One use i have started to like to hewers is as flank guards in formations i mean usually flankers are cavs and if hewer crew ends up in melee as you said in this video they are still crew of slayes so they can hold on theirn own for sometime

I don't think the Tomb Kings need a major rework, their campaign feels incredibly well done thematically and their mechanics are fun in my opinion. I just think they could use buffs and tweaks to some things like: global recruitment of their tier 4 and tier 5 units, some of the books of Nagash, the realm of souls is okay, but it's annoying that it does nothing for construct armies and they could make some of the tech tree lords and proclamations more interesting rather than like +5% income from settlement buildings and +5 winds for all armies. They also suffer from 3 of the 4 lords starting in close proximity while not being able to confederate making campaigns feel quite similar after a couple dozen turns while Khatep has just a bizzare start location. Also I would like to see a couple new units for them like higher tier ap chariots, a legendary hero, and something that could be cool is flying ushabti units, something like vargheists maybe. Plus more generic lord options would be welcome. Also Settra's bonuses to relations with Tomb King factions feels pretty useless often as you are incentivized to take out Arkhan (which makes sense) and Khalida if she doesn't die on turn 8 and there isn't enough minor Tomb King factions to make good use of it. It's a pretty long list, but I think they would feel mostly fine with just some of these changes.

Chariot of God run over everyone.

Wonder what Settra would do at the beach. Probably play with sand. At least we know he does not surf. Anyway the chariot could greatly benefit from having some more mass, maybe 3000 or so

More Lord focus please. Maybe a breakdown of not only battle capabilities, but skill lines and research tree pathing.

Such a great lord! He can do pretty much everything, buffs your best infantry, and is surrounded by special landmarks that significantly boost your empire. Being sandwiched between Mannfred and Skarbrand can get a bit dicey, especially if they both declare war before you're able to raise a second army. Fun times.

He's not good. And neither are the Tomb Kings. They are weak. But they are still incredibly fun! Settra's tomb guard build is no joke. Just a really weak start that's all. A Tomb Kings rework would be great. The rise of the tomb kings is still the best faction DLC CA has ever made. Better than the Chaos Dwarfs (which is a close second). But yeah... they're kind of weak. I guess that's built into the thing though because if you lose your entire army you just rebuild it for free. Running up against a level 20+ Skarbrand is still a really bad day though on legendary/VH. Here's the thing though... Tomb King magic is all about debuffs and buffs. It's not your typical kill magic and so it looks like it is weak. But it's not. It's just a different play style.

Settra is a very balanced character- he is a good combatant, excellent army leader who provides buffs to many key TK units and a very competent spell caster. He has a nice selection of Mounts, that allows him to play different roles on the battlefield. His Chariot of the Gods is totally unique and gives Settra absolutely ridiculous Charge Bonus and infantry mulching potential. I feel that Settra's greatest strength is his flexibility- he can do pretty much anything on the battlefield- from Lord sniping to blob destruction. It seems from your video that the Chariot of the Gods could use a mass increase- it looked like it got stuck right after hitting Tier 1 Empire infantry. Overall, this is a very informative and in-depth video. Thank you.

Thanks for the video! May I know where are you getting these advanced stats pages from? Looks useful.

You forgot to mention his special lord defeat trait versus Surtha Ek.

I mentioned it before and you also talked about it, but the charge bonus you can get on him is so good! Also, I am not sure if it is still the case on the current patch but on Settra's start if you went for the TK minor faction first instead of the vampire one, they would recruit a terrorgheist as the last unit. Always, I would send settra to fight it alone even in L/VH max AI stat cheats, and he never lost.

"waiter, waiter, more skaven slave infantry units please!!!"

Mostly agree. Control builds are good enough so low opportunity cost to hiring them, they give you something you otherwise lack, and can do "some" work. In Multiplayer I would say or two, absolute max, and only if the enemy isn't bringing either heavy air or anti air power. They're not amazing, but they can tie up a vital cannon for a little while or disrupt some elite ranged units.

I'm slightly confused on the in-game wording on Glorious Charge, though your description of it "boosting flanking attacks" may have cleared things up: "Enemy units take a Leadership penalty *as if* they have been attacked in the flank. So based on how you talked about it in the video, it's a bonus leadership penalty of about the same numerical value he applies whenever he charges an enemy so he can double-up by charging the flanks/rear. Am I understanding it correctly?

Oh mighty, Settra... Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more... Is very worth it.

I'm still under the impression that Chariot of the Gods should fly. There's a thousand stories with chariots of Gods and the chariot is always able to fly, even the ones that come out of the ground.

SETTRA DOES NOT SWERVE!!! *chariot leaves burning wheel-shaped gouges in the chosen*

Despite how much I love the TKs, Settra is probably my least favorite lord in their roster. the Grand Heirophant is in a fun starting location and is super hard. Khalida starts with some absolute lads for her units and can really spiral into some interesting directions. and Arkhan, my favorite campaign in the game, is literally right next door to Settra. That said, as a unit he's still IMMENSE. Probably the strongest of the 4 when it comes to lord power.

