Alastar the White Lion

## Attributes

* **Encourage**: This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
* **Hide (forest)**: This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
* **Woodsman**: This unit can pass through trees.
* **Martial Prowess**
* **Wounds**
* **Missile Resistance**: 35%. Damage of missile attacks is reduced by this amount.

**Alastar the White Lion** is a  High Elves Unique Lord unit introduced in *Total War: Warhammer II*. He can only be recruited in campaign. He costs 30 influence to recruit.

## Recruitment

* Selecting any Settlement and recruiting him in the Lord Recruit tab

## Development

Alastar was designed by someone named Alistair, as part of a project by the *Make A Wish* charity. Make a Wish "grants wishes" for seriously ill people (especially children) who could die. A CA representative said in 2018 that as far as they knew, Alistair was getting better and recovering from their illness. Alastair posted on Reddit in 2020, to thank the community for their support and confirm that they were over a year into remission and posted again in 2021.

## Description

The White Lions have served as the personal guard of the Phoenix King since the time of Caledor the First. White Lion regiments are often dispatched to join the armies of Ulthuan during times of particular danger, tasked with protecting High Elf generals and mages, or bolstering the overall strength of the army. White Lions are renowned for their unflinching courage in the face of overwhelming odds and terrible horrors, protecting their charge whatever the foe and regardless of the danger to themselves.

## Attributes

* **Axe Infantry**

* ▲ **Armour-Piercing**: The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
* ▲ **Armoured**: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
* ▲ **Lion Cloak**: White Lion fur is not merely a fashionable status symbol, it also provides protection against regular and magical missile attacks.
* ▲ **Melee Expert**: Melee Experts might have a very strong melee attack or melee defence, or high values in both. Some also have melee-focused skills like Charge Defence. Use them to counter other strong melee units. When facing them, it is best to take them out before they can enter melee.

## Character Abilities

### Active Abilities

* Foe-Seeker
* Heroic Killing Blow

#### Campaign only

* Rally!
* Stand Your Ground!

### Item Abilities

* Ruby Guardian Phoenix (multiplayer only)
* Potion of Foolhardiness (multiplayer only)

## Mounts

* White Lion Chariot (requires The Warden and the Paunch paid DLC)
* Great Eagle
* Sun Dragon
* Star Dragon

## Character Traits

**Lion of Chrace**: *"The white lion's pelt worn by Lord Alastar bears inspiring testament to his great heart and dauntless courage."*

* Upkeep: -25% for White Lions of Chrace, War Lions and Lion Chariot units (Lord's army)
* Recruitment cost: -30% for White Lions of Chrace, War Lions and Lion Chariot units (Lord's army)
* Ambush defense chance: +15% (Lord's army)

## Strategy

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Alastar is a strong secondary lord to get when you want to raise a second army. His unique item gives him a small leg up on other Lords. For Teclis, he can be a nice boon as a strong melee lord, given that Teclis is a spellcaster primarily. Under the ai he has a tendency to recruit a number of White Lions, so armored infantry be warned.

Alastar's army can be efficiently supported with multiple 'Bladelord' trait Loremasters of Hoeth. These have a stacking cost reduction and Stat bonus to White Lions of Chrace.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/7313hf/thank\_you\_to\_whoever\_added\_the\_white\_lion\_lord/dnn3p19/
2. ↑ https://old.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/kbu3nv/do\_you\_have\_any\_news\_on\_alastair/gfl5u5t/
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/masgf0/the\_white\_lion\_lives/gruy8hj/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3