Souls is a unique resource/currency for the
Warriors of Chaos introduced in Total War: Warhammer III.
Overview[ | ]
Souls are harvested by winning battles and razing settlements against "mortal" factions. That is, all factions except Khorne,
Slaanesh,
Tzeentch,
Nurgle and
Daemons of Chaos. In turn, they can be sacrificed for powerful
Gifts of Chaos or by ascending
Lords and
Heroes through Paths to Glory.
Gaining Souls[ | ]
General[ | ]
Souls can be gained by winning battles against mortal and undead enemies.
Other ways to earn Souls[ | ]
You can also gain souls by:
- Dilemmas
- Eye of the Gods events.
- Occupy and Vassalise - settlement option (Dark Fortresses only).
- Raze - settlement option.
- Sacrifice Captives - post-battle option.
- Subjugate - settlement option.
Faction specific[ | ]
Warhost of the Apocalypse - gain +25 souls per turn with each vassal in their control.
The Fecundites - gain +25 souls when a Plague is spread.
Puppets of Misrule - converts a portion of own battle casualties into Souls.
The Decadent Host and
The Ecstatic Legions - Gift of Slaanesh, +25 souls per turn to the faction that provided the Gift of Slaanesh.
Increasing Souls gain[ | ]
Ancillaries[ | ]
Magister - Souls gained in battle: +10% (Lord's army)
Faction effects[ | ]
Legion of the Gorequeen - Souls gained from sacrificing captives: +50%
Path to Glory[ | ]
- Soul Harvester - Souls gained from battles: +10%
- Soul Harvester - Souls gained from battles: +15% (Daemon Prince only)
Skills[ | ]
- Chaos Unchained - Souls gained from battles: +10% (Undivided Lords only)
- Dark Seducer - Souls gained from battles: +10% (Slaanesh Lords only)
- Devoted of Chaos, Rank 3 - Souls gained from battles: +15%
- Disease Bearer - Souls gained from battles: +10% (Nurgle Lords only)
- Driven by Rage - Souls gained from battles: +10% (Khorne Lords only)
- Fate in Flux - Souls gained from battles: +10% (Tzeentch Lords only)
- Impeccable Taste - Souls gained from battles: +15% (Lord's army) (Azazel only)
- Pawns of Fortune - Souls gained from casualties: +25% (Lord's army) (Vilitch the Curseling only)
Technologies[ | ]
Spending Souls[ | ]
- Gifts of Chaos - Gifts have a cost and an upkeep of Souls.
- Path to Glory - Devote and Ascend to Daemonhood have a cost of Souls. The cost of Souls can decreased by attaining more Ranks with a character, researching technologies, character traits or with skills.
- Seductive Influence, Dominate -
The Decadent Host and
The Ecstatic Legions only.
- Unholy Manifestations -
Shadow Legion only.
- Changing of the Ways -
Puppets of Misrule only.
Notes[ | ]
- Daemonic factions such as Daemons of Chaos, Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch do not give Souls even if they have mortal units in their armies or settlements.
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