EPIDEMIUS Campaign Guide - How to Get a Good Start with the New FLC Lord - Total War Warhammer 3

Epidemius the Tallyman of Nurgle is the new Free Legendary Lord in the Thrones of Decay DLC for Total War Warhammer 3. In this Epidemius Campaign Guide, we talk about how to get a good start with the new FLC lord, how to get the most out of your Plagues, and go in depth with Nurgle's new mechanics. Thanks to Creative Assembly for sponsoring this video!
Epidemius Campaign Guide - New FLC Lord - Thrones of Decay DLC - Total War Warhammer 3
0:00 Intro and Basic Mechanics
5:20 How the Plague System works
13:11 Unique skill line
15:15 Start position and first moves
17:37 Campaign start
#epidemius #thronesofdecay #totalwar

[@DrRipper19]

I love how while you were working on this video you were hit with a violent illness out of both ends. That wasn't food poisoning, it was nurgle's sign of approval.

[@user-zg1iu9yx7p]

Those were a gift. A gift from nurgle.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

the rotfather blessed me mightily for a good 40 hours. both ends workin' overtime babyyy

[@user-zg1iu9yx7p]

@milkandcookiesTW all jokes aside glad you are better!

[@Schniedragon88]

PRAISE THE UR-FATHER AND BASK IN HIS LOVE!

[@DrRipper19]

@@milkandcookiesTW may your orifices sing his watery praises again soon

[@user-zg1iu9yx7p]

I love how he's holding the paper up while fucking up people.

[@R3GARnator]

The fine print says you're screwed!

[@Ratt611]

The tally must be kept. 😎

[@user-zg1iu9yx7p]

@Ratt611 7 is the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be 7. Not 6 for Slanesh. Not 8 for khorn. 9 while being way out. Is sorta acceptable becasue chaos undivided also includes nurgle.

[@jasonstormsong4940]

@@user-zg1iu9yx7p The Holy Herpes Grenade.

[@vahlen5281]

The grind never stops.

[@TtotheCizzel]

Very happy to hear a Nurgle campaign will be fun. Was looking forward to Nurgle the most before 3 came out and was just so lame to play as them

[@milkandcookiesTW]

i mean, no guarantees you will like them after the rework either. but there should be lots of gameplay and streams of them on KZbin, so that should give you a decent idea if you'll enjoy them more now

[@Omnomface]

Having seen both your and other people's vids, i can safely say that Nurgle lords will be a hell of alot more fun. It was a drag needing to wait for ten turns just to have the military strength to expand only to get crippled when your economy collapses two turns after.

[@Keln02]

Chaos realm maps need to be the default battle maps for regions where corruption is peaking. They look absolutely gorgeous and it's a huge shame to let them rot in the inferior game mode.

[@arsontheaverage8821]

Honestly they could be used as good mechanics. Being able to take over a providence capital and basically change it into one of those maps with a city smacked on could be dope, would make it so the longer chaos infest a place the stronger it grows

[@ryanw5500]

@@arsontheaverage8821 Sounds like a good idea. Chaos wants to destroy the Known World, and what better way to destroy it than have the Realm of Chaos absorb it?

[@Godslayer96]

Having a non-magic caster lord-buff wagon is actually pretty cool for campaigns if I want to keep using low-tier units. Also, his design is 10/10, Greasus eat your heart out. It's as funny as it is sad that CA is at their very best when they are apologizing but this DLC looks amazing so I am not complaining.

[@mattythefatty6442]

Happy to see CA sponsoring you man that’s so awesome as a subscriber for probably 6+years I would have never imagined the day where your hard work is finically recognized

[@milkandcookiesTW]

thanks mate! done a few with them before, but yeah these are fairly uncommon cuz we're part of the standard audience anyway lol

[@Muramasa1794]

Can’t wait to finally play a FULL Nurgle campaign this time around

[@michaelmorton6566]

Nurgle factions should always be able to recruit at least Nurglings

[@milkandcookiesTW]

agreed

[@wiredshadowfury569]

Who can take a rot fly, sprinkle it with goo, cover it with poxes and a fever or two, the tallyman can! The tallyman can cus he mixes it with grandfather’s love.

