{{Combatant3
|title =Nachzehrer
|section-1 =Small
|image =token-ghoul-1.png
|health =80
|fatigue =130
|fatigue-recovery=15
|resolve =50
|initiative =125
|melee-skill =60
|melee-defense =10
|ranged-defense =15
|action-points =9
|xp =125
|immune=[[File:Status_effect_111.png|23px|Disarm]][[File:Night.png|23px|Nighttime]][[File:Goblin_poison.png|23px|Poison]]
|not-immune=[[File:Stunned.png|23px|Stun]][[File:Net2.png|23px|Nets]][[File:Knock_Back.png|23px|Forced movement]][[File:Perk_57.png|23px|Injuries]][[File:Bleeding.png|23px|Bleeding]][[File:Status_effect_116.png|23px|Fire]][[File:Morale.png|23px|Morale]][[File:Fatigue.png|23px|Fatigue]]
|skills=
[[File:Perk 23.png|25px]] [[Pathfinder]]
[[File:Active 21.png|25px]] [[Small Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)|Ghoul Claws]]
[[File:Active 40.png|25px]] [[Gruesome Feast (25 fatigue)|Gruesome Feast]]
|section-2 =Medium
|image-2 =token-ghoul-2.png
|health-2 =200
|fatigue-2 =130
|fatigue-recovery-2=15
|resolve-2 =80
|initiative-2 =110
|melee-skill-2 =70
|melee-defense-2 =15
|ranged-defense-2 =10
|action-points-2 =9
|xp-2 =250
|immune-2=[[File:Status_effect_111.png|23px|Disarm]][[File:Night.png|23px|Nighttime]][[File:Goblin_poison.png|23px|Poison]]
|not-immune-2=[[File:Stunned.png|23px|Stun]][[File:Net2.png|23px|Nets]][[File:Knock_Back.png|23px|Forced movement]][[File:Perk_57.png|23px|Injuries]][[File:Bleeding.png|23px|Bleeding]][[File:Status_effect_116.png|23px|Fire]][[File:Morale.png|23px|Morale]][[File:Fatigue.png|23px|Fatigue]]
|skills-2=
[[File:Perk 23.png|25px]] [[Pathfinder]]
[[File:Active 21.png|25px]] [[Medium Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)|Ghoul Claws]]
[[File:Active 40.png|25px]] [[Gruesome Feast (25 fatigue)|Gruesome Feast]]
|section-3 =Large
|image-3 =token-ghoul-3.png
|health-3 =380
|fatigue-3 =130
|fatigue-recovery-3=15
|resolve-3 =110
|initiative-3 =95
|melee-skill-3 =80
|melee-defense-3 =20
|ranged-defense-3 =5
|action-points-3 =9
|xp-3 =375
|immune-3=[[File:Status_effect_111.png|23px|Disarm]][[File:Night.png|23px|Nighttime]][[File:Goblin_poison.png|23px|Poison]]
|not-immune-3=[[File:Stunned.png|23px|Stun]][[File:Net2.png|23px|Nets]][[File:Knock_Back.png|23px|Forced movement]][[File:Perk_57.png|23px|Injuries]][[File:Bleeding.png|23px|Bleeding]][[File:Status_effect_116.png|23px|Fire]][[File:Morale.png|23px|Morale]][[File:Fatigue.png|23px|Fatigue]]
|skills-3=
[[File:Perk 23.png|25px]] [[Pathfinder]]
[[File:Active 21.png|25px]] [[Large Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)|Ghoul Claws]]
[[File:Active 40.png|25px]] [[Gruesome Feast (25 fatigue)|Gruesome Feast]]
[[File:Active 103.png|25px]] [[Swallow Whole (25 fatigue)|Swallow Whole]]
}}Nachzehrer is a ghoul-like enemy from the [[Beasts]] faction. They come in three sizes.
== Spawning ==
Nachzehrers spawn in plains and steppes. They also can be encountered in [[Hunting Beasts]] contracts that appear in any village, but steppe, plains and swamp villages are more likely to generate nachzehrers, tundra villages are are less likely, and snow villages never generate them. They also sometimes can be encountered in [[Roaming Beasts (Desert)|Hunting Beasts]] contracts that appear in southern cities.
== Skills ==
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! align="center" |'''''Icon'''''
! align="center" |'''''Name'''''
! align="center" |'''''AP'''''
! align="center" |'''''Fatigue'''''
! align="left" |'''''Description'''''
|-
{{:Small Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)}}
|-
{{:Medium Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)}}
|-
{{:Large Ghoul Claws (6 fatigue)}}
|-
{{:Gruesome Feast (25 fatigue)}}
|-
{{:Swallow Whole (25 fatigue)}}
|}
== Loot ==
|-|Beasts & Exploration DLC=
* 50% of trophies:
** [[Jagged Fangs]] (35% chance), [[Nachzehrer Horn]] (35% chance) or [[Nachzehrer Brain]] (30% chance).
** [[Treasures|Growth Pearls]] (30% chance if large, 15% if medium, 0% if small) (200 crowns).
|-|Beast Slayers=
* 50% of trophies:
** [[Jagged Fangs]] (35% chance), [[Nachzehrer Horn]] (35% chance) or [[Nachzehrer Brain]] (30% chance). 50% chance of another one, rolled separately.
** [[Treasures|Growth Pearls]] (30% chance if large, 15% if medium, 0% if small) (200 crowns).
|-|No DLC=
* 50% of trophies:
** [[Jagged Fangs]].
** [[Treasures|Growth Pearls]] (30% chance if large, 15% if medium, 0% if small) (200 crowns).
== Behavior ==
Nachzehrers come in three sizes. Larger ones have more HP, damage, resolve, melee skill and defense, but less ranged defense. It's not uncommon to see one large Nachzehrer among small ones in the early game.
They have the ability to [[Gruesome Feast (25 fatigue)|eat corpses]], including those of their own kind, to grow in size, fully heal and improve morale. They are attracted to corpses and will try reaching them even if there is a [[Spears|spearwall]] or sometimes even if they are already in a zone of control.
The largest variant does not grow, but still can heal itself by eating corpses. It also can [[Swallow Whole (25 fatigue)|swallow a character alive]]. That character takes a bit of non-lethal damage and his [[morale]] is set to Breaking. There is no damage over time. When the Nachzehrer is slain, the character returns to battle. However he will die if you let the Nachzehrer escape with him. This ability is only used against player units.
Nachzehrers approach somewhat carefully and often wait for an opportunity to occupy a tile with a corpse and eat it on the next turn.
They take damage from [[Flask of Blessed Water|Flasks of Blessed Water]].
== Tips ==
* They have the potential to snowball the entire fight out of control.
* Preventing them from eating corpses is very important.
* Stand on corpses yourself, or [[Spears|spearwall]] near corpses.
* Be careful with killing as it creates more corpses. Don't create corpses that you can't control.
* They don't have enough Action Points to be able to move more than 1 tile and eat a corpse in the same turn.
* [[Maces|Stun]] or pushback prevent a large Nachzehrer from swallowing a brother, also it can't do it when capped on fatigue.
* [[Militia]] squads have trouble fighting them and are not good allies in these fights.
* Some people talked about a strategy involving a very wide formation and [[Wardog|dogs]]. Dogs provide extra damage and surrounding bonus, and make you difficult to surround. Nachzehrers prioritize brothers over dogs.
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