Truly, Settra does not serve, Settra rules!!!

34 minutes of saying the dudes name and 4 seconds for “yes“

Yes they are.

I would like to point out a major difference between the archer chariots and the melee chariots: The archer chariots have only one attack animation post-charge, and it's a headbutt from the horses pulling the chariots while the melee-only chariots can attack with the horse headbutt or the guy behind the driver swinging the glaive/halberd off either side. Despite their stats being the exact same, the melee only chariots tend to survive a lot better when left in melee for extended periods (like trying to ensure a wavering unit routes after the charge) because they disrupt attackers from the sides while the archer chariots will take all of those hits instead.

Witcher hunters with extra armor traits are worthwhile to have as an anvil unit.

They need flying mouth. Tomb Kings Extended fixed that.

Tasty mass charge. Put them with Khalida for max effect.

Very durable indeed but it doesn't seem to deal its damage very quickly

Dont skavenslaves get the melee lv7 or above redline skill?

the noodle riders !

I love this unit- another over-juiced Tomb Kings ROR !!! Even without Campaign buffs, this is a certified powerhouse, combining Shock Cavalry like 74 Charge bonus and Melee Cavalry like MA=55 amd MD=56. This unit can literally cycle charge and stay in Melee indefinitely ! After Campaign upgrades, it becomes absolutely ridiculously powerful- Armor=120, MA=65, MD=61,Damage=82 (31+51), Speed=85 and Physical Resistance=10% !!! These are ludicrous numbers. There is literally nothing this unit is not good at. Thanks for a great review. I am looking forward to your Settra video.

Don't you think 6 minutes of pointless footage is a bit much?

Greetings! I love them! I love elite cav. Would doomstack.

Take a good unit and make it better? Fair choice.

There is no winds of magic rising or lowering in wh3

This one is a unit I almost never used, just never came up for me so can't comment too muhc. I will only leave my appreciation for you going so indepth for TKs again.

Really theres only 1 thing keeping this thing from being utterly utterly busted and that's the price on this thing; it costs as much as some buildings and has a not inconsiderable upkeep for a race that doesn't have especially good income. That having been said once you get going it offers very little counterplay; I don't think theres any infantry unit that has the slightest chance of stopping or signifigantly hurting it, cavalry will pretty much bounce off of it and it's such a dump truck that it can probably square up with other monsters and/or lords and at a minimum take a long ass time to die. Maybe if you're dealing with a dedicated artillery/ranged spam army like dwarves, skaven or empire you'll have a problem but even then it's still doing a valuable job of eating up all the damage that would be going into your ranks of saurus that are marching up the field. Point is: this thing wins pretty much every melee phase you put it in. Interestingly, the one time I had to deal with this obscenity it was actually insanely easy; it was a quest battle with Imrik and my one

They're like blasting charges without the miners

I did many tomb kings campagne, first time seeing them and it made me laugh

Greetings praise algorithm gods! I like them. Fast, hard hiting amd tanky. If you dont have birds they are your best think vs Artillery. I geting them all the time. Not optimal but who realy care? 😎

Honestly before you made these videos I had forgotten that the TK had two melee cavalry lol. So rarely used

Units like this work because of the funny recruitment system. Like, if you have the jars, these guys sound super handy, and you might not have abundant Necropolis Knights...

I am really interested in your take on the Venom Knights of Asaph and Queen Khalida. There is something super cool about giant snakes and poisonous Queens who buff ranged weapons 😊

This is a missing link between Nehekhara Horsemen and Necropolis Knights. They have solid stats and can beat some good cav units like Reiksguard and Gryphon Legion. I noticed that CA significantly buffed some Tomb Kings ROR's, including this unit, Carrion and Legendary Necropolis knights unit. Their stat lines are buffed well in excess of level 9 units of their class. And they change 4-5 basic characteristics, not just 1-2 you typically see in a ROR. On the other hand, unit does not get any unique abilities, but still remains incredibly viable due to the overall massive improvements. I really like this approach to RORs, as it makes them much more unpredictable and powerful. Stormriders definitely add something to Tomb King roster that it did not have previously- a fast, hard-hitting and durable cavalry that can hold its own in most engagements and combines best features of Shock and Melee cavalry.

i wonder how it is teamed up with a unit of hexwraiths, in an arkhan the black campaign

Hey hey, any chance you'll take a look at the dark elves' death hag? Would be much appreciated!

hm, should I make a pun about Riders on the Storm or about Ghost Rider? Tough call. Anyway I never gave them a close look, had no idea they were so different from nehekara horsemen

These videos are really helpful since Tomb Kings are one of my favourites to play.

a long time ago, I was playing Tomb Kings (Total War 2). I managed to have enough heros with "bonus rank" in 1 army so my home army units STARTED rank 7-9. This is the army which I kept at home to produce units and move them upto the front after casualties.

You’ve convinced me! Ungor only run!

Greetings praise algorithm gods! Clasic mages. You need them. You dont need to like them. They are fineeee