Nauseous Rotbone

EpicMeleePower

Faction & traitsDeath GuardChaos AllianceContagions of NurgleHealerResilient

This accomplished Plague Surgeon is Mortarion's personal physician and keeper of the Death Guard's tainted gene-seed deep within the Black Manse.

Tier: C on the Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus tier list

Heals the squad with a Chaos-only bonus and gives a chance to shrug off lethal damage outright, useful sustain that several trackers still rate as below-average overall.

Recommended build

Standard 3-slot loadout: a Crit Item, a Defense defense item, and a Crit Booster.

Crit / Defense / Crit Booster

Equipment Slot 1 (Crit Item)

Corrupted Bolt PistolCommon

Combat KnifeCommon

Equipment Slot 2 (Defense Item)

Plated GreavesCommon

Spiked PauldronCommon

Equipment Slot 3 (Crit Booster)

Corrupted Frag GrenadesCommon

Skill

Revitalising Malignancy

Heals himself and every adjacent ally, with an extra boost for fellow Chaos units -- though it does nothing for Imperial units.

Basic attack Fights in melee with a power weapon, four hits per strike.

Attributes

	Base (Stone I)	Iron I (Common, 2★)	Bronze I (Uncommon, 4★)	Silver I (Rare, 6★)	Gold I (Epic, 8★)	Diamond I (Legendary, 8★)	Diamond III (Legendary max stars)	Adamantine I (Mythic, 11★)	Adamantine I (Mythic max)
Health	120	283	646	1451	3204	6289	11499	14019	16022
Armour	27	63	147	328	721	1416	2589	3154	3604
Damage	14	32	77	169	374	734	1344	1635	1869
Movement	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Ability progression

Further abilities that unlock as this character's evolution line advances.

Tainted NartheciumPassive
Gives an adjacent Chaos ally a solid chance to shrug off a killing blow and come back with some health, even from an overkill, once per turn.

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