.
Malekith has a base 20% physical resistance that he maintains whatever mount he is on, so he is a bit tankier than his stats suggest. This helps him particularly on his larger mounts like the Cold One Chariot and Seraphon who are bigger and do not have the best melee defence.
Between the Circlet of Iron, the Destroyer, and the Supreme Spellshield, Malekith can destroy and disrupt an enemy's magical powers. Respectively, these items: add a miscast chance to normally cast spells; add 15 seconds to an enemy's spells/abilities whenever he hits them in melee; and reduces power recharge rate when surrounded by enemies. Given that Malekith on his black dragon are able to go toe-to-toe with almost any Lord or unit in the game, these items give him the capability to shut down the magic as well as the might of an enemy army.
== Gallery ==
File:Malekith.png|Promotional
File:Total-war-warhammer-2-concept-art-dark-elf-2.jpg|Concept art
File:Twwh3 design immortal empires Wallpaper 1 16x9.jpg
File:Wh2 main def malekith.png
== Trivia ==
*In Warhammer II, Malekith and Tyrion's Lord trait mirror each other, providing 50% upkeep cost for the basic units of their faction.
Category:Dark Elves units
Category:Dark Elves legendary lord units
Category:Dark Elves spellcasters
Category:Total War: Warhammer II legendary lords