What changed in Total War: WARHAMMER III in 2026

Added food capacity effects and increased food per turn for Skaven.

Fixed an issue where Valkia did not have access to a blue line in his skill tree.

Increased Oathgold and unit capacities for Dwarfs.

New empowered trait 'Disciplined' grants melee attack and defense, unbreakable status for certain units, and unit cap increases.

Changes to Talisman of Chaos and lord recruit ranks for Beastmen.

New empowered trait 'Cleansing Magic' enhances spell intensity and winds of magic power reserve cap.

Fixed an issue where Vilitch did not have access to the Warriors of Chaos blue line.

New empowered trait 'Virtue of the Joust' increases chivalry per turn and charge bonuses for Knights.

New empowered trait 'Intelligent' enhances spell intensity and winds of magic cost.

New empowered trait 'Knowledgeable' improves character experience gain, magic item drop chance, and research rate.

Significant changes to campaign victory rewards to enhance their impact and rewards.

New empowered trait 'Intelligent' affects spell intensity, winds of magic cost, and unit capacity for monsters.

New trait 'Focused Presence' reduces corruption and enhances missile strength.

New empowered trait 'Aggressive' enhances weapon strength, charge bonus, and unit cap for Minotaurs.

New empowered trait 'Lamentation of Despairs' improves ward save and leadership.

New empowered trait 'Aggressive' enhances weapon strength and increases battle loot.

New empowered trait 'Determined' increases character experience gain and provides immunity to psychology.

Added ward save and melee bonuses for Bretonnia characters.

Fixed an issue where Festus did not have access to the Warriors of Chaos blue line.

Unique Lords and Heroes granted through victory rewards now start at rank 20 and come fully equipped with rare items and a unique trait.

Increased effect values for Wood Elves' bundles.

Added bundles that decrease cooldowns for rites for High Elves.

Increased unit capacities and construction cost reductions for Lizardmen factions.

Fixed an issue where N'Kari did not have access to the Warriors of Chaos blue line.

Increased pooled resource values and recruit ranks for Empire.

New empowered trait 'Weapon Master' increases armor-piercing damage and melee attack.

New trait 'Military Strategist' enhances research rate and reduces construction costs for military buildings.

Resolved an issue where Nagash’s persistent VFX would linger in another character’s detail view.

Corrected an issue where Nagash's landmark in the Black Pyramid was granting 1 additional Lord recruit rank than it should.

Resolved an issue where Nagash's gold resource buildings weren't granting their Lord recruit rank bonus when replacing an existing Lord.

Nagash's building effects enabled by devastation now take effect immediately instead of in the next turn.

Nagash’s Grave Call Recruitment button is now greyed-out when unavailable, with a tooltip added.

Resolved an issue with a Grave Call unlocking node incorrectly granting access to wrong units.

Corrected the 'Sun-Scorched, Sand-Blistered' node on the Black Pyramid to apply flaming attacks to specific units.

Corrected an issue where Lahmian Halls and Halls of Glories Past would lock again for Nagash after loading a save.

Resolved an issue where transferring a Book of Nagash could not work correctly in some sea regions.

Multiple fixes for UI issues in the Black Pyramid, including incorrect effect icons and positioning.

Resolved an issue where Necromantic Energy from battles was not awarded if fought in a region with an abandoned settlement.

Resolved an issue where a fort settlement obtained via confederation or diplomacy had the wrong settlement type and main building.

Reduced its Recruit Rank bonus to 1, but now applies to units recruited via Grave Call.

When playing as Nagash, a warning icon now shows that no Necromantic Energy is granted from battles in non-Land of the Dead regions.

Resolved an issue where the game could freeze for a long period during very late game turn ends.

Resolved a crash that could occur after ending the turn during the Nagash End Times crisis.

Nagash buildings locked behind subjugations will now be unlocked if Neferata or Walach are owned by a co-op partner.

Reworked 'Crush the Weak' ability for Teutogen Guard to be intensity-based.

Resolved issue where Gotrek and Felix’s quest battle would not end correctly.

General balance adjustments to various Characters, Units, and Spells, including Lore of Nehekhara.

Fixed issue where Voice Actors Credits were not appearing in non-English languages.

Increased overall viability of new Empire units, including Teutogen Guard.

Improved garrisons and recruitment benefits for Necropolises.

Legendary Lords and Heroes now retain their Items and Ancillaries after confederation.

Resolved issue preventing Nagash from accessing Unusual Locations.

Fixed automatic scrolling issue in the recruitment panel.

