Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

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DLC buyer guide (updated 2024)
By LupinExorcist
Here i will try to tell you which DLC are the best to complete your colllection if you just bought warhammer 3 and don't own previous games.
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My list of recommended first choice DLCs for all races expierience
-grim&grave
-king&warlord
-quenn&crone
-rise of tomb kings
-norsca
-curse of the vampire coast
-twisted&twilight
-silence&fury
-ogre part of omens of destruction dlc
-chaos dwafs
This 10 dlcs will grand you access to 15 races you are missing.
How to get x race/Lord i want or how to get everything for my favorite race- guide
general advice :The base game wh1/2 is a good choice if you want more lords to play with,they are more 'vanilla' like too -good for start without very stand outish mechanics but if you want new races with all units to the roster and can live without some lords then (ironically) "lordpacks" dlcs are the way to go and older games wh1 and 2 can be totally skipped.

1.Empire
4dlcs
-game wh 1 gives you karl Franz and Balthasar Gelt
-Grim&grave dlc will give you Volkmar and its the only way to acguire free militia,knights of the blazing sun and flagelans to your empire armies
-Hunter&beast gives you Markus Wolfheart and archers + war wagons
-Thrones of decay - Espeth LL + marienburg lanship,steam tank variant, new knight order and new higher tier muskieter versions

2.Dwarfs
3dlcs
-Wh1 base game gives you Thorgrim and Urgrim
-king and the warlord - balista,rangers and Belegar
Thrones of decay : Malakai LL + axetrowing artillery, 2 new slayer units,thunderers variant, thunderbarge airship
Note that you will also get Thorek and Gromnindal if you own any of this

3.Vampire Counts
2dlcs
-wh1 base game gives you Manfred and Kemmler with Krell as summon
-grim&grave gives Ghorst+his units- mortis engine,corpse cart.
You get Izabella and Vlad von carstein too no matter which one you own

4.Greenskins
4dlcs
-wh1 base game : Azhag,Grimgor
-king&warlord: Skarsnik, squigs, goblin scalptakers
warden&paunch: Grom, troll variants,snotling wagons,Rogue Idol
Omens of destruction: Gorbad black orcs with shields, amngler squigs, gaint squig,arachnok with catapult, bolt throwers
Wurzag is free if you own any of those

5.Warriors of chaos undiveded
5dlcs(belakor is free)
-warriors of chaos dlc:adds Archaon,Kholek and Sigvald
champions of chaos dlc: Valkia,Festus,Azazel,Vilitch chaos warshrine unit
Shadow of change :tzaangors, cockatrice,mutalith vortex beast,centigors of tzeentch,changebringers
thrones of decay(tamurkhan part): toad dragon,rot knights,bile trolls,plague ogres,pestigors
omens of destruction: khornegors, bloodbeasts,wrathbringers,skulltakers,slaughterbrute
slannesh

6.Wood Elves
2dlcs
-realm of the wood elves:Orion ,Durthu,Drycha and her companion Coedill
-twisted&twilligh:Sisters of twilight + zoats,great stags,upgraded war dancers,legendary hero Ariel

7.Beastman
5dlcs
call of beastman: Khazrak,Malagor,Morghur
silence&fury:Taurox+ jabberslythe and gorgon,new chariot
shadow of change: tzaangors and centigors of tzeentch,elemental of beast
thrones of decay: pestigors
omens of destruction: khornegors

8.High elves
3dlcs
-wh2 base game: Teclis,Tyrion
-quenn&crone: Allariel, two archer types
-warden&paunch: Eltharion and -rangers,upgraded spearman,new phoenix variant, lions pack and lions chariot, Mistwalkers units in Tor yvresse
Free if you own anything of the above: Imrik,Alith Anar

9,Dark elves
3dlcs
wh2 base game:Malekith,Morathi
-queen&crone:Hellebron and:witch elves with whips(sisters of slaughter),cav with spells(doom fire warlocks) and kharibdis- hydra reskin
-shadow&blade:Malus+ medusa and chariot variant
free if own any of the above:Lokhir and Rakarth

