Unholy Manifestations

Unholy Manifestations and The Great Game are a mechanic for Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh, Tzeentch, as well as Shadow Legion (a Warriors of Chaos faction) in Total War: Warhammer III.

Gameplay

Unholy Manifestations are unique abilities given to all Chaos god factions in Total War: Warhammer III. As each Daemon faction spreads their corruption, Unholy manifestations are unlocked at various amounts of global corruption for each faction with a free one unlocked for all at the start.

Sometimes, an event called The Great Game: A New God Ascends will occur. One of the four Chaos gods becomes ascendant in the Great Game, a great war raged between the four gods, allowing the prevailing god's faction/race to have stronger, more effective Unholy Manifestations.

Ascendancy is weighted based on the number of settlements, armies, and amount of favour gathered by all the factions dedicated to that God. It can still switch between any of the four when it changes, but the better you and your Godly allies are doing, the more likely you are to be in Ascendancy.

Khorne Unholy Manifestations

Name	Corruption Required	Duration	Cooldown	Effects
Eternal War "There is only war, no peace - NEVER PEACE! Feed the furnance of the Machina Daemonium."	None	None	15 turns	Summons a small, hostile army that will attack the target army immediately If Khorne is Ascendant in the Great Game: Summons a larger, hostile army that will attack the target army immediately
Call of Battle "Call them! Let battle begin!"	1000	1 turns	15 turns	Campaign movement range: +50% If Khorne is Ascendant in the Great Game: Campaign movement range: +100%
Slaughter Incarnate "I am murder, I am rage... I AM SLAUGHTER! "	2000	4 turns	15 turns	Skulls gained from kills: +100% If Khorne is Ascendant in the Great Game: Skulls gained from kills: +200%
Khorne’s Glare "The gaze of the Blood God is upon them. Their souls burn."	3000	Completion time: 3 turns	15 turns	Campaign movement disabled during completion time Local settlement will be razed upon completion Upon completion: Skulls: +10000 If Khorne is Ascendant in the Great Game: Campaign movement disabled during completion time Local settlement will be razed upon completion Upon completion: Skulls: +15000

Nurgle Unholy Manifestations

Name	Corruption Required	Duration	Cooldown	Effects
Pestilent Growth "What others take, the Plague God gives back, for Grandfather is always generous!"	None	2 turns	15 turns	Casualty replenishment rate: +20% (local province) Campaign movement disabled If Nurgle is Ascendant in the Great Game: Casualty replenishment rate: +30% (local province) Campaign movement disabled
Blessing of Nurgle "We are blessed, blessed I say! Thanks be to Nurgleth the benevolent!"	1000	3 turns	15 turns	Chance of a plague spreading: +30% (local province) Campaign movement disabled If Nurgle is Ascendant in the Great Game: Chance of a plague spreading: +100% (local province) Campaign movement disabled
Exponential Growth "Let the buboes rupture; flood this place with Grandfather's love!"	2000	3 turns	15 turns	Growth: +200 Recruitment cost: -20% If Nurgle is Ascendant in the Great Game: Growth: +350 Recruitment cost: -50%
Nurgle’s Visitation "He comes, he comes... HE COMES!"	3000	Completion time: 3 turns If Nurgle is Ascendant in the Great Game: 2 turns	15 turns	A random plague will be given to every settlement and army in this province upon completion Campaign movement disabled during completion time

Slaanesh Unholy Manifestations

Name	Corruption Required	Duration	Cooldown	Effects
Pain for Pleasure "Sing your song of agony. Trill it all through the hellscape."	None	6 turns	15 turns	All units in target army instantly take 6% damage Campaign movement range: +6% Speed: +6% Weapon strength: +6% Charge bonus: +6% If Slaanesh is Ascendant in the Great Game: Campaign movement range: +12% Speed: +12% Weapon strength: +12% Charge bonus: +12%
Carnival of the Damned "This is the greatest show. Impossible comes true."	1000	Completion time: 2 turns Upon completion: 1 turns	15 turns	Campaign movement disabled during completion time Upon completion: Devotees: +100 Growth: -60 (local enemy province) If Slaanesh is Ascendant in the Great Game: Growth: -120 (local enemy province)
Infernal Martyrdom "They persecute themselves, for that is the cost of perfection."	2000	4 turns	15 turns	Seduce Units budget: +100% Slaanesh corruption: +8 (local province) If Slaanesh is Ascendant in the Great Game: Seduce Units budget: +150% Slaanesh corruption: +12 (local province)
Cult Uprising "Pull back the silk curtains. We can no longer keep the secrets, now is the time to rise up."	3000	5 turns If Slaanesh is Ascendant in the Great Game: 7 turns	15 turns	A Disciple Army will be summoned near this army each turn Campaign movement disabled

Tzeentch Unholy Manifestations

Name	Corruption Required	Duration	Cooldown	Effects
Scriveners of Insanity "We are the sanest ones It is you who are deranged!"	None	Completion time: 2 turns	15 turns	Campaign movement disabled during completion time Upon completion: Grimoires: 250
Mutagenic Energies "The kinetic force of our master never remains still. See for yourself!"	1000	1 turns	15 turns	Enables attrition for this army (regardless of immunities)
Magic Flare "We, the servants of Tzeentch are bathed in Khaos!"	2000	3 turns	15 turns	Barrier hit points: +250 Range: +20%
Night of Madness "The loons are always out at night."	3000	Completion time: 3 turns Upon completion: 5 turns	15 turns	Campaign movement disabled during completion time Upon completion: Winds of Magic power reserve: +15 per turn Control: -50 (local enemy province) Tzeentch corruption: +25 (local province)

Shadow Legion Unholy Manifestations

The Shadow Legion has access to unique Unholy Manifestations in the Immortal Empires campaign, these manifestations are unlocked by defeating Daemonic armies belonging to the Chaos Gods and have cost of Souls to use them.

Name	Requirements	Souls Cost	Duration	Cooldown	Effects
The Blood God's Grudge "Khorne demanded I walk out of the shadows and wade into blood."	Defeat a Khorne army.	2000	8 turns	15 turns	Melee Attack: +8 Weapon strength: +8 Charge bonus: +8 Gifted Unit: Bloodletters of Khorne If Khorne is Ascendant in the Great Game: Gifted Unit: Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne
The Plaguefather's Cleanse "I am no son of the Plaguefather, but will I take his gifts and spread them far? Yes."	Defeat a Nurgle army.	2000	7 turns	15 turns	Nurgle corruption: +10 Gifted Unit: Plaguebearers of Nurgle If Nurgle is Ascendant in the Great Game: Gifted Unit: Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle
The Dark Prince's Secret "They kept their secrets but I have lived long enough to know them all."	Defeat a Slaanesh army.	2000	None	15 turns	Causes immediate damage to the target army Gifted Unit: Daemonettes of Slaanesh If Slaanesh is Ascendant in the Great Game: Gifted Unit: Exalted Daemonettes of Slaanesh
The Curser's Boon "Not another curse but a boon! The capricious Changer has use for me once more."	Defeat a Tzeentch army.	2000	None	15 turns	Opens a rift in the province that the target army is positioned in Gifted Unit: Pink Horrors of Tzeentch If Tzeentch is Ascendant in the Great Game: Gifted Unit: Exalted Pink Horrors of Tzeentch

See also

Resources

• Dread, the equivalent for Beastmen

Rites

• The Motherland, Kislev equivalent
• Wu-Xing Compass, Grand Cathay equivalent
• Rites, Total War: Warhammer II equivalent
• Meat, Ogre Kingdoms equivalent