Toal War Warhammer II, is about to welcome the Shadows of Change DLC on 31 August.
As the summer sun prepares to set, get ready to burn the world. The latest major DLC for Total War Warhammer III will drop on 31 August. Creative Assembly and Sega confirmed the release date for the Shadows of Change update yesterday, with tons of details on what’s due and a cool teaser trailer.
The fifth addition to the Total War Warhammer III DLC roster will include three Legendary Lords – The Changeling (Tzeentch), the Jade Dragon Yuan Bo (Grand Cathay) and Mother Ostankya (Kislev) – along with Legendary Hero The Blue Scribes (Tzeentch). Each of the new iconic additions brings their own playstyle to the battlefield, different mechanics and unique units to wield.
The Changeling
Tzeentch’s Trickster is a master infiltrator who uses impersonation, pranks, and deception to erode alliances and tip enemies into conflict with each other. Rather than go in with overwhelming force to destroy in a linear fashion, this trickster will wait for opportunities to arse and exploit them. Cults might appear within enemy cities which may escalate into Grand Schemes, ending in characters attacking each other.
Units:
• The Blue Scribes – tasked with collecting every scrap of forbidden lore and spell in existence, P’tarix and Xirat’p rain random blasts of arcane death as they soar over the battlefield on their Disk of Tzeentch.
• Tzaangors – hit and run infantry that grow in power the more spells are cast around them.
• Cockatrice – winged monstrosities that vomit acid and poison surrounding enemies.
• Mutalith Vortex Beast – a tentacled abomination with a ball of raw magic anchored to its back, the Mutalith is a horror of corrupted flesh that casts devastating magical attacks.
Yuan Bo
The Jade Dragon is the leader of the Jade Court, and a powerful spymaster. Whie not devious in exactly the same way as the Trickster, don’t expect this to be a head on fight either. As a master of sorcery and statecraft, Yuan Bo seeks to empower the Wu Xing Compass to strengthen different regions of Cathay against the tides of war. Expect to craft influence and win a war before even losing the first arrow.
Units:
• Jade Lion – a monstrous unit that recharges your Winds of Magic reserves in the heat of battle, pouncing and kicking Cathay’s foes and unleashing flaming magical attacks.
• Jet Lion – a monstrous anti-magic unit that buffs allied spellcasters, causes enemy mages to miscast and turns enemy ranged units’ missiles back on them.
• Onyx Crowmen – winged servants of the Moon Empress that excel in melee combat.
• Celestial General – a new Lord who thrives as an aggressive front-line leader, smashing through foes with a formidable Warhammer.
Mother Ostankya
A vengeful crone who dwells in the deepest regions of arcane magic. Mother Ostankya’s quest is to collect forbidden Hexes and while a fragile body still has breath left, she will search for the Malediction of Ruin.
Units:
• Hag Witch – a fast moving spellcasting Legendary Hero who rides a chariot into battle.
• Elemental Incarnate of Beasts – a giant avatar of raw natural ferocity that channels the Lore of Beasts to terrify and brutalise your foes.
• The Things in the Woods – fast moving beastly infantry killers who hunt best in woodland.
• Akshina Rangers – bear skin clad skirmishers who can hide in plain sight and are most effective when fighting in forests.
While I’m most interested in the playstyle of the old crone, above, a free update will also add the Legendary Hero Aekold Helbrass. All owners of total War Warhammer III will get to experience what it is like to be reborn as a Champion of Tzeentch. Alongside this, the latest free content update will also add improved AI, new changes to difficulty settings, new landmarks, and other tweaks to the general quality of the game.
If you’re already convinced, you can pre order the Total War Warhammer III -Shadows of Change DLC for 10% now and get conquering. Find out more on the official Blog now.
