The Chaos Dwarfs are finally coming to Total War: Warhammer 3

Light the forges — the Chaos Dwarfs are officially on their way to Total War: Warhammer 3. Creative Assembly developer revealed the playable races in an update 3.0 trailer and blog post. Update 3.0 is due to be out on April 13.

The trailer shows off the race’s three “Legendary Lord” generals, each of whom will lead their own faction within the race: Astragoth Ironhand, Drazhoath the Ashen, and Zhatan the Black. The post also details new units the Chaos Dwarfs will have access to, such as Bull Centaurs and the Bale Taurus, as well as a look into the race’s economy and the Tower of Zharr, a unique campaign mechanic that functions as the stage for political maneuvering and backstabbing.

The Chaos Dwarfs, as the name implies, are the evil cousins of Warhammer’s stout, mountain-dwelling race. The Chaos Dwarfs worship Hashut the god of greed, fire and tyranny. The majority of the faction’s “Legendary Lord” generals will almost certainly be headquartered in the Dark Lands, their lore-centric home, and a space that’s been suspiciously empty on Immortal Empires’ map since the expansion’s beta launched last year.

This is the first playable race in this series. Warhammer 3’s initial release in February last year. Following a leak in a datamine Warhammer 3’s release early last year showed lines of dialogue referencing the Chaos Dwarfs, or Dawi-Zharr, as they’re called in the Dwarf language of Khazalid. This was preceded by many hints from Creative Assembly throughout trailers and blogs.

Creative Assembly stated that the Total War: Warhammer trilogy would feature every army in existence with an 8th Edition Army book. This book lists all the capabilities, units and powers for each army. It was due to be released by the End of its Lifetime. The studio has now fulfilled that promise, bringing in the Grand Cathay, Vampire Coast and Norsca factions, which none had their own army books. The Chaos Dwarfs, similarly, did not have an 8th Edition army book, but rather, an army list in the “Tamurkhan” supplement to 8th Edition. The upcoming DLC, then, will likely be the most fleshed-out version of the Dawi-Zharr we’ve ever seen.

In the blog post, Creative Assembly claims that more news is on the way regarding 2023’s content roadmap.