Ultimate Undead

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Command endless hordes of the undead!
Overhaul your necrotic empire in Age of Wonders 4 with swarms of Skeletons, Zombies, Bone Horrors, and Bone Dragons. Train T1 Skeletons & Zombies when you unlock Tome of Eternal Legions—Bone Horrors and Dragons follow with research. Summon them all via strategic spells! Lead with godlike Necromancers & Heroes, plague enemies into oblivion, and overwhelm with low-tier masses. High upkeep demands smart economy management for true domination.

• Elite Core: Heroes + Necromancers (lavish buffs, summons, auras) + mythics like the Dracolich.
• Endless Support: Massive stacks of buffed T1/T2 Zombies & Skeletons—cheap to summon/train, fast, regenerating, plague-spreading.
• Attrition Mastery: Stack Plagued (DoT damage, rising zombies) via spells, hits, and auras. Regenerate your undead while foes rot.
• Strategic Depth: Heavy leader upkeep + soul costs = rewarding risk/reward. Soul bonuses from pops/vassals fuel the horde!

Plague your enemies! Swell your ranks to unstoppable numbers!

• Shambling Retinues (Unit Enchantment): Necromancers and Heroes gain a Tier 1 Zombie at the start of combat.
• Vigor Mortis: +Models for T1/T2 Skeletons/Zombies | 50% casualty penalty reduction | Fast Combat Movement Speed.
• Plague Bearers (Unit Enchantment): All undead units gain moderate Blight Resist and spread Plagued with attacks and abilities.
  Plagued: 2 Blight/round, -1 Status Resist, -1 Blight Resist, 50% dead rise as Zombies
• Touch of Undeath: Transform your race with undead traits.
• Mortifactorum (Structure): Grants Soul, Mana, Knowledge Income. | Grants Mana and Knowledge when killing units in battle. | 25% Reduced Upkeep for Skeletons and Zombies, up to Tier II.
• Eternal Servitude (Empire Bonus): +4 Food/Industry per population (costs 3 Mana/pop). Vassals provide +8 Souls. 25% of City Draft is converted to Soul Income.

Apotheosis of decay—endgame supremacy!

• Lichdom: Necromancers gain Resurgence, +20 Health, +2 Armor/Resist, skeletal visuals, Floating, Rain of Plague (damage + Plagued/Decay) | Summon Necromancer.
• Summon Greater Horde (Strategic): Random T2 Skeleton/Zombie stack.
• Lords of the Dead (Heroes): +50 Health, +2 Armor/Resist, Life Steal, Natural Regen, Unholy Aura, additional Tier I Zombie Retinue
• Plague Bomb (Combat): 2-hex blight damage + Plagued stacks | Heal allies + Regeneration.
• Summon Dracolich: Mythic Dragon—Heavy ranged spells, Finger of Death
• Undercity (Structure): Knowledge/Mana per population | +1 Ranks to Necromancers | +2 Ranks to T1/T2 Zombies/Skeletons | Throne City Only.

Compatible with base game undead reanimation. Balanced for fun, horde-focused conquest—subscribe and raise the dead! 🧟‍♂️💀

To Do:
Better Tooltips
Custom Icons
Mutually Exclusive Tier 4 Tomes that are Clime approrpriate (IE Tome of the Burning Dead, Ashlands synergy, fire themed abilities).
Add more units to the ppst-battle reanimation options.
Balance and Tuning (always WIP)

I appreciate any feedback you give!

Legacy version (No Tomes, T3 Skeletons, Unit unlocks tied to existing Tome research): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3603068724