The Empire unit roster

Empirewallpaper — Emperor Karl Franz leading the men of the Empire into battle.

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The Empire has a diverse roster composed of powerful artillery and war machines, plenty of options in regards to magic, competent missile units and elite melee cavalry, but average melee infantry and fairly weak cavalry. Overall, they are a generalist faction that requires effective combined arms tactics to work to their best advantage.

The Empire requires Total War: Warhammer to be playable, with The Grim and the Grave, The Hunter and the Beast and the Thrones of Decay DLCs adding several new units to their roster.

List[ | ]

Legendary Lords[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC
Karl Franz	Melee Specialist	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus Deathclaw	WH1
Balthasar Gelt	Melee Spellcaster Metal	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Quicksilver	WH1
Volkmar the Grim	Melee Support	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse War Altar of Sigmar	The Grim & the Grave
Markus Wulfhart	Ranged Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast
Elspeth von Draken	Melee Spellcaster Death	Warhorse Carmine Dragon	Thrones of Decay

Legendary Heroes[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC
Ulrika Magdova	Ranged Spellcaster Shadows	Barded Warhorse	^{FLC available through CA Account}
Theodore Bruckner	Melee Specialist	Reaper	Thrones of Decay

Unique Lords[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC	Notes
Boris Todbringer	Melee Specialist	Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus Imperial Griffon	Call of the Beastmen	^{( Middenland only)}

Unique Heroes[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC	Notes
Hertwig Van Hal	Ranged Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast	^{( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)}
Rodrik L'Anguille	Melee Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast	^{( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)}
Kalara	Ranged Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast	^{( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)}
Jorek Grimm	Ranged Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast	^{( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)}

Lords[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC
General of the Empire	Melee Specialist	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus Imperial Griffon	WH1
Arch Lector	Melee Support	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse	The Grim & the Grave
Huntsman General	Ranged Specialist	None	The Hunter & the Beast
Master Engineer	Ranged Specialist	Warhorse Mechanical Steed Steam Tank	Thrones of Decay

Heroes[ | ]

Name	Character type	Mounts	DLC
Empire Captain	Melee Specialist	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Witch Hunter	Ranged Specialist	None	WH1
Warrior Priest	Melee Support	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse	WH1
Amber Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Beasts	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus Imperial Griffon	WH1
Jade Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Life	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Grey Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Shadows	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Bright Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Fire	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Celestial Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Heavens	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Light Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Light	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	WH1
Amethyst Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Death	Warhorse ^{(WH1 & WH2)} Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	The Amethyst Update
Gold Wizard	Melee Spellcaster Metal	Barded Warhorse Imperial Pegasus	Update 5.0
Engineer	Ranged Specialist	Warhorse Mechanical Steed	Thrones of Decay

Melee Infantry[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Spearmen	() Melee Infantry	WH1
Swordsmen	() Melee Infantry	WH1
Spearmen (Shields)	() Melee Infantry	WH1
Halberdiers	() Melee Infantry	WH1
Greatswords	() Melee Infantry	WH1
Flagellants	() Melee Infantry	The Grim & the Grave

Missile Infantry[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Crossbowmen	() Missile Infantry	WH1
Handgunners	() Missile Infantry	WH1
Free Company Militia	() Hybrid Infantry	The Grim & the Grave
Archers	() Missile Infantry	The Hunter & the Beast
Huntsmen	() Missile Infantry	The Hunter & the Beast
Hochland Long Rifles	() Specialist Missile Infantry	Thrones of Decay
Nuln Ironsides	() Missile Infantry	Thrones of Decay

Melee Cavalry[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Empire Knights	() Shock Cavalry	WH1
Reiksguard	() Shock Cavalry	WH1
Demigryph Knights	() Monstrous Shock Cavalry	WH1
Demigryph Knights (Halberds)	() Monstrous Shock Cavalry	WH1
Knights of the Blazing Sun	() Shock Cavalry	The Grim & the Grave
Knights of the Black Rose	() Melee Cavalry	Thrones of Decay

