“All life . . . is a lie.”
The Herald of Nurgle is a walking tribute to death and a versatile commander that makes up for its lack of mobility with potentially powerful offense and utility. The Plague Champion can both excel at close combat or hang back; supporting allies and debilitating enemies from the backline.
| type | hero | 
| squad | 1 | 
| health | 680 | 
| energy | 100 | 
| courage | 100 | 
| type | hero | 
| armor | commander | 
| size | small | 
| xp | 500 | 
| global | 30 | 
| health | 680 | 
| melee skill | 60 | 
| speed | 4.5 | 
| rotation | 800 | 
| sight | 40 (5) | 
| charge speed | - | 
| charge range | - | 
| charge duration | - | 
| charge cooldown | - | 
| leap | no | 
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| health | 680 | 714 | 750 | 787 | 827 | 868 | 911 | 957 | 1005 | 1055 | 
| health regen | 0.5 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 
| energy | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 155 | 165 | 175 | 185 | 200 | 
| energy regen | 1 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.77 | 1.95 | 2.14 | 2.36 | 
| melee skill | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 
| melee damage | 1 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 
| range damage | 1 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.2 | 
         
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        Melee Resistance AuraThis unit takes 40% less damage from melee weapons. Passive ability.  | 
    
         
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        RepairRepair an allied vehicle or building for 10 health per second. Does not work on biological units. Cooldown 5 seconds.  | 
    
         
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        Bilious Discharge 
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        Pestilent Strike 
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        Unholy Stench 
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        Breath of Nurgle 
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        Aura of DecayThe Plague Champion uses the seeping blood and pus of his own wounds to create a foul aura of death and decay, dealing 30 piercing damage to enemy infantry and dealing weapon knockback in a radius 8. Ability charged by taking 500 damage.  | 
    
Bile Spewer | T1
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Fetid Armor | T1
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Blight Grenades | T1
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Plague Sword | T1
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Armor of Pestilence | T2
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Mucus Discharge | T1
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Plague Fist | T2
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Icon of Nurgle | T2
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              Touch of Nurgle | T1  | ![]()  | 
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              Noxious Cloud | T2  | ![]()  | 
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              Summon Chosen Plague Marines | T2
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              Summon Chaos Terminators | T3
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              Empyreal Abyss | T3  | ![]()  |