The Daemons of Chaos are a surprise, customisable eighth faction coming to Total War: Warhammer 3 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Daemons of Chaos are a surprise, customisable eighth faction coming to Total War: Warhammer 3 Six, plus two! The Number of the Beast! News by Chris Tapsell Reviews Editor Published on 19 Jan 2022 2 comments Surprise! Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting one more faction at launch, the Daemons of Chaos, led by none other than the Daemon Prince himself. This is the eighth and "final" race to be available in Warhammer 3 at launch, joining the two human races of Kislev and Grand Cathay, the four other Chaos races of Khorne, Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle, and the pre-order bonus race of the Ogre Kingdoms. Here's a trailer. Watch on YouTube The Daemon Prince announce trailer. The Daemons of Chaos' main gimmick is their heavy customisability. Worshipping "Chaos Undivided" as opposed to one specific god, the faction can use units from all four of the other Chaos races, creating an "unprecedented" number of army combinations compared to other factions in the series. In practise this is done by devoting a captured settlement to a specific Chaos God out of the above four, which then lets you create buildings and spawn units from that faction. The Daemon Prince is also customisable too, a bit like an especially gnarly action figure, with the faction centred around a system called Daemonic Glory. Doing things like winning battles and constructing buildings will earn Daemonic Glory, which comes in five "flavours" - as in, under the category of any of the four Chaos Gods plus Chaos Undivided. *Intense metal guitar solo* Earning glory for one of those pillars advances you down a kind of skill tree, with various weapons, stat boosts and body parts for the Daemon Prince himself being unlocked along the way. It's all frightfully silly in that very Warhammer Fantasy way - which is part of why we've had so much fun with our hands-on time so far. Despite this being the final race to be available in Warhammer 3 at launch, there were a few hints at more from our chat with game director Ian Roxburgh and narrative lead Andy Hall. "Obviously, there are certain races currently missing from the maps, which I'm sure we're going to get to in time. So there is plenty more to come," as Hall put it. There's plenty more on the campaign, the challenges of building a giant interconnected map across the trilogy, and the future of Creative Assembly's Warhammer partnership over in our main, jumbo Total War: Warhammer 3 campaign preview, so be sure to give that a look. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store