Lore of ICE Magic Guide! - Warhammer 3 

First I've realized that Heart of Winter does not affect friendly units. This changes everything....

I've found that dropping a Heart of Winter in combination with an ice sheet can drop infantry speed to single digits, essentially making a killzone for my ranged units. Really liking the tactical use of ice lore.

Ice Sheet is deeply underrated; you have an army where nearly everything has ranged attacks and that suffers on the charge, and here is a way to slow down an entire frontline AND reduce charge power for a tiny discount cost. Heart of Winter is powerful, but it gets even better when you save up enough for it and Ice Sheet. It's too expensive for usually just making your enemy take minor damage and leave the circle before the big ticks start, but if you drop an ice sheet just as it casts, suddenly they're on half speed and getting slower - less if you have Ice Guard plinking them - and they can't get away at all. Watching cav units try and fail to escape Heart of Winter is viscerally satisfying.

Try putting a unit of tzar guard ahead of the rest of your infantry, with those in a semi circle around and behind it. The enemy army will blob around the tzar guard and largely leave your missiles alone. Cast crystal sanctuary on the tzar guard and then just let the game play itself. If you can afford it you can also pop heart of winter on the blob. Cav behind the semi circle to protect if you need/can, otherwise they can flank

For the next guides can you mention which spells do friendly damage and which don't?

Just wanted to say, I think your videos are amongst the best out there on Warhammer 3. Really informative and helpful, great explanations, and often very funny too. Keep them coming!

Using ice sheet to proc the ice passive is also really great. Upgraded it costs like 1 and gives your entire army armor and melee defense.

The Ice magic passive is good if enemy has ranged domination. Just use any spell and thanks to passive your army will take less dmg in approach.

Cascading firecloak is great for helping your Heros win duels/snipe armored SEs. Just make sure your hero deals mainly AP damage (like a noble for example), slap a firecloak on them for 4 winds and watch them deal a good deal of extra damage while taking way less with the 24 extra MD.

These magic guides are going to help so much. I love Lore of Yang it looks amazing but I have no idea how to use some of the spells effectively

Love ice sheet. I think its the best value-for-money-spell in this lorebook and pretty high up there across all lorebooks. Love to pair it with armored Corsars. Dropping it infront of them usually gives em enough time to get rid of their pistolammu before heading into melee, making them pretty damned cost-effective. Not to mention all the tactical applications this spell has to counter dangerous units.

I always mix the breath magic with bombardment spills the breath knock them down so they can’t runaway from the bombardment and both of them are cheap

3:55 no no ignore the icewitch getting totally murderd by N´Kari just look at those tzar guard winning.

Legit haven’t used kislev yet so this is incredibly useful

surprised i haven't seen this yet but ice sheet only works against units in the initial circle when you cast it. anything that walks into the circle doesn't get slowed. can't remember what happens if you hit the unit initially but it walks out of the circle. the army ability bitterness of winter is different, any unit that touches the circle gets slowed for the remainder of the spell. you can see at 1:17 the daemonettes are still 54 speed and has no debuff icon after walking into the ice sheet circle.

@zerkovich your findings on death frost doing LESS damage to even low entitiy units is pretty interesting - were you able to calculate roughly how much damage it does per tick? Otherwise Ill have a look at home

As for crystal sanctuary i really think this spell should have the option to put it on enemy units aswell. Like when your opponent got a dangerous fast unit comming in for the flanking or for the hammer you could freeze it solid for a while, buying time. As it is now i never pick crystal sanctuary. Its applications right now are not worth it, as i see it. Making the spell more versatile, like i suggested is exactly what it needs as far as i am concerned.

Very Good, tempest guid w'd be most appreciated as well x)

Ice sheet combos well with heart of winter, keeping units from leaving the circle and basically double slowing them down.

does sanctuary increase unit mass? I couldnt tell for sure but it looked like in the footage that it prevented knockback

Kiev having no friendly fire for HoW is amazing

Now, hopefully, lore of tempest next

Does heart of winter inflict damage on friendly units?

Does anyone know how the percentual armor piercing damage is calculated? Based on Regular damage or existing AP damage? So assuming a +50%AP bonus on a unit that does 20 regular damage and 10 AP damage - does the AP bonus result in +5AP damage or +10AP damage?

I'd be much more positive on lore of ice if everything wasn't so damn expensive.

how do you change im kiss to horizontal?

why not overcast that last spell? the cost increase is small for around 50% more damage

in regards to ice sheet, I think its kind of bugged. When you cast it in the area, only the units that were in that area at cast are slowed down. Units that enter the area dont seem to get slowed. Those demonnetes didnt get any red on their speed, and the reason they went as slow as marauders is because they are trying to go in together. Like nkari with 100 speed was going at the same speed

2:34 run giant crab man! lol

Curious question regarding ice sheet: If half of a unit is on the ice and slowed, does the entire unit slow down to account for them?

