Commandments

A commandment may be issued by a faction in a province, if the faction controls all settlements in the province. Commandments provide powerful bonuses, and may be issued from the province info panel.

When issued, a commandment won’t apply its effects until the turn is ended. Only one commandment may be active in a province at a time. Issuing a second commandment will cancel the first.

Each race has a unique set of commandments, with a few exceptions:

• Horde factions such as Beastmen (and Warriors of Chaos in the first two games) don't control provinces, so they don't use commandments.
• In WH1 and WH2 Norsca lacks commandments, even though they can control provinces in the Norscan peninsula.
• Wood Elves lack commandments due to their settlement system.

For the Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II data, see this older version of the page.

List of commandments by race

Bretonnia

Icon	Name	Effect
	Venerate the Lady	Control: +10 Corruption: -2
	Realm of Chivalry	Research rate: +10% Construction cost: -10 for all buildings
	Levy Tithes	Income from all buildings: +5%
	Extensive Patrols	Recruitment cost: -10% Local recruitment capacity: +2
	The Peasant's Duty	Growth: +15

Daemons of Chaos

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Chaos Undivided corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Chaos Undivided corruption: +3
	Praise Khorne	Khorne glory generated: +3 Recruitment cost: -5% Local recruitment capacity: +1
	Revere Nurgle	Nurgle glory generated: 3 Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in region) Growth: +15
	Extol Slaanesh	Slaanesh glory generated: 3 Control: +4
	Favour Tzeentch	Tzeentch glory generated: 3 Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Income from all buildings: +5%

Dark Elves

Icon	Name	Effect
	Demand High-born Hostages	Control: +4
	Enforce Tribute Payments	Income from all buildings: +5%
	Sacrifices for Khaine	Income from post-battle loot: +5% Slaves: -50 per turn Recruit rank: +1 Weapong strength: +10% (armies in province)
	Increase Slave Production Quota	Growth: +50 Slaves: -50 per turn Income from slaves: +20%
	Read Dark Portents	Enemy Hero action success chance: -25% (local province) Ambush success chance: +20% Chance of intercepting an army using the Underway, beast-paths or Worldroots: +25%
	Festivals of Hedonism (WH2 Cult of Pleasure only; replaces Sacrifices for Khaine)	Slave decline rate: +100% chaos corruption (local province): +1 chaos corruption (adjacent provinces): +1 Winds of magic power reserve: +2 (all armies)

Dwarfs

Icon	Name	Effect
	Venerate the Ancestors	Control: +4 Corruption: -8
	High King's Tribute	Income from all buildings: +10%
	Empower the Guilds	Growth: +25 Construction cost: -10% for all buildings Tradable resources produced: +5% (factionwide)
	Masters of Steel and Stone	Recruitment cost: -25% Local recruitment capacity: +1

Grand Cathay

Icon	Name	Effect
	The Jade Dragon's Edict	Control: +4 Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province)
	The Iron Dragon's Edict	Research rate: +7%
	The Storm Dragon's Edict	Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Corruption: -5 Melee defence: +5 (armies in province)
	The Fire Dragon's Edict	Recruitment cost: -5% Local recruitment capacity: +1
	The Sea Dragon's Edict	Income from trade tariffs: +5% (factionwide)
Great Bastion
	The Bastion Restored	Casualty replenishment rate: +6%
	The Bastion Enhanced	Unit experience gain per turn: +200 (armies in province)
	The Bastion Patrolled	Great Bastion threat: -1% per turn (provincewide) Corruption: -5
	The Bastion Reinforced	Growth: +25 Construction cost: -20% for all buildings (provincewide)

Greenskins

Icon	Name	Effect
	Camp Ruckus	Control: +2 Growth: +20 Corruption: -3
	Give it 'ere	Construction cost: -10% for all buildings (provincewide) Income from all buildings: +5%
	Brag about da Boss	Recruitment cost: -10% Local recruitment capacity: +1

High Elves

Icon	Name	Effect
	Reaver Patrols	Campaign movement range: -10% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance: -15% (local province) Ambush success chance: +10% Chance of intercepting an army using the Underway, beast-paths or Woldroots: +15%
	Tribute to the Phoenix King	Income from trade tariffs: +4% (factionwide) Income from all buildings: +3%
	Rebuild Lost Splendour	Growth +20 Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	Rally Citizen Militia	Recruit rank: +1 Local recruitment capacity: +1
	Banish Corruption	Corruption: -5

