Gifts of Chaos

Gifts of Chaos is a unique mechanic for the , introduced in Total War: Warhammer III.
It should not be confused with Gifts of Slaanesh, a different mechanic.
== Overview ==
*Clicking the Gifts of Chaos button in the bottom right of the UI on the campaign map, will bring up the Gifts of Chaos window.
*Here, you can click an empty slot (explained below) to choose special bonuses called Gifts of Chaos. These may provide faction-wide bonuses, or add special Gifted units to a pool to recruit.
**Gifted units do not disappear, even if you deactivate the Gift.
*Each Gift has a cost to activate it in Souls. You must also pay a certain amount of Souls each turn, as long as you keep the Gift active. You can remove a gift at any time, and then you don't have to pay the upkeep any longer. Reactivating it again requires paying the activation cost again.
*You can have 0, 1 or multiple Gifts active all at once providing benefits, but the more you have, the higher the souls upkeep. This incentivises you to attack enemies to gain souls constantly.
*Additionally, the higher the number of active Gifts of Chaos you have, the more the Eye of the Gods is drawn to your faction (the faster the Eye of the Gods bar fills up, making the dilemma occur more frequently.)
== Slots ==
There's a number of slots available for the Gifts. To unlock more of these slots, the player will need to research specific technologies in the tech tree. 
The number of slots available vary among the various factions of the:
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
*2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
*2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
*2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
*2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
*2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
*2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
*2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
*2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
*2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch
*4 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*2 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
*2 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
*2 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
*2 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*4 Slots for Gifts of Khorne
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*4 Slots for Gifts of Nurgle
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*4 Slots for Gifts of Slaanesh
*3 Slots for Gifts of Chaos Undivided
*4 Slots for Gifts of Tzeentch
== Sacrifices ==
To unlock more Gifts, the player will need to sacrifice an specific amount of Souls to either Chaos Undivided or a Chaos God. This is achieved by activating Gifts and paying for both the Gift and upkeep which will accumulate over time and automatically unlock once the Souls requirements have been met. 
Another way to accumulate souls is with the Path to Glory; by upgrading characters with the Marks of Chaos.
== Gifts of Undivided ==
These Gifts are available to all the factions.
Gift 	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements 	Effects
Raider's Raiment 	500 	50 	Requires technology to upgrade Gift: 	
* Casualty replenishment rate: +10% for Chaos Marauders units
* Melee attack: +8 for Marauders units
* Unit experience gain: +25% for Marauders (Requires Scrutiny of the Dark Gods)
Fury of Chaos 	500 	50 	 	Chaos Furies - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Ruinous Bulwark 	500 	50 	 	
* Defensive supplies: +1000
* Missile resistance: 15%
* Army ability: "Shatterstone" during siege battles
Horrifying Presense	750 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided 	
* Attribute: Cause Fear for all Undivided units
* Unit experience gain: +25% for Undivided units
Undying Oath 	750 	100 	
*Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided
*Requires technology to upgrade Gift:	
* Allegiance points gained: +100% for alliances and vassalage with Norsca
* Tribute from vassals: 100%
* Allied recruitment cost: -25% (Requires Slaves to Darkness)
Crown of Kings 	750 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Chaos Undivided 	
* Faction leaders grants +25% of experience earned to other Lords
* Undivided Authority: +1 (faction's leader army)
Hail of Hellfire 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Chaos Undivided 	Hellcannon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Dark Portal 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Chaos Undivided 	
* Experience gain: +50% for Undivided Lords and Heroes
* Ability: "The Portalglyph" for all Undivided characters
Reaver's Reward 	1500 	150 	
*Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Chaos Undivided
*Requires technology to upgrade Gift:	
* Casualty replenishment rate: -100% for Chaos Marauders units
* Upkeep: -50% for Chaos Marauders units
* Unit experience gain: +50% for Chaos Warriors, Chosen, Chaos Knights and Aspiring Champions units
* Attribute: Expendable for Marauders and Marauder Horsemen units (Requires Culling of the Weak)
Empowered Worship 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Chaos Warshrine - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Carnage Incarnate 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Chaos Undivided	Dragon Ogre Shaggoth - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
== Gifts of Khorne ==
These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Legion of the Gorequeen, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host and Warhost of the Apocalypse.
Gift 	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements 	Effects
Blessing of Blood 	500 	50 	*Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Bloody Summons	
* Bloodletters of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
* Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) *
Hellish Bite 	500 	50 	 	Flesh Hounds of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Death's Bounty 	500 	50 	 	
* Income from post-battle loot: +35%
* Income from razing settlements: +35%
Slaughterer's Glory	500 	50 	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Khorne 	Character experience per turn: +100% (all characters)
Violent Hunger 	1000 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Khorne 	
* Passive ability: "Bloodgreed" for all units with the Mark of Khorne
* Unit experience gain: +15% for Khorne units
Annihilator's Armour	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Khorne 	
* Armour: +10 for armies led by Khorne-devoted characters
* Experience gain: +25% for Khorne Lords and Heroes
* Ability: "Trophy Heads" for all Khorne characters
Hellforged Fury 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Khorne 	Skullcannon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Brutal Worship 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Khorne 	Chaos Warshrine of Khorne - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Murderous Mechanisms	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Khorne 	Soul Grinder (Khorne) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Fists of Khorne 	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Khorne 	Bloodthirster - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
== Gifts of Nurgle ==
These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host, The Fecundites and Warhost of the Apocalypse.
