Army abilities

: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 ==
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* Cacophonous Assault (campaign only)
** Cacophonous Assault Upgraded (campaign only)
* Shatterstone (campaign only)
* Touched by the Moon (campaign only)
* Vile Entropy (campaign only)
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* Dreadquake Battery (campaign only)
** Dreadquake Battery Upgraded (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)
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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:
** Horn of Khorne (Khorne)
** Curse of the Slug (Nurgle)
** Sweet Sorrow (Slaanesh)
** Arcane Surge (Tzeentch)
*Tier Two:
** Relentless Rage (Khorne)
** Fecundity (Nurgle)
** Narcissism (Slaanesh)
** Bolt of Change (Tzeentch)
*Tier Three:
** Blade of Khorne (Khorne)
** Rot, Glorious Rot (Nurgle)
** Fascination (Slaanesh)
** Storm of Fire (Tzeentch)
*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:
** Summoned from Beyond (Undivided)
** Summoned from Beyond (Khorne)
** Summoned from Beyond (Nurgle)
** Summoned from Beyond (Slaanesh)
** Summoned from Beyond (Tzeentch)
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* 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):
** Khaine's Lash
** Khaine's Flail
** Khaine's Scourge
** Sky Cauldron
** Brazen Cauldron
** Bloodwrack Cauldron
** Soul Rain
** Soul Torrent
** Soul Storm
** Bolt of Spite
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*Slayer units in Ungrim Ironfist's army (campaign only)
** Journey's End
** Journey's End Upgraded
* Zhufbar 42-Pounders (campaign only)
* Subfaction (campaign only):
** Ancestral Rune of Grimnir
** Ancestral Rune of Grungni
** Ancestral Rune of Valaya
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* Ancestral Warriors (campaign only)
* Celestial Intervention (campaign only)
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* Waaagh! (ability)
** Big Waaagh! (campaign only)
*Grimgor Ironhide's army (campaign only)
** Grimgor's Waaagh!
*** Grimgor's Big Waaagh!
*Azhag the Slaughterer's army (campaign only)
** Azhag's Waaagh!
*** Azhag's Big Waaagh!
*Skarsnik's army (campaign only)
** Skarsnik's Waaagh!
*** Skarsnik's Big Waaagh!
*Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet's army (campaign only)
** Wurrzag's Waaagh
*** Wurrzag's Big Waaagh!
*Grom the Paunch's army (campaign only)
** Grom's Waaagh!
*** Grom's Big Waaagh!
* subfaction (campaign only)
** Doom Diver Strike
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* Channelling Spire (campaign only)
* Vaul's Hammer (campaign only)
* Eagle Sanctuary (campaign only)
* Subfaction (campaign only):
** Envelop in Mist
** Invocation of Ending
** Summon the Sentinels
*** Summon the Sentinels Upgraded
** Oath of Replenishment
*** Oath of Replenishment Upgraded
** Unleash the Winds
** Warden's Cage
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* Horn of Khorne
* Relentless Rage
* Blade of Khorne
* Summoned from Beyond (campaign only)
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*Via The Motherland Mechanic (campaign only):
** The Bitterness of Winter
** Wrath of the Bear
** The Land Awakened
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* Feral Cold Ones (campaign only)
* Geomantic Nexus (campaign only)
* Holy Stela (campaign only)
* Temple of Mists (campaign only)
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Beasts of Itzl
*** Beasts of Itzl (Upgraded)
** Protection of Quetzl
*** Protection of Quetzl (Upgraded)
** Storm of Xholankha
*** Storm of Xholankha (Upgraded)
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Jungle Swarm
** Great Invocation of Sotek
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Sotek's Sanctum
** Tzcatli's Sanctum
** Xapati's Sanctum
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* Curse of the Slug
* Fecundity
* Rot, Glorious Rot
* Summoned from Beyond (campaign only)
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* Dismember
* Butcher
* Massacre
* Gluttony (campaign only)
* Thunder Charge (campaign only)
* Stoneshaker (campaign only)
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* The Menace Below (campaign only)
* Warpbomb (campaign only)
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Mors Clanstone
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Pestilens Clanstone
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Skryre Clanstone
** Warpstorm Doomrocket
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Rictus Clanstone
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Eshin Clanstone
* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Moulder Clanstone
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* Sweet Sorrow
* Narcissism
* Fascination
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* Subfaction (campaign only)
** Man the Cannons
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*Through the Realm of Souls mechanic:
** Realm of Souls Tier 1
** Realm of Souls Tier 2
** Realm of Souls Tier 3
** Realm of Souls Ushabti
* Sand Veil (campaign only)
* Tomb Swarm (campaign only)
* Legionary Barrage (campaign only)
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* Arcane Surge 
* Bolt of Change 
* Storm of Fire 
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* 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)
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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.
* subfaction
** Horn of Khorne
** Relentless Rage
** Blade of Khorne
* subfaction
** Curse of the Slug
** Fecundity
** Rot, Glorious Rot
* subfaction
** Sweet Sorrow
** Narcissism
** Fascination
* subfaction (Sigvald's army only)
** Sweet Sorrow
** Narcissism
** Fascination
* subfaction
** Arcane Surge
** Bolt of Change
** Storm of Fire
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* Zhufbar 42-Pounders (campaign only)
* Sartosa Grapeshot (campaign only)
* Subfaction via Forge of Daith (campaign only):
** Vaul's Hammer
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Category:Army abilities