Rituals

Rituals are a game mechanic in the Eye of the Vortex campaign, introduced in Total War: Warhammer II.

How they work

In the campaign, each of the 4 races (divided into 8 playable factions) has a set of rituals they can perform to influence the Great Vortex. This is one method of winning the campaign.

Note: The Tomb Kings and Vampire Coast are playable in Eye of the Vortex, but don't use rituals. Instead they search for the Books of Nagash and to be the most infamous pirate respectively.

Rituals progress in a linear fashion, one after the other. During a ritual, 3 of your settlements funnel magic across the map to the Great Vortex. A successful attack any on any of these settlements will cause the ritual to fail if the settlement is not retaked or recolonized in before it ends. Rituals can take up to 10 turns to finish, so the settlements must be protected from Warriors of Chaos, Unknown Skaven Clan, and Norscan Tribes factions who will spawn nearby, and from enemy Intervention armies.

Each completed ritual will cause an animated cutscene to play, and provide some story mission/content.

Eventually, players will have to complete The Final Battle.

Ritual currency

Each ritual has an increasing cost of ritual currency, and has different effects. Ritual currency is generated through settlements, treasure hunts and other dilemmas, winning battles and also through ritual resource sites. The ritual currency is different for each race:

• Skaven - Warpstone
• Lizardmen - Ancient Plaques
• Dark Elves - Scrolls of Hekarti
• High Elves - Way-fragments

Interventions

Intervention armies can be summoned while another faction is in the middle of performing a ritual. These armies are AI controlled and generally attack the enemy settlements involved in their ritual. Interventions come in 3 levels, which cost different amounts.

See below for faction pages:

• High Elf Intervention
• Dark Elf Intervention
• Lizardmen Intervention
• Skaven Intervention

List of rituals

Number	Ritual currency cost	Lizardmen	High Elves	Dark Elves	Skaven
1.	350	Ritual of Prognostication	Ritual of Prophecy	Ritual of the Tortured Oracle	Ritual of Dark Scrying
2.	1060	Ritual of Rumination	Ritual of the Seafarer	Ritual of the Hated Foe	Ritual of Gnawing
3.	2040	Ritual of Contemplation	Ritual of the Scholar	Ritual of the Senescent Mentor	Ritual of Decay
4.	3325	Ritual of Deliberation	Ritual of the Explorer	Ritual of the Unrequited Lover	Ritual of Gestation
5.	5000	Ritual of Alignment	Ritual of the Defender	Ritual of the Trusted Sibling	Ritual of Noisome Breeding

Enemy faction spawns

These factions will spawn when a faction begins a ritual, and attack that faction:

Norscan Tribes:

• Warband of the Crow (Will spawn vs. Skaven)
• Warband of the Eagle (Will spawn vs. High Elves)
• Warband of the Hound (Will spawn vs. Dark Elves)
• Warband of the Serpent (Will spawn vs. Lizardmen)

Warriors of Chaos:

• Followers of Chaos (Will spawn vs. Skaven)
• Puppets of Chaos (Will spawn vs. High Elves)
• Servants to Chaos (Will spawn vs. Dark Elves)
• Vessels of Chaos (Will spawn vs. Lizardmen)

Skaven:

• Unknown Skaven Clan

Cutscenes

Warning: SPOILERS.

YouTube links:

• All Lizardmen campaign cutscenes
• All High Elves campaign cutscenes