I made a follow-up to this video here, should you be interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8dmeNmUzdWzeKs.html

The opening with the bodies loaded into the wagon are the dead Kislevettes that keep showing up in my Kislev campaigns

I don't even know what I am doing here, I was just looking for some lasagne recipes, but this looks like a very addictive game.

Loved the WaW reference with the "Their land, their people, their blood"

You and Zerkovich are re-igniting my love for Total War Warhammer 3 despite my burnout. Your videos are helpful, entertaining, and funny

This series is so underrated it needs way more views

As one of the few people that plays Katarin like other people play Franz i approve of this video. Also that Kislev trailer is truly Rad!

It's always a highlight of the day to see a new "You suck with ..." Video.

Ooh I was just watching these! Great timing.

great video as always, looking forward to the next one as usual

Oh man this is a great weekend. So many good things. Thanks Blake!

Thank you for your insights on the factions you have showcased so far. It helps me reconsider not all but some aspects I have missed from my first playthrough on each factions, makes me want to redo my campaigns with everyone you have showcased. I'm actually redoing a skarbrand campaign and having so much more fun with all you advices you have provided in your videos.

this video really rocks, thanks for your effort!

Nice! I've been waiting for that!

I'm not sure I agree with your throt strategy. I appreciate the logic, but in my own experience, you can't afford to be slow and methodical when fighting Skaven of any kind but throt especially, as he prints armies at a rate of knots so if you go slow they can and will throw infinite rats at you until they eventually wear you down. The easy way to avoid getting ambushed by skaven is to never let them attack you, so keep up the aggression and stamp the rats out quickly and violently. Strike first, strike hard, and never allow them time to recover after your first strike.

Those Victor Reznov lines made me say the words just as you where throwing these epic one liners. Nice work Tovarish.

Your videos and tips build on each other like a beautiful lasagne of warhammer knowledge. Keep it up dude, you got a new sub today

This is excellent! I wasn't even looking for it. Not only through, concise and insightful, but clever, sharply edited, and funny.

Haven't played kislev outside of the RoC campaign, but I know your advice will be as high quality as the video itself. Always a pleasure to watch, even if your finest meme got copyright struck.

Keep up this good work man I love your videos!

Nice reference to Reznov's World At War speech early in the video, love this serie of video you are making. Keep it up !

This video is so packed with good knowledge and layered with humor its a veritable free lasagna of information

Another excellent guide my man, i have to say watching these made me realise alot of mistakes i was making with the game in general and has reignited my interest in it when i was in a "im never gonna get good at this" mindset and have gotten a much better understanding. However as a certified Skavenchad i must demand once more that you dedicate a video to the horned rats servants quick-fast!

Damn Blake. Been waiting for a new video and it was awesome. Starting a Katarin campaign right now

Love your videos so much, they manage to be very informative and entertaining in equal measures. When I played my Kislev campaign I went straight for Azhag but then killed Drycha and then the Vampires and just made sure to have a force in Kislev just large enough to defend it. Got back up north just in time to only have Throt ransack some of my smaller settlements which I quickly retook but it seemed to work out pretty much the same. I probably had a harder time with Throt but the tradeoff was that Drycha was probably easier to deal with, always thought she was a must not ignore but now I know I was only earning her ire by talking to Ostermark I might give the campaign a rego and see how it feels.

Ah thank you for this guide, I've started a Kislev campaign for the umpteenth time and it always just withers away. I'll make sure to use these tips from now on.

I think light war sleads work as army by themselves. Just put 17 of them with patriarch, mage lord and hero with traits to decrease their upkeep. Idea is to run circles around enemy shooting at their fast and heavy units until you can change at their remaining infantry and push them to death. With 60% reduced upkeep they are very cheaper than normal armies and can deal with most 1v1 army situations. Also they are easy to replace. I also like to list cons so here they are. Keeping up micro is difficult. Personally I like to slow down things, but it is annoying. If enemy gas faster units they can get stuck and destroyed. Doggos are not scary by themselves, but they can get sleads stuck so that other units can destry them. Currently there is also a bug that makes it so that when auto resolve says that your sleds won't get destroyed it might be lying. Also trying to do major sieges with them makes me want to kill myself. But I do think they are still worth it as a cheap above average army. Because of all the cons I won't call them a "doomstack".

your WH guide format is amazing

great work as usual!