Fixed multiple crashes related to campaign save files and specific battles.

Styrkaar is now available to all Norscan factions.

Warriors of Chaos can now continue recruiting after their Lord is defeated.

Replaced restrictive objectives for Mortarchs with more flexible requirements.

Fervour is now correctly awarded after fighting settlements defended by a garrisoned army.

Increased Sigil generation rates and bonuses for early-game progression.

Adjusted upkeep costs for Nagash and early Tomb Kings, Vampire Coast, and Vampire Counts units.

Fixed visibility issue with the Masque of Slaanesh’s Dances UI.

Enjoy the new Skaven music from the Lords of the End Times DLC.

Characters can now gain a 'Recently Wounded' trait that affects future recovery times.

Archaon's Campaign AI has been updated for better expansion and engagement with enemies.

Wound recovery time effects reduced to prevent characters from recovering too quickly.

Books of Nagash can now be carried by characters and traded, enhancing faction dynamics.

New landmark buildings added for early recruitment of Lahmian units and Zombie Dragons.

Skaven technologies no longer require buildings as prerequisites for research.

New restrictions on the number of Regiments of Renown in a single army to encourage diverse use.

The Lords of the End Times DLC is now available alongside Update 9.0.

AI builds armies with a focus on higher-quality units on higher campaign difficulties.

New items added for Settra and the Vampire Counts, enhancing gameplay options.

Total War: WARHAMMER III Lords Of The End Times will release on September 24th, introducing four new Legendary Lords and new units.

Campaign end-turn times reduced by up to 30% through various optimizations.

Warband recruitment scales better, and building priorities have been updated for the AI.

Changes made to Slaanesh's buildings to balance recruitment of elite units.

The Campaign AI now stores recruitment history and prioritizes other tasks when recruitment fails.

Daemonic factions can now respawn after being defeated, enhancing campaign dynamics.

Archaon can now subjugate defeated Chaos Legendary Lords, adding them to his faction.

Introducing new music for the Undead Legions in the Lords of the End Times expansion.

Boris Todbringer, the Graf of Middenheim and champion of the wolf-god Ulric, is now available as a new character.

Meet Thanquol, a powerful Grey Seer and magic-wielding emissary of the great Horned Rat.

Update 9.0 introduces new music specifically for the Dwarfs.

Introduction of Neferata as a new Legendary Lord.

Introduction of new content for the end game phase.

Revised victory conditions for campaigns.

Updates and changes to the Lores of Magic system.

Significant changes and improvements to the Vampire Counts faction.

Visual improvements to the campaign introduction flyby.

Fixed an issue where Shadow Walkers’ weapons could stack multiple contact effects.

Addressed an issue that was affecting some players upon launching the game.

Resolved an issue with screen scrolling when using the mouse cursor, though some instances may still occur.

Buffed Miao Ying’s starting army to enhance early campaign experience.

Resolved issue with Zhao Ming’s goals triggering for Bhashiva around Chaos Invasions.

Fixed issue causing Dragonship armies to not grant Settled Grudges or Iron Favour.

Hotkeys now disabled during Realms of Chaos narrative event messages to prevent UI issues.

Changed effects of Rampaging Oak Landmark to provide immediate wall breaches when besieging.

Fixed bug where removing a location did not cause available locations to repopulate.

Increased number of Stalkers given in Ivory Road dilemmas and reduced unit prices.

Two new technologies introduced to reduce upkeep and increase recruitment rank and damage.

A new Twitch Extension has been launched allowing creators to engage viewers with polls and raffles during streams.

Decreased priority of defensive tasks for end game factions, making late game more dynamic.

Introduced 4 new landmarks in Cathay with various buffs and benefits.

Added new mechanism to control Campaign AI prioritization, reducing idling and clustering of armies.

Addressed issues around the Chaos Invasions.

Resolved issues preventing vassalization of Norscan factions.

Ensured proper counting of plagues that spread to settlements.

Upkeep costs for Tiger Warrior Stalkers and Dual Axes have been reduced.

Fixed benefits targeting Melee infantry to include Tiger Warriors.

Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Crossbows now provides increased Armour-piercing missile weapon damage.

Addressed functionality loss when opened while the army is moving.

Addressed animation issues with Lord Magistrate on a Sky Lantern mount.

Fixed an issue with the Clawspeaker Hero provided to Caravan Lords.

Fleet of Foot traits now provide a movement range bonus instead of 'Strider'.

Fixed effective range alignment with the sky lantern.

Addressed softlock issue after Mirror of Madness battle.

