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Chaos Lords take their blood-drenched blades into battle. Fighting endlessly, they are merciless and unrelenting in the fray.

Chaos Lord is a Warhost of the Apocalypse Warriors of Chaos Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with Chaos Warriors Race Pack.

Recruitment[ | ]

  • Selecting any Settlement and recruiting them in the Lord Recruit tab

Description[ | ]

Of all the mortal warriors across the civilisations of the world, Chaos Lords are the most feared, for they are truly like gods amongst men. Clad in baroque armour and rich furs, they tower above even other champions of Chaos, who are but feeble children by comparison. A Chaos Lord's indomitable will is forged in the fires of war, their skills tempered and honed in the crucible of battle, and their blades eternally quenched in blood. They are not only exceptional fighters but also merciless conquerors, great leaders and wily strategists, their names spoken in hushed whispers across the lands of the civilised, their violent deeds written in the blood of their enemies.

Attributes[ | ]

  • Infantry sword Sword Infantry
  • Armoured & Shielded: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Modifier icon armour piercingArmour-Piercing damage. Modifier icon shieldShields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
  • Melee Expert: Melee Experts might have a very strong melee attack or melee defence, or high values in both. Some also have melee-focused skills like Charge Defence. Use them to counter other strong melee units. When facing them, it is best to take them out before they can enter melee.

Unit Abilities[ | ]

Active Abilities[ | ]

Campaign only[ | ]

Passive Abilities[ | ]

Item Abilities (Multiplayer)[ | ]

Mounts[ | ]

Path to Glory[ | ]

A Chaos Lord can Devote to:

Mark of chaos chaos lord khorne Khorne

Mark of chaos chaos lord slaanesh Slaanesh

Mark of chaos chaos lord tzeentch Tzeentch

A Chaos Lord can Ascend to Daemonhood:

Mark of chaos daemon prince undivided Undivided

Talent Tree[ | ]

Strategy[ | ]

The Chaos lord is the generic fighter lord. Usually it is overshadowed by Legendary lords or the Chaos Sorcerer Lords. However, the Chaos Lord does have some utility. Over the Legendary Lords it can be put on a flying terror causing mount in the manticore and Chaos dragon. The chaos dragon makes him a big target, but also provides a majority armour-piercing damage and the utility of breath attacks.

His abilities are standard, but adequate in a duel or for buffing nearby troops defensively.

The pendant of Slaanesh makes him a strong melee combatant and the filth mace does a bit of everything, so it useful to have.

Overall, in multiplayer, the best use for this unit is in its lowest cost for a lord slot in your army and in your enemy mistaking him for Sigvald or Archaon (when on a horse or foot). This will allow your army to be bigger because you have allocated resources elsewhere. The Chaos lord is a decent melee combatant depending on the mount brought, but will pale in comparison to any melee legendary lord.

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