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Total War: WARHAMMER III
7.2.0|Mar 19, 2026
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Total War: WARHAMMER III 7.2.0: AI and Unit Fixes

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Campaign AI can now reinforce allied sieges, while Devotees of Slaanesh get redesigned models and campaign crashes are fixed.

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Key Changes

  • 1Campaign AI may now position forces near allied sieges to reinforce assaults, although reinforcement is not guaranteed.
  • 2Devotees of Slaanesh have redesigned unit models with more detail and variation.
  • 3Crashes from disbanding Generals in the Prologue Campaign and closing Throt's Flesh Laboratory have been fixed.
  • 4High Elves can now manipulate diplomatic relations between any two factions through Intrigue at the court.
  • 5Battle AI no longer splits its army to chase groups consisting only of flying units in land battles.
  • 6Sayl's fortress gates no longer downgrade to level 1 when he confederates another Norsca faction.

All Changes

⚔️Units(7)

  • changeDevotees of Slaanesh: Devotees of Slaanesh unit models have been redesigned with more detail and variation.
  • fixChimera: Chimera now receives benefits from some Warriors of Chaos technologies and skills.
  • fixGlade Lords: Glade Lords on Great Stags now receive the benefits they normally receive while mounted.
  • fixBull Centaur Taur'ruk: Fixed a misplaced armguard on the Bull Centaur Taur'ruk.
  • fixSeasoned Militia: Fixed spear and bow Mistwalker units being partly missing from the Seasoned Militia technology.
  • fixMaelstrom: Lokhir Fellheart's mount Maelstrom now has Mass, Turn Speed and Fly Speed adjusted to match other Dark Elf lords' Black Dragon mounts.
  • removeMarauders of Slaanesh: Removed the anti infantry trait from Marauders of Slaanesh.

🗺️Campaign(29)

  • fixDiplomacy double-click shortcuts are disabled during the Witch's Hut and Hexes scripted tours to prevent interruptions.
  • fixScholarly Purity: The Scholarly Purity edict now states that it clears all corruption in the province as well as blocking increases.
  • fixCarnival of the Damned: Carnival of the Damned now applies its Growth and Corruption penalties to the target province.
  • fixPrologue Campaign: Fixed a crash when disbanding Generals in the Prologue Campaign.
  • fixThrot's Flesh Laboratory: Fixed a crash when closing Throt's Flesh Laboratory.
  • fixEternal Dance: Fixed an issue in the Eternal Dance scripted tour when selecting and deselecting an Army Lord with access to it.
  • fixDisabled selection of the second enemy unit during Corrupting enemy unit onboarding to prevent a scripted-tour lock.
  • fixSayl: Fixed Sayl's fortress gates downgrading to level 1 when he confederates another Norsca faction.
  • fixFu Chow: Fu Chow now has only one Port building chain when colonized by Norsca.
  • fixExalted Hero: An Exalted Hero devoted to Slaanesh through Path to Glory now receives 4 boons instead of 3.
  • changeAllegiance to the Gods: Winning against Allegiance to the Gods factions no longer produces a subjugation dilemma.
  • fixFixed character HP values not updating correctly after obtaining HP-increasing skills or changing mounts, and missing HP on higher-level recruited lords with mounts.
  • fixSayl: Activating a ritual as Sayl no longer closes the Manipulations UI panel.
  • changeAzhag: Added generic diplomacy voice lines for Azhag based on current diplomatic relations.
  • fixHighborn Champions: Aislinn's Highborn Champions technology now increases the recruitment rank of Lords and Heroes recruited from colonies and outposts.
  • fixBlack Ark: Black Ark building effects that apply to the army and armies within its circle of influence now also apply to the Black Ark itself.
  • fixLords without a recruitment cost no longer display one in the recruitment tab.
  • fixWoodlands: The High Elf Woodlands building chain now provides all its effects to Silverin Guard, Rangers and Ship's Company.
  • fixExalted Hero of Slaanesh: The Exalted Hero of Slaanesh now has Siege Attacker on all mounts.
  • fixTower of Ashshair: Fixed Sayl being at war with the Western Provinces and The Jaded Court after the Tower of Ashshair quest battle.
  • fixTzeentch corruption: Tzeentch corruption now grants the correct ammunition bonus in provinces with multiple owning factions.
  • fixMages (Life): Fixed Mages (Life) being unable to move after reaching level 50 with auto skill upgrade enabled.
  • fixThe Ecstatic Legions: The Ecstatic Legions now receive the missions to unlock Styrkaar the Sortsvinaer when a lord reaches rank 11.
  • changeSped up some quest battle interactions, including Aislinn's final quest battle.
  • fixIntrigue at the court: High Elves can now manipulate diplomatic relations between any two factions through Intrigue at the court.
  • fixDark Elf Long Victory: Dark Elf Long Victory rewards once again grant Slave Income instead of Global Recruitment Capacity.
  • fixThe Gates of Ulthuan: The Gates of Ulthuan once again have Gate Guards in their garrisons.
  • fixWaaagh armies: Waaagh armies no longer take terrain attrition while in garrison.
  • fixFixed incorrect diplomatic relationship icons in event messages and missing trade resource icons on some settlements.

🤖Campaign AI(1)

  • changeAI factions may position forces near allied sieges to reinforce assaults, with greater consideration for war coordination requests and human allies or vassal masters; reinforcement is not guaranteed.

