Total War: Warhammer II
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Fantasy strategy that mixes turn-based empire building with huge real-time battles between High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen and Skaven. Its Mortal Empires map merged both Warhammer games into one giant sandbox.
Kit's verdict · 8.8/10
Total War at its wildest, with dinosaurs, dragons and ratmen all sharing one map.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Wildly different factions
- Spectacular battles with monsters and magic
- Mortal Empires is enormous
Not so much
- Battle AI can be passive or dumb
- Many top factions sit behind paid DLC
Play it if fantasy fans who want huge, cinematic battles with deep strategy.
Skip it if players who want historical realism.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Total War: Warhammer II doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Pair every army with a hero or two; their passives and spells swing fights.
- Watch public order, since rebellions eat armies and ruin settlements.
- Hold your monsters back until lines are locked, then hit flanks and rear.
- Use auto-resolve on easy fights, but fight tough battles by hand.
- Keep your capital's garrison upgraded so raids can't snipe it.
- Race for Vortex ritual currency early in the Eye of the Vortex campaign.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- Creative Assembly is a British studio that has made Total War since 2000.
- Games Workshop licensed the Warhammer Fantasy setting to Creative Assembly for a trilogy.
- Total War: Warhammer III followed in 2022 and absorbed the maps into Immortal Empires.
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