Warriors of Chaos · Immortal Empires
Shadow Legion
wh3_main_chs_shadow_legionShadow Legion is a playable Warriors of Chaos faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Be'lakor. In Immortal Empires it starts without a settlement. It comes with the base game. Faction key wh3_main_chs_shadow_legion. 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
11 suitable · 0 unpleasant · 1 uninhabitable
Victory at a glance
Short victory: 5 objectives · long victory: 5
- Destroy or vassalise the following faction(s): Host of the Triplets, The Ecstatic Legions
- Turn a Lord into a Daemon Prince.
- Activate 4 Gifts of Chaos in separate slots.
Key units and where they are recruited
COMPUTED — per role, the Warriors 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).
Hellstriders of SlaaneshMelee cavalry · Health per 1,000 gold: 8,444
Recruitment building: not listed
HellcannonWar machines & artillery · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 315
Recruitment building: not listed
Marauder Horsemen (Throwing Axes)Missile cavalry · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 2,700
Recruitment building: not listed
Faction leader
Be'lakor
Shadow Legion
The Dark Master seeks to dominate the primitive mortals in the land of Albion.
The Harbinger- Human Lords can be corrupted into becoming Daemon Princes when defeated in battle or targeted by Heroes
- Starts with all Chaos God Gift slots
- Upkeep: -25% for Daemon units
- Human Lords can be corrupted into becoming Daemon Princes when defeated in battle or targeted by Heroes
- Starts with all Chaos God Gift slots
- Upkeep: -25% for Daemon units
Faction effects
- Seductive influence: +100 required for complete seduction
- Seductive influence: -2 per turn from race
- Income from looting settlements: +100%
- Income from raiding: +100%
- Income from sacking settlements: +100%
Victory conditions
Immortal Empires, from the campaign script (victory_objectives_config.lua) in the game's own words. All factions
Short Campaign Victory
- Destroy or vassalise the following faction(s): Host of the Triplets, The Ecstatic Legions
- Turn a Lord into a Daemon Prince.
- Activate 4 Gifts of Chaos in separate slots.
- Upgrade 3 units to Chaos Siege Giant, Aspiring Champions, or Gorebeast Chariots using Warband upgrades.
- Upgrade a Dark Fortress site to the following level: Dark Fortress
REWARDS
- Cooldown: -5 turns for The Curser's Boon
- Cooldown: -5 turns for The Curser's Boon
Follower or item: Spirit Ensnarer
Long Campaign Victory
- Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
- Turn 3 Lords into Daemon Princes.
- Upgrade 10 units to Chaos Siege Giant, Aspiring Champions, or Gorebeast Chariots using Warband upgrades.
- Control at least 8 Dark Fortresses.
- Activate Gifts of the Gods in all available slots.
REWARDS
Names of Legend- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Path to Glory: -25% Souls cost to devote to a God (all characters)
- Path to Glory: -25% Souls cost to devote to a God (all characters)
Souls: +10,000
Plan a co-op campaign with Shadow Legion — partners by start distance, climate and victory conditions. Its start next to the race's other factions: best Warriors of Chaos factions.
Climate
Suitable
Chaotic Wasteland
Desert
Frozen
Temperate Island
Jungle
Magical Forest
Mountain
Ocean
Savannah
Temperate
Wasteland
Unpleasant
None
Uninhabitable
Undead Wasteland
How settling Shadow Legion 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.