Missile Cavalry[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Pistoliers	() Missile Cavalry	WH1
Outriders	() Missile Cavalry	WH1
Outriders (Grenade Launcher)	() Missile Cavalry	WH1

Chariots[ | ]

Name	Unit type	Tier	DLC
War Wagons	() Missile Chariot		The Hunter & the Beast
War Wagons (Mortars)	() Artillery Chariot		The Hunter & the Beast

War Machines[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC	Notes
Luminark of Hysh	() War Machine	WH1
Steam Tank	() War Machine	WH1
Obsinite Gyrocopter	() Flying War Machine	The Hunter & the Beast	^{( The Huntsmarshal's Expedition only)}
Land Ship	War Machine	Thrones of Decay
Steam Tank (Volley Gun)	War Machine	Thrones of Decay

Artillery[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Mortars	() Siege Artillery	WH1
Great Cannons	() Siege Artillery	WH1
Helblaster Volley Guns	() Field Gun	WH1
Helstorm Rocket Battery	() Rocket Battery	WH1

Regiments of Renown[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
The Tattersouls (Flaggellants)	() Melee Infantry	The Grim & the Grave
Sigmar's Sons (Swordsmen)	() Melee Infantry	The Grim & the Grave
Stirland's Revenge (Free Company Militia)	() Hybrid Infantry	The Grim & the Grave
The Silver Bullets (Handgunners)	() Missile Infantry	The Grim & the Grave
Zintler's Reiksguard (Reiksguard)	() Shock Cavalry	The Grim & the Grave
The Royal Altdorf Gryphites (Demigryph Knights)	() Monstrous Shock Cavalry	The Grim & the Grave
Templehof Luminark (Luminark of Hysh)	() War Machine	The Grim & the Grave
Hammer of the Witches (Great Cannons)	() Siege Artillery	The Grim & the Grave
The Sunmaker (Helstorm Rocket Battery)	() Rocket Battery	The Grim & the Grave
Deathjacks (Archers)	() Missile Infantry	The Hunter & the Beast
The White Wolves (Huntsmen)	() Missile Infantry	The Hunter & the Beast
The Black Lions (War Wagons - Helblasters)	() Artillery Chariot	The Hunter & the Beast
Grundel's Defenders (Spearmen - Shields)	() Melee Infantry	Thrones of Decay
The Hergig Jaegerkorps (Hochland Long Rifles)	() Specialist Missile Infantry	Thrones of Decay
The Wonder of the Age (Land Ship)	War Machine	Thrones of Decay

Elector Count State Troops[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Swords of Ulric (Swordsmen)	() Melee Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Eldred's Guard (Spearmen - Shields)	() Melee Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Nordland Mariners (Halberdiers)	() Melee Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Carroburg Greatswords (Greatswords)	() Melee Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Stir River Patrol (Crossbowmen)	() Missile Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Gunderman's Surefires (Handgunners)	() Missile Infantry	The Empire Undivided Update
Knights of Morr (Empire Knights)	() Shock Cavalry	The Empire Undivided Update
Knights of the Everlasting Light (Empire Knights)	() Shock Cavalry	The Empire Undivided Update
The Stubborn Bulls (Empire Knights - Greatswords)	() Melee Cavalry	The Empire Undivided Update
The Noble Sons Abroad (Pistoliers)	() Missile Cavalry	The Empire Undivided Update
The Bordermen (Outriders - Grenade Launcher)	() Missile Cavalry	The Empire Undivided Update
The Emperor's Wrath (Steam Tank)	() War Machine	The Empire Undivided Update
Sootson's Guns (Mortars)	() Mortar	The Empire Undivided Update

Amethyst Armoury[ | ]

Name	Unit type	DLC
Amethyst Ironsides	() Missile Infantry	Thrones of Decay
Amethyst Outriders	() Missile Cavalry	Thrones of Decay
Amethyst Land Ship	War Machine	Thrones of Decay
Amethyst Rocket Battery	() Rocket Battery	Thrones of Decay