Khorne

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Construction cost: -10% for all buildings Khorne corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Khorne corruption: +3
	KILL!	Recruit rank: +1 Local recruitment capacity: +1 Melee attack: +1% (all armies)
	MAIM!	Control: +4 Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Melee attack: +1% (all armies)
	DESTROY!	Income from all buildings: +5% Melee attack: +1% (all armies)

Kislev

Icon	Name	Effect
	Purge the Steps	Control: +4 Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province)
	Awaken the Land	Income from all buildings: +5%
	Relief Columns	Recruitment cost: -10% Local recruitment capacity: +2
	The Power of the Church	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Hero recruit rank: +2 Corruption: -5 Hero recruitment cost: -25%

Lizardmen

Main article: Geomantic Web

Lizardmen commandments are affected by the strength of the Geomantic Web system. Please see that article for full details.

Norsca

Icon	Name	Effect
	Venerate the Four	Chaos Undivided corruption: +3 All other types of corruption: -3
	Marauders to Builders	Growth: +20 Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	Raise the Palisades	Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Attrition: -20% when under siege
	Summon the Chieftains	Recruitment cost: -10% Local recruitment capacity: +1

Nurgle

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Nurgle corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Nurgle corruption: +3
	Plague God's Pasture	Chance of a plague spreading: +50% (armies in province) Plague duration: +100% (armies in province)
	Plague God's Nursury	Control: +4 Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Recruitment cost: -5%
	Plague God's Greenhouse	Cycle time: -1 for Infrastructure buildings

Ogre Kingdoms

Icon	Name	Effect
	Feasts for the Strong	Control: +4 Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Growth: +20
	Might Makes Right	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% Income from all buildings: +5%
	Crude Ingenuity	Corruption: -5 Recruitment cost: -5% Local recruitment capacity: +1

Skaven

Icon	Name	Effect
	Efficient Planning	Control: +3 Corruption: -2
	Expansionist Planning	Growth: +20 Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	Martial Planning	Recruitment cost: -5% Local recruitment capacity: +1
	Exploitative Planning	Skaven corruption: +3 Food generated: 2

Slaanesh

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Slaanesh corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Slaanesh corruption: +3
	Revels of Eternal Pleasure	Proliferate Cults cost: -2% Growth: +15
	Festival of Drinking and Delights	Control: +4 Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province)
	Cavalcade of Dark Desires	Construction cost: -10% for all buildings Income from all buildings: +3%

The Empire

Icon	Name	Effect
	Host Festag	Control: +4
	Sigmarite Dogma	Enemy Hero action success chance: -15% (local province) Chance of intercepting an army using the Underway, beast-paths or Worldroots: +25% Corruption: -2
	Imperial Taxation	Income from all buildings: +5%
	Council of Burgomeisters	Growth: +20 Income from trade tariffs: +5% (factionwide)
	State Troop Levy	Recruitment cost: -5% Local recruitment capacity: +1

Tomb Kings

When playing as the Tomb Kings, the effects of each commandment may be boosted by obtaining the Eighth Book of Nagash.

Icon	Name	Base Effect	Boosted Effect
	Worship of Ptra	Campaign movement rate: +10% for own armies starting their turn in this province Growth: +25	Campaign movement rate: +15% for own armies starting their turn in this province Growth: +33
	Worship of Asaph	Control: +5 Corruption: -2	Control: +8 Corruption: -3
	Worship of Khsar	Ambush success chance: +15% (armies in province) Melee defence: +5 (armies in province)	Ambush success chance: +23% Melee defence: +8 (armies in province)
	Worship of Djaf	Casualty replenishment rate: +20% (armies in province) Recruit rank: +1 (armies in province)	Casualty replenishment rate: +30% (armies in province) Recruit rank: +2 (armies in province)
	Worship of Phakth	Construction cost: -10% for all buildings Income from all buildings: +5%	Construction cost: -20% for all buildings Income from all buildings: +8%

Tzeentch

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Tzeentch corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Tzeentch corruption: +3
	Mutalith Prism Formulae	Grimoires from all buildings: +50%
	The Architect's Theorem	Control: +4 Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province)
	Egrimm's Contrivance Algorithm	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Research rate: +10% Chance of Winds of Magic changing in strength: +25%

