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Total War: Warhammer 3 – Thrones of Decay lets you add Chaos Dwarf artillery to Nurgle armies

So, that’s pretty neat

Marco Wutz

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Creative Assembly released a gameplay video showcasing Legendary Lord Tamurkhan, who will lead the Daemons of Nurgle in the Thrones of Decay DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 – and he looks to be a fresh wind for Nurgle, as players will be able to field never-before-seen armies.

Tamurkhan, who’s also known as the Maggot Lord, first appeared in a Warhammer Fantasy book called Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos, in which he united many different Chaos factions under his banner in order to begin a great crusade against the Empire. This book not only inspired the title of this upcoming expansion, but is also the inspiration for Tamurkhan’s campaign mechanic, Tamurkhan’s Chieftains.

Just like in the book, Tamurkhan can unite different Chaos followers under his leadership, gaining access to powerful bonuses and abilities as well as special units the Daemons of Nurgle usually can’t field. This opens incredible possibilities for army compositions.

For example, winning the allegiance of the Chaos Dwarf Ezar Doombolt will allow Tamurkhan to recruit Chaos Dwarf Blunderbusses, Infernal Guard with Fireglaives, and Dreadquake Mortars – that’s a massive amount of firepower and can completely change how you approach a battle.

Here’s a full overview of all Chieftains and which units they bring to the table for Tamurkhan:

  • Kayzk the Befouled: Chariots of Nurgle, Rot Knights, Toad Dragons
  • Khargan the Crazed: Aspiring Champions, Hellcannon, Dragon Ogre Shaggoth
  • Ketzak Fimdirach: Fimir Warriors, Fimir Warriors (Great Weapons), Chaos Frost Dragon
  • Mournhowl: Skin Wolves, Feral Mammoth, War Mammoth
  • Grukmur Three-Horn: Centigors (Throwing Axes), Cygor, Ghorgon
  • Ezar Doombolt: Blunderbusses, Infernal Guard (Fireglaives), Dreadquake Mortars

Naturally, each of the Chieftains serves Tamurkhan in person as well, reinforcing his armies as hero characters on and off the battlefield.

Total War: Warhammer 3 Thrones of Decay screenshot of Tamurkhan riding his Toad Dragon.
Tamurkhan is wandering the lands like a Pokémon trainer, trying to catch them all. / Creative Assembly / Sega

If Ku’gath Plaguefather didn’t really do the trick for you, Tamurkhan’s Nurgle faction may be just the thing to convert you to the grandfather’s flock.

You can read more on all Total War: Warhammer 3 Thrones of Decay DLC units as well as the Nurgle rework in the linked articles.

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Marco Wutz

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg