At a glance
- Type
- Hero type
- Battlefield role
- Support hero
- Content pack
- Total War: Warhammer III (base game)
- Race
- Khorne
Availability
Content pack: Total War: Warhammer III (base game). Immortal Empires ownership
- Cultist of Khorne belongs to the Warhammer III Khorne roster, with Bloodletters. Skarbrand is the base-game lord. Skulltaker comes with Skulltaker – Omens of Destruction. Arbaal is the free Khorne Legendary Lord.
- The hero joins Khorne factions that list the cultist. Valkia's Warriors of Chaos list is separate. Bloodreaper is a separate Khorne melee hero.
A Khorne hero, not a Warriors lord's cultist
Recruit the Cultist of Khorne from the hero panel of a Khorne faction that offers the type. Skarbrand's Exiles of Khorne are the base-game route. The cultist joins that army. The cultist leads no campaign of their own.
Other cultists, including those of Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch, are different names. Bloodreaper is a separate Khorne melee hero. Recruit the Cultist of Khorne when the panel shows that name.
Open the gate for the infantry
Cultists of Khorne come from the pits and arenas where blood is spilled for sport. On the battlefield the cultist opens the Gate of Khorne so Bloodletters surge through. Greater Gate of Khorne is the action that brings a Bloodthirster.
Skarbrand is a melee lord, and Khorne's armies are built to fight in contact. The gate is a bound action on the cultist. Treat it as that action on the unit card, and keep the summoned fighters with the rest of the attack.
Cultist, Bloodletters, Bloodthirster
Use the cultist when the army wants another surge of Bloodletters or a Bloodthirster entering through the greater gate. The troops you already recruited still have to reach the fight.
Skarr Bloodwrath and Karanak are named heroes with their own unlocks. The cultist is the generic Khorne hero for the gate. Check the hero panel for which of them this faction can field.
Sources
- Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — support.sega.com
- Total War: WARHAMMER - A New Player Survival Guide & FAQ — community.creative-assembly.com