Unofficial fan reference · game data patch 9.0.4 (Oct 15, 2026)

Daemons of Chaos · Immortal Empires · Realm of Chaos

Legion of Chaos

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Legion of Chaos is a playable Daemons of Chaos faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Daemon Prince. In Immortal Empires it starts without a settlement. It is also playable in Realm of Chaos. It comes with the base game. Faction key wh3_main_dae_daemon_prince. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

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Immortal Empires, patch 9.0.4: facts from the game's data, each linking to the full section.

Climate at a glance

7 suitable · 2 unpleasant · 3 uninhabitable

Every climate below · what each level does

Victory at a glance

Short victory: 3 objectives · long victory: 4

  • Destroy the following faction(s): Hag Graef, Tallymen of Pestilence
  • Dedicate your service to any Chaos God or as an Undivided servant of all Dedicate – Khorne, Dedicate – Nurgle, Dedicate – Slaanesh, …
  • Equip the Demonic Gifts of the same god or Undivided in at least 7 equipment slots

All objectives and rewards below

Key units and where they are recruited

COMPUTED — per role, the Daemons of Chaos 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).

Faction leader

Daemon Prince

Daemon Prince

Legion of Chaos

God-Killer
  • Access to all daemon units via Daemonic Glory
  • Reign of Chaos: inflicting damage with friendly Lords in battle will unlock random army abilities

Victory conditions

Immortal Empires, from the campaign script (victory_objectives_config.lua) in the game's own words. All factions

Short Campaign Victory

  1. Destroy the following faction(s): Hag Graef, Tallymen of Pestilence
  2. Dedicate your service to any Chaos God or as an Undivided servant of all Dedicate – Khorne, Dedicate – Nurgle, Dedicate – Slaanesh, Dedicate – Tzeentch, Dedicate – Undivided
  3. Equip the Demonic Gifts of the same god or Undivided in at least 7 equipment slots

REWARDS

  • Gods Glory: Dedicated God’s Glory Generated from Buildings +15%, Dedicated God’s Glory Generated per turn +15%
  • Gain a Exalted Lord

Long Campaign Victory

  1. Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
  2. Reach the end of the Glory path of any Chaos God or Undivided
  3. Maintain control of at least 3 of the following settlements, either by direct ownership or through vassals and military allies: Erengrad, Kislev, Praag
  4. Destroy the following faction(s): Warhost of the Apocalypse

REWARDS

Conscription
  • Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units (all armies)
  • Global recruitment capacity: +2
Names of Legend
  • Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10

Plan a co-op campaign with Legion of Chaos — partners by start distance, climate and victory conditions.

Climate

Suitable

  • Chaotic Wasteland
  • Frozen
  • Temperate Island
  • Mountain
  • Savannah
  • Temperate
  • Wasteland

Unpleasant

  • Jungle
  • Magical Forest

Uninhabitable

  • Desert
  • Ocean
  • Undead Wasteland

How settling Legion of Chaos 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.