Total War: Warhammer 3, like earlier games in the series, is known for impressive single-player campaigns, but it has multiplayer modes too, including a ranked multiplayer mode - which unfortunately limits the use of Chaos Undivided. The multiplayer comes with a Survival Battle Mode and Realm of Chaos, making for exciting online combat. There is also a multiplayer campaign that allows for eight players to play simultaneously, a first for the series. Turns happening all at once means that such campaigns will take a lot less time than before.
However, players need not play entire campaigns. They can instead fight smaller battles in ranked or unranked matches. They do this by picking an army, putting in lords, heroes, and units of their choice, then going head-to-head with other players. This is more like the tabletop game from which it takes inspiration, though in real-time battles instead of turn-based.
With Total War: Warhammer 3's gameplay revealed at long last, there is a question as to how Daemons of Chaos work in ranked multiplayer, a faction also popularly known as Chaos Undivided. In campaign mode, most factions have players choosing a specific legendary lord to lead their faction, such as Tzarina Katarin for The Ice Court, or Greasus Goldtooth for Goldtooth. Daemons of Chaos has players create their own demon prince to lead the Legion of Chaos faction, giving them a name and allowing for more RPG elements than usual in the strategy game. This is not feasible for a single multiplayer battle, however.
Playing Chaos Undivided In Ranked Multiplayer For Total War: Warhammer 3
Luckily, those diving into multiplayer can play as the Daemons of Chaos and choose a demon prince, though it is not as customizable as it is in the campaign. This is akin to choosing someone like legendary lord Zhao Ming from Grand Cathay. Not all options for the character are available. Daemons of Chaos players won’t be able to choose all the armor and weapons from each of the four Chaos gods as well as Chaos Undivided weapons. Instead, the way it works is that players have six lords to choose from to lead their army. There is one simply named Demon Prince, which is intended to represent a basic version of the one in the campaign. The other ones all have names. Arcalux, Prince of Fury is the Undivided demon prince. Red Ulgor, Prince of Slaughter, is what players would get if they chose blessings from Khorne in the campaign. Grand Vomitus, Prince of Buboes, is a Nurgle demon prince. Caress, the Darkling Prince, is for Slaanesh. Zarivyk, Feather-Prince, is a full Tzeentch demon prince.
Players can still choose units from each Total War: Warhammer Chaos god. All lords have gear abilities or spells for their chosen Chaos god as well. Khorne hates magic, so there are no spells for Red Ulgor, but he makes up for it with powerful melee abilities. While customization of the demon princes is limited, it is necessary for multiplayer balance purposes in Total War: Warhammer 3. Players have several choices in the demon prince they want to lead their army. They can also still choose to get rid of some of the demon prince’s abilities, so they have more money to spend on troops.