Shadow Legion is a 
Warriors of Chaos playable faction and a 
Daemons of Chaos minor faction introduced in Total War: Warhammer III. It is led by Be'lakor in both campaigns, but in Immortal Empires he's a legendary lord.
Shadow Legion/Be'lakor are free in Immortal Empires - they do not require any paid DLC to play as.
How they play[ | ]
General[ | ]
Establish Dark Fortresses to vassalise and recruit followers of Chaos to the warbands, upgrading them into more powerful units. God-aligned gifts can be purchased to strengthen your faction in a variety of ways.- The Warriors of Chaos field rank upon rank of elite infantry, clad head to toe in plate armour. Pinning the foe in melee, they can deliver brutal charges with their heavy cavalry and monstrous units.
Faction Specific[ | ]
- Confederation: Can confedarate other Warriors of Chaos factions by capturing their last settlement.
- Warband Upgrades: Can upgrade Daemonic units such as Bloodletters, Plaguebearers, Daemonettes, and Pink Horrors turning them into their Exalted versions.
- Be'lakor's Shadow: Turn enemy human Lords into Undivided Daemon Princes to recruit.
- Rifts: Create a network of portals to travel across the world which are permanent and cannot be closed or destroyed by the enemy.
- Two rifts are available at the start of the campaign located in Ostermark and The Southern Wastes.
- Unholy Manifestations: The Shadow Legion gain unique manifestations which also get stronger when a Chaos God becomes ascendant in the The Great Game in exchange for losing the Eye of the Gods.
- Technology: Gains four unique technologies in the technology tree.
Faction effects[ | ]
Harbinger
Be'lakor, a savage primitive from an unknown land, became the first mortal to pledge his soul to the Chaos Gods.
- Human Lords can be corrupted into becoming Daemon Princes when defeated in battle or targeted by Heroes
- Starts with all Chaos God Gifts slots
- Upkeep: -25% for Daemon units
Campaign[ | ]
Legendary Lords[ | ]
| Name | Lord Effects | Starting Army |
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 Prince of Nightmares
"One by one, I will kill the Gods and harvest their strength."
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Starting territory[ | ]
The Realm of Chaos:
- None, travels through portals to attack the faction that obtained four souls
Immortal Empires:
Victory objectives[ | ]
Immortal Empires[ | ]
Short Campaign Victory[ | ]
- Occupy, loot, raze, or sack 35 different settlements
- Control 6 of the following settlements either directly or through vassals and military alliances: Konquata, Fortress of the Damned, Monolith of Bokill the Bloody-Handed, The Monolith of Katam, The Frozen City, Altar of the Crimson Harvest, The Silvered Tower of Sorcerers, Doomkeep, The Palace of Ruin, Dagrak's End
- Destroy the following factions: The Sightless, The Decadent Host, Seducers of Slaanesh
Long Campaign Victory[ | ]
- Occupy, loot, raze, or sack 80 different settlements
- Destroy the following factions: The Ice Court, Reikland, Karaz-a-Karak, Couronne, Talsyn, Hexoatl, Eataine, The Northern Provinces
Diplomacy[ | ]
Starting agreements[ | ]
The Realm of Chaos[ | ]
None, at war with all factions.
Immortal Empires[ | ]
- War with The Sightless
Strategy[ | ]
The Realm of Chaos[ | ]
The Shadow Legion will begin to spawn once a player has gained 3/4 of the daemon souls needed to complete the campaign. From that point onward, Daemon armies that emerge from chaos rifts can instead be armies of The Shadow Legion. Shadow Legion armies can consist of Daemon units from all factions. Most notably, they always tend to have numerous soul grinder units with them. (Around 3-6 per army). At this point, it is suggested to close any and all rifts that form as soon as possible to prevent a Shadow Legion incursion.
Immortal Empires[ | ]
You can have a large supply of Daemon Princes by corrupting human Lords. Other than that, Belakor is a tanky flying single-entity monster utilizing a decent Lore of Magic to debuff and destroy the enemies.
As the nearby Couronne, you're likely to be his first target, which can be quite hard to deal with. Try to destroy his Hellcannon as soon as possible. Recruit 2 Lords (Bretonnia has no supply lines upkeep) along with Louen himself to easily defeat Belakor in battle.
Gallery[ | ]
The Shadow Legion crest in The Realm of Chaos campaign
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