Total war warhammer ii factions series#

They only fall in battle if both are done for, giving them lots of staying power. The wood elves are a bit more unique, though not as wacky, with dragon-riding twins serving as a two-in-one leader. The skaven are, as always, weird and wonderful, but Throt the Unclean and Clan Moulder have a lot in common with their counterparts from The Prophet & The Warlock, and thus don't feel quite as inventive. This DLC brings them to the New World with their own campaign where they'll face their opposing faction (also playable), the skaven Clan Moulder.

Total war warhammer ii factions series#

In the first Warhammer, the wood elf DLC was a real high point, solidifying the series as Creative Assembly's most experimental. Every additional unit and mechanic is a new delight, and if you have any interest in playing the game's best race, this is the DLC for you. On top of that, there's the Doomsphere, a bomb that can be built in skaven undercities, capable of completely destroying the unsuspecting settlement above. You can even start dropping Warpstone Doomrockets, essentially nukes, capable of wiping out entire units-several of them-in one strike. Here, you can invest in upgrades for your devastating weapons teams and vehicles, like the Rattling Gunners and Doom-Flayers, turning them into even more horrifying engines of death. Picking Clan Skryre and its leader, Ikit Claw, lets you explore the more inventive side of the Skaven, giving you access to the Forbidden Workshop. It introduces a new skaven and lizardmen leader, factions and units, and while it's definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of scales, you're really getting this for the extra rats. And The Prophet & The Warlock is the best DLC for this, the best race. Sure, they're very weak in small numbers, smell terrible and absolutely eat babies, but we've all got flaws. I should add that while his lizardman counterpart Oxyotl has a crap campaign, his limited teleportation mechanic and new units like the Skink Oracle, a magical hero riding a mighty troglodon, are welcome additions. He brings with him some great units like the beastly Doombull Lord, and the absolutely grotesque Jabberslythe, a slimy, venomous toad-monster. He's also a bull made out of living bronze, which is very cool. Destruction is his deal, and he's very good at it. If you want total war in Total War, this is the fella you'll want to play with. The new beastmen leader, Taurox, is blessed with one of the game's best campaigns, bolstered by a dizzying momentum.

But it still belongs in this tier because the beastmen are back, baby. Warhammer's scaliest warriors have had lots of DLC, and none of it great, and The Silence & The Fury continues this tradition. It revitalises a race that has long been ignored-in this case the beastmen-taking them from garbage to one of the best, and it makes fans of the lizardmen sad. Creative Assembly's latest expansion is the quintessential Warhammer 2 DLC.