[@brandor763]

Hell yeah I love this. Lol

[@lucasjleandro]

A World with Desire, Disease, Destruction and Disguise. Thanks God that is only in Fantasy

[@iforgotmyname1669]

Yeah, earth isn't plagued with anything of the kind. I'm glad our real life is safe and kind everywhere all the time

[@draugr121]

I would have worshipped Nurgle if only he was real :/

[@memesofwarhemmer7076]

Nurgle getting to spread his love around however I wish he was either closer to malaketh or in lustria kinda tired of every chaos faction starting in the north or empire.

[@brandostacks]

It’s only right for a chaos faction to start in the chaos waste lol.

[@brandostacks]

That and you get to see the glorious maps of nurgle spreading his love all over ❤

[@charlesman8722]

Why would he be there?? Lol we don’t need more Lustria bowl

[@brandostacks]

@@charlesman8722 it’s also fun killing lizard men as chaos so I get what he’s saying

[@markcollins2704]

I read this but then everyone bitches about where Kugath is

[@bagofsunshine3916]

Wait, you actually got sponsored by CA? I feel like this rarely ever happens, but very nice that they did.

[@simondiebolt5354]

27:20, Malus attacked the Lord and not Epidimius, so Epidimius ends up behind Malus and therefore reinforcing from the other side of the battlefield. It makes sense and is actually pretty important when chosing your engagements!

[@manfredthegreat]

Good visual work on this video 👍 not boring while explaining general functions and mechanics of the faction.

[@007whiterussian2]

flc lords are always so fun for some reason. They add just enough flavor to be more unique and fun then the "basic" LLs but they dont have crazy mechanics that make them op or complicated. Alith anar and imrik are def highlights

[@YomamaYodaddyYobjtchassGranny]

Nah imrik goes crazy on multiplayer when u know what you’re doing

[@draugr121]

Drycha with her legendary hero is another example of "Holy shit". They truly did something unique for her.

[@lonespacedrone3952]

Wow the new Nurgle update is way more thought out that I originally thought and looks like a ton of fun, thanks for the video Indy!

[@blaat44]

I'm looking forward to this. Thanks for the guide!

[@Arnland69]

Great vid love this format, cheers Indy and grats on the sponsor.

[@Portice92]

ToD is looking so MUUUUUUCH better than SoC (even after the additions), but even so I'm somehow way more excited to play as Epidemius. Free Legendary Lords do so much to improve the overall game, that Legendary Heroes just don't.

[@robolandon2787]

I failed this start so hard my first time. This is a great character, but making this start even harder than Kugath's is a missed opportunity. Thanks for the guide

[@SilentGhostSG]

love these longer, slightly more casual campaign starts/showcases, really nice to see your commentary skills in a different kind of light with the campaign and faction mechanics. Epidemius looks like alot of fun with the new mechanics.

[@MrSnorlax143]

this sparked joy

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@Uhthis]

That little Nurgling saluting Epidemius on his throne is so cute lmao

[@marcbeans3057]

Super awesome to have this, thank you, and congratulations on being the official CA video for showcasing Epidemius.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

thank you mate!

[@Nikolas5842]

Thank you Indy for covering FLC lord campaign first. You truly are a man of the people

[@Viper40758]

I appreciate the work you put in this video and im actually tempted to get this dlc or part of it. On an unrelated note will you upload any videos on manor lords? A lot of people are excited about it and its a "similar" strategy type game. Could be good for the channel.

[@nuggetthesquirrellord6904]

looking forward to spread the plague-father's love with this updated mechanic

[@magnussthered]

Always keep it high and tight

[@HungryHippo7]

Hope CA sponsors you more!

[@funafull1]

Damn, nice CA sponsorship brother

[@Grimmnight16]

Yea, considering how he treated the company. Wild they would let him have this kind of access.

[@zaibakk9072]

Congratulation for the collaboration with CA!

[@milkandcookiesTW]

thanks mate!

[@meksil8776]

13:50 How does it work exactly? Can you abandon 1 settlement to then recolonize it on the next turn to go from 4 to 5 surplus instantly?Or does it only work if you capture it from an enemy?