10.Lizardman
4dlcs
-wh2 base game:Mazdamundi,Krogqar
-prophet&warlock:Tahenhaunin,red skinks,salamanders,3 new variants for basic dinos
-Hunter&beast: Nakai, dread saurians,razordons,new kroxigors variant
-silence&fury:Oxyotl + new chameleons,coatl,troglodon
free if you own any of those: Gor-rok and Lord Kroak, Tiktaqtoe

11.Skaven
4dlc
-wh2 base game:Scrolk and Queek
-prophet&warlock: Ikit; jezzails,ratlings,doom-flayers
-shodow&blade:Sniktch, eshin halbadiers,poison wind mortals,warp grinder
-twisted&twilight: Throt, wolf-rats pack,broodhorror,mutated rat-ogre, Ghoritch hero
free if you own any of the above:Trentch craventail

12.Cathay

1dlc
Shadow of change: Jade dragon LL, war drums, celestial bird,celastial lion,jade lions,crows
13.Kislev
Shadow of change: Ostankya LL things in the wood, Beast elemental,kislevs crosbowman,new kossacs base invrantry, ice dragon
14.Tzeenthch
Shadow of change: Changeling LL + vortex beast ,cockatrice.tzeenthc marked gors and centigors,flamers on discs
15.Nurgle
Thrones of decay: ThamurkanLL toaddragon,blightknights new cav,bile trolls,bile ogres,pestigors

Bretonia
-all content for that race is free
.Norsca
only race pack is avaible
Tomb Kings
only race pack is avaible
Vampire Coast
only race pack is avaible
Ogres
- race pack: goldtooth,scrag
omens of destruction: Golgf-ag LL , yeti, pigriders, new maneater variant,blood vultures,thunderfang.
chaos dwarves
-only racepack avaible
khorne 1dlc
-omens of destruction: Skulltaker LL, khornegors, bloodbeasts,wrathbringers,skulltakers,slaughterbrute
slannesh
-no addicional content avaible for now.
12 Comments
Flow 20 hours ago 
Thank you for providing this overview. :)
John 14 Dec, 2024 @ 5:25am 
Creaminstaller
LupinExorcist  [author] 17 Sep, 2024 @ 7:59am 
Hi vlad thx for the head up, undivided chaos factions indeed needed an update of their section due to last year of monogod unit roster updates. I edited the list hopefully its 100% complete now
Vlad von Carstein 16 Sep, 2024 @ 11:07am 
as it unlocks new units for them
Vlad von Carstein 16 Sep, 2024 @ 11:07am 
can you please update chaos warriors to account for shadows of change?
SK1D 11 Mar, 2023 @ 2:38am 
No, in custom battles menu I can't choose races which I don't have.... I can choose only 8 races. For campaign I can choose from 7 races (only from wh3), for IE - from 17 races
LupinExorcist  [author] 11 Mar, 2023 @ 2:31am 
You can play custom battles with all races.All 86 LL are on the IE map played by AI those who you do not own included + minor factions. Start positions are set,not random.
SK1D 10 Mar, 2023 @ 3:04pm 
So, I installed Wh3 just to see modes and unlocks for my content. It's no good that I can't play even custom battles with races from Wh1-2 and that there are no scenarios and campaigns for them. Need to play Wh1-2 at first as I see.
And I didn't see some settings before start of IE, so... how many races, lords are on the map? random quantity? random starting position of them? Will AI play races in IE which I didn't buy as DLC?
LupinExorcist  [author] 10 Mar, 2023 @ 7:48am 
Hi SKID,ImmortalEmpires is the only game mod to play with all the races, its totaly ok to play the race first time in IE but if you want smaller scale and scenario instead of sandbox, Wh2' Vortex campaing is similar to Wh3' realms of chaos story campaing and you may want to try it out.
SK1D 9 Mar, 2023 @ 7:33pm 
I bought all three games but didn't play yet. Can i play in the twwh 3 campaigns, scenarios with races from 1&2? Or only mode for them is IE? Which game and mode to play to try different races before starting IE with all races which i have?