Total War: Warhammer III · Grand Cathay

Grand Cathay units

Grand Cathay field 55 units in Total War: Warhammer III, with 4 legendary lords and 4 playable factions. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

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Lords (9)

Heroes (10)

Melee infantry (6)

Missile infantry (8)

Monstrous infantry (1)

60Onyx Crowmen

Melee cavalry (2)

Monstrous cavalry (1)

24Great Longma Riders

Chariots (2)

War beasts (2)

Monsters (3)

War machines & artillery (4)

Regiments of Renown (7)

Lords (9)

Unit	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Celestial General vsLord	1	4,868	100	80	38	60	40	420	1,000	250
Dragon-blooded Shugengan Lord (Yang)vsWizard Lord	1	4,368	30	70	38	55	40	400	1,000	300
Dragon-blooded Shugengan Lord (Yin)vsWizard Lord	1	4,368	30	70	38	55	40	400	1,000	300
Lord Magistrate vsLord	1	4,568	40	70	34	45	45	375	1,000	250
Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon vsWizard Lord	1	8,424	120	90	46	65	45	460	1,000	500
Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon vsWizard Lord	1	8,424	70	90	46	55	60	430	1,000	500
Bhashiva, the White Tiger vsLord	1	5,248	60	80	52	65	50	500	1,200	300
Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon vsWizard Lord	1	8,424	70	90	46	65	55	430	1,200	600
Tiger Warrior Sawai vsLord	1	5,076	40	75	44	50	55	450	2,100	275

Heroes (10)

Unit	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Range	Dmg/10s	Cost	Upkeep
Felix vsMelee Specialist	1	4,168	70	70	34	50	55	380	—	—	800	—
Alchemist vsWizard	1	3,420	15	60	34	35	30	300	—	—	1,000	250
Gate Master vsHybrid Weapon Specialist	1	4,128	95	70	34	46	50	375	160	300	1,000	250
Gotrek vsMelee Specialist	1	5,902	0	100	42	70	50	470	—	—	1,100	—
Taoyan the Merciless vsTrident Infantry	1	4,588	90	80	34	50	60	420	—	—	1,200	—
Clawspeaker (Beasts)vsWizard	1	4,548	20	65	44	42	40	325	—	—	1,600	275
Clawspeaker (Life)vsWizard	1	4,548	20	65	44	42	40	325	—	—	1,600	275
Clawspeaker (Shadows)vsWizard	1	4,548	20	65	44	42	40	325	—	—	1,600	275
Astromancer vsWizard	1	7,306	40	60	120	44	50	560	—	—	1,800	450
Saytang the Watcher vsSpecialist Artillery	1	12,620	100	90	48	42	28	550	350	514	2,000	—

Melee infantry (6)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Peasant Long Spearmen vsSpear Infantry	1	160	8,960	15	55	30	20	24	25	350	88
Jade Warriors vsSword Infantry	2	120	8,280	70	64	28	24	34	28	550	137
Jade Warriors (Halberds)vsHalberd Infantry	2	120	8,280	70	64	28	22	38	28	650	162
Tiger Warriors vsDual Axe Infantry	2	80	8,000	30	70	44	42	34	54	1,000	225
Celestial Dragon Guard vsHalberd Infantry	3	100	8,800	95	72	28	34	43	36	1,050	263
Iron Claw Tiger Warriors vsGuandao Infantry	4	80	8,800	60	75	44	40	46	50	1,600	350

Missile infantry (8)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Range	Dmg/10s	Cost	Upkeep
Peasant Archers vsMissile Infantry	1	120	6,480	15	45	33	10	13	24	140	14	400	100
Iron Hail Gunners vsClose-Quarters Missile Infantry	2	90	6,210	30	50	33	16	16	24	90	32	500	125
Nan-Gau Grenadiers vsExplosives Infantry	2	90	6,210	40	50	33	24	24	28	55	16	500	125
Jade Warrior Crossbows vsMissile Infantry	2	90	6,210	70	54	30	16	16	24	160	18	600	150
Jade Warrior Crossbows (Shields)vsMissile Infantry	2	90	6,210	70	54	30	16	24	24	160	18	650	162
Crane Gunners vsSpecialist Missile Infantry	3	32	4,320	30	50	30	12	18	24	275	34	1,000	300
Celestial Dragon Crossbows vsMissile Infantry	3	80	7,040	95	62	28	26	32	33	160	26	1,050	263
Tiger Warrior Stalkers vsThrowing Disc Infantry	3	60	6,000	15	70	52	42	40	40	70	33	1,400	275

Monstrous infantry (1)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Onyx Crowmen vsFlying Melee Infantry	3	60	5,220	15	50	90	30	32	45	700	175

Melee cavalry (2)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Peasant Horsemen vsCavalry	1	60	5,520	15	55	90	26	26	28	400	100
Jade Lancers vsShock Cavalry	2	60	6,480	100	64	78	26	28	30	800	200

Monstrous cavalry (1)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Great Longma Riders vsFlying Cavalry	3	24	6,264	110	72	105	36	34	65	1,350	337

Chariots (2)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Wu Xing War Compass vsMagic Chariot	2	1	6,240	80	75	30	30	20	160	900	238
Zhangu War Drum vsSupport Chariot	3	1	6,232	80	75	30	30	20	160	1,100	275