Wooooooo he uploaded another one. I haven't unlocked Boris yet so this is wonderful. And I haven't played every race yet😊 Yes human factions often require more "strategy" than others. I just showed some friend's kids this game and they aced the beastmen, not sure if same thing with Kisliv😂.

Subbed. I thought I subbed after watching your Khorne video, which was also awesome. The Sunny reference put this one over the top.

Great video! Earned yourself a sub here mate. Just one quick note, when you're talking about using frost effects and magic to slow down the enemy approaches, you mention how you can use Tempest magic in a pinch to make the enemy shuffle around and delay. This is spot-on accurate! I just wanted to add that the Lore of Tempest's spellcasting passive is also a mapwide slow effect on all enemies. So, any Tempest spell will help contribute to slowing the enemy, regardless of whether they are dodging a hailstorm or not. I'm a big fan of having one of each caster in every one of my Kislev armies if possible since the two lores complement each other very well. Use Ice Sheet and an overcasted Gust of True flight and now you've: 1) Slowed 4-6 enemy units with the Ice Sheet 2) Given your whole army a touch of armor and missile block chance through the Ice passive, helping them trade projectiles more effectively. 3) Given 3-4 friendly ranged units a bunch of extra accuracy and range, again, helping them trade more effectively or giving an extra volley or two on the approach. 4) Slowed the entire enemy army (including a stacking slow for the enemies affected by #1) through the Tempest passive. The two schools of magic, while not game-breakingly powerful as some others are, both complement each other and the Kislev roster/playstyle very well. Cheers Blake!

found you yesterday and love your videos!

This video has given me a lot of good insight on how to play Katarin better. Currently 70+ turns in and on good terms with Kostaltyn who owns most of the north western half while I own Prag and all to the south. Right now I'm running away from him in the Supporter race and I really can't lose at this point from buildings alone so I'm just enjoying having him be my buffer. At this rate I'm well on my way to finish the Short Victory Campaign. We'll see about the long one, been wanting to give the CDs another choice or someone else from your vids.

holy wack-a-skaven what a guide! gonna keep it in mind once i finish my dwarf campaign and start with this icy popsicle ;P thank you so much keep doing this guide videos with as many factions as you can pleease!

Your sense of humor is gold man 🤣and the Runescape yellow fonts are awesome

This has inspired me to give the Katarin campaign another try, I’ll absolutely be taking your advice and hoping I can finally get to Ursun this time!

Another great video. This strat is pretty similar to mine except in army comp. I tend not to tech up my units until after Throt is dealt with as Kossars are actually better at dealing with a large horde of rats than Streltsi are. I'll also take a turn or two to grab some Ostermark territory to sell to Drycha to win her love so I can purely focus on the north.

Looking forward to your Chaos Dwarf video!

Amazing as always, now I can enjoy some leftover lasagne and start my day off the right way 😁

awesome video! Always abLas to see your videos Agna. :)

Thank you SO much for saving my sanity and hours of wasted time. I hope you continue to make these, this video hit all the right spots. I consider myself a “competent beginner” since I have a lot of experience in Shogun 2 and my grasp of battle mechanics and micro are fairly good. However as far as anything that has to do with staring at the map, I’m terrible, and I learn mainly by just playing and getting my butt kicked or being walked through. A lot of the other guides or videos I tried watching were too dry and long winded or too short and basic. This video met the perfect middle ground and now I’m having no trouble with pest control.

Love your guides they have helped so much, I have dsypraxia so I struggle with little things in this game but I love, please do an ikit one

The thing is for me, I kinda think about starting a new campaign and try to get some inspiration. I Like this!

Just played my first Kislev campaign last night! Good timing.

Great video! time to start a Kislev campaign 😆

Just recently found your channel. I really like your videos. Your strategy of getting rid of Azhag first is spot on. Thrott while extremely dangerous the longer he is left alive. It is more important to secure your southern front first and secure those gold mines. Dratcha (sp)? And Vlad are also serious issues. BTW I have pronounced Melee wrong for years until a friend corrected me. It is pronounced may-lay. Anyways love your videos so far and i hope you continue to make them. ·

Awesome video as a new player this helped me realize I need more Streltsi for late game chaos instead of just ice guard deathstacks.

