Horde

Archaon's horde, encamped in The Chaos Wastes.

Not to be confused with Rogue Armies or Black Arks, which are similar.

Horde factions do not occupy settlements on the campaign map. Instead, each horde army of a horde faction acts as a mobile settlement. As they do not have permanent settlements, they do not suffer from Public Order.

In battle mode, horde factions are no different to normal factions.

How they work

Hordes don't occupy settlements on the campaign map. Instead they have their armies enter encamped stance to quickly create buildings before moving on.

Horde armies have a maximum of 10 building slots when fully upgraded.

As horde factions cannot take over a settlement, they will always sack, loot, or raze it after conquering. This also means horde armies cannot garrison a settlement.

Horde faction buildings often don't generate much income, so horde factions rely on the money they get from winning battles and sacking/razing enemy settlements to get money.

Because hordes do not occupy settlements, they are not affected by climate or regional occupation. However, they can still face attrition due to corruption (or lackof) and terrain.

Horde Growth

Instead of normal growth, hordes have Horde Growth. Horde growth generates population surplus as normal. However unlike normal factions where usually only the main settlement building requires population growth to upgrade, many horde buildings require population growth to be built/upgraded.

Horde growth can be increased by razing settlements.

Recruiting a new Lord from your horde starts a new horde. This requires population surplus. New hordes must often be protected until they are large enough to survive on their own.

Horde infighting

Not to be confused with fightiness, a Greenskin mechanic which is similar.

Horde infighting is a mechanic unique to the Warriors of Chaos. If two Warriors of Chaos hordes are near each other, the Marauder units in the hordes will suffer attrition from Horde infighting. In earlier versions of the game, this affected all Warriors of Chaos units and not just the Marauders.

Playable horde factions

Total War: Warhammer

The Old World

• Warriors of Chaos (Archaon, Kholek, Sigvald)
• Beastmen (Khazrak, Malagor)
  • Warherd of the Shadowgave (Morghur)

An Eye For An Eye

• Warherd of the One-Eye (Khazrak only)

Total War: Warhammer II

Mortal Empires

• Warriors of Chaos (Archaon, Kholek, Sigvald)
• Beastmen (Khazrak, Malagor)
  • Warherd of the Shadowgave (Morghur)]
• Spirit Of The Jungle (Nakai)

Eye Of the Vortex

• Spirit of The Jungle (Nakai)

Minor non-playable horde factions

Note that some non-playable hordes--such as Rogue Armies and Savage Orcs--can take over settlements, though the amount of buildings they can create is limited, and they otherwise continue to function as a Horde army.

Total War: Warhammer

The Old World

• Savage Orcs
  • Skull-takerz
  • Top Knotz
• Beastmen
  • Jagged-Horn Tribe
  • Redhorn Tribe
  • Warherd of Chaos
• Norsca
  • Bjornling

An Eye For An Eye

• Beastmen
  • Jagged-Horn Tribe
  • Redhorn Tribe
  • Ripper-Horn Tribe
  • Shadowgor Warherd
  • Skrinderkin Warherd

Season of Revelation

• Beastmen
  • Warherd of the Shadowgave

Total War: Warhammer II

Eye of the Vortex

• Savage Orcs
  • Blue Vipers
  • Top Knotz
• Beastmen
  • Blooded-Axe Tribe
  • Manblight Tribe
  • Ripper-Horn Tribe
  • Shadowgor Warherd
  • Stone-Horn Tribe
• Warriors of Chaos
  • Followers of Chaos
  • Puppets of Chaos
  • Servants to Chaos
  • Vessels of Chaos
• Rogue Armies

Mortal Empires

• Savage Orcs
  • Blue Vipers
  • Skull-takerz
  • Top Knotz
• Beastmen
  • Jagged-Horn Tribe
  • Manblight Tribe
  • Redhorn Tribe
  • Warherd of Chaos
• Norsca
  • Bjornling
• Rogue Armies

