Availability
Content pack: Total War: Warhammer III (base game). Immortal Empires ownership
- Nurgle and Ku’gath Plaguefather are included with Total War: Warhammer III. Tamurkhan and Kayzk require Tamurkhan – Thrones of Decay. Epidemius is a free CA Account promotion for Immortal Empires.
- The Glottkin and Gutrot Spume come from The Glottkin – Lords of the End Times. The Glottkin lead Warriors of Chaos devoted to Nurgle.
Factions and leaders
Poxmakers of Nurgle
Leader: Ku'gath Plaguefather.
Ku'gath's faction centres on the Plaguefather and his work with disease, supported by Nurgle's daemonic army.
The Maggot Host
Leader: Tamurkhan.
Tamurkhan gathers chieftains and their troops through Dominance and Fealty. Requires Tamurkhan – Thrones of Decay.
Tallymen of Pestilence
Leader: Epidemius.
Epidemius gains rewards through the Tally of Pestilence as plagues spread to non-Nurgle targets. Free Legendary Lord for Immortal Empires through the CA Account promotion.
Why choose Nurgle?
Nurgle favours an army that can stay in contact and wear enemies down. Plaguebearers supply daemonic infantry; Nurglings are smaller daemons that help fill and support the line. A slow centre benefits from faster troops creating pressure elsewhere.
Durability buys time, but it cannot prevent every bad match-up. Enemy missiles can keep firing while a slow army approaches. Advance as a formation, look for covered approaches and make the opponent deal with threats on more than one axis.
Plagues, Infections and recruitment pools
Military buildings cycle through stages to supply the recruitment pool. Other buildings remain static. Infections pay for military construction and can rush its cycles, so reserve some when preparing reinforcements.
The plague web connects symptoms into combinations, with Blessed Symptoms adding another choice to disease creation. Local Nurgle corruption affects recruitment health. Inspect the plague effects, provincial corruption and available troops before opening another front.
Nurgle's campaign uses plague creation and spreading disease as strategic tools. Its distinctive building cycles and recruitment pools also change how you prepare reinforcements: troop availability deserves attention before a major war begins.
Ku'gath's Poxmakers of Nurgle build on that disease-making identity. Plan an offensive around both the army on the map and the units available to replace losses. An army that wins while becoming too depleted to continue may need time to recover before the next attack.
Building a supporting force
Plaguebearers, Nurglings and Great Unclean Ones express different scales of Nurgle's daemonic army. Smaller troops can occupy space around a valuable character, while the large daemons bring a conspicuous target that needs protection from concentrated fire.
Use magic and supporting units to make a chosen section of the fight last in your favour. Spreading your troops so widely that they cannot help one another gives away the advantage of a sustained engagement.
Choose a lord’s campaign
Ku'gath leads the Poxmakers of Nurgle and specialises in plague brewing. Tamurkhan's Maggot Host recruits chieftains through Dominance and Fealty. Epidemius' Tallymen of Pestilence gain rewards from active infections on non-Nurgle targets.
The Glottkin lead the Host of the Triplets under Warriors of Chaos. Their Gardens of Corruption supply daemons alongside mortal warbands. Choose them for a Nurgle-aligned fortress and warband campaign, with Gutrot Spume available as a Legendary Hero through campaign recruitment.
Selected roster
| Unit | Role | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Nurglings | Small daemonic infantry that occupy space and support the line. | Regular roster |
| Plaguebearers of Nurgle | Daemonic melee infantry for a sustained front line | Nurgle military building cycles and recruitment pool |
| Great Unclean One | Greater daemon monster | Nurgle military building cycles and recruitment pool |
| Plaguebearers of Nurgle | Daemonic infantry for sustained close combat. | Regular roster |
Lords and heroes
Ku'gath Plaguefather
Ku'gath Plaguefather leads the Poxmakers of Nurgle, combining plague brewing, ranged attacks and Nurgle magic for a campaign of sustained pressure in Immortal Empires.
Total War: Warhammer III (base game)
Tamurkhan
Tamurkhan the Maggot Lord leads the Maggot Host, a Nurgle faction that gathers chieftains and their troops around a powerful melee lord in Immortal Empires.
Epidemius
Epidemius leads the Tallymen of Pestilence, a Nurgle faction whose strength grows as its plagues spread through Immortal Empires.
The Glottkin
The Glottkin lead the Host of the Triplets, a Nurgle-devoted Warriors of Chaos faction that combines mortal warbands with daemons from Gardens of Corruption.
The Glottkin – Lords of the End Times
Kayzk the Befouled
Kayzk the Befouled is Tamurkhan’s mounted Legendary Hero, a Nurgle champion who supports charges and fights from a Rot Beast.
Gutrot Spume
Gutrot Spume is a Nurgle-devoted Legendary Hero in the Glottkin pack, bringing an axe and an anti-large role to the Host of the Triplets.
Character stories
Sources
- Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — SEGA — support.sega.com
- Thrones of Decay: Introducing Tamurkhan — Creative Assembly — community.creative-assembly.com
- CA Account Promotion: Epidemius — SEGA — support.sega.com
- The Glottkin – Lords of the End Times — official Steam listing — store.steampowered.com
- Patch 5.0: Introducing the Free Content — Creative Assembly — community.creative-assembly.com
- Lords of the End Times: Meet Glottkin — Creative Assembly — community.creative-assembly.com