| “ | Cruel pleasure is taken from an enemy’s desperation at being slowly and callously killed, one lash at a time. | „ |
Chosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges) are a 
Warriors of Chaos and 
Slaanesh melee infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer III with Champions of Chaos.
Recruitment[ | ]
Warriors of Chaos
- By upgrading Chaos Warriors of Slaanesh (Hellscourges) or Chaos Warriors of Slaanesh to Chosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges) with the Warband Upgrades
- By upgrading Chosen to Chosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges) with the Warband Upgrades
- By upgrading Chosen of Slaanesh to Chosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges) with the Warband Upgrades
- Slaanesh
- Unlocked with: Drifting Bastion
Description[ | ]
From amidst the nightmarish hosts of Slaanesh there are those whose deeds fighting in His service have been rewarded above most others. They are the Chosen of Slaanesh, who have laid countless lives and souls at His altars and brought Ruination and debauchery to the forces of Order and Nature. Their skin bears His marks, their icons festooned with sigils and images of their devotion. But above all they become physically primed for war, their augmented frames covered in armour inlaid with empowering runes, and their mighty weaponry inscribed with blasphemous blessings of the Dark Prince.
Attributes[ | ]
- Whip 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.
- ▲ Defender: This elite unit excels at pinning the enemy down in melee, buying time for the rest of your army to get into position.
Strategy[ | ]
Counter to Slaanesh's reputation for glass cannon units, the Hellscourge Chosen are the most defensive Chosen variant and therefore on the shortlist for most durable infantry in the game. They have outrageously high values for melee defense, armor, and shield block in addition to applying the poison debuff.
Use them as an extremely hardy battle line to contact and pin the enemy front line while your Slaanesh mobile units run amok on the high threat ranged and magical units. Anything fighting the Chosen can wait till the end of the battle, because the Chosen will still be there holding them long into the fight.
The only bad engagements for them are getting shot by artillery, large armor-piercing monsters, armor piercing spells, or armor piercing missiles from the flanks. Armor piercing infantry will struggle against their 70 melee defense. A player countering the Chosen should simply occupy them with a cheaper unit while picking off more offensive threats, since the Chosen hellscourges have low damage output but take a long time to kill.
The main point against them is that Chaos Warriors with hellscourges are also excellent in this role and are accessed earlier and for lower cost.
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