Generals have been conquering the world in Total War: Warhammer III for well over a year now. Fire up the free Immortal Empires campaign and you too can vie for total and utter mastery of the land for hours upon hours, commanding your legions with one of 86 Legendary Lords… so far.
As of the 31st of August though, you’ll want to nudge that number up to 89 with the arrival of the Shadows of Change DLC.
This new DLC pack introduces three new Legendary Lords with their own campaign mechanics and a range of new units for multiple factions, to complement the rosters of these armies.
The Changeling
Tzeentch’s number one trickster is a master infiltrator whose shifting form is impossible to pin down. With a supernatural knack for transformation, this audacious schemer can destabilise kingdoms by spreading lies and rumours. His campaign mechanics focus on pursuing a variety of Schemes. Create cults in enemy cities to fulfil Minor Schemes, trick characters into betraying their allies to complete Grand Schemes, and achieve total success through sewing discord with the Ultimate Scheme – one final cosmic jape.
Yuan Bo
The Jade Dragon is – at first glance – an obsessive bureaucrat, but he is also the Emperor’s executioner, a talented spymaster, a supreme spellcaster, and an incredible martial artist – just imagine how packed his trophy cabinet is. He is also a dragon. He spreads unrest and disharmony through duplicity, can take advantage of his Court connections to rush construction, and quell rebellions to embolden his people. All that, and he can even tackle enemy Lords in one on one combat.
Mother Ostankya
The third Legendary Lord is Mother Ostankya, Daughter of the Forest. A vengeful Kislevite witch on a quest to collect forbidden hexes, she must defeat powerful guardians to secure magical trinkets that can be used to create incantations at her Witch’s Hut. As her power grows, she can use Blessings to empower her allies, and weaken foes with Curses, all while seeking out the most powerful hex, the Malediction of Ruin.
Twelve new units hit the field, including the Blue Scribes P’tarix and Xirat’p, and the betentacled Mutalith Vortex Beast for Tzeentch, living Jade and Jet Lion statues backed up by Onyx Crowmen for Cathay, and beastly things for Kislev including the Elemental Incarnate of Beasts and The Things in the Woods.
There’s also a swathe of free changes coming with Patch 4.0 including improvements to the campaign, the AI, garrisons, new difficulty settings, plus new landmarks for legacy factions. The Legendary Hero Aekold Helbrass with his unique greatsword Windblade may also be unlocked by everyone for free.
Pre-order your copy of Shadows of Change on Steam, Microsoft, and the Epic Game Store to save 10% on this trifecta of Legendary Lords.
