| “ | The gifts of Nurgle that do not kill you only make you stronger. | „ |
Chosen of Nurgle are a 
Warriors of Chaos and 
Nurgle melee infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer III with Champions of Chaos.
Recruitment[ | ]
Warriors of Chaos
- By upgrading Chaos Warriors of Nurgle or Chaos Warriors of Nurgle (Great Weapons) to Chosen of Nurgle with the Warband Upgrades
- By upgrading Chosen to Chosen of Nurgle with the Warband Upgrades
- By upgrading Chosen of Nurgle (Great Weapons) to Chosen of Nurgle with the Warband Upgrades
- Nurgle
- Unlocked with: Living Tree of Decay (Fruiting)
Description[ | ]
The sane shrink from contagion in all its forms, but those who become favoured by the Plague Lord are far from sane. When one becomes Nurgle’s Chosen, His mark appears on the body as three circular lesions, typically weeping poisonous pus or infested with wriggling maggots. Despite this perceived displeasure, it is a blemish sought by and reserved for His most loyal servants. Most individuals develop a supernatural tolerance to pain, despite their festering flesh, allowing them to enjoy the slow degeneration without distraction. They also become inured to battle wounds, making it very difficult to slay them – some have to be chopped to pieces before they die.
Attributes[ | ]
- Axe Infantry
- ▲ Armoured & Shielded: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage. Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
- ▲ Poison Attacks: The poisonous attacks of this unit weaken the target's speed and damage and/or apply the Poison! debuff.
Strategy[ | ]
Chosen of Nurgle are the best hold infantry unit in the game. They absolutely will walk through bombardment and hails of arrows and shot to meet the front lines.
Great silver rated shields, high unit model HP, very high melee defense, poison damage debuff, they will run enemy archers and skirmishers out of all their ammo then grind through top tier enemy great weapon units. If any healing is given to them, they will very slowly grind through whole armies.
The counters are artillery, missile infantry focus fire, magic and bogging them down with fodder. Chosen of Nurgle are even slower than other faction's slow elite heavy infantry and very expensive investment making them natural targets. They will likely be the some of the last units on the battlefield but that is because the rest of their army has been dealt with while they have been chewing on Gobos, Zombies and Spearmen for ten minutes.
Gallery[ | ]
In-game model
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