Step into the darkness and seize dominion over the undead hordes in Age of Wonders 4: Thrones of Blood. Ascend as a formidable vampire sovereign, construct your shadowy empire, and unleash the ancient power of blood magic to crush all opposition. Venture through the Sunless Lands where crimson rivers run deep, and bind creatures of darkness to your will for an everlasting rule. Includes a vampire ruler type, fresh tomes and wildlife units, and a brand-new story realm delving into the origins of the Elder Vampires.

New Ruler Type: Reign supreme as the Elder Vampire, an immortal sovereign of perpetual darkness wielding unparalleled power. Master a distinct skill tree brimming with sinister abilities, and convert recruited heroes into loyal vampire thralls who channel their accumulated experience back to you. Erect your Vampire's Castle, supplanting the Wizard's Tower, complete with exclusive city structures, and exploit thralls as an essential resource to unleash your most catastrophic Ritual Spells.

New Tomes:

• Tome of Blood Rite: Execute perilous and forbidden rites upon your units to drain your foes and fortify your allies.

• Tome of Torment: Break your enemies by weaponizing their own actions against them, while your units grow mightier through suffering.

• Tome of the Crimson Reign: Tap into a lost and corrupted magic that elevates your elite units and leads your faction to embrace an ancient form of undeath.

New Narrative Content:

• Uncover the dark secrets of the Lost Souls quests, chilling event chains narrating the fates of the Elder Vampires' victims. Heed the whispers of the Lost Souls, accessible only to heroes gifted with the ability to commune with them, and shepherd their sorrowful tales to their ultimate end.

• New Story Realm: As an Elder Vampire, feel the pull toward the primordial birthplace of all vampire-kind. Choose to thwart or ally with its two warring guardians as you seek out the legendary Crypt of the Deathless God.

New World Map Content:

• Traverse the haunting Sunless Lands, a shadow-drenched realm of thorns and roses, and clash with your enemies across newly crafted combat maps.

• Wield the power of a new magical material — Blood Glass, crystallized blood saturated with Dark energy.

• Prove your might at the Crimson Fane and the Rose-Choked Palace, two brooding Ancient Wonders.

• Seize the Thorn Heart, a new landmark that grants economic advantages and expands the Sunless Lands when positioned adjacent to your city.

New Wildlife Units: Encounter fearsome new Wildlife creatures prowling the world.

• Thorned Units: Confront the cursed Thorned Skeletons and the breathtaking yet lethal Rose Knights.

• Blood Maggot: Face the writhing horror that consumes all in its relentless wake.

• Doom Bats and Shrieking Bats: Survive the skies blotted out by these deadly winged terrors.

Additional Content:

• New Interface Skin for a completely immersive visual experience.

• New Music Tracks composed by Michiel van den Bos.

• New Banner Icons.

• New Realm Template and new traits.