Wights are long dead heroes who are tied to the land of the living by magic. In ages past, the men of the Old World buried their dead beneath mounds of earth and stone, together with their battle gear and worldly wealth. Although their bodies have decayed, Wights are held together by evil magic so strong that it can last for many centuries. They wear ancient armour of bronze and black iron, corroded by time and dusty with the years. They carry iron weapons inlaid with evil runes, an accursed parody of once powerful magical blades. Some Vampires rule over entire regiments of Wights, warriors who dared challenge them in life and now serve them in death. Their ranks are often joined by one of the kings of old, returned from his tomb to lead them as a Wight Lord.

One Wight Lord in the army may carry the Battle Standard for +25 pts.

Wight Lord carrying the Battle Standard cannot choose any extra weapons, nor can he use a shield.

If a Wight Lord is carrying the Battle Standard, he can have any magic banner (no points limit), but if he carries a magic banner he cannot carry any other magic items.

Weapons: Hand weapon.

Options:

• May choose either a Great Weapon (+4 pts), a halberd (+4 pts) or a lance (+4 pts).
• May wear light armour (+2 pts) or heavy armour (+4 pts), and may also carry a shield (+2 pts).
• May ride a Nightmare (+8 pts), which can have barding (+4 pts).
• May choose magic items from the Common or Vampire Counts magic items list, with a maximum total value of 50 pts.

Wight Blades: Wight Lords are armed with evilly enchanted weapons. Any normal weapon carried by a Wight Lord counts as a magic weapon (but all the normal rules for that weapon still apply). The weapon also has the Killing Blow special rule (see page 112 of the Warhammer rulebook). Note that this rule does not apply to any magic weapon that a Wight Lord buys from the magic items list.