Gift 	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements 	Effects
Rotting Retinue 	500 	50 	Requires technology to upgrade Gift:	
*Plaguebearers of Nurgle and Nurglings - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
* Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) (Rampant Plaguebearers required)
Bloom of Decay 	500 	50 	 	Growth per region: +75 after winning a battle (all provinces)
Blighted Beasts 	500 	50 	 	Nurglings and Beast of Nurgle - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Deadly Transmission 	500 	50 	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Nurgle 	Enables replenishment in foreign territory
Desiccated Hide 	1000 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Nurgle 	
* Missile resistance: 20% for all units with the Mark of Nurgle
* Unit experience gain: +15% for Nurgle units
Infectious Offering 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Nurgle 	
* Experience gain: +25% for Nurgle Lords and Heroes
* Melee defence: +10% for armies led by Nurgle-devoted characters
* Ability: "Virulent Contagion Upgraded" for all Nurgle characters
Bubonic Swarm 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Nurgle 	Plague Drones of Nurgle and Nurglings - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Contagious Worship 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Nurgle 	Nurglings and Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Rotten Hunger 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Nurgle 	Nurglings, Plague Ogres and Plague Ogres (Great Weapons) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Grotesque Mechanisms 	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Nurgle 	Nurglings and Soul Grinder (Nurgle) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Malignant Maw 	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Nurgle 	Nurglings and Toad Dragon - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Pestilent Plaguefathers	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Nurgle 	Nurglings and Great Unclean One - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
==Gifts of Slaanesh==
These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host, The Ecstatic Legions and Warhost of the Apocalypse.
Gift	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements 	Effects
Profit of Pleasure	500 	50 	 	
* Control: -10 (all provinces)
* Income from all buildings: +35%
Joyous Degradation	500 	50 	*Requires technology to upgrade Gift: Summons of Slaanesh	
* Daemonettes of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
* Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) *
Exalted Chariots	500 	50 	 	Seeker Chariots - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Endless March	500 	50 	Sacrifice 1000 Souls to Slaanesh 	
* Campaign movement range: +35%
* Upkeep: +15%
* Battle reinforcement time: -75%
Boon of Battle	1000 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Slaanesh 	
* Attribute: Vanguard Deployment for all units with the Mark of Slaanesh
* Unit experience gain: +15% for Slaanesh units
Fiendish Following	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Slaanesh 	Fiends of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Explosive Sensation	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Slaanesh 	
* Experience gain: +25% for Slaanesh Lords and Heroes
* Melee attack: +10% for armies led by Slaanesh-devoted characters
* Ability: "Sonic Boom" for all Slaanesh characters
Salacious Worship	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Slaanesh 	Chaos Warshrine of Slaanesh - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Infernal Mechanisms	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Slaanesh 	Soul Grinder (Slaanesh) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Feast of Pain	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Slaanesh 	Keeper of Secrets - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
== Gifts of Tzeentch ==
These Gifts are available to the following factions: Heralds of the Tempest, Puppets of Misrule, Shadow Legion, The Decadent Host and Warhost of the Apocalypse.
Gift 	Souls Cost	Souls Upkeep	Requirements 	Effects
Horror of the Skies 	500 	50 	 	Screamers of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
Tides of Magic 	500 	50 	 	
* Cooldown: -25% to all spells
* Barrier hit points: +25%
* Miscast base chance: +25%
Forbidden Knowledge 	500 	50 	 	
* Research rate: +35% 
* Control: -10 (all provinces)
Whirling Destruction 	500 	50 	Requires technology to upgrade Gift:	
*Pink Horrors of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 3 turns afterwards
* Army ability: "Summoned from Beyond" (faction's leader army) (Requires Pink Horrors)
Arcane Wisdom 	1000 	100 	Sacrifice 2500 Souls to Tzeentch 	
* Enables Warpflame attacks for all units with the Mark of Tzeentch
* Unit experience gain: +15% for Tzeentch units
Arrows of Destiny 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Tzeentch 	
* Ammunition: +15% for armies led by Tzeentch-devoted characters
* Experience gain: +25% for Tzeentch Lords and Heroes
* Ability: "Gaze of Fate" for all Tzeentch characters
Feathered Abomination	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 5000 Souls to Tzeentch 	Cockatrice - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Flames of Fate 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch 	Flamers of Tzeentch and Flamers of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Mystical Mutation 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch 	Mutalith Vortex Beast - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Flame Weavers 	1500 	150 	Sacrifice 7500 Souls to Tzeentch 	Changebringers - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Magical Worship 	2000 	200 	Sacrifice 15000 Souls to Tzeentch 	Chaos Warshrine of Tzeentch - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Winged Watchers 	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 20000 Souls to Tzeentch 	Lord of Change - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
Mysterious Mechanisms	2500 	350 	Sacrifice 25000 Souls to Tzeentch 	Soul Grinder (Tzeentch) - Unit(s) will be instantly added to your Gifted Units pool and every 4 turns afterwards
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