Ice Sheet synergizes extremely well with Ice Guard: enemy units are slowed to 45% speed, theoretically doubling the number of volleys you can get off before the melee. The Ice Guard, in turn, work really well with Streltsi in front of them: the former shoot more frequently and have more damage, which is magical (good against demons), while the latter have more entities, more armor, and flat trajectory armor piercing missiles that excel against Khorne warriors, Ironguts, etc.

If you use Heart of Winter on a big blob, do you units take damage as well?

I find Zerkovich's insistence on overcoming the 20% physical resistance of demons laughable 20% is absolutely nothing, its equivalent to having 30 armor

Heart of winter won't hurt allies ?

Do all the slows stack as flat values or percentage? Would it theoretically be possible to stack frostbite (-30%), Ice sheet (25%), and Heart of Winter (25-60%) to get the unit to zero speed? Or would it stack to a max of 39% (First HoW) -> 21% (Final How) base speed?

I literally finished the Kislev campaign 30 mins before this went live, what are the chances.

Released 12 secs ago? DAMN I'm EARLY!

Oh, so that's what the bigger circle around Ice Sheet means. I just assumed it also happens to slow down other units near the one I targeted... turns out I shouldn't be using it that way!

Does Heart of Winter have friendly fire?

Waiiiit did it got nerfed ? Ice sheat had attackspeed debuff to enemy, which was totally awesome.

Does heart of winter hurt your troops too?

For some reason mines keep crashing after I hit play. Anyone else had this problem?

With how armor reduces damage you willl still do 62% damage to a unit with 50 armor when using the ice maidens kiss

Does magic have friendly fire?

New to game, how do you overcast and how did you pivot the breath ability?

gotta be honest I quiet like the Heart of Winter spell

2:35 wait are you playing against AI or a person? Because that wind spell was actually aimed.

As lunes Stood in front of Slaanesh The chaos God slowly walked around her Oh your the intruder that dares to enter my realm No my Lord I invited myself in for some of your minions we're all too eager to let me in I can see why ain't you the most tastiest thing I've ever saw Now the question is what are you I've never seen such beauty of your quality before your skin is black as midnight and that hair is color of winter and the color of those beautiful sensual eyes of are so translucent radiant blue Is almost like I can get lost in those eyes they're so inviting You flatter me Slaanesh for I wonder who you speak to me as the man in you or the woman in you for your form always changes who you are Or if you're confused my Lord please pick one form for I'm not choosy and I don't mind the foreplay but confusion is not what I like If you're not confident who You Are Then the performance of a God of your caliber will always be in question Slaanesh you're so direct and confident you're not afraid of my presence you're not even memorized by my presence you're very interesting lunas Von strickett I almost hate to kill you oh how you would be just fine too be one of my many many brides to be a slave to My every whim the pleasure mmm Careful my Lord Slaanesh my kiss Can be quite as deadly than any of your champions deadliest swords Is that true for I would love to find out would you give me an example Is that what you really want or something more for a god of your great eternal insatiable appetites Couldn't be a pleased with one kiss oh no you would want more I've starting to love your little game it's so interesting how you engage me for the others I have to break Little by little but you choose to challenge me Then Slaanesh let us play the game For you set the rules and I'll try to break the rules how about it a couple years of your time With beauty such as mine Then Slaanesh smiled a lustful grin Then let us play the game for if you lose you will be mine for eternity And if I win my Lord what do I get in return anything your heart's desire for I doubt you'll win We'll see my Lord Slaanesh For lust is the most deadliest Form of emotion and always leaves you vulnerable to the many mistakes of passion

Either needs a damage buff or a cost reduction across the board.

2:17 how do you change the direction?

How did he angle the tearshaped spell?

Can someone explain to me what new Magical Reserves actually does?

