Grand Cathay · Immortal Empires
Claws of the White Tiger
wh3_cp1_cth_tiger_warriorsComes with Character Pack - Bhashiva(Warhammer III)
Claws of the White Tiger is a playable Grand Cathay faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Bhashiva, the White Tiger. In Immortal Empires it starts in Vale of Titans with 1 region. It comes with Character Pack - Bhashiva. Faction key wh3_cp1_cth_tiger_warriors. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Start here
Immortal Empires, patch 9.0.4: facts from the game's data, each linking to the full section.
Start and neighbours
Starts at Vale of Titans (Bone Road)
- 1.Sons of the Mountain — Amblepeak · near (2.5%) · minor faction
- 2.Blood Guzzlers — Bloodpeak · near (3.5%) · minor faction
- 3.Crossed Clubs — The Maw Gate · near (3.7%) · minor faction
- 4.Karak Azorn — Karak Azorn · medium (4.5%) · minor faction
- 5.Mountaineaters — Yhetee Peak · medium (4.8%) · minor faction
Nearest starting capitals, measured on the game's minimap as a share of its width: near ≤ 4%, medium ≤ 10%, far beyond. See it on the full map
Climate at a glance
6 suitable · 1 unpleasant · 5 uninhabitable · 3 climates differ from the race
Victory at a glance
Short victory: 4 objectives · long victory: 5
- Reach Level V within the Tiger Court with a single Pillar.
- Complete any of Zhao Ming's Goals
- Spend 1,500 Iron Favour within the Armies of Shang-Yang.
Key units and where they are recruited
COMPUTED — per role, the Grand Cathay unit that tops the role's cost list on best units by the numbers (base stats, multiplayer cost; the race's standard roster — units it has only with Unit caps off, the extended roster, are left out). Recruitment: the first building level that unlocks it (building_units_allowed).
Peasant Long SpearmenMelee infantry · Health per 1,000 gold: 25,600
Recruited from Bastion Gatehouse (Bastion, level 1)
Iron Hail GunnersMissile infantry · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 5,815
Recruited from Nan-Gau Forge (Forge, level 1)
Peasant HorsemenMelee cavalry · Health per 1,000 gold: 13,800
Recruited from Corral (Stables, level 1)
Onyx CrowmenMonstrous infantry · Health per 1,000 gold: 7,457
Recruited from Dormitory (Jade Barracks, level 2)
Terracotta SentinelMonsters · Health per 1,000 gold: 7,888
Recruited from Bastion Stronghold (Bastion, level 4)
Fire Rain Rocket BatteryWar machines & artillery · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 2,036
Recruited from Fire Rain Silo (Forge, level 3)
Faction leader
Bhashiva, the White Tiger
Claws of the White Tiger
In fulfilment of duty, oath and prophecy, the White Tiger marches out to quell the dangers of the frontiers west of Shang-Yang.
Tiger Lord of Shang-Yang- Lord of Shang-Yang: Can maintain a limited number of Lords and Cathayan units Tiger Court – Improves settlement infrastructure and Tiger Warrior units Armies of Shang-Yang – Allows access to Cathayan units and army improvements
- Upkeep: -15% for all Tiger Warrior units (all armies)
- Diplomatic relations: +60 with The Western Provinces
- Lord of Shang-Yang: Can maintain a limited number of Lords and Cathayan units Tiger Court – Improves settlement infrastructure and Tiger Warrior units Armies of Shang-Yang – Allows access to Cathayan units and army improvements
- Upkeep: -15% for all Tiger Warrior units (all armies)
- Diplomatic relations: +60 with The Western Provinces
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Faction effects
- Seductive influence: +150 required for complete seduction
- Seductive influence: -3 per turn from race
Victory conditions
Immortal Empires, from the campaign script (victory_objectives_config.lua) in the game's own words. All factions
Short Campaign Victory
- Reach Level V within the Tiger Court with a single Pillar.
- Complete any of Zhao Ming's Goals
- Spend 1,500 Iron Favour within the Armies of Shang-Yang.
- Destroy the following faction(s): Mountaineaters, Sons of the Mountain, Grimgor's 'Ardboyz, Fulg
REWARDS
Daughter of Prophecy- Army capacity: +2
- Army capacity: +2
Mercantile Interests- Barrier hit points: +100 (all armies)
- Melee defence: +15% (all armies)
- Armour: +10 (all armies)
- Barrier hit points: +100 (all armies)
- Melee defence: +15% (all armies)
- Armour: +10 (all armies)
Long Campaign Victory
- Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
- Reach Level V within the Tiger Court with two Pillars.
- Complete any of Zhao Ming's Goals
- Spend 3,000 Iron Favour within the Armies of Shang-Yang.
- Destroy the following faction(s): Overlords of Zharrduk, The Legion of Azgorh, Servants of the Conclave
REWARDS
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units (all armies)
- Global recruitment capacity: +2
- Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units (all armies)
- Global recruitment capacity: +2
Plan a co-op campaign with Claws of the White Tiger — partners by start distance, climate and victory conditions. Its start next to the race's other factions: best Grand Cathay factions.
Climate
Suitable
Desert
Jungle(race: Unpleasant)
Mountain(race: Unpleasant)
Savannah
Temperate
Wasteland(race: Unpleasant)
Unpleasant
Temperate Island
Uninhabitable
Chaotic Wasteland
Frozen
Magical Forest
Ocean
Undead Wasteland
How settling Claws of the White Tiger fares in each climate (campaign_group_racial_suitability_effects and its member criteria). What each level does, for every race.
Source: factions, start_pos_factions and start_pos_regions (campaigns wh3_main_combi and wh3_main_chaos), frontend_faction_leaders and faction_groups, patch 9.0.4.