Gifts of Chaos

Gifts of Chaos is a unique mechanic for the Warriors of Chaos, introduced in Total War: Warhammer III.

It should not be confused with Gifts of Slaanesh, a different mechanic.

Overview

• Clicking the Gifts of Chaos button in the bottom right of the UI on the campaign map, will bring up the Gifts of Chaos window.
• Here, you can click an empty slot (explained below) to choose special bonuses called Gifts of Chaos. These may provide faction-wide bonuses, or add special Gifted units to a pool to recruit.
  • Gifted units do not disappear, even if you deactivate the Gift.
• Each Gift has a cost to activate it in Souls. You must also pay a certain amount of Souls each turn, as long as you keep the Gift active. You can remove a gift at any time, and then you don't have to pay the upkeep any longer. Reactivating it again requires paying the activation cost again.
• You can have 0, 1 or multiple Gifts active all at once providing benefits, but the more you have, the higher the souls upkeep. This incentivises you to attack enemies to gain souls constantly.
• Additionally, the higher the number of active Gifts of Chaos you have, the more the Eye of the Gods is drawn to your faction (the faster the Eye of the Gods bar fills up, making the dilemma occur more frequently.)

Slots

There's a number of slots available for the Gifts. To unlock more of these slots, the player will need to research specific technologies in the tech tree.

The number of slots available vary among the various factions of the Warriors of Chaos:

Heralds of the Tempest

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch

Shadow Legion

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch

The Decadent Host

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch

Warhost of the Apocalypse

• 4 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
• 2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch

Legion of the Gorequeen

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 4 Slots for Gifts of Khorne

The Fecundites

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 4 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle

The Ecstatic Legions

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 4 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh

Puppets of Misrule

• 3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
• 4 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch

Sacrifices

To unlock more Gifts, the player will need to sacrifice an specific amount of Souls to either Chaos Undivided or a Chaos God. This is achieved by activating Gifts and paying for both the Gift and upkeep which will accumulate over time and automatically unlock once the Souls requirements have been met.

Another way to accumulate souls is with the Path to Glory; by upgrading characters with the Marks of Chaos.

Gifts of Undivided

These Gifts are available to all the Warriors of Chaos factions.

Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements	Effects
Raider's Raiment	500	50	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Scrutiny of the Dark Gods	Casualty replenishment rate: +10% for Chaos Marauders units Melee attack: +8 for Marauders units Unit experience gain: +25% for Marauders (Requires Scrutiny of the Dark Gods)
Fury of Chaos	500	50		Chaos Furies - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Ruinous Bulwark	500	50		Defensive supplies: +1000 Missile resistance: 15% Army ability: "Shatterstone" during siege battles
Horrifying Presense	750	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Attribute: Cause Fear for all Undivided units Unit experience gain: +25% for Undivided units
Undying Oath	750	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Slaves to Darkness	Allegiance points gained: +100% for alliances and vassalage with Norsca Tribute from vassals: 100% Allied recruitment cost: -25% (Requires Slaves to Darkness)
Crown of Kings	750	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Faction leaders grants +25% of experience earned to other Lords Undivided Authority: +1 (faction's leader army)
Hail of Hellfire	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Hellcannon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Dark Portal	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Experience gain: +50% for Undivided Lords and Heroes Ability: "The Portalglyph" for all Undivided characters
Reaver's Reward	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Chaos Undivided Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Culling of the Weak	Casualty replenishment rate: -100% for Chaos Marauders units Upkeep: -50% for Chaos Marauders units Unit experience gain: +50% for Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Chaos Knights and Aspiring Champions units Attribute: Expendable for Marauders and Marauder Horsemen units (Requires Culling of the Weak)
Empowered Worship	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Chaos Warshrine - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Carnage Incarnate	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Dragon Ogre Shaggoth - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards

Gifts of Khorne

These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Legion of the Gorequeen, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host and Warhost of the Apocalypse.

Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements	Effects
Blessing of Blood	500	50	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Bloody Summons	Bloodletters of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) *
Hellish Bite	500	50		Flesh Hounds of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Death's Bounty	500	50		Income from post-battle loot: +35% Income from razing settlements: +35%
Slaughterer's Glory	500	50	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Khorne	Character experience per turn: +100% (all characters)
Violent Hunger	1000	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Khorne	Passive ability: "Bloodgreed" for all units with the Mark of Khorne Unit experience gain: +15% for Khorne units
Annihilator's Armour	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Khorne	Armour: +10 for armies led by Khorne-devoted characters Experience gain: +25% for Khorne Lords and Heroes Ability: "Trophy Heads" for all Khorne characters
Hellforged Fury	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Khorne	Skullcannon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Brutal Worship	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Khorne	Chaos Warshrine of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Murderous Mechanisms	2500	350	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Khorne	Soul Grinder (Khorne) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Fists of Khorne	2500	350	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Khorne	Bloodthirster - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards

Gifts of Nurgle

These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host, The Fecundites and Warhost of the Apocalypse.

Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements	Effects
Rotting Retinue	500	50	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Rampant Plaguebearers	Plaguebearers of Nurgle and Nurglings - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) (Rampant Plaguebearers required)
Bloom of Decay	500	50		Growth per region: +75 after winning a battle (all provinces)
Blighted Beasts	500	50		Nurglings and Beast of Nurgle - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Deadly Transmission	500	50	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Nurgle	Enables replenishment in foreign territory
Desiccated Hide	1000	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Nurgle	Missile resistance: 20% for all units with the Mark of Nurgle Unit experience gain: +15% for Nurgle units
Infectious Offering	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Nurgle	Experience gain: +25% for Nurgle Lords and Heroes Melee defence: +10% for armies led by Nurgle-devoted characters Ability: "Virulent Contagion Upgraded" for all Nurgle characters
Bubonic Swarm	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Nurgle	Plague Drones of Nurgle and Nurglings - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Contagious Worship	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Nurgle	Nurglings and Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Rotten Hunger	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Nurgle	Nurglings, Plague Ogres and Plague Ogres (Great Weapons) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Grotesque Mechanisms	2500	350	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Nurgle	Nurglings and Soul Grinder (Nurgle) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Malignant Maw	2500	350	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Nurgle	Nurglings and Toad Dragon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Pestilent Plaguefathers	2500	350	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Nurgle	Nurglings and Great Unclean One - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards

Gifts of Slaanesh

These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host, The Ecstatic Legions and Warhost of the Apocalypse.

Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements	Effects
Profit of Pleasure	500	50		Control: -10 (all provinces) Income from all buildings: +35%
Joyous Degradation	500	50	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Summons of Slaanesh	Daemonettes of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) *
Exalted Chariots	500	50		Seeker Chariots - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Endless March	500	50	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Slaanesh	Campaign movement range: +35% Upkeep: +15% Battle reinforcement time: -75%
Boon of Battle	1000	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Slaanesh	Attribute: Vanguard Deployment for all units with the Mark of Slaanesh Unit experience gain: +15% for Slaanesh units
Fiendish Following	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Slaanesh	Fiends of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Explosive Sensation	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Slaanesh	Experience gain: +25% for Slaanesh Lords and Heroes Melee attack: +10% for armies led by Slaanesh-devoted characters Ability: "Sonic Boom" for all Slaanesh characters
Salacious Worship	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Slaanesh	Chaos Warshrine of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Infernal Mechanisms	2500	350	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Slaanesh	Soul Grinder (Slaanesh) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Feast of Pain	2500	350	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Slaanesh	Keeper of Secrets - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards

Gifts of Tzeentch

These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Puppets of Misrule, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host and Warhost of the Apocalypse.

Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements	Effects
Horror of the Skies	500	50		Screamers of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Tides of Magic	500	50		Cooldown: -25% to all spells Barrier hit points: +25% Miscast base chance: +25%
Forbidden Knowledge	500	50		Research rate: +35% Control: -10 (all provinces)
Whirling Destruction	500	50	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Pink Horrors	Pink Horrors of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) (Requires Pink Horrors)
Arcane Wisdom	1000	100	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Tzeentch	Enables Warpflame attacks for all units with the Mark of Tzeentch Unit experience gain: +15% for Tzeentch units
Arrows of Destiny	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Tzeentch	Ammunition: +15% for armies led by Tzeentch-devoted characters Experience gain: +25% for Tzeentch Lords and Heroes Ability: "Gaze of Fate" for all Tzeentch characters
Feathered Abomination	1500	150	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Tzeentch	Cockatrice - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Flames of Fate	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch	Flamers of Tzeentch and Flamers of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Mystical Mutation	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch	Mutalith Vortex Beast - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Flame Weavers	1500	150	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch	Changebringers - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Magical Worship	2000	200	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Tzeentch	Chaos Warshrine of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Winged Watchers	2500	350	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Tzeentch	Lord of Change - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Mysterious Mechanisms	2500	350	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Tzeentch	Soul Grinder (Tzeentch) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards