Mortis Engines (please help)

[Murray]

Can someone tell me how much damage it does per second in battle please? I dont have the grim and grave DLC and i am looking to buy it if the mortis engine is actually decent to use in battle.
I cant find any good sources of how much damage it does, even the total war wiki doesnt even say it.

[Wyvern]

I think it's something like 15 hp a second iirc, but that might have just been vs single targets(with less damage per tic vs multiple models). But it can be draining multiple units at once and the damage output is honestly ridiculously good in practice. The mortis engine single handedly swings some matchups in VC's favor in MP, and in campaign can completely screw AI, especially in sieges/chokepoint battles, where it can just melt entire armies.

[Murray]

Originally posted by Wyvern:

I think it's something like 15 hp a second iirc, but that might have just been vs single targets(with less damage per tic vs multiple models). But it can be draining multiple units at once and the damage output is honestly ridiculously good in practice. The mortis engine single handedly swings some matchups in VC's favor in MP, and in campaign can completely screw AI, especially in sieges/chokepoint battles, where it can just melt entire armies.

Ah looks like I’m getting the DLC then
Thanks btw

[SClark92]

Bare in mind that they have subsequently been changed so that the direct damage is only applied when the Mortis Engine is engaged in melee, so you can no longer just have mortis engines sitting bellow/behind walls destroying your enemies. They are still decent though if you use them right, especially against factions with poor ranged, like other undead or Chaos Warriors.

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by Murray:

Can someone tell me how much damage it does per second in battle please? I dont have the grim and grave DLC and i am looking to buy it if the mortis engine is actually decent to use in battle.
I cant find any good sources of how much damage it does, even the total war wiki doesnt even say it.

They are really decent and can easily racks up hundred of kills in longer battle. Unlike the Black Coach. And they are waaaay tankier.

[Murray]

Originally posted by SClark92:

Bare in mind that they have subsequently been changed so that the direct damage is only applied when the Mortis Engine is engaged in melee, so you can no longer just have mortis engines sitting bellow/behind walls destroying your enemies. They are still decent though if you use them right, especially against factions with poor ranged, like other undead or Chaos Warriors.

Does the passive direct damage just effect the enemy unit when the Mortis engine is attacking the unit?
Or does the passive direct damage effect enemy units in the mortis engines aura range?
Plus does the mortis engine buff allied units in its aura when in melee?
How much does it gives buffs? I know it regenerates units nearby but how much attack and defense does it give?

[harleyquinrazer]

Originally posted by Murray:

Does the passive direct damage just effect the enemy unit when the Mortis engine is attacking the unit?
Or does the passive direct damage effect enemy units in the mortis engines aura range?
Plus does the mortis engine buff allied units in its aura when in melee?
How much does it gives buffs? I know it regenerates units nearby but how much attack and defense does it give?

Any enemy unit within range of the ability takes damage as long as the Engine stays engaged in melee.

Regeneration buff only, no attack or defence buff like the Lodestone corpse cart.

[Murray]

Originally posted by harleyquinrazer:

Originally posted by Murray:

Does the passive direct damage just effect the enemy unit when the Mortis engine is attacking the unit?
Or does the passive direct damage effect enemy units in the mortis engines aura range?
Plus does the mortis engine buff allied units in its aura when in melee?
How much does it gives buffs? I know it regenerates units nearby but how much attack and defense does it give?

Any enemy unit within range of the ability takes damage as long as the Engine stays engaged in melee.

Regeneration buff only, no attack or defence buff like the Lodestone corpse cart.

Ah right, thanks

[Wyvern]

There's also a winds of magic generation buff on it too iirc.

[harleyquinrazer]

Originally posted by Wyvern:

There's also a winds of magic generation buff on it too iirc.

It's not a buff for army units, just for the spellcasters in the army. And no, I don't really mention it because the boost is negligible unless the player's army has really low winds.