The Order of the Blood Dragon rides to war with The Red Duke in this Vampire Counts vs. Kislev battle on Total War Warhammer 3 Immortal Empires, as the Blood Knights of Mousillon take on Kostaltyn and an elite army of Tzar Guard and Ice Guard.
Vampire Counts vs. Kislev – Total War Warhammer 3 Immortal Empires
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IndyPride is one of the best commentators out there. I love his videos… that being said I’m tired of Warhammer. I cannot wait for the next historical title!… hopefully they do it justice but the predatory cash grab-shallow game nature of the title is concerning to say the least
Damn, Kislev has the coolest soundtracks of any race in the series…
The swords look like 2 handed Messer swords or falchions
Seems on average most WH3 games are pretty much won by the faction with the most units on field 🤷♂
Great analysis as always
The Red Duke is a Blood Knight and a Grail Knight in lore right? Guess it makes sense he's a monster in a duel since he's been in the two professions best at it in his lifetimes
Scimitar probably isn't the right word given that's a general term for a group of curved swords from the Middle East and North Africa. A sabre is probably a more accurate term when referring to European/Central Asian curved swords. As for the more leaf-shaped version, that's not really a real sword because that shape would be incredibly impractical on a sword of that size. You mostly see it on smaller blades like the Ancient Greek Xiphos, the iconic Ghurka Kukri or the Georgian Kinjal, which is a symbolic knife in the Russian military and is probably the inspiration for the in-game model.
The great weapons are called Amakillya, Indy.
3:47 the best term to apply for this weapon is "Da Dao".
The weapon the Tzar Guard use is just a two-handed scimitar. Historically they're pretty rare, but Arnold used one in the Conan movie and since then they show up in all Eastern fantasy races.
Why would you not put the mod in the title or mention the name several times in the video? I see now that you put it in a comment but jeez man
The sword of the Heart knights its a Messer i think 🤓
Badass battle
I know we don't really NEED more vampires but I would be sooooo happy if they did a Red Duke FLC. It would be such a fun campaign.
I think the tsar guard swords look like Messers
I would say that the swords the Tsar guard use are called the "Messer"
I’m pretty sure the tzar guard with great weapons use kriegmessrs, used around eastern and Central Europe in the high Middle Ages, so seems accurate to the theme Kislev follows
You mean Berenstein your pants!? Yes, I will forever die on this hill. This is the one example of the Mandela Effect that I just won't let go! LOL
With the recent news from andy hall during his interview that more CoC style dlc are being considered/in the works, hoping the 4 lords vampire dlc is coming. Or maybe a 4 lord empire dlc with red duke as flc.
I hate how good of a fighter Rasputin is. Dude is dressed like a hobo with 0 armor!
The swords look very similar to the "Dadao", which is a larger variation of the "Dao" (Chinese machete like swords).
The German Kriegmesser is the weapon that inspired the shape of those swords brutha. 🤙🏽
I believe those weapons that the Hearth Blades use are the two handed Messer. Could be wrong though.
I believe they carry Messers
Kostalyn: I don't like you but I need your skill and in the end we both serve Kislev. Even if you Ice court witches do it wrong.
Ice witch: I will lend you my assistance for this battle but after I expect safe passage back to the Queen's territory.
Kostalyn:(grunts) Consider it done witch
Curved sabers were common in Russia, but I don’t think two-handed versions were ever popular. They were preferred for use on horseback, after all.
My guess is that the Tsar Guard’s swords are meant to combine the saber style with the look of a Bardiche, an actual Russian great weapon, being an axe with a curved blade. Many examples have a tapered tip for thrusting, a feature also seen on some scimitars.
Honestly crypt horrors just feel strong in literally every situation. They need a bit of a nerf or price increase.
It's better to fight Vampires in permafrost, because they'll only be able to raise Zombies and not Skeletons 😛
Yeah but the vampire clans have a grate weaknes towards winter and everything related to it. So its a verry unfair uneaven fight thats only in kislevs favor, they lost the battle to the vampire clan but kislev will most likley win that war overall.