Factions in The Old World Playable Factions The Empire Dwarfs Clan Angrund Greenskins The Bloody Handz Crooked Moon Vampire Counts Von Carstein Bretonnia Bordeleaux Carcassonne Warriors of Chaos Beastmen Wood Elves Argwylon Norsca Wintertooth Minor Factions Empire Provinces Averland Hochland Marienburg Middenland Nordland Ostland Ostermark Stirland Talabecland Wissenland Dwarf Realms Barak Varr Karak Azul Karak Hirn Karak Kadrin Karak Norn Karak Ziflin Kraka Drak Zhufbar Greenskin Tribes Black Venom Bloody Spearz Broken Nose Crooked Moon Mutinous Gits Red Eye Red Fangs Scabby Eye Skullsmasherz Skull-takerz Teef Snatchaz Top Knotz Vampire Counts Mousillon Templehof Bretonnian Kingdoms Artois Bastonne Lyonesse Parravon Beastmen Warherds Redhorn Tribe Jagged-Horn Tribe Wood Elf Realms Torgovann Wydrioth Norscan Tribes Goromadny Tribe Helspire Tribe Naglfarlings Skaeling Vanaheimlings Varg Kislev Kislev Southern Realms Tilea Estalia Border Princes Removed Factions Karak Izor Necksnappers Orcs of the Bloody Hand Schwartzhafen Factions that only appear under certain circumstances Chaos Invasion Bjornling Warherd of Chaos Empire Campaign Empire Secessionists Norsca Campaign Challenger of the Hound Challenger of the Eagle Challenger of the Serpent Challenger of the Crow Warriors of Chaos Campaign Chaos Gathering Aesling Baersonling Graeling Sarl Rebels Empire Rebels Marienburg Rebels Dwarfs Rebels Greenskins Rebels Vampire Counts Rebels Bretonnian Rebels Chaos Rebels Beastmen Rebels Wood Elves Rebels Norscan Rebels Kislev Rebels Tilea Rebels Estalia Rebels Border Princes Rebels

Factions in An Eye For An Eye Playable Faction Warherd of the One-Eye Other Beastmen Jagged-Horn Tribe Redhorn Tribe Ripper-Horn Tribe Shadowgor Warherd Skrinderkin Warherd Empire Carroburg Cult of Ulric Hochland Marienburg Middenheim Greenskins The Black Pit Tribe Gloomy Woodz Tribe

Factions in The Season of Revelation Playable Factions Wood Elves Argwylon Other Wood Elves Anmyr Arranoc Atylwyth Cavaroc Cythral Fyr Darric Modryn Tirsyth Torgovann Wydrioth Bretonnia Aquitaine Bordeleaux Brionne Carcassonne Gisoreux Montfort Parravon Quenelles Dwarfs Karak Ziflin Greenskins Deff Grindaz Skullsmasherz Vampire Counts Mousillon Beastmen Warherd of the Shadowgave

