Total War: Warhammer II - The Shadow & The Blade DLC - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
The Shadow & The Blade is the latest Legendary Lords Pack for Total War:
WARHAMMER II. Introducing Malus Darkblade and Deathmaster Snikch both with their
own objectives, mechanics, units and playstyle.
* Two richly themed and unique Legendary Lords lead their own factions: Malus
Darkblade leads Hag Graef - for the Dark Elves, and Deathmaster Snikch leads
Clan Eshin for the Skaven.
* Each Legendary Lord brings their own unique faction mechanics, quest-chains,
legendary items, skill-trees and campaign narrative.
* Adds new powerful units and heroes for both Dark Elves and the Skaven.
* Lethal chariots and pain-wracked Medusae for the sadistic warmongers of Hag
Graef.
* Cunning stealth magic, warp-infused weapon teams and deadly covert infantry
for the assassin-inspired units of Clan Eshin.
* Features new elite Regiments of Renown to lay catastrophic waste to your
enemies across the New and Old Worlds.
* Both Lords can be used in campaign, custom and battle modes. And are also
playable in Mortal Empires, the massive free campaign available to owners of
both Total War: WARHAMMER and Total War: WARHAMMER II.
Tz’arkan, the Drinker of Worlds, escaped from his eternal prison within the
Chaos Wastes, only to end up bound inseparably with the with the very being who
freed him, the violent and cruel Malus Darkblade. Sensing the potential of this
Daemonic entity, the Nightlord of Clan Eshin has dispatched his most trusted
assassin, Deathmaster Snikch, to track down the Daemon and uncover its true
power.
POSSESSION
IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT HIS POSSESSION BY TZ’ARKAN, MALUS MUST CONTINUALLY DRINK
AN ELIXIR THAT SLOWS THE DAEMON’S INFLUENCE OVER HIS MIND. WHILE THE ELIXIR IS
COSTLY TO CONSUME, HIS MASTER MALEKITH WILL GLADLY PROVIDE HIM WITH THE RECIPE,
BUT ONLY IF HE HELPS HIM IN HIS BID TO CONTROL THE VORTEX.
DESPITE THE OBVIOUS DANGER IN ALLOWING THE DRINKER OF WORLDS TO TAKE CONTROL OF
HIS MIND, THERE ARE SITUATIONS IN BATTLE WHEN MALUS MIGHT BENEFIT FROM LETTING
THE POSSESSION OVERCOME HIM MOMENTARILY; GREATLY AMPLIFYING EVEN HIS LEGENDARY
VICIOUSNESS. HOWEVER, MANAGING SUCH AN ADDICTION TO SEEMINGLY ENDLESS POWER,
CONFRONTS MALUS WITH DESPERATE CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT HIS CAMPAIGN, AS HE SEEKS
TO WRESTLE BACK CONTROL OF HIS VERY SOUL.
MALUS DARKBLADE (LEGENDARY LORD)
IN BATTLE, MALUS IS A HEAVILY ARMOURED CLOSE-QUARTERS COMBATANT WHO EXCELS AT
DEALING ARMOUR PIERCING DAMAGE THANKS TO HIS POWERFUL WARPSWORD OF KHAINE. HE
RIDES A FEROCIOUS COLD ONE, CALLED SPITE, INTO BATTLE AND INSTILS FEAR UPON HIS
ENEMIES, MAKING HIM A TERRIFYING OPPONENT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
MALUS HAS THE UNIQUE YET COSTLY ABILITY TO TRANSFORM INTO THE DAEMON TZ’ARKAN,
THE DRINKER OF WORLDS.THIS ABILITY REFILLS HIS HEALTH, AUGMENTS HIS STATS AND
SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERS HIS ABILITIES IN BATTLE.
SHADOWY DEALINGS
DEATHMASTER SNIKCH AND HIS AGENTS ARE THE MOST FEARED SECRET OPERATIVES IN THE
WORLD, CAPABLE OF SUBTERFUGE ACTIONS THAT FEW OTHERS POSSESS. USING ANY OF THEIR
ESHIN CHARACTERS, CLAN ESHIN CAN PERFORM NUMEROUS SHADOWY DEALING ACTIONS
AGAINST THEIR RIVALS ON THE CAMPAIGN MAP, WITH 100℅ SUCCESS. ACTIONS HAVE A WIDE
RANGE OF OUTCOMES INCLUDING THE SIMPLE THEFT OF ITEMS OR MONEY, ALL THE WAY TO
SPYING, INCITING REBELLIONS, AND ASSASSINATION,. THE DEATHMASTER HIMSELF IS EVEN
ABLE TO BURN DOWN ENTIRE CITIES!
DEATHMASTER SNIKCH (LEGENDARY LORD)
WITH UNMATCHED STEALTH ABILITIES AND IMMENSE DUELLING PROWESS, DEATHMASTER
SNIKCH EXCELS AT FIGHTING OTHER CHARACTERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE VULNERABLE
AND HAVE ALREADY TAKEN DAMAGE. ARMED WITH HIS DEADLY WEEPING BLADES, HE CAN
INSTANTLY REDUCE A TARGET’S ARMOUR BY 50℅ ON CONTACT. SNIKCH ALSO HAS THE
VANGUARD DEPLOYMENT AND STALK ABILITIES, FURTHER CEMENTING HIS ROLE AS THE
FOREMOST MASTER ASSASSIN OF THE SKAVEN.
MASTER ASSASSIN (LORD)
FOLLOWING IN SNIKCH’S EXAMPLE, THE MASTER ASSASSIN EXCELS AT BATTLING OPPOSITION
CHARACTERS IN CLOSE COMBAT BUT CAN ALSO RELY ON THEIR RANGED SHURIKEN ATTACK TO
TAKE ENEMIES OUT FROM A DISTANCE. THEIR WIDE RANGE OF ABILITIES SUCH AS VANGUARD
DEPLOYMENT, STALK AND CONCEALMENT BOMBS MAKE THEM LETHAL AMBUSH COMMANDERS TO
UNLEASH UPON YOUR ENEMY.
ESHIN SORCERER (HERO)
MASTERS IN THE ART OF SILENT DEATH, ESHIN SORCERERS USE THE LORE OF STEALTH TO
SUPPORT THEIR ALLIES FROM THE REAR OF THE BATTLEFIELD. THIS NEW MAGIC LORE HAS A
FOCUS ON SNEAKINESS AND CONTROLLING THE BATTLEFIELD, MEANING THEY CAN DICTATE
THE TEMPO AND FLOW OF THE BATTLE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
ESHIN TRIADS
ONLY THE MOST DEVOUT APPRENTICE ASSASSINS ASCEND TO THE RANK OF TRIAD.
WELL-DRILLED AND DEADLY, THESE WARRIORS ARE A VERSATILE ALTERNATIVE TO THEIR
CLANRAT AND STORMVERMIN BRETHREN AND ARE BEST UTILISED BEHIND THE FRONT RANKS,
EXCELLING AT EXPLOITING GAPS AND WEAKNESSES IN THE ENEMY LINES. WHILST THEIR
ARMOR ISN’T THE STRONGEST, THEY MAKE UP FOR IT WITH THEIR VANGUARD DEPLOYMENT
AND STALK ABILITIES. CAPABILITIES WHICH ENHANCE THEIR SNEAKINESS ON THE
