Warrior Priest

The Warrior Priest (either gender) is a career in the Empire Order of the Griffon army. The career combines formidable combat prowess and decent armor with a range of support abilities (buffs and healing); notably mirroring gameplay mechanic of the Dark Elf House Uthorin's Disciple of Khaine career which also fulfils a melee support role. Warrior Priests are tireless enemies of Chaos, using faith in the man-God Sigmar to empower them.

[edit] Career overview

We must be ever-vigilant, for if we become unwary and weak the enemies of mankind will devour us utterly. Place your faith in Sigmar to protect you, place your trust in your Emperor to lead you, and put your strength in your sword to deliver you from those who would destroy your Empire.

- An unknown Warrior Priest of Sigmar.

Warrior priests are among the true front liners of Order. Their presence on the front lines of battle serves as a constant inspiration to the soldiers who march in defense of the Empire. They are not true warriors in the classical sense like, for example, their allies, the White Lions or the Ironbreakers. But the Warrior Priest stands just as squarely against the enemy at the front line of battle, for courage is both demanded and rewarded by his patron god, Sigmar.

As the extended arm of the Cult of Sigmar, it falls to the Warrior Priest to inspire and embolden his allies while delivering mighty blows to the forces of Destruction with his holy weapons. He performs both of these tasks with great zeal, for he knows that without his guidance and strength of spirit, the Empire would surely be lost.

[edit] Speciality

When the Warrior Priest enters combat, he first uses basic Action Points to perform attacks and abilities. And while capable of dealing reasonable damage with these attacks alone, they act mostly as catalysts of the righteous anger of the Emperor-God. As the Warrior Priest both deals and receives damage in the heat of battle, he builds up a pool of Righteous Fury.

Righteous Fury, then, is used to power the real abilities of the Warrior Priest, calling upon words of holy power to grant strength, healing and morale benefits to his allies. These holy words inspire all who hear them, and the stronger and more righteous the Warrior Priest, the further away his zealous words can be heard.

In other words, the Warrior Priest uses PBAE buffs, heals and shielding abilities on himself and nearby allies. Greater abilities affect a larger area. The Warrior Priest is also capable of resurrecting allies and curing ailments.

[edit] Masteries

Each mastery tree allows the Warrior Priest to focus his abilities according to play style and taste.

[edit] Path of Salvation

The Path of Salvation focuses on divine magic, primarily healing abilities. A player who specializes in Salvation will become a much more powerful healer, although they will still need to be on the front lines like a melee combatant

[edit] Path of Grace

The Path of Grace is centered around melee attacks which inspire and bolster the Warrior Priest and his allies. A Master of Grace will be able to simultaneously wreak havoc upon his enemies with his warhammer and improve himself and his companions, making him an especially valuable player when standing side-by-side with other allies.

[edit] Path of Wrath

The Path of Wrath is focused on crippling melee attacks which weaken, hinder, and harass the player's opponents. Someone who specializes in Wrath will certainly be the most offensively-focused type of Warrior Priest, as they will be both damaging their enemies and weakening them with each swing of their warhammer.

[edit] Abilities

A few abilities and tactics have been revealed so far. Note - these are taken from a very early stage of the game and are almost guaranteed to change.