Addressed missing sound effects in quest battles.

Ensured mission 'Chaos Invasion: Despoilers' spawns a functional Cultist of Khorne.

Corrected tab opening behavior in Armies of Shang-Yang.

Completing Zhao Ming’s goals now provides a better chance to receive higher tier units.

Fixed recruitment cost reduction from Prophecy of the White Tiger buildings.

Recruitment costs for Tiger Warrior Iron Claws, Stalkers, and Dual Axes have been reduced.

Fixed AI behavior regarding single entity targets.

Fixed an issue where enemy units wouldn’t respond appropriately to incoming missile fire.

Fixed an issue where Taoyan did not have Harmony despite not being a Tiger Warrior character.

Adjusted upkeep, missile strength, and reload time for Sentry of Mettle.

Increased the HP of the Alchemist when mounted on a Sky Lantern to be consistent with the standard Sky Lantern unit.

Adjusted upkeep, missile strength, and reload time for Sentry of Mettle.

Added a range of 35 to Astromantic Warding & Heavenly Bonds abilities.

Fixed an issue preventing insignias from being assignable to RoR units.

Fixed an issue where the Sky Lantern was wrongly categorized as only Yang.

Improved performance in regions affected by Slaanesh corruption.

Fixed an issue where the objective to kill Lord Dechunga wouldn’t complete when he was routed.

Corrected stats for Optimised Logistics and Preparedness Drills skills.

Fixed an issue so that one of the Gate Master’s buffs shows properly as a percentage in their UI.

Cost reduced from 800g to 600g in multiplayer.

Added a range of 35 to Astromantic Warding & Heavenly Bonds abilities.

Cost reduced from 1100g to 950g and AP weapon damage increased.

Fixed a recurring issue where having hotkeys enabled disrupted some of Bhashiva’s narrative dilemmas.

Corrected the Melee Defence stat for The Jade Standard skill from 10 to 4.

Fixed an issue where the Alchemist was missing casting animations while mounted in the Sky Lantern.

Fixed an issue where a notification from the Armies of Shang-Yang campaign mechanic would wrongly trigger.

Fixed an issue preventing insignias from being assignable to RoR units.

Fixed an issue where the Alchemist was missing casting animations while mounted in the Sky Lantern.

Fixed incorrect icon and ability shown over the 'Cooldown to all spells' effect.

Reduced spell intensity by the 'Celestial Conduit' skill from 20 to 10.

Fixed a missing percentage sign and improved presentation for the Alchemist skill.

Increased the HP of the Alchemist when mounted on a Sky Lantern to match standard Sky Lantern unit.

Fixed 'Cooldown to all spells' effect to work on the Transformation of Kadon for factions not summoning a Manticore.

Merged units now retain upgrades and can be refunded after losing them in battle or disbanding.

The Bhashiva Character Pack is now accessible on Mac & Linux.

Upgrades are now refunded and can be re-bought when merging units or losing them in battle.

Reduced spell intensity by the 'Celestial Conduit' skill from 20 to 10.

The Bhashiva Character Pack is now accessible on Mac & Linux.

Fixed a missing chain link on chest pieces armour for the Clawspeaker.

Melee Defence stat for The Jade Standard reduced from 10 to 4.

Fixed an issue where one of the Gate Master’s buffs did not show properly as a percentage.

Fixed an issue where most hotkeys would stop functioning after dismissing The White Tiger's Calling event.

Corrected stats for Optimised Logistics and Preparedness Drills skills.

Fixed an issue where a notification would wrongly trigger after completing a mission.

Fixed an issue where enemy units wouldn’t respond appropriately to incoming missile fire.

Fixed an issue causing a hardlock when opening the Tiger Court or Armies of Shang-Yang panel.

Fixed incorrect icon and ability shown over the 'Cooldown to all spells' effect.

Fixed an issue where the second phase objective wouldn’t complete when Lord Dechunga was routed.

Fixed an issue where having hotkeys enabled would cause an error in the Armies of Shang-Yang panel.

Fixed a missing chain link on chest pieces armour for the Clawspeaker.

Improved performance on regions affected by Slaanesh corruption.

Buildings from the Conscription chain can now properly upgrade and convert from Yin to Yang and vice versa.

Fixed the 'Reveal Relics' camera triggering too early during events.

Cost reduced from 1100g to 950g, AP weapon damage increased from 35 to 40.

Buildings from the Conscription chain can now properly upgrade and convert from Yin to Yang.

Fixed an issue where Taoyan did not have Harmony despite not being a Tiger Warrior character.