✨Items, Skills, Abilities & Traits(22)

  • fixFimir Noble: Fimir Noble can now equip the special follower ancillaries available to other Norsca heroes.
  • fixLord of Shang-Yang: Zhao Ming's Lord of Shang-Yang now increases weapon strength for any ogre unit in the army, not just mercenaries.
  • fixDevious Flames: Fixed Azrik the Maze Keeper's Devious Flames increasing enemy armies' fire resistance instead of reducing it.
  • fixConscientious: Conscientious now increases the rank of Lords and Nobles recruited through Sea Patrol Outposts.
  • fixGrim Discipline: Eltharion's Grim Discipline now grants its passive ability to Ship's Company, Skycutters and Mist Mages.
  • fixGreat Warrior: Tyrion's Great Warrior trait now also reduces Ship's Company upkeep.
  • fixDiablolic Splendour: Fixed different Norscan lords receiving different versions of Diablolic Splendour.
  • fixFixed abilities or bound spells from character traits sometimes not appearing in battle.
  • fixFimir Noble: Fixed Fimir Noble receiving the ineffective Sneaky trait.
  • fixResistant: Mist Mages and Mages with Resistant now apply its effects to their armies.
  • fixTamurkhan: Fixed Tamurkhan AI being unable to finish chieftain progression.
  • buffHard to Hit: Hard to Hit for Dragonship Admirals now requires 2 skill points instead of 3.
  • fixShadows Shiver: The Shadows Shiver choice in The Symphony of Excess now applies its spell intensity effect to all caster heroes in the army.
  • fixCollapse of Grand Cathay: Fixed Azrik and Burplesmirk being missing from spellcasters affected by Collapse of Grand Cathay.
  • fixGreat Shaman Sorcerer: Fixed spell ordering in the Great Shaman Sorcerer's skill tree.
  • fixDechala: Removed Unholy Manifestations from Dechala's Thralls resource breakdown.
  • buffStand Your Ground: Stand Your Ground for Dragonship Admirals now requires only 1 previous skill to unlock.
  • fixFlensing Haar: Fixed overcast Flensing Haar not spreading or showing its over-time ability visual.
  • fixCrushing: Fixed the scope of Sea Helms' Crushing trait.
  • fixCut da Chainz: Cut da Chainz now correctly removes Feral Rage from Feral Wyverns.
  • fixEpidemius: Ritual of Pestilence and Ritual of Plague now increase Epidemius' Tally.
  • fixBlessed Tome: Blessed Tome no longer targets its bearer, AI use no longer targets characters below 50% HP, and the item is inactive while its bearer is fleeing.

📜Technologies(2)

  • fixTeachings of Teclis: Fixed Teachings of Teclis not being properly linked to the following two technologies.
  • fixRiders of Hell: Riders of Hell now properly applies Beastbreaker ammo to both marauder Horsemen of Slaanesh.

🛡️Battle(6)

  • fixAislinn: Aislinn now uses the correct voice actor when mounted on the Star Dragon.
  • fixBattle Fundamentals: Battle Fundamentals now checks for an already running scripted tour before starting to prevent a softlock.
  • fixArachnarok Spider: Fixed missing movement sounds on the Arachnarok Spider.
  • buffExalted Hero of Slaanesh: Added Devastating Flanker to the Exalted Hero of Slaanesh while mounted in Skirmish.
  • fixFixed missing deployment zones on some battle maps.
  • fixFixed the Exalted Hero of Khorne porthole camera, a floating house in Schwartzhafen, Thunderburner VFX placement and the battlefield image for Vanquisher of the Undead.

🧠Battle AI(8)

  • fixFixed AI armies taking too long to storm settlements after routing enemies in front of city gates.
  • fixFixed AI units forming disordered lines or becoming stuck when entering minor settlements.
  • fixFixed AI deployment in Major settlement battles when breaches exist before the battle starts.
  • changeIn land battles, AI armies no longer split up to chase groups consisting only of flying units.
  • fixFixed chaotic AI movement related to reinforcements in Chokepoint battles.
  • fixFixed situations where AI commanders repeatedly changed direction behind their armies.
  • fixMagistrate: Fixed situations where the AI Magistrate refused to enter melee.
  • changeYuan Bo: AI-controlled Yuan Bo now uses Dragon Form more often in melee.

🖥️UI(9)

  • fixReduced faction-list highlighting to prevent clicking outside the list.
  • fixFixed fire weakness effect coloring, Sayl's Manipulations tour text overlap, Dechala's enemy-unit highlight, and the incorrect ogre camp stance tooltip.
  • fixFixed loading-screen icons for Sayl's Manipulation army and Monstrous Horde, low-resolution Aislinn and Mist Mage unit cards, and missing Daemonic Attraction daemon portholes.
  • fixSettlement panel: The Settlement panel can no longer be closed using ESC, preventing a softlock.
  • fixExalted Hero of Slaanesh: Fixed the Exalted Hero of Slaanesh appearing in Sigvald's recruitment queue while disabled.
  • fixThe Promise of Perfection: The Promise of Perfection now requires Dance of the Mind; the fix only affects new games, not saves where the mission has already been issued.
  • fixClient Satisfaction: Golgfag's Client Satisfaction tooltip now explains accumulation beyond the amount required for a contract.
  • fixFlensing Haar: Fixed missing Flensing Haar names in unit-card ability overviews.
  • fixKarl Franz: Fixed a UI softlock after finishing a Quest Battle tutorial as Karl Franz.

📅Coming Soon(1)

  • newBhashiva: Bhashiva and her Tiger Warriors are planned to arrive in Update 8.0.

Summary

Campaign

AI factions may support nearby allied sieges, especially when allies request coordination, though they can choose other actions. Fixes address crashes, Sayl's fortress gates, High Elf diplomacy, recruitment effects and campaign progression.

Units and battle

Devotees of Slaanesh receive more detailed models with greater variation. Battle AI changes address settlement assaults, deployment and flying-unit pursuits, alongside fixes to skills, technologies and unit effects.

Coming later

Bhashiva and her Tiger Warriors are planned for Update 8.0.

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