Couronne

For the province named Couronne, please see Couronne (province).

Couronne
Overview
Type	Playable faction
Race	Bretonnia
Ruler	King Louen Leoncoeur
Campaigns	The Old World Mortal Empires Immortal Empires
Legendary lords	Louen Leoncoeur
Currency	Money
Territory
Corruption	Untainted
Climates	Suitable: Unpleasant: Uninhabitable:
Startinglocation	The Old World & Mortal Empires Couronne (entire province) Immortal Empires Couronne, Marches of Couronne

Couronne is a playable Bretonnia faction introduced in Total War: Warhammer. It is led by King Louen Leoncoeur and can be found in the western parts of The Old World.

How they play

General

• Chivalry: Noble actions provide faction-wide bonuses, while acting unchivalrously incurs penalties.
• The Green Knight: When certain thresholds of chivalry are reached, Bretonnia can summon a unique hero unit.
• Peasant Economy: Peasants work the land, and fight in armies. Recruiting too many peasant units hampers your economy.
• Knights and Peasants: Equestrian-based unit roster with a host of fast-moving skirmish cavalry and heavily-armoured shock cavalry.
• Lance Formation: A unit ability on certain Bretonnian cavalry which confers bonuses and allows them to pierce enemy lines.
• Vows and Troths: Complete challenges pledged by your characters to gain powerful rewards.

Legendary Lords

• Louen Leoncoeur

Starting territory

The Old World

• Couronne

Mortal Empires

• Couronne, Couronne^(map)
• L'Anguille, Couronne^(map)

Immortal Empires

• Couronne, Marches of Couronne^(map)

Faction effects

Total War: Warhammer II & III

• Campaign movement range: +10% (all characters)
• Aura size: +50% for all Lords (when attacking)

Victory conditions

The Old World

Ultimate Campaign Victory

• Attain 1,000 Chivalry
• Complete the final Errantry War battle

Mortal Empires

Ultimate Campaign Victory

• Attain 2,000 chivalry
• Complete the final Errantry War battle

Immortal Empires

Short Campaign Victory

• Occupy, loot, raze, or sack 30 different settlements
• Destroy the following faction: Mousillon

Reward

• Hero capacity: +3 for all Heroes

Long Campaign Victory

• Achieve the Short Victory conditions
• Occupy, loot, raze, or sack 70 different settlements
• Attain: 10000 Chivalry (Chivalrous)
• Complete the final Errantry War battle

Reward

• Hero recuit rank: +10 (local province) (all provinces)

Diplomacy

Diplomatic Traits

When controlled by the AI, Couronne will have the following diplomatic traits:

• TBA

Starting Agreements

Couronne will start with the following treaties already in effect:

Mortal Empires

• TBA

Immortal Empires

• War with: Mousillon, Skullsmasherz
• Non-aggression pact with: Reikland, Lyonesse
• Millitary access with: Lyonesse

Strategy

• In previous games, Couronne has a highly defensible position. To the east they are sheltered by the Grey Mountains, which can only be crossed through two narrow passes. Kislev and The Empire factions tend to bear the brunt of Chaos Invasions originating from the Chaos Wastes in the far northeast. They are also far away from most Greenskins factions. The south is more dangerous with Clan Skryre, Pirates of Sartosa and Khazrak's Beastmen hordes. Also, within Bretonnia in the province of Lyonesse lies the undead Mousillon faction which can cause problems if left unchecked.
• Bretonnia has a unique race mechanic that limits the amount of peasant units they can have without economic repercussions. Lords with Vows can take large quantities of knights to avoid the economic repercussions of peasant units.
• Farms are a primary source of income and units. Farms allow the recruitment of peasant archers and increases the amount of peasant units that can be recruited faction wide.
• Bretonnian factions (Couronne, Bordeleaux, Chevaliers de Lyonesse and Carcassonne) have technologies providing large bonuses to relationships, making it easier to confederate. There are also technologies to provide bonuses against enemy factions at the cost of diplomatic relations.
• In Immortal Empires, Couronne is somewhat stuck between several notable enemies. The Shadow Legion, which is most likely to be the biggest threat as Belakor isn't a really easy enemy, especially in the early game and his Norsca vassal. Then with Broken Axe and The Barrow Legion in the South pressuring you, either waging war on Carcassonne, your possible Empire allies or you. Not to mention that you first enemy, Mousillon isn't really an easy starting enemy while for some reasons, other minor Bretonnia factions may dislike you for attacking Mousillon. Seducers of Slaanesh may pose a threat as well.

The Fay Enchantress Cheese

This is a proposed strategy written by a Total War: Warhammer Gamepedia editor and should only be seen as a tip on how to play or overcome obstacles.

Try to confederate with all the Bretonnian factions except for Carcassonne as defeating the Fay Enchantress in battle with give your lord an increase to replenishment rate. Therefore when Carcassonne is the only Bretonnian faction left except for you, you should invade and defeat the Fay Enchantress with all your lords, giving them the trait. Then confederate with Carcassonne so you can gain access to the Fay Enchantress as a legendary lord. It's a bit cheesy but it can help you out.

Trivia

• In the Potion of Speed Update for Total War: Warhammer II the faction received a name change. Previously, they had the generic name "Bretonnia", sharing the name of their race.
• The Bretonnian races used to only be playable in custom battles and multiplayer, not in the campaign, until they were released as a free playable race in the Bretonnia Update.
• The previously named update also added many new units to Bretonnia's roster, including some units created by CA which did not appear in the tabletop game.
• During a Chaos Invasion, Couronne and the other AI Bretonnian Kingdoms factions gain the Shield of Civilization trait.