Fixed 'Cooldown to all spells' effect to work on the Transformation of Kadon.

Fixed an issue where having hotkeys enabled caused an error in the Armies of Shang-Yang panel.

Fixed a recurring issue where having hotkeys enabled would disrupt some of Bhashiva’s narrative dilemmas.

Fixed an issue causing a hardlock when opening the Tiger Court or Armies of Shang-Yang panel.

Fixed the camera triggering too early during the Reveal Relics event.

Cost reduced from 800g to 600g in multiplayer.

Cost reduced from 900g to 800g and Melee Defence increased by 4.

Cost reduced from 900g to 800g, Melee Defence increased by 4.

Fixed a missing percentage sign for the bonus value of the Alchemist skill 'Metallurgic Refining'.

Fixed an issue where most hotkeys would stop functioning after dismissing The White Tiger's Calling event.

Fixed an issue where the Sky Lantern was wrongly categorized as both Yin & Yang.

Soundtracks for Total War: WARHAMMER I, II, and III are now available to listen to on music streaming platforms.

Bhashiva the White Tiger of Shang-Yang and her mercenary company The Claws of the White Tiger have joined the fray.

Introduces Bhashiva, The White Tiger, as a new playable Legendary Lord and new Tiger Warrior units for Grand Cathay.

Soundtracks can be purchased and added to your library via Steam.

New units forged by ancient tradition and campaign mechanics reflecting a mercenary force.

A free Legendary Hero will be included with the upcoming Patch 8.0.

Introducing Bhashiva, the Desert Tigress, along with new units and campaign mechanics.

Hotfix 7.2.2 prevents the game from crashing on boot when online services are unavailable, allowing successful boot in offline mode.

Includes title and tags even when not subscribed or subscribed by a different user

Includes improvements for users with very large mod lists

Addresses UI confusion when local modder versions match subscribed versions

Search now matches against mod title, pack file name, and Steam Workshop mod ID

Multiple fixes and improvements made

Profile not shown until mouse moved over the window

Resolved for some setups

Resolved issues in the mod profile table

Icons now indicate whether a mod is subscribed and up to date

Made tooltip text clearer and more helpful

Fixed an issue with Eternal Dance scripted tour when the user selects and deselects Army Lord with access to Eternal dance.

Fixed the character's HP values not updating correctly when obtaining HP increasing skills.

Fixed a visual issue, where effects applying fire weakness to enemy units were colored red like they're a negative for the player.

The unit models for the Devotees of Slaanesh have been redesigned to be higher quality, with more detail and unit variation.

Fixed an issue where the UI could softlock the player after finishing a Quest Battle tutorial as Karl Franz.

On the Prologue Campaign disbanding Generals no longer will causes a crash.

Fixed an issue where recruiting lords at higher level with a mount spawns them with missing HP.

Fixed a crash when closing Throt's Flesh Laboratory.

Diplomacy double click shortcut is disabled when the scripted tour for Witch's Hut is active to prevent opening the Diplomacy panel.

Fixed an issue where some settlements weren't displaying the icon of the trade resource they're providing.

Resolved situations where the AI army is taking too much time to storm the settlement after routing the enemy units in front of city gates.

Fixed Sayl downgrading his own fortress gates to level 1 whenever he confederates another Norsca faction.

Amended Aislinn VO to use the correct VO actor when mounted on the Star Dragon.

Fixed an issue where effects from Black Ark buildings weren't applying to the Black Ark itself.

Fixed a bug with incorrect diplomatic relationship type icon displayed in some event messages.

The Exalted Hero of Slaanesh should now have the Siege Attacker attribute when mounted on all their mounts.

Fixed issues with Elspeth’s Gunnery School missions and progression issues.

Fixed an issue where Multiplayer would crash if any player was playing as Kairos.

Fixed an issue where Kairos couldn’t change spells in Fragments of Sorcery once confederated.

Fixed an issue so that the Nemesis Crown dilemma should no longer display a placeholder image.

Fixed an issue where the option to Subjugate a faction would sometimes not appear after defeating them.

Fixed an issue where you could only select 1 spell after resetting skill points for Kairos Fateweaver.

Fixed an issue where Pleasurable Acts for N'kari and The Masque would incorrectly have a 10 turn cooldown.

Fixed an issue where Norscan Marauding actions would incorrectly have a 5 turn cooldown.

Fixed performance issues when using Chinese Text language on high UI Scale (160% to 200%) on 4K Resolution.

Fixed broken Encampment stance for Dragonship horde armies (Aislinn unaffected).