You will probably reach a point where you’ll be auto resolving all but the toughest battles, because you can just steamroll through every opponent. This new strength can also be noticed in the campaign, which is in my opinion too easy to play: the early game is a charm thanks to the very strong starting creatures, while into the late game Taurox becomes an absolute powerhouse capable of not only destroying entire units (he’s a melee expert), but also to duel with the strongest lords of rival factions (thanks to his incredible stats).

These important changes finally made one of the most boring and weak races fun to play and, also thanks to the new unit additions, stronger. These are special outposts that transform the adjacent lands into bloodgrounds: while fighting and razing settlements into these areas, beastmen gather Marks of Destruction, the resource needed for victory. The beastmen got the longer end of the stick in this lords pack, also thanks to the long-awaited race rework: the lords of the race now have the ability to raise herdstones in the settlements they destroy. The amount of damage that this lord can do is simply too high, resulting in an incredibly easy early game for its Vortex campaign, considering that he also gets very good starting units. He is a melee expert that simply excels at everything: he has incredibly good damage (and armor-piercing one), good speed, plenty of hp and can basically charge the enemy general head-on, even if enemy units are in the way. Taurox is, simply said, an absolute beast (emh, yes, that was meant as a joke). Let’s start with my favourite addition: the beastmen in the Vortex campaign, under the control of Taurox the Brass Bull.

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