Vampire Coast

Icon	Name	Effect
	Dredge the Sea!	Growth: +15 Recruitment cost: -10% for Zombie units (armies in province) Local recruitment capacity: +1
	Share the Spoils	Loyalty will not decline (armies in province) Infamy lost: -10 per turn Control: +5
	Even More Powder!	Attrition: -7% when under siege Global recruitment capacity: +1 (factionwide) Ammunition: +25% (armies in province)
	Bat Swarms	Campaign movement range: -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (enemy armies in province) Vampiric corruption +2

Vampire Counts

Icon	Name	Effect
	Repress Mortals	Control: +4 Vampiric corruption: +1
	Foster Terror	Growth: +20 Constuction cost: -10% for all buildings (provincewide)
	Harvest Corpses	Income from all buildings: +5%
	Evocation of Nagash	Recruit rank: +1 Local recruitment capacity: +1

Warriors of Chaos

For the Undivided Warriors of Chaos factions only the Foster Cults commandment differs for The Decadent Host. The god-aligned Warriors of Chaos factions all have their own Foster Cults effect, they share parts of the fourth commandment with their respective monogod counterpart, and some have different effects for the Exploit Vassals commandment.

Note: if your vassal owns some settlements in a province, that still counts as you owning it, for the purposes of commandments.

Undivided factions

Icon	Name	Effect	Faction
	Foster Cults	Chaos Undivided corruption +1 in adjacent provinces Chaos Undivided corruption +3 (this province)	Warhost of the Apocalypse, Heralds of the Tempest and Shadow Legion
	Foster Cults	Slaanesh corruption +1 in adjacent provinces Slaanesh corruption +3 (this province)	The Decadent Host
	Exploit Vassals	Control -4 Local Warband recruitment +20% replenishment chance for Undivided Marauders Construction cost -10% for all buildings	all four
	They've Come to the Wrong Place	Campaign movement range -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (all enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance +20% (local province) Attrition -20% when under siege Melee defence +5 (armies in province)	all four
	Portent of Doom	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Hero recruit rank +2 Recruitment cost -10% local province	all four

Legion of the Gorequeen

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Construction cost: -10% for all buildings Khorne corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Khorne corruption: +3
	Exploit Vassals	Local Warband recruitment +20% replenishment chance for Marauders of Khorne Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	They've Come to the Wrong Place	Campaign movement range -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (all enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance +20% (local province) Attrition -20% when under siege Melee defence +5 (armies in province)
	Legion of Hate	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Recruitment cost: -5% Melee attack: +5 (armies in province)

Puppets of Misrule

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Tzeentch corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Tzeentch corruption: +3
	Exploit Vassals	Local Warband recruitment +20% replenishment chance for Marauders of Tzeentch
	They've Come to the Wrong Place	Campaign movement range -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (all enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance +20% (local province) Attrition -20% when under siege Melee defence +5 (armies in province)
	Insights of the Void	Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Research rate: +10% Chance of Winds of Magic changing in strength: +25%

The Ecstatic Legions

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Slaanesh corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Slaanesh corruption: +3
	Exploit Vassals	Control: -4 Local Warband recruitment +20% replenishment chance for Marauders of Slaanesh Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	They've Come to the Wrong Place	Campaign movement range -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (all enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance +20% (local province) Attrition -20% when under siege Melee defence +5 (armies in province)
	Dark Delights	Control: +4 Chance of a plague spreading: -40% (armies in province) Income from all buildings: +5%

The Fecundites

Icon	Name	Effect
	Foster Cults	Nurgle corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Nurgle corruption: +3
	Exploit Vassals	Control: -4 Local Warband recruitment +20% replenishment chance for Marauders of Nurgle Construction cost: -10% for all buildings
	They've Come to the Wrong Place	Campaign movement range -20% for enemy armies starting their turn in this region (all enemy armies in province) Enemy Hero action success chance +20% (local province) Attrition -20% when under siege Melee defence +5 (armies in province)
	Plague Apothecary	Growth: +15 Chance of a plague spreading: +50% (armies in province) Plague duration: +100% (armies in province)

Non-playable factions

Kislev (minor faction)

In Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II, Kislev was a minor non-playable faction, but still had their own commandments. In Warhammer 3 they were made into a major playable race with multiple playable factions, and given different commandments (see above).

Kislev (minor faction)
Icon	Name	Effect
	Collect Tribute	Province tax income: +5%
	Foster Independence	Enemy hero actions success chance: -10% Corruption reduction: +1%
	Stimulate Trade	Trade income: +5%