Factions in Eye of the Vortex Playable Factions High Elves Eataine Order of Loremasters Nagarythe Avelorn Knights of Caledor Yvresse Dark Elves Naggarond Cult of Pleasure The Blessed Dread Har Ganeth Hag Graef The Thousand Maws Lizardmen Hexoatl Last Defenders Tlaqua Cult of Sotek Itza Spirit of the Jungle Skaven Clan Eshin Clan Mors Clan Moulder Clan Pestilens Clan Rictus Clan Skryre Tomb Kings Khemri Court of Lybaras Exiles of Nehek Followers of Nagash Vampire Coast The Awakened The Dreadfleet The Drowned Pirates of Sartosa The Empire The Huntsmarshal's Expedition Bretonnia Chevaliers de Lyonesse Greenskins Broken Axe Wood Elves Heralds of Ariel Minor Factions High Elves Caledor Chrace Citadel of Dusk Cothique Ellyrion Fortress of Dawn Saphery Tiranoc Tor Elasor Dark Elves Bleak Holds Blood Hall Coven Clar Karond Cult of Excess Deadwood Sentinels Drackla Coven The Forgebound Ghrond Karond Kar Scourge of Khaine Ss'ildra Tor Lizardmen Sentinels of Xeti Southern Sentinels Tlaxtlan Wardens of the Living Pools Xlanhuapec Zlatlan Skaven Clan Fester Clan Gnaw Clan Mange Clan Mordkin Clan Septik Clan Spittel Tomb Kings Dune Kingdoms Numas Rakaph Dynasty The Sentinels Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Mutineers The Empire and Southern Realms New World Colonies Sudenburg Dwarfs Greybeard's Prospectors Karak Zorn Spine of Sotek Dwarfs Greenskins Arachnos Blue Vipers Broken Chainz Leaf-Cutterz Tribe Top Knotz Vampire Counts Necrarch Brotherhood Bretonnia Knights of the Flame Knights of Origo Thegan's Errantry Beastmen Warherds Blooded-Axe Tribe Manblight Tribe Redhorn Tribe Ripper-Horn Tribe Shadowgor Warherd Skrinderkin Warherd Stone-Horn Tribe Wood Elves Bowmen of Oreon Norsca Aghol Mung Skaeling Skeggi Rogue Armies Abominations Beastcatchas Bernhoff's Brigands Black Spider Tribe Boneclubbers Tribe Celestial Storm College of Pyrotechnics Doomseekers Gerhardt's Mercenaries Heirs of Mourkain Hung Warband Hunters of Kurnous Jerrod's Errantry Army Mangy Houndz Mengil's Manflayers Morrslieb's Howlers Pirates of the Far Sea Pirates of the Southern Ocean Pirates of Trantio Remnants of Bregonne Scions of Tesseninck Stuff-Snatchers Tor Elithis Refugees Troll-Skullz Vashnaar's Conquest Vaul's Expedition The Wandering Dead Worldroot Rangers Wrath of Nature Rogue Pirates Bleak Coast Buccaneers The Boyz of the Forbidden Coast The Churning Gulf Raiders Freebooters of Port Royale Grey Point Scuttlers The Terrors of the Dark Straits The Tyrants of the Black Ocean Factions that only appear under certain circumstances The Final Battle Grey Seer Clan Ritual Interventions High Elf Intervention Dark Elf Intervention Lizardmen Intervention Skaven Intervention Ritual Interventions (Non-Player Factions) Unknown Skaven Clan Followers of Chaos Puppets of Chaos Servants to Chaos Vessels of Chaos Warband of the Crow Warband of the Eagle Warband of the Hound Warband of the Serpent Separatists The Blessed Dread Cult of Pleasure Hag Graef Har Ganeth Naggarond The Thousand Maws Clan Eshin Clan Mors Clan Moulder Clan Pestilens Clan Rictus Clan Skryre The Dreadfleet The Drowned Pirates of Sartosa Vampire Coast Har Ganeth Campaign Blood Voyage The Huntsmarshal's Expedition Campaign Children of the Old Ones Spirit of the Jungle's Vassal Defenders of the Great Plan Tomb Kings Campaign Black Creek Raiders Dwellers of Zardok Eyes of the Jungle Pilgrims of Myrmidia Vampire Coast Campaign The Sunken Land Corsairs Dragon Spine Privateers Middle Sea Brigands Shark Strait Seadogs Bretonnian Merchants Dark Elf Slavers Exotic Goods Hauler Norscan Raiders Chevaliers de Lyonesse Campaign Strygos Empire Heralds of Ariel Campaign Acolytes of the Keeper Yvresse Campaign Skull Crag Rebels The Empire Dwarfs Greenskins Vampires Bretonnians Chaos Wood Elves Norscan High Elves Dark Elves Lizardmen Skaven Tomb Kings Vampire Coast