Thanks for this guide

Great video really enjoyed it. And maybe for the future video you could do lizardmen.

Blakes takes are always hot. Such based, much guide.

1:45 hahaha I love that COD WaW reference! I noticed there’s a character in there that seems to be the same voice actor that plays the commissar who orders the rocket strikes on Berlin.

So this video convinced me try again play this campaign and all your tips turned out great. One thing that made it easier is the skaven actually losing to Kostalyn. Getting a really valueble anti-norsca alliance (and money) from the chaos dwarves by giving them the northern coast settlements that are not worth constantly protecting was also an unexpected boon.

That beginning part of the video was brilliant!!!! 😂😂😂😂

I can wait to watch the rest of your stuff after dinner. Got some lasagne to eat tonight

such a great video, was just making lasagna for lunch and when you posted the video I forget on them so fast, I only remembered them when they started burning in the oven :)

Listen this video was really quite good and informative. Maybe a bit of an out there analogy but it really did feel like after struggling for weeks with a bad lasagna recipe I finally found a good one. But like, the lasagna is the most power ice witch.

the checkerboard formation, ah yes, the legend's specialty

This video is formed like a tasty lasagna: Layers and layers of tasty info on how to improve. I definitely suck at this faction. It took me 4 tries to unlock Boris and finish the campaign. Thanks for the tasty info and thanks for the tasty info

Very good! Learned a couple things. Can't wait for the next one. Ya know, I was just thinking. What would kislevites think of lasagne? I mean there's no italy faction, right? They're missing out...

I prefer to Rush Throt by invading Praag than aggressively pushing Throt after. Azhag and Drycha will usually be preoccupied with each other and with Kislev minor settlements aren't really worth investing in while Praag and Kislev, being 2 of the three main cities, have very important Strategic Value over the course of a Kislev campaign anyway. Great vid!

Yet another good video Mr. Blake! If I might ask, what flavor of Ice Guard do you find more useful? I know the idea is to not let them get into melee, however should that occur would you recommend the dual sword or halberd ones? Aside from that, as a slave to aesthetics myself I must admit I use Winged Lancers and Gryphon Legion far more than their stats should allow, I wholly agree with your take on them and can only hope that the Shadows of Change DLC comes with a buff or two to them

Not bad video at all. I proriorize Azag as well. I would add - remember to use multiple lords to attack caravans. 4 gives you maximum gold possible gained. You gave advice on almost anything. 10/10 video.

Good video again

Our takes comrade.

As tasty as a slice of lasagnes, great guide as usual !

Kislev is like a well made lasagne. There's a lot of layers but once you master them all it all comes together. Thanks for the tips fr

Watching the amazing trailer that got me so hyped makes me wish they had have cast that guy as the voice actor for Boris. Feels like a missed opportunity considering his work for that trailer was just so good!

great video

Your funny words and piping hot takes remind me of my childhood when my mother would cook a lasagna and explain to me how and why I sucked at everything I do. Very nostalgic!

Gotta love all those Boyars variants to choose from. 5:40

Loved the world at war reference

I like the Tsar Guard way better than you do. Took out Throt first. Have not seen Azhag, yet. Throgg is a jerk who just keeps coming back. Excellent content. Subscribed.

Thanks for the guide! I had my problems with this campaigne and abbandoned it quite early. So I will now give it a another try. Can you tell me on which difficulty you play your campaigns?

Gryphon Legion are great because they cause fear, and are fairly quick. Just cycle charge them into the back off the Melee and watch the entire opposing army run in terror. Opening up their backs to more hails of fire, be it Ice guard or Streltsi.

I’d love review of the different factions by you! Maybe a top ten??

