Grand Cathay · Immortal Empires · Realm of Chaos
The Jade Court
wh3_dlc24_cth_the_celestial_courtComes with Shadows of Change - Cathay(Warhammer III)
The Jade Court is a playable Grand Cathay faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon. In Immortal Empires it starts in Shang-Wu with 3 regions. It is also playable in Realm of Chaos. It comes with Shadows of Change - Cathay. Faction key wh3_dlc24_cth_the_celestial_court. 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 Shang-Wu (Celestial Riverlands)
- 1.Dissenter Lords of Jinshen — Hanyu Port · near (2.9%) · minor faction
- 2.The Western Provinces — Qiang · near (3.7%)
- 3.Clan Krizzor — Xen Wu · medium (4.7%) · minor faction
- 4.Jiangshi Rebels — Shi Long · medium (5.4%) · minor faction
- 5.Burning Wind Nomads — Village of the Tigermen · medium (5.5%) · 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
4 suitable · 3 unpleasant · 5 uninhabitable · 1 climate differs from the race
Victory at a glance
Short victory: 3 objectives · long victory: 5
- Construct 2 of the 4 Astromantic Relay buildings
- Win the following battle: The Dragon's Fang
- Complete Balanced Actions 2 times via Matters of State.
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
Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon
The Jade Court
Dragon's Might- All regions owned by factions that you have trade agreements with are visible
- Research rate: +5 for each province capital
- Hero capacity: +2 for Astromancers
- Diplomatic relations: +20 with Grand Cathay
- All regions owned by factions that you have trade agreements with are visible
- Research rate: +5 for each province capital
- Hero capacity: +2 for Astromancers
- Diplomatic relations: +20 with Grand Cathay
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
- Construct 2 of the 4 Astromantic Relay buildings
- Win the following battle: The Dragon's Fang
- Complete Balanced Actions 2 times via Matters of State.
REWARDS
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)
- Gain a unique Celestial General
Long Campaign Victory
- Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
- Construct all of the Astromantic Relay buildings
- Empower the Broken Lands, Dragon River, Nongchang Basin and Ashshair Wu Xing Compass directions.
- Win the following battle: Battle of the Jade Compass
- Perform 20 Matters of State Actions.
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 The Jade Court — 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)
Savannah
Temperate
Unpleasant
Temperate Island
Mountain
Wasteland
Uninhabitable
Chaotic Wasteland
Frozen
Magical Forest
Ocean
Undead Wasteland
How settling The Jade Court 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.