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Figuring out how to unlock Immortal Empires forTotal War: Warhammer 3can be a bit confusing if you’re new to the series. Even though nowadays you no longer need to buy all three games in order to access the combined grand strategy map, you’ll still need to own the entire trilogy to unlock all the content. On the bright side, if you’re new to the series, simply owning the latest entry is enough to get you started.
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Once you own the entire trilogy, you’ll automatically gain access to Immortal Empires. However, that’s not enough to unlock all the available content; far from it. The three games have dozens of DLC packs between them, and it costs quite a lot of money to buy everything. Keep reading this guide to find out which DLC packs offer the best bang for your buck and which can be safely skipped.
Updated August 06, 2025, by Jason Moth:Owning all three games is no longer required to access Immortal Empires. Anyone who buys Total War: Warhammer 3 on any platform can now play the combined grand strategy map. However, you’ll still need to own the first two entries in the series in order to unlock the races they introduced. To unlock all the content, you’ll still need to buy the DLC as well, which now also includes Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs.
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Great Value DLC For Immortal Empires
Some DLC packs offer much better value than others. If you don’t want to spend too much money trying to get the best out of Immortal Empires, stick to the DLC found in this first section of the guide. Some of these packs are a bit pricey, but they offer a lot of good content in return.
Champions Of Chaos (Total War: Warhammer 3) - $15,99
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Chaos Warriors (Total War: Warhammer) - $7,99
Rise Of The Tomb Kings (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $18,99
Curse Of The Vampire Coast (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $18,99
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Good Value DLC For Immortal Empires
These DLC packs shouldn’t be a priority if you’ve just started playing Immortal Empires, but you should definitely consider getting at least a few of them at some point down the road.
It’s a good idea to get DLC that expands the races you already like or want to start playing. No point in buying DLC for races you’re not playing, regardless of how cheap it is. DLC that addspowerful Legendary Lordsare worth considering as well.
The Queen And The Crone (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $9,99
The Warden And The Paunch (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $9,99
The Prophet And The Warlock (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $9,99
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The Shadow And The Blade (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $9,99
The Silence And The Fury (Total War: Warhammer 2) – $9,99
The Beastmen portion of the DLC is an extension to the Call of the Beastmen race pack; however, you don’t need that pack to play this DLC. The Silence and the Fury gives you access to Taurox and the entire Beastmen unit roster but doesn’t unlock the three remaining Beastmen Legendary Lords.
The Twisted And The Twilight (Total War: Warhammer 2) – $9.99
The Wood Elves portion of the DLC is an extension to the Realm of the Wood Elves race pack. You don’t need the race pack to play the DLC. Owning just The Twisted and the Twilight unlocks The Sisters of Twilight and the entire Wood Elves unit roster will do, but they don’t give you access to the three remaining Legendary Lords.
The Grim and the Grave (Total War: Warhammer) - $8.99
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Norsca (Total War: Warhammer) - $9,99
The Total War: Warhammer trilogy has very few terrible DLC packs; however, several of them are definitely not worth buying at full price.
We wouldn’t recommend getting the DLC packs below unless they’re on sale. Even then, it would be best to first read some user reviews before pulling the trigger.
Forge Of The Chaos Dwarfs - $24.99
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Ogre Kingdoms (Total War: Warhammer 3) - $11.99
Call of the Beastmen (Total War: Warhammer) - $18.99
Realm of the Wood Elves (Total War: Warhammer) - $18.99
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The King and the Warlord (Total War: Warhammer) - $8.99
The Hunter and the Beast (Total War: Warhammer 2) - $9.99
Complete Rip-Off DLC For Immortal Empires
This one is pretty self-explanatory.
Blood for the Blood God (Every Game In The Trilogy) - $2.99
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