tww3.sections.faction_guide
All factions with playstyles, key units, and difficulty ratings.
Kislev
The bulwark against Chaos. Kislev features unique hybrid infantry that can fight in melee and shoot, backed by powerful bear cavalry and ice magic.
Grand Cathay
An ancient dragon-ruled empire with a unique Harmony mechanic. Pairing Yin and Yang units together provides powerful battlefield buffs.
Khorne
The Blood God demands skulls. Khorne has no magic but the most devastating melee roster. Killing enemies earns skulls for powerful army abilities.
Nurgle
The Plague God's forces are slow but nearly unkillable. Spread plagues across the map for campaign advantages and use attrition to grind down enemies.
Tzeentch
The Changer of Ways excels in magic. All Tzeentch units have magic barriers that regenerate. Changing of the Ways allows map-wide manipulation.
Slaanesh
The Dark Prince's forces are the fastest in the game. Slaanesh can seduce enemy units to switch sides and devastate flanks with lightning speed.
Ogre Kingdoms
Massive ogres that eat everything in their path. Unique camp system replaces settlements. Their charges are devastating against any infantry.
The Empire
The most balanced faction with access to every unit type. Master combined arms warfare with infantry, cavalry, artillery, and magic working together.
Dwarfs
Stubborn defensive warriors with the best artillery in the game. No cavalry or magic, but their infantry and ranged power is unmatched.
High Elves
Elite forces with powerful magic and the best ranged infantry. Use Influence to manipulate diplomacy and recruit powerful lords.
Vampire Counts
Masters of necromancy raising the dead mid-battle. No ranged units but devastating magic and free skeleton armies from raise dead mechanics.
Greenskins
Build WAAAGH! through fighting to summon a free extra army. Aggressive playstyle rewarded with snowballing power and devastating monsters.
Dark Elves
Cruel raiders with a slave-based economy. Murderous Prowess activates mid-battle for devastating damage bonuses when enough casualties accumulate.
Skaven
Devious ratmen with the best weapons teams in the game. Their hidden Under-Empire lets them build settlements beneath enemy cities.
Lizardmen
Ancient guardians with dinosaur-riding warriors. Their infantry is among the strongest and their monster roster is unmatched in the game.
Tomb Kings
Undead Egyptian armies with no recruitment costs. Army capacity is limited by buildings instead. Powerful constructs dominate the battlefield.
Wood Elves
Forest guardians with the best archers in the game. Excels in forest battles with ambush stance. Unique Amber resource for elite units.
Bretonnia
Knights with the most devastating cavalry charges. Peasant infantry holds the line cheaply while elite knights deliver the killing blow.
Warriors of Chaos
Elite Chaos warriors with the strongest heavy infantry. Warband units upgrade through combat experience into devastating Chosen warriors.
Daemons of Chaos
Unique faction mixing units from all four Chaos Gods. The Daemon Prince lord can be customized with parts from each god for incredible versatility.