Lords of the End Times, the new DLC for Total War: Warhammer III, launched on September 24, 2026, alongside the free Update 9.0, Creative Assembly confirmed in its launch announcement on Steam. It adds four Legendary Lords to the Immortal Empires campaign, and each one is sold separately for $8.99 on Steam, or as a bundle of all four at a 15% discount.
The headline twist is who can play it. In a series first, Creative Assembly says that buying any of the Lords of the End Times content grants access to the Immortal Empires campaign with no need to own any of the Total War: Warhammer games. One $8.99 lord pack is now a way into the full sandbox map.
The Four Legendary Lords
Creative Assembly’s DLC overview lays out each pack:
- Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead: builds necropolises and hunts down the nine Mortarchs and the lost Books of Nagash on a path to godhood. He can raise units from the Tomb Kings, Vampire Counts and Vampire Coast rosters, plus new units such as the Khemric Titan and Morghast Archai.
- Thanquol, the Grey Seer: runs the Skaven’s Clan Scruten through Masterplans (secret armies, dark rituals and heists that can go wrong), rides the Rat-Ogre Boneripper, and brings the Skreech Verminking as a Legendary Hero.
- Boris Todbringer, Elector Count of Middenland: raises Fervour to build up the Great Temple of Ulric, with new units including Teutogen Guard, Knights of the White Wolf and Knights Panther.
- The Glottkin: Nurgle’s plague brothers spread corruption and turn conquered settlements into Gardens of Corruption.
What Everyone Gets for Free
Update 9.0 is not locked behind the DLC. Creative Assembly’s free content blog adds Neferata as a free Legendary Lord and a significant Vampire Counts rework, in which new Vampire Lords are awakened by developing Vampire Lairs, plus a new way to confederate with other Vampire Counts factions. The patch notes also rework how the campaign AI recruits, aimed at the long-running complaint about armies clumping and idling around settlements, and retune Slaanesh building chains after feedback on Tides of Torment.
What This Means for Players
If the pile of games and DLC has put you off Warhammer III, this is the cheapest way in yet. Pick the one lord whose playstyle appeals and you get the Immortal Empires map to play them on.
Owners of the base game get Neferata and the AI changes either way, so it is worth starting a fresh Vampire Counts campaign before deciding on any paid pack. If squad tactics are more your pace, our Star Wars Zero Company squad guide covers a smaller-scale strategy game, and Total War publisher Sega’s other recent news is Crazy Taxi: World Tour going online. For something to play with friends on PC, see our best PC co-op games of 2026.
Source: Creative Assembly, Lords of the End Times launch announcement and Update 9.0 patch notes, September 24, 2026.