[@Doombot221]

11:00 The ability for plagues to spread over water means that Kugath just got a massive buff to his start position...his plagues are going to be such a nightmare to deal with lol

[@corwinjames1888]

Cheers

[@naesguy171]

Great guide! Any chance of the same type of guide for Tamurkhan?

[@EveloGrave]

Epidemus is who I am most excited for.

[@meksil8776]

10:50 Well it matters very much for Kugath aswell since it was a major issue he had with his starting position, his capital could only spread a plague to 1 of the 3 other regions from the province and that was it. His growth will be so much stronger now if he can spread a +25 growth plague to all 4 regions of his starting province.

[@erektarcane_elysium5582]

Nice😊

[@phoenixblaze5491]

Do rotflys feel any better?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

i dont believe any significant (if any) changes have been made to plague drones or rot flies unfortunately

[@Jefrejtor]

From not wanting to play Nurgle at all to struggling to pick one of the LLs to play first...even Kugath is looking good now! Altough Epidemius currently has the slight edge for me, thanks to his plagues actually, you know, killing people

[@captainsouvlakis3557]

2:43 i dont know what you are talking about plaguebearers are amazing

[@temp9460]

Can any one give me advice on how to use the toads and the rot flies. Both those units always come out of my battles either dying or low health? What fights should these units be looking to take?

[@Ratt611]

Easiest micro for me is assemble melee blob. Keep toads far away or hidden. Wait till ai commits to the blob. pick flank or ranged back line and charge. Use them together as much as possible, support with flies.

[@Krisso22]

so, its like playing plague inc evolved with more graphics, sounds fun :p

[@Slyslug]

It would be cool if all chaos factions had access to diplomacy with daniel where you could send him gifts and sway what path the AI dan goes in regards to Demonic gifts.

[@looming_]

Drop more land battles my boy

[@Masquerade1200]

Been beating my head against a wall since release with epidemius. hopefully this will help

[@milkandcookiesTW]

let me know if it does or doesn't! curious how it goes

[@maxpower3990]

Does his plague counting mechanic count Skaven and Demon Prince plagues as well or just Nurgle ones?

[@mathiasrryba]

it counts plagues that you started, naturally.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

it only counts Epidemius faction plagues, so it wont even count stuff from Kugath for example

[@maxjambon3117]

How does Epidemius' Tally counter interact with plagues from other other Nurgle factions?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

it does not. the Tally is only for Epidemius faction plagues

[@maxjambon3117]

@@milkandcookiesTW Aw... I was hoping it would at least stack with other nurgle factions that are allied with Epidemius.

[@brendoggo787]

Never before have I been more excited for a TWW DLC to bad it’s right before finals so I can’t play it as much as I would like

[@sawyeratkinson]

Tomb kings, norsca, ogre kingdom updates when? This DLC seems pretty damn meaty just wish the desert bones were getting any kind of love at all. Its been since what wh2?

[@betrayalz84]

"Hit 'em with the poop butt. Poop buttt!!"-milkandcookies 2024

[@VindensSaga]

How far are the new DLCs from release?

[@christopherhayes1369]

30 April

[@KorsAir1987]

1 week!

[@Aftershk]

That Liquifying Bowels plague on the Dark Elves turning Darkshards into Darksharts. 😂💩

[@Jecht1221]

Epidemius should buff plague bearers faction wide like the tech tree did.

[@MrGeorge102]

Is there a way to confederate him if his factions is dead?

[@leonidas231]

just waiting for Skulltaker....

[@hknova683]

I really don’t like his mechanic with the morris engine effect. I recently found out it doesn’t just affect the enemy but also your own troops

[@samgriffin5354]

Nice! *opens 10,000th Empire campaign

[@milkandcookiesTW]

true

[@leojohn1615]

Gosh I hope Ulrika is only available for the dawi on extended roster

[@milkandcookiesTW]

she wont be in multiplayer for dwarfs in the final build. not intended

[@leojohn1615]

@@milkandcookiesTW that is wonderful news. Now i just gotta hope i can get some fun with the thunderbarge before it gets sent to the shadow realm with nerfs

[@tylerdurden376]

Always the best time when Indy drops a new one

[@greensmiet6996]