War beasts (2)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Jade Lion vsMonstrous Beast	3	1	5,808	90	65	75	55	40	420	1,200	300
Jet Lion vsMonstrous Beast	3	1	5,808	90	65	75	40	60	420	1,200	300

Monsters (3)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Cost	Upkeep
Celestial Lion vsFlying Monster	3	1	6,176	80	65	85	42	36	450	1,300	325
Great Moon Bird vsFlying Monster	4	1	7,298	40	70	120	44	50	560	1,600	400
Terracotta Sentinel vsMonster	4	1	12,620	100	85	48	65	30	630	1,600	400

War machines & artillery (4)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Range	Dmg/10s	Cost	Upkeep
Grand Cannons vsSiege Artillery	2	4	2,740	20	50	30	10	6	24	450	200	900	225
Sky Lantern vsFlying War Machine	2	1	6,048	30	70	60	8	8	26	275	108	900	225
Fire Rain Rocket Battery vsRocket Battery	3	4	2,540	20	50	30	10	6	24	400	560	1,200	300
Sky-junk vsFlying War Machine	4	1	10,048	80	80	30	8	8	26	360	560	1,500	375

Regiments of Renown (7)

Unit	Tier	Models	HP	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Range	Dmg/10s	Cost	Upkeep
Bandits of the Silver Road (Peasant Archers)vsMissile Infantry · Renown	2	120	6,480	15	55	33	27	31	24	140	14	625	156
Empress Crowmen (Onyx Crowmen)vsFlying Melee Infantry · Renown	3	60	5,220	15	60	90	38	41	45	—	—	1,000	250
Righteous Lances of Wei-Jin (Great Longma Riders)vsFlying Cavalry · Renown	4	24	6,264	110	82	105	45	43	65	—	—	1,650	412
The Dune Dragons (Celestial Dragon Guard)vsHalberd Infantry · Renown	3	100	8,800	95	82	28	43	53	36	—	—	1,350	338
The Grace of Quai Yin (Celestial Dragon Crossbows)vsMissile Infantry · Renown	3	80	7,040	95	72	30	34	41	33	180	29	1,300	325
The Green Guardian (Terracotta Sentinel)vsMonster · Renown	5	1	12,620	100	95	48	78	38	630	—	—	1,950	500
The Jade War Drum (Zhangu War Drum)vsSupport Chariot · Renown	3	1	6,232	95	75	30	38	27	160	—	—	1,350	338

Best Grand Cathay units by the numbers — the most health, damage, armour or range per kind of unit, and per 1,000 gold

Legendary lords (4)

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

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

Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon

The Northern Provinces

Ruler of the Northern Provinces

Leadership: +10 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Chaos Dwarfs and Norsca
Construction cost: -20% for Great Bastion buildings (factionwide)
Defensive supplies: +300 (all regions)
Corruption: -2
Ammunition: +20% (all armies)

Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon

The Western Provinces

Ruler of the Western Provinces

Hero recruit rank: +5 for Alchemists
Armour: +15 for melee units
Maximum Caravan cargo capacity: +20%
Melee attack and Melee defence: +10 for All Ogre Kingdoms units (including mercenaries)
Upkeep: -25% for All Ogre Kingdoms units (including mercenaries)

Factions (4)

Grand Cathay starting positions on the map

Where each Grand Cathay lord starts the Immortal Empires campaign, on one picture of the map with the Grand Cathay land at the start. Drawn from the game's own map, patch 9.0.4; open a picture for the full size with every name.

Grand Cathay starting positions in Immortal Empires, Total War: Warhammer III patch 9.0.4: Bhashiva, the White Tiger, Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon, Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon, Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon on the campaign map — Grand Cathay starting positions
Where each of the 4 Grand Cathay lords starts the Immortal Empires campaign, with their factions' names, the Grand Cathay land on turn one in colour (11 settlements named) and the other factions' leaders around them. 3,000×1,249 pixels.

Grand Cathay mechanics

In-game description ▾

Past the Mountains of Mourn and the steppes beyond lies the fabled empire of Cathay. Travellers returning from the eastern reaches tell tales of jade cities and golden pagodas. They recount strange creatures from serpentine Dragons to monolithic stone sentinels, and flying Sky-Junks that rain multi-hued firepower from up above. But most of all they tell of the imposing and disciplined armies that march forth in defence of their kingdom – the thousands of devoted foot soldiers, unswerving in their loyalty and unrivalled in the harmonics of war.

That their armies face northwards to garrison the Great Bastion and defend it against the Ruinous Powers is perhaps a blessing, for should the Celestial Dragon Emperor have to turn his legions toward the nations of the west, the threat to all that may be unleashed does not bear thinking about...

Campaign

Balance both Yin and Yang to achieve Harmony, which will confer powerful effects across the provinces, whilst directing the Wu Xing Compass to defend Cathay from threats north of the Great Bastion.

Battle

Cathay offers solid melee units and powerful missile units, which become stronger through harmony when placed near each other. Characters increase the effect of this harmony. Additionally, their spellcasters can support each other during spellcasting, increasing the power of their spells when fielding multiple Wizards.

The game's own playstyle notes for this race.

Climate

Suitable

Desert
Savannah
Temperate

Unpleasant

Temperate Island
Jungle
Mountain
Wasteland

Uninhabitable

Chaotic Wasteland
Frozen
Magical Forest
Ocean
Undead Wasteland

How settling Grand Cathay fares in each climate (campaign_group_racial_suitability_effects and its member criteria). What each level does, for every race.