Great vid in preparation to give kislev a try, hopefully their mechanics will be more layered in an upcoming update, because without some spice and meat you can't distinguish between two K's of Kislev

on the contrary, it was a rather... cool take!

great Video! i Enjoyed my Lasagne while watching it

Hey Blake, nice vid, keep it coming! I tried 5 different starting with katarin, here is what i found: 1- kostaltyn always got roflstomped by azazel / throt / throgg 2- eastern empire deleted by either festus or norscans 3- chaos dwarwes pushes to praag instead of south, 4- vlad make a quick work of gelt and attacks me after it. 5- drycha and azhag fights each other in my lands but none of them attacks me. 6-In the end archaon finishes me off Whatever i do, i got surrounded around round 30 by enemies cuz my allies suck. 3 of my tries hard, 2 of them are very hard difficulty.

Just finished a VH/VH realms of chaos campaign as Kislev, came to defend kossars against your slander. They’re not only the best unit on the Kislev roster but one of the best units for their cost in the entire game. There is legitimately no reason to recruit anything else, mass armies of kossars will outperform elite stacks for their price. You can afford like 3 kossar stacks for the same price as an elite stack, and they will be similar strength in autoresolve with a lot more utility since you have 3 armies instead of one. You go for one elite stack on katarin with ice guard since she can have them for less than 100 upkeep, but everyone else should be rocking kossars with maybe some globally recruited streltsi if you really need them for a particular fight, but overall you can afford two kossars for every streltsi and two kossars will outperform a single streltsi even without armor piercing. Also most of your enemies are demons and will take more damage from magic missiles than they will from armor piercing, which means katarin doesn’t really need streltsi either. You should go with bear riders on Boris though, and also like 3 bear riders for katarin too, but that’s it. The rest will be your dozens of legions of kossars autoresolving the entire map

Blake's takes once again teaches us total warhammer scrubs how to play the game right. You are also my new favourite youtuber I found in the last two years.

I suck with Katarin. I love these videos, keep them coming!

Oh hey just in time for my kislev campaign

Thanks!

Okay i'm a lil 6mo late to this party but LOL the first 2mins alone had me crackin up. Very nice

Recruiting a second army ASAP was the decision that carried me through my first successful Katarin campaign. Whichever direction you push early, you need to be able to defend the others due to the sheer number of enemies you have. No use investing money in your settlements if they're getting razed every few turns.

That World at War quote fits so well.

Everytime the bear pic showed, it absolutely killed me 😂 24:32

One thing you didn't cover is what I call the lasagne tactic, where you bait the enemy lines closer to yours and then use a reinforcing army to envelope them from behind, making layers like in a lasagne. You can then use your ranged strength to destroy them between your pasta layers with few casualties - hope this helps!

lasagne, I am probably the only one who saw the message and I am Already subscribed to your very helpful channel!!!!!

Good advice, but my main problem in mid game was Drycha and VC, they're really hard to defeat and distract armies from the North Chaso threats

I think the best part of this strategy are the layers. The big, saucy layers❤

This is a great guide with a great late game composition, but I'd like to propose a counter argument - War Bear Rider doomstacks. And considering you do not argue with an angry winged lancer riding an even angrier war bear...

Quick tip for you Blake Take: Empire Huntsmen Just getting three of them for allowing Ostland to live will give you solid archers that can take out Chaos cavalry, Monsters, Lords etc... Also if you have played the Marienburg mod...Ostland is poor, but a premier supplier of bacon and pork. Quite useful for your tallow makers.

A fun little thing you can find is the lich bone pennant, if you put that on ice guard suddenly it doesn’t matter that they can’t do armor, they no longer need to

This makes me want to actually pick up Kislev as a faction now. Katarin is awesome

Recently decided to come back to Kislev post Shadows of Change and the tips definitely help out. I was having a rough time at Kislev's early game due to playing too passively on that second settlement. Edit: Post Shadows of change, do you think it would be worth it to run Akshina Ambushers instead of Sltreltsi, since they have a comparable AP value on their missiles and can shoot over the heads of units like Kislevite warriors? Or would Akshina Ambushers be better to use in place of where the Ice Guard would go, but at an earlier point in the campaign?

Im not quite sure the lasagne strat is going to work out in the actual game, but it seems nice theory crafting

Oh this is gonna be fire, despite not playing anything but the green chads i still enjoy these video's now i can sit back with my piping hot lasagne and watch.