Epidemius and Nurgle in general look very smexy in this update

[@4lukeification]

Interesting so you don't need to use heros to discover other nergle factions, the cults will manifest and do it for you

[@besnizec]

What about generic mortal lord of nurgle, he should be better then master in a duel, master is anti large after all. Rancid is an expensive spell, if you try to army lost malus, soc is a better way to go.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

can definitely make that work well too. this video was made with all base game stuff, no DLCs required, so it was kind of tailored for people who are new or haven't thought about buying Thrones of Decay yet

[@Dargini]

Come Mr.Tallyman…tally me diseases~

[@thenikostratus190]

I wish there was a mod to confederate Festus as a nurgle faction, Im greedy and want 4 legendary lords

[@sinfinity383]

What happened to Festus?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

I dont know, what happened to him?

[@sinfinity383]

@@milkandcookiesTW He wasn’t on the character selection screen in your video :O

[@sinfinity383]

@@milkandcookiesTW Oh wait nevermind, I’ve just realized that he is a WoC faction, not Nurgle.. Damn it, mah bad

[@R3GARnator]

15:23 Legend: I'm bout to ruin this man's whole career.

[@TheRayric]

I think I will start with him over in lustria right next to clan pestilence. Unholy plague duo destroys local eco system!

[@nordicpush1452]

His legs are scary....

[@KrayZee33]

+ 1 Surplus on new territory.... so abadon -> recapture = turn 15 lvl5 settlement or something?

[@mathiasrryba]

pretty sure it doesn't work that way and even if it did you'd still need to pay the colonization fee every time making it really expensive anyways

[@machinelifeform6257]

:D

[@coaiemandushman1079]

3.06 wtf? new animations????????

[@IrishRanter]

Im salty purely cause im sick of a mtg add that says that and refuses to leave me alone 😂. Also no clue

[@cinder8926]

Thats apart of Epidemius' quest battle you won't see anything like that happen in normal battles.

[@coaiemandushman1079]

@@cinder8926 oHHHHHHH ok. Thank you nazi weeb for the help

[@christopherhayes1369]

Stinkiest accountant ever

[@G1ingy]

This video only shows how hard Shadows of Change SUCKED. Instead of a brand new awesome campaign and start position, all Tzeentch got were two useless forgettable LH's you'll forget existed. If CA was any smart, they'd go back and retroactively turn either Aekold or Blue Scribes into a LL with their own factions.

[@changer_of_ways_suspense_smith]

Boo! I was hoping Toddy would be the FLC lord! BOO!

[@Daiciyomon_4594]

When they want to release? Keep watching sponsorer play is not an experience

[@milkandcookiesTW]

one week. april 30 i think

[@Prince__Teclis]

​@@milkandcookiesTWHype!

[@asgardplays7139]

The worst campaign from entire DLC. Early game and Late game is pure hell. Nobody helps you and ORDERTIDE is sure every game...

[@silentgamingsg9028]

Why do we need 2 years to fix a faction? They literally released WH3 in EA. Im tired from CA and TW...

[@FrejthKing]

oh look we have a shill again. Sponsored SPONSORED.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

you caught me. im getting paid to show off a free character i was going to show off anyway. absolutely disgusting behavior, very sorry

[@FrejthKing]

@@milkandcookiesTW

[@bigquazz3955]

Jesus. Dlc isn't even out yet and we're already getting campaign guides. This is so lame

[@jamescooke7243]

You could always try not watching? That way, people who want to know the information can watch the video without children crying for no reason

[@Grimmnight16]

@@jamescooke7243 seriously? this community full of crying people. You guys whined and whined to change the company and completely destroy what could of been. Now we get smaller dlcs and things like nippon, Ind, and Kharesh are long gone.

[@jamescooke7243]

@@Grimmnight16 If I look at your previous comments, you're one of the ones crying all the time. Grow up. This dlc is great, don't like it? Don't buy it. Cheers

[@Grimmnight16]

@@jamescooke7243 cry me a river . I’m the one reminding you goofs what you did. You can stand there and say you didn’t complain about anything? Gimme a break. You are the worst and a clown.

[@dembro27]

Saving Private Toxfarter 🫡