Tamurkhan, one of three faction leaders included in Total War: Warhammer 3’s Thrones Of Decay downloadable content (DLC), is a formidable force in battle and has a penchant for spreading plague and razing cities. Once a human warlord, Tamurkhan served Nurgle, the Chaos god of plague and pestilence. As a “gift” from his deity, he was transformed and given the ability to possess any dead creature he burrows into. In Warhammer 3, he’s borrowed the corpse of hulking ogre Karaka Breakmountain, which makes him even more powerful.
Serving Nurgle comes with a nasty side effect, as everything Tamurkhan says sounds like a sweaty bout of food poisoning. His armies – an equally disgusting mix of soldiers, mutants, and demons – sound like hot skin unsticking from leather when they march. Infected boils, strings of chunky pus, and squirts of face-melting bile are a common sight on the frontlines.
Despite all this, Tamurkhan is one of Warhammer 3’s best lords to play. Alongside his uniquely disgusting army, his campaign mechanics are compelling. The warlord can recruit unique chieftain heroes from Chaos-aligned races. If players raise their fealty, they’ll reward them with powerful abilities and recruitable units from their faction. As a result, Tamurkhan offers a massively different playthrough to other Chaos factions in the game.
Thrones Of Decay is a cohesive, worthy addition to Creative Assembly’s trilogy, offering a slew of impactful units and some pricing changes that make the DLC far cheaper if players are only planning to buy one or two lords. It’s a far cry from last year’s Shadows of Change expansion, which cost more than past DLC but added significantly less. Thrones Of Decay offers plenty of value for money and, combined with the stinker-in-chief Tamurkhan, proves that Warhammer 3 has plenty of noxious gas left in the tank.
Thrones Of Decay launches on April 29 for PC. Alongside Tamurkhan, there are two other lord options available in the DLC. Malakai Makaisson allows players to fight evil with the Spirit Of Grungi, a flying warship, while Elspeth Von Draken is Empire of Man’s goth guardian, protecting borders from threats while building increasingly-powerful missile and artillery units. They’re all fleshed-out, incredible additions to Warhammer 3
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