Availability
Content pack: Total War: Warhammer II – Rise of the Tomb Kings. Immortal Empires ownership
- Rise of the Tomb Kings unlocks the Tomb Kings and their four Legendary Lords in Immortal Empires. With Warhammer III as your campaign entry point, own this Warhammer II DLC on the same storefront; the Warhammer II base game is not required.
Factions and leaders
Khemri
Leader: Settra the Imperishable.
Settra leads Khemri. Choose the conquering king for a campaign built around Nehekhara’s royal armies, chariots and the restoration of his dominion.
Court of Lybaras
Leader: High Queen Khalida.
Khalida leads the Court of Lybaras. Her archer tradition and hatred of vampires give her campaign a different identity from Settra’s imperial ambitions.
Exiles of Nehek
Leader: Grand Hierophant Khatep.
Khatep leads the Exiles of Nehek. The Grand Hierophant brings the Mortuary Cult’s spellcasting tradition to a campaign of exile and rediscovery.
Followers of Nagash
Leader: Arkhan the Black.
Arkhan leads the Followers of Nagash. His loyalty to the Great Necromancer and access to selected Vampire Counts troops distinguish his faction from the other Tomb Kings.
Why choose the Tomb Kings?
A skeleton line buys time for the units behind it. Skeleton Spearmen hold enemies in place while archers, chariots and constructs do the harder fighting. Ushabti add heavy melee strength; their Great Bow variant gives the army a separate ranged option. Keep these valuable units supported rather than sending them out alone.
Dynasties, capacity and the Mortuary Cult
Dynasty research expands your ability to field armies and awakens rulers from Nehekhara’s past. Specialist recruitment also depends on unit capacity: the buildings that unlock troops help determine how many you can recruit. Plan your next army around both limits, rather than assuming that owning more territory immediately supplies another full construct army.
Canopic Jars and trade resources feed the Mortuary Cult, where you craft equipment and awaken Legions of Legend. Compare a recipe with the resources you can secure before choosing your next conquest. The Books of Nagash provide another reason to travel beyond your borders; weigh a distant expedition against the forces needed to defend your settlements.
Realm of Souls in battle
The Realm of Souls responds to your battlefield losses with healing and access to an Ushabti summon. Watch its battle meter while your infantry holds. Use the summoned unit where extra strength can change an engagement, such as an exposed flank, and keep your recruited constructs alive alongside it.
Tomb Princes, Liche Priests and Necrotects
Tomb Princes are melee champions who support the fighting line. Liche Priests supply spellcasting; choose a lore that adds something your lord and army need. Necrotects support constructs, making them useful companions for Ushabti and other animated guardians. These are recruitable hero types within Rise of the Tomb Kings.
Use the hero’s role to solve a problem in the army: help around a threatened lord, spells to influence an engagement, or support near constructs. A hero embedded with the army still needs protection from enemy troops and concentrated shooting.
Four Tomb Kings stories
Settra leads Khemri. Khalida leads the Court of Lybaras. Khatep leads the Exiles of Nehek. Arkhan leads the Followers of Nagash. Rise of the Tomb Kings unlocks all four.
The Return of Nagash is the End Times novel that names Arkhan. Settra’s Old World war in the Border Princes is a tabletop journal, not the Khemri sandbox.
Selected roster
| Unit | Role | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Spearmen | Spear infantry and a protective screen | Regular skeleton recruitment; Rise of the Tomb Kings |
| Ushabti | Monstrous construct infantry or Great Bow fire support | Construct buildings and unit capacity; Rise of the Tomb Kings |
| Necrosphinx | Construct monster | Construct buildings and unit capacity; Rise of the Tomb Kings |
Lords and heroes
Settra the Imperishable
Settra leads Khemri, a Tomb Kings faction in Immortal Empires, with a warrior-king’s taste for conquest and an army of skeletal soldiers, chariots and constructs.
Total War: Warhammer II – Rise of the Tomb Kings
High Queen Khalida
High Queen Khalida leads the Court of Lybaras, a Tomb Kings faction in Immortal Empires whose warrior-queen favours archers and bears an enduring hatred of vampires.
Total War: Warhammer II – Rise of the Tomb Kings
Grand Hierophant Khatep
Grand Hierophant Khatep leads the Exiles of Nehek, a Tomb Kings faction in Immortal Empires that puts the ancient Mortuary Cult’s sorcery at the heart of its army.
Total War: Warhammer II – Rise of the Tomb Kings
Arkhan the Black
Arkhan the Black leads the Followers of Nagash, a Tomb Kings faction in Immortal Empires that combines Nehekharan armies with selected Vampire Counts troops.
Total War: Warhammer II – Rise of the Tomb Kings
Character stories
Sources
- SEGA Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — support.sega.com