At a glance
- Type
- Legendary Lord
- Battlefield role
- Armoured melee duellist
- Content pack
- Chaos Warriors Race Pack
- Faction
- The Decadent Host
Availability
Content pack: Chaos Warriors Race Pack. Immortal Empires ownership
- Chaos Warriors Race Pack unlocks Sigvald the Magnificent in Immortal Empires. Own the pack on the same storefront as your campaign game.
The Decadent Host in Immortal Empires
Sigvald belongs to the Warriors of Chaos race and is unlocked by the original Chaos Warriors Race Pack. The Decadent Host is his Immortal Empires faction, sharing the race’s fortress and warband systems with a Slaaneshi focus.
His Slaanesh focus after Update 9.0
Update 9.0 changed Sigvald’s technology tree to follow Azazel’s structure, increased his access to Slaanesh Gifts of Chaos and removed access to units devoted to the other Chaos Gods. Plan around Undivided and Slaanesh troops.
This affects the army you can develop across the campaign. Decide which regiments you want to retain and promote, then choose heroes whose Dark Authority supports those troops. Sigvald’s mortal swordfighter role also makes him a different battlefield choice from the flying Daemon Prince Azazel.
Win a duel with an army behind it
Sigvald is an armoured melee fighter. Bring him into an important close engagement while Chaos Warriors occupy the neighbouring enemy regiments. Keeping those fights under control gives him room to focus on his target.
Use cavalry or other mobile support to reach distant missiles and fleeing troops. A supporting sorcerer can supply magic while Sigvald fights; keep the caster protected and choose the lore around the army’s needs.
Undivided prince, then a Slaanesh lord
Sigvald is in the Chaos Warriors Race Pack with Archaon and Kholek. In 2022 he could recruit Slaanesh troops at once and still reach the other gods later. Update 9.0, after the Glottkin joined the race, treats him as a Slaanesh-focused lord: technologies in Azazel's pattern, no units of the other gods, and more of Slaanesh's gifts.
He remains the mortal duellist of the Decadent Host. Azazel is the flying Daemon Prince from Champions of Chaos. The novel Sigvald, by Darius Hinks, is the Old World story of the Brass Skull and a war against Khorne's legions. It is not the Immortal Empires technology change.
Unlock, campaigns and start position
Sigvald needs the Chaos Warriors Race Pack on the same storefront as Warhammer III and leads The Decadent Host in Immortal Empires only. CA's 2022 Immortal Empires list starts him at the Palace of Princes.
Since Update 9.0 he is a Slaanesh-focused lord: Azazel's technology pattern, more Slaanesh Gifts of Chaos and no units of the other three gods. Patch 9.0.5 adjusted his skill tree so its bonuses give Slaanesh-dedicated units extra melee attack.
First turns and army plan
Recruit for the army you will keep. Undivided Chaos Warriors and Marauders hold the early line, and Slaanesh-marked regiments get the most out of Sigvald's skills once you can recruit them. Do not plan around Khorne, Nurgle or Tzeentch troops, because the Decadent Host cannot field them.
A Short Victory as Sigvald rewards an Exalted Keeper of Secrets. Since Patch 9.0.5 that Greater Daemon arrives at rank 20 with rare items and has the Warriors of Chaos skill line, so it can lead a second army straight away.
Questions
Can Sigvald recruit Khorne, Nurgle or Tzeentch units?
No. Update 9.0 removed his access to units devoted to the other Chaos Gods and gave him more Slaanesh Gifts of Chaos instead.
Which DLC is Sigvald in?
The Chaos Warriors Race Pack, with Archaon and Kholek. It unlocks him in Immortal Empires; he is not a Realm of Chaos lord.
What does Sigvald get for a Short Victory?
An Exalted Keeper of Secrets, who since Patch 9.0.5 joins at rank 20 with rare items and the Warriors of Chaos skill line.
Sources
- Update 9.0 release notes — community.creative-assembly.com
- Patch 9.0.5 notes — store.steampowered.com
- Immortal Empires starting positions — totalwar.com
- Chaos Warriors Race Pack — store.steampowered.com
- SEGA Immortal Empires ownership guide — support.sega.com