Dark Elves tech tree (Total War: Warhammer II)

The Dark Elves tech tree consists of technologies that unlock new advantages throughout the game. Research takes place constantly, but the rate at which discoveries occur can be increased by using heroes to spy or building additional research buildings at your settlements.
Category:Dark Elves
==Tech tree==
==Technologies==
Tech 	Prerequisite	Cost	Effects
Choose or Die!Some choices require next to no thought whatsoever. 	 	 	
Driven by VengeanceThe deep-seated, profoundly-ingrained desire for revenge consumes and drives one forward. 	 	 	
Marching to WarEver onwards the Druchii armies march, conflict's breakneck rhythm dictating the pace. 	 	 	
Martial SocietyEvery aspect of the Druchii world is directed to warfare, as it should be when war is a permanent state of affairs. 	 	 	
Ascension Through BattleThrough glorious warfare we may become worthy of Khaine's favour. 	 	 	
Battle as BusinessFor the Dark Elves, war is transactional - for Druchii blood to be spilled there must be payment, in the form of loot, preferably. 	 	 	
Chartered PiracyLetters of Marque may be issued to those who pursue the Witch King's aims as their own. 	 	 	
Naval TrainingYou start with not drowning; once that has been achieved, the rest will swiftly follow - unless a watery grave appeals of course. 	 	 	
Bloodthirsty CompanionsDefinitely not backwards in coming forwards, or indeed when getting stuck in. 	 	 	
Founded on TyrannyStart as you mean to go on and your population will never know what they may be missing. 	 	 	
Revel in SufferingAh, the suffering. The sweet, sweet suffering. 	 	 	
Continuous Slave SupplyThere's always more work to be done and, fortunately, a constant stream of unfortunate wretches whose only option is to do it. 	 	 	
Exploit FeudsA whisper here, a murmur there; winning is often most satisfying when others don't know you're playing. 	 	 	
Upgrade IResearch the following items to take the Dark Elves' vicious military machine to another level of cruelty altogether. 	 	 	
Forged to KillSteel is only as strong as the hand that wields it. 	 	 	
Bolt CartridgesYou'll like this, it's got a fast-action reload; you can kill the Asur all day long without pausing for more than a second. 	 	 	
Hit & RunTo strike like lightning and then melt away - that is the way of the irregular warrior. 	 	 	
Reworked CrossbowsWho could have imagined that the fingers of slaves would have so many uses? 	 	 	
Broken by the LashThe merest swish of leather is enough to make them alert and simply dying to obey. 	 	 	
Sadistic HandlersIt does one's temperament good to channel aggression via the appropriate outlet. 	 	 	
Dominating the BeastsThey *will* obey, their own will buried deep beneath an overwhelming urge to comply. 	 	 	
Daylight DeniedBeing beaten, half-starved and kept perpetually in darkness coaxes the very best work from the enslaved. 	 	 	
Tempered in BloodIt is often necessary to execute a few - publicly of course - to quench the fires of revolt in all the others. 	 	 	
Temple Training GroundsWhere better to become proficient in the arts of war? Where the very soil is stained with the blood of failure! 	 	 	
Purge the WeakThere is no place in the Druchii's empire of cruelty for those of a mild disposition. 	 	 	
Festivals of KhainePraise him, for he is the God of Murder and the Lord of War. Khaela Mensha Khaine, the Bloody-handed, above all others! 	 	 	
Festivals of RuinA gathering of those perversely in thrall to the Dark Prince, in the hope that his fickle eye be turned - and, thusly, his favour secured.	 	 	
Upgrade IIResearch the following items to take the Dark Elves' vicious military machine to another level of cruelty altogether. 	 	 	
An Instrument of WarMuscle, flesh, and the skeleton that binds them can be finely tuned for maximum violence. 	 	 	
Black Iron ArmourThe hardest of substances, when heated to the optimum temperature, may be drawn into mail, plate or scale. 	 	 	
Exotic Beast Hide ArmourSome creatures have a natural outer carapace, so hard that it may double as armour once removed from its original owner. 	 	 	
Walking in DarknessTo reach certain destinations, one does not always need to see the way. 	 	 	
Pressed into ServitudeSociety's detritus may yet find gainful employment in the service of the state. 	 	 	
Recruit ConvictsCriminals make surprisingly good guards once it is made abundantly clear that the alternative is death. 	 	 	
Hunt OutlawsThey live apart from the rest of Dark Elf society, waging an endless war against the enemies of Malekith. 	 	 	
Spoils of WarTo the victor go the spoils - be they coin or place or the lives of the defeated. 	 	 	
Consumed by RivalryWhen hatred consumes the soul, what other reason can there be to carry on living? 	 	 	
Hardship & CrueltyAusterity, and the absence of any kind of warmth, can produce unexpectedly-positive results. 	 	 	
Divide & ConquerThis aeons-old maxim never stops being true, and a most effective stratagem. 	 	 	
Masters of MurderIn the Elven world, there are none more adept in the ignoble art of stealthy killing. 	 	 	
Upgrade IIIResearch the following items to take the Dark Elves' vicious military machine to another level of cruelty altogether. 	 	 	
No Signs of WeaknessUsed to slaying their own kin at the first sign of fragility or compassion, Naggarothi armies constantly prune their own ranks. 	 	 	
Bloodforged PlatemailBlack steel, mixed with sacrificial blood and etched with powerful runes, makes the best armour produced in Naggarond. 	 	 	
Ceremonial WeaponsThe ornate, ceremonial weapons used in Khainite rituals give power to subsequent acts of murder carried out in his bloody name. 	 	 	
Serrated BladesThe many razor-sharp barbs and hooks may catch an opponent's blade, or rend their flesh. 	 	 	
Under the YokeThe dark, feral Cold Ones must be broken to the will of their new masters. 	 	 	
Bewitch Dragon EggsA source of great power, Black Dragon Eggs must be nurtured correctly so their potential is exploited to the fullest extent. 	 	 	
Harnessed FurySo ferocious is the Hydra that their ravenous nature has proven the doom of many. 	 	 	
Bred in CaptivityAn even more vicious breed of Cold Ones is now being born in captivity, raised on a strict diet of live flesh and warm blood. 	 	 	
A Life of DreadEveryone, be they of high or low birth, have good cause to be fearful of who is watching and what they might tell the authorities. 	 	 	
Deadly AccountabiltyThere is no tolerance for failure in Naggarond, no matter how trivial the error. 	 	 	
Blood & DeathFor what would the interminable millennia mean, if not for savage cruelty, blood and death? 	 	 	
Endless DebaucheryEvery depraved, degenerate, impure licentiousness; everything to excess, for that is the Dark Prince's wish. 	 	 	
Study the Chaos WastesWhere daylight hangs by a lunar noose. And the horned, hidden one is re-invoked. 	 	 	
Category:Technology trees