Godslayer Overhaul by Mortrau: Warhammer 3 Guide

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THE SHORT ANSWER

The Godslayer (Daniel) was introduced as a bit of a filler lord; Mortrau's Godslayer Overhaul turns him into a full RPG-feel campaign with Chaos Undivided cities, daemonic/mortal city variants, rifts, a Souls resource, warband upgrades, mortal lords, and a reworked progression. Requires Mixu's Unlocker for the new mortal heroes.

If you want to play the Godslayer as a proper Chaos campaign rather than a vanilla legend, this is a campaign rework with a broad set of progression systems.

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Chaos Undivided city variants or a rift map.

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Campaign Overhaul Features

Chaos Undivided Cities — the 5th dedication choice, finally implemented.
Daemonic & Mortal City variants — monogod cities have two build modes; undivided cities are always mortal.
Horde mechanic for the Godslayer — faction-leader horde buildings with the full daemonic roster, helping early economy and letting you open rifts from turn 1.
Unholy Manifestations — a Tzeentchian manifestation lets you open rifts (like Be'lakor) and travel the world; defeat daemonic armies for free uses.
Raze and Advance — all lords get the Beastmen-style raze-and-advance occupation option.
Souls — a new resource: Godslayer's armies gain souls from slaying mortal units (daemons have no souls). Spend them on horde upgrades and your final dedication.
Changed roster — access to almost the entire Chaos roster, unlocked via glory.
Warband Upgrade — upgrade experienced units to higher tiers (e.g. Chaos Warriors → Chosen), or swap weapon types; the only way to get Aspiring Champions.
Mortal lords & heroes — recruitable mortals; lords can ascend to Daemon Princes. ⚠️ New mortal heroes require Mixu's Unlocker.
Tech tree rework — Godslayer's "tech" is a mix of his own skills and glory boons, fully reworked.
Diplomacy — a −30 relation debuff with Warriors of Chaos factions (you are here to challenge Be'lakor and Archaon).
A long progression curve and a visual redesign of items/parts for an RPG feel.

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The Souls resource or a Warband upgrade.

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Compatibility

Requires Mixu's Unlocker (for the new mortal heroes).
Updated through the 9.0 patch.
An Immortal Empires Expanded (IEE) submod adds two new rifts in Eastern Steppes and Khuresh (must load above IEE).
Mortrau also maintains a collection of his mutually compatible WH3 mods (Black Sun Fleet, Blackskullz Horde, Nakai tweak, etc.).

How to Install

Subscribe to Mixu's Unlocker (see our Mixu guide).
Subscribe to Godslayer Overhaul by Mortrau.
(Optional) Subscribe to the IEE submod and place it above IEE in the load order.
Enable in your Mod Manager and launch.

Who Is This For

Yes if you want a deep, RPG-style Chaos campaign around the Godslayer.
Yes if you like rifts, souls, and mortal-to-daemon progression.
No if you want a light tweak — this is a substantial campaign overhaul.

Verdict

One of the most feature-dense single-lord overhauls in the workshop, and it is kept current. Check the current Workshop page for requirements and update notes before starting a campaign.

Mod & credit: Godslayer Overhaul by Mortrau by Mortrau. Independent write-up; in-game imagery should be captured by you from your own installation.

Part of the WarhammerGuide WH3 Mod series. Related: Blood Dragon mod · Mixu collection.

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