Patch 9.0.2 changes
What changed from patch 9.0 to 9.0.2 (October 1, 2026), found by comparing the game's data tables of both patches: 12 skills, 4 skill trees, 1 ability, 4 buildings and 2 factions' victory conditions. Green helps, red takes away.
Skills 12
Orders of the ImmortalsBlood Dragon Vampire Lord
- −Vigour loss reduction: -10% for Black Knights, Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
- −Charge bonus: +10% for Black Knights, Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
- +Battle healing cap: +30% for Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
Pox SorceryVerminlord Corruptor
- −Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Pestilent Birth"
- +Winds of Magic cost: -3 for "Plague"
Engulfed by Warp-EnergyVerminlord Warpseer
- −Army ability number of uses: +2 for "Master of Lightning"
- +Ability number of uses: +2 for "Master of Lightning"
Orders of the ImmortalsWalach Harkon
- −Vigour loss reduction: -10% for Black Knights, Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
- −Charge bonus: +10% for Black Knights, Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
- +Battle healing cap: +30% for Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars units (own army)
- +Unit capacity: +1 Drakenhof Templars
Sorcerous SludgeBurplesmirk Spewpit
- −Winds of Magic cost: -20% for Lores of Nurgle and Death spells
- +Winds of Magic cost: -20% for all spells
Mesmerising AuraVlad von Carstein
- −Enemy Hero action success chance: -9%
- +Enemy Hero action success chance: -20%
Mistress of Lost SoulsBanshee
- −Spell resistance: 5% for Ethereal units (own army)
- +Spell resistance: 5% for Ethereal units (Hero's army)
New (3): Skitterleap, Armour of Darkness, Brittle Bone
All 12 skills changed in 9.0.2, line by line ›Skill trees 4
Verminlord Corruptor
- Skills taken out: Wild-Eyed, Opportunist, Expeditious Endeavour, Conviction, Black Whirlwind
- Skills added: Ruin & Decay, Thick-Skinned, Blade Master, Indomitable, Plague
Verminlord Deceiver
- Skills taken out: Howling Warpgale
- Skills added: Skitterleap
Verminlord Warpseer
- Skills taken out: Bless with Filth
- Skills added: Warp Lightning
Burplesmirk Spewpit
- Skills taken out: Seeping Ichor, The Verdi-grease Ritual, Prodigious Plague-craft
Abilities 1
ShadowstriderSkreech Verminking
- −Skreech will teleport to the selected location within range
- +Unit will teleport to the selected location within range
Buildings 4
Salt CraterUndead Legions
- −Recruit rank: +3 for Vampire Coast Lords and Heroes (all armies in local province)
- +Recruit rank: +3 for Vampire Coast Lords and Heroes (all provinces)
Withered VinesUndead Legions
- −Recruit rank: +3 for Vampire Count Lords and Heroes (all armies in local province)
- +Recruit rank: +3 for Vampire Count Lords and Heroes (all provinces)
Great Pyramid of Settra (Occupied)Undead Legions
- −Attribute: Expendable for Skeleton Warrior and Skeleton Spearmen units (all armies)
- +Local recruitment capacity for Tomb Kings units: +2
Great Pyramid of SettraTomb Kings
- −Attribute: Expendable for Skeleton Warrior and Skeleton Spearmen units (all armies)
- +Local recruitment capacity: +2
Victory conditions 2
Karaz-a-Karak
- −Short victory: "Let it be recorded that upon this day did Thorgrim Grudgebearer, High King of Karaz-a-Karak, the Karaz Ankor, and the all the Holds therein, did pronounce lawful Grudgement upon…"
- +Short victory: "Let it be recorded that upon this day did Thorgrim Grudgebearer, High King of Karaz-a-Karak, the Karaz Ankor, and all the Holds therein, did pronounce lawful Grudgement upon…"
The Western Provinces
- −Short victory: For those who reject the Harmony of the Western Province, there are fortunes to made on the Ivory Road.
- +Short victory: For those who reject the Harmony of the Western Province, there are fortunes to be made on the Ivory Road.