SEGA and Creative Assembly have announced that Total War: WARHAMMER III

Lords of the End Times will launch on September 24, bringing the largest DLC package in the series' decade-long history.


The expansion introduces four new Legendary Lords inspired by Warhammer's apocalyptic End Times, alongside new units, characters and lore-driven features for the Immortal Empires campaign.

More importantly for newcomers, Lords of the End Times will not require ownership of Total War: WARHAMMER III or any other game in the series.

Purchasing the DLC, either as a complete bundle or individually, will grant access to the massive Immortal Empires campaign, making the expansion a new entry point for players who have never experienced the Total War: WARHAMMER series.

Four new Legendary Lords

Each of the four Legendary Lords brings a different approach to the campaign, with their mechanics and goals built around their established Warhammer lore.

Nagash, the Supreme Lord of the Undead, seeks to drain the world's life and ultimately achieve godhood.

Boris Todbringer, Elector Count of Middenland, fights to restore the flame of Ulric while defending the Empire.

The Glottkin brings the forces of Nurgle to the battlefield, spreading grotesque gardens across the world.

Thanquol, meanwhile, relies on cunning schemes and elaborate plans as he attempts to advance the interests of the Skaven.

The four Lords will also be accompanied by new characters and units, giving each faction additional tools to use during campaigns and battles.

Among the new additions are the Khemric Titan, a gigantic magically animated construct resembling a scarab, and the Verminlords, powerful daemonic manifestations of the Great Horned Rat.

Nurgle also receives the Putrid Blight Kings, an elite group of decaying warriors surrounded by daemonflies, while the Empire gains access to the Celestial Hurricanum, a magical war altar infused with the eight Winds of Magic.

A major free update

Lords of the End Times will launch alongside one of the largest free updates Creative Assembly has released for the series.

The update adds Vampire Queen Neferata as a new Legendary Lord and introduces a comprehensive rework for the Vampire Counts.

Archaon the Everchosen will also receive changes, while new End Game Scenarios will add additional challenges for players who reach the later stages of their campaigns.

Victory Conditions for the existing Legendary Lords are also being refreshed, alongside a range of other changes and improvements.

The update means players who do not purchase the new DLC will still have plenty of new content to experience when it launches.

Pricing:

Players do not have to purchase the complete Lords of the End Times package. Each Legendary Lord can be bought individually for $8.99.

The four individual packs cost $35.96 in total, while the complete bundle is priced at $30.56 with its automatic 15% discount.

That makes the bundle the cheaper option for players who want access to all four Legendary Lords.

The biggest change, however, could be the decision to make Immortal Empires available to new players through the DLC itself.

Previously, the campaign was tied to ownership of Total War: WARHAMMER III. By removing that requirement, Creative Assembly is making one of the series' biggest and most expansive campaigns significantly easier for newcomers to access.

Lords of the End Times arrives on September 24, bringing four new Legendary Lords, a substantial collection of units and a major free update to Total War: WARHAMMER III.