Witch Hunter Lance the hunted Slaanesh Hunter Chapter one Ostermark Bechafen Spring hackelstein Manor 2514 ic As Myra von heckelstein appeared in front of the fireplace she rocked herself back and forth feeling cold her short black hair was ruffled with blood her smooth skin on her back lash open With wide deep cuts blood ooze down her torn up back she stared into the glowing fire her hazel eyes Reflected a Outlook of being broken Her beautiful round smooth chin Cut open blood drip from her cut open lips As for her beautiful red dotted dress ripped and tattered she muttered to herself in a whisper while she continue to rock herself back and forth her words were please more on and on as she muttered quietly Then her father rothman von rickenstein came into the room as his servant's Andrea and Hinkle came in he looked down and saw his daughter rocking back and forth he was Disturbed seeing her do this He slowly bent down to his daughter noticing the pool of blood at her back end where it slowly trickled down to he was dressed in a blue cloth overcoat white garment shirt and black vest with black cloth pants and black buckles shoes the fireplace light reflected off his curly mustache and short greased up black hair he raised his glass and study them to see his daughter better He replied to her in a gentle, worried concerned, voice Myra what happened to you where, have you been, then Myra look up toward's her father replied back, with a hesitant, painful frail voice Father don't look at me he, did thing's to me, please don't then rothman replied back with a Stern, the demanding, voice but you been missing for a week where have you been Myra something happened, to you I want to know who did, this to you and the thing's he did tell me now Then Myra look back into the fire Continuing rocking herself back and forth then rothman looked at his two servants he replied to them in an angry frustrated voice darn her Innocent soul go get the City guard Captain Henkel bring him here stop at nothing no delay yes my Lord he left out of the front room then rothman look At Andrea his wife's chambermaid Look at her straight in the eyes bring fresh clean water in a bow and lots of clean towels At once hurry then the chambermaid replied back in a soft gentle voice yes master do i wake up your wife to let her know that her daughter's back No i don't need her panicking at this moment hurry up yes master Then he slowly reach down with his right hand then to pull her up to him She turned her face as it was starting to change into a blue like color she opened her mouth as It coutort her teeth slowly burst out of her gums bleeding profusely With new jagged sharp teeth her hair was slowly starting to Fall out her hand broke in and reformed as started to swell in size as a claw Well her skin ripped and teared open blood splattered onto the floor revealing her new purple and black fleshy skin Her Eye's slanted wide and We're unearthly demonic as her head burst Open with bloody horns She grabbed rothman with her clawed Chitin hand and stood up right with her three sharp talon feet And look her father in the eyes and Spoke to him a demonic voice Father this is what Lord Desmond did to me then rothman screamed out loud screaming for his life No Myra please let me go He look in her bloodshot eyes As he felt calm seeing her Beautiful again he was under her hypnotic Glamour as he hung Helplessly in her claw he wanted me to give you a message who's laughing now Then she clinched her claw inward with enough Force cutting her father's head clear off blood spray upward down onto the floor Like raindrops Then Andrea in her blue nightgown came in hearing the screaming the House servant pull back her hand Over her mouth looking at the grizzly scene of Carnage as she let out a huge scream in the old Manor the Slaanesh Daemonette's instantly sprung around she came at her with both claws ripping and tearing into her flush as Andrea body went limp The Fireplace light reflected off Myra's Demonic shadow on the wall as it depicted her rising up with one her claw Stretching upword with Andrea's head in the air then throughout the night many more blood curdling screams erupted out of the shadows within the Manor before everything went silent within the night _________________ As Lance's carriage road the cobblestone street Of Ostermark Bechafen Within the carriage he set down on the leather plaid seats silently as Melissa Ivan and Maxwell Was seated in front of him they Notice how Lance was an old man now in the form of his father by using a strand of his father's hair And his blood mixed with it he Was the conjure up his father's face hair and skin through blood magic Lance face was old and saggy as he Had long white beard and long white Eyebrows he formed a old rotten smiled

Tempest is better

Wouldn't the reason that Death Frost does more damage "value" to lord and heros vs single entities perhaps be because a legendary lord is going to be worth way more than a rank 1 single entity typically?

Ice Maiden's Kiss and Death Frost are so bad in dealing damage. It's better to remove these spells in multiplayer

Now I only need to remember to actually use the magic lol

crappy damage, high cost. Pretty bad overall

I've been watching some your videos over the last few days, I used to play Warhammer so I'm looking forward to playing this in a couple of weeks when I get my new laptop. These videos have been very helpful because I've never played Total War before and you seemed like a really decent bloke so I don't want to criticise but you're very hypocritical. You said players using goon squads is a cheap tactic that people really shouldn't be doing but then I saw one of your videos with you using Kolec (think that's his name) and two other dragon-ogre heroes and the first thing you did was send all three straight after the enemy general. How is that not the ultimate goon squad? And then I saw a video where you said people should 'cycle charge' their cavalry so they can keep getting a lance/spear armed unit their charging strength bonus? Are you f'ing serious? That's the biggest piece of cheese I've ever seen! I'd be embarrassed to try using that exploit. That is definitely NOT how you're supposed to use cavalry in WH, that bonus is for the first round of combat and if it's not enough to win the combat you stay there! I watched a four player video of yours and you were very insulting to one of the players because he was shooting your general, you've also criticised players for casting spells on your general. I definitely wouldn't want to be a player that uses cheap tactics but maybe I'm missing something here. Why would you not target an enemy general? Also I'm sure I've seen you target enemy generals with ranged attacks so is it magic and artillery? I was going to ask if I could join your discord because I wanted a friendly environment where I could learn the game and have fun without people using silly tactics to win like corner camping or whatever but if you're going to criticise people for using straight shooting artillery and spells for exactly what they were designed for and goon squading while you ubergoon squad and 'cycle charge' them I'll have to see if there's another group with less cheese and more importantly, far less hypocrisy. Also I've noticed you seem to either win every single game or are only willing to upload the matches that you won which obviously makes them far less interesting to watch, 'why you lost' is fine without permission but 'why I lost' clearly not.

Short summary: Lore of Ice spells don't do much, they're clunky and extremely expensive.

Nice content with the opposition using better magic than what you are going through. Good little way of showing how crap Lore of Ice is.

I have a I7 processor 16gb ram 1060 gpu and a sabrent rocket ssd no excuse and the game runs like basically fuzzy minecraft trees and horrible graphics considering demanding a refund for a game which is clearly not compatible I am above minimum requirements I expect better than that. Total rubbish 1* out 10 for me.