Factions in Mortal Empires Playable Factions High Elves Eataine Order of Loremasters Nagarythe Avelorn Knights of Caledor Yvresse Dark Elves Naggarond Cult of Pleasure The Blessed Dread Har Ganeth Hag Graef The Thousand Maws Lizardmen Hexoatl Last Defenders Tlaqua Cult of Sotek Itza Spirit of the Jungle Skaven Clan Mors Clan Pestilens Clan Rictus Clan Skryre Clan Eshin Clan Moulder Tomb Kings Khemri Court of Lybaras Exiles of Nehek Followers of Nagash Vampire Coast The Awakened The Dreadfleet Pirates of Sartosa The Drowned The Empire Reikland The Golden Order The Huntsmarshal's Expedition Dwarfs Karaz-a-Karak Karak Kadrin Clan Angrund Greenskins Grimgor's 'Ardboyz Bonerattlaz The Bloody Handz Crooked Moon Broken Axe Vampire Counts Sylvania Von Carstein The Barrow Legion Bretonnia Couronne Bordeleaux Carcassonne Chevaliers de Lyonesse Chaos Warriors of Chaos Beastmen Warherds Beastmen Wood Elves Talsyn Argwylon Heralds of Ariel Wargrove of Woe Norsca World Walkers Wintertooth Minor Factions High Elves Caledor Chrace Cothique Ellyrion Saphery Tiranoc Dark Elves Bleak Holds Clar Karond Cult of Excess Deadwood Sentinels The Forgebound Ghrond Karond Kar Scourge of Khaine Ss'ildra Tor Lizardmen Itz-Itza Tribe Sentinels of Xeti Teotiqua Tlaxtlan Wardens of the Living Pools Skaven Clan Ferrik Clan Fester Clan Gnaw Clan Gritus Clan Kreepus Clan Mange Clan Mordkin Clan Septik Clan Spittel Clan Volkn Rictus Clan-Nest Tomb Kings Dune Kingdoms Numas Rakaph Dynasty The Sentinels Vampire Coast Vampire Coast Mutineers The Empire Averland Hochland Marienburg Middenland Nordland Ostermark Ostland Stirland Sudenburg Talabecland Wissenland Dwarfs Barak Varr Clan Helhein Greybeard's Prospectors Karak Azul Karak Hirn Karak Norn Karak Ziflin Karak Zorn Kraka Drak Spine of Sotek Dwarfs Zhufbar Greenskins Arachnos Black Venom Bloody Spearz Broken Chainz Broken Nose Creeping Death Crooked Moon Mutinous Gits Leaf-Cutterz Tribe Red Eye Red Fangs Scabby Eye Skull-takerz Teef Snatchaz Red Cloud Skull Crag Vampire Counts Lahmian Sisterhood Mousillon Necrarch Brotherhood The Silver Host Strygos Empire Bretonnia Artois Bastonne Knights of the Flame Knights of Origo Lyonesse Parravon Thegan's Errantry Beastmen Warherds Blooded-Axe Tribe Jagged-Horn Tribe Manblight Tribe Redhorn Tribe Ripper-Horn Tribe Shadowgor Warherd Wood Elves Bowmen of Oreon Laurelorn Forest Torgovann Wydrioth Norsca Aghol Goromadny Tribe Helspire Tribe Mung Naglfarlings Skaeling Skeggi Vanaheimlings Varg Kislev Kislev Southern Realms Tilea Estalia Border Princes New World Colonies Savage Orc Tribes Blue Vipers Skullsmasherz Top Knotz Rogue Armies Abominations Beastcatchas Bernhoff's Brigands Black Spider Tribe Boneclubbers Tribe Celestial Storm Doomseekers Gerhardt's Mercenaries Heirs of Mourkain Hung Warband Hunters of Kurnous Jerrod's Errantry Army Mengil's Manflayers Morrslieb's Howlers Pirates of the Far Sea Pirates of the Southern Ocean Pirates of Trantio Remnants of Bregonne Scions of Tesseninck Stuff-Snatchers Tor Elithis Refugees Troll-Skullz Vashnaar's Conquest Vaul's Expedition The Wandering Dead Worldroot Rangers Wrath of Nature Rogue Pirates Bleak Coast Buccaneers The Boyz of the Forbidden Coast The Churning Gulf Raiders Freebooters of Port Royale Grey Point Scuttlers The Terrors of the Dark Straits The Tyrants of the Black Ocean Removed (Still appear in Vortex Campaign) Puppets of Chaos Servants to Chaos Xlanhuapec Factions that only appear under certain circumstances Chaos Invasion Bjornling Warherd of Chaos Reikland Campaign Empire Secessionists Har Ganeth Campaign Blood Voyage The Huntsmarshal's Expedition Campaign Children of the Old Ones Norsca Campaign Challenger of the Crow Challenger of the Eagle Challenger of the Hound Challenger of the Serpent Spirit of the Jungle's Vassal Defenders of the Great Plan Tomb Kings Campaign Black Creek Raiders Dwellers of Zardok Eyes of the Jungle Pilgrims of Myrmidia Vampire Coast Campaign Dragon Spine Privateers Middle Sea Brigands Shark Strait Seadogs Bretonnian Merchants Dark Elf Slavers Exotic Goods Hauler Norscan Raiders Vampire Counts (Sylvania & Von Carstein) campaign Templehof Warriors of Chaos Campaign Horde of the Ever-Watcher Aesling Baersonling Graeling Sarl Wood Elves Campaign Acolytes of the Keeper Separatists Naggarond Cult of Pleasure The Blessed Dread Hag Graef Har Ganeth The Thousand Maws Clan Eshin Clan Mors Clan Moulder Clan Pestilens Clan Rictus Clan Skryre Vampire Coast The Dreadfleet Pirates of Sartosa The Drowned Rebels The Empire Marienburg Dwarfs Greenskins Vampires Bretonnians Chaos Beastmen Wood Elves Norscan Kislevite Tilean Estalian Border Princes High Elves Dark Elves Lizardmen Skaven Tomb Kings Vampire Coast