At a glance
- Type
- Legendary Lord
- Battlefield role
- Treeman melee leader and spellcaster
- Race
- Wood Elves
- Faction
- Argwylon
Availability
- Realm of the Wood Elves unlocks Durthu in Immortal Empires. The pack originated in Warhammer; its lord is playable in Warhammer III through DLC ownership on the same storefront.
Argwylon and the ancient forest
Select Wood Elves, then Argwylon, for Durthu. He is an Elder of Athel Loren whose alliance with the Elves has been worn down by repeated destruction of the forest. His campaign gives the woodland spirits a leader within the Wood Elf race.
Argwylon shares forest restoration and Deeproots travel. A restored forest is a strategic base from which to reach another part of the world. Make sure the original forest has protection before sending Durthu through the roots.
A fighting caster among the spirits
Durthu combines a large melee presence with spellcasting. Send supporting troops into the same engagement so that an enemy cannot surround him with its whole force. His size also makes him a visible target for concentrated shooting.
Tree Kin can help occupy the front while Durthu joins a chosen fight. Glade Guard add ranged pressure from outside the melee. Keep their firing lanes clear and make enemy flankers work past a protecting unit before reaching them.
Give each character a purpose
A Branchwraith suits an army built around forest spirits, combining close fighting and magic. Durthu already casts spells, so consider what another caster adds to the force before committing to overlapping support.
Orion leads Talsyn from the Elven side of the same alliance. Drycha takes the spirits’ hostility toward the Elves further, with her own restrictions and a different named hero quest.
Argwylon and the elder of the forest
Durthu comes in the same Realm of the Wood Elves pack as Orion. He leads Argwylon, an elder whose alliance with the elves has been worn by damage to the forest. He is a large fighter and a caster. Tree Kin hold the front. Glade Guard shoot from outside the press. The Deeproots can move him, and the forest he leaves still needs a guard.
Orion's lore already places Durthu on the spirit side of the pact that binds woodland spirits to the elves. Drycha takes that hostility further and restricts Elven troops. The Vaults of Winter follows Orion through a cursed spring. Durthu's place is Argwylon and that pact.
Sources
- Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — support.sega.com
- Realm of the Wood Elves — store.steampowered.com