Total War: WARHAMMER III - Mother Ostankya – Shadows of Change

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This pack introduces Mother Ostankya, a new Legendary Lord for Kislev, usable in both Realm of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns, as well as new units, characters, and regiments of renown. • Conjure powerful hexes and incantations whilst engaging in witchcraft, flipping campaigns on their head as Mother Ostankya of Kislev.

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25 March 2025
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This pack introduces Mother Ostankya, a new Legendary Lord for Kislev, usable in both Realm of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns, as well as new units, characters, and regiments of renown.

• Conjure powerful hexes and incantations whilst engaging in witchcraft, flipping campaigns on their head as Mother Ostankya of Kislev.

• Fight for Kislev with The Golden Knight, the finest warrior from among the ranks of the Druzhina.

​​• ​Expand your roster with 5 additional units, and enhance your troops with 3 new Regiments of Renown, including the Things in the Woods, Hag Witches, and the giant Frost Wyrm.

For years we thought she was a child's tale to frighten us into behaving. Then one day, in my twentieth winter, I got too close to the woods. And when I was told Mother Ostankya would get you... I knew if I took one step closer to the trees it would be true.

Tales of monsters and bogeymen have haunted many lands for centuries, but the tale hanging above the Kislevite children, a reminder of the consequences for displaying disobedience, was not just a tale. Mother Ostankya is real. A guardian, faithful to the land, holding anyone who seeks to harm it accountable, she draws her power from the very woods, fens and oblasts that she protects. When war comes to her door, she’ll be on the front lines, protecting the warriors of Kislev, and inflicting her terror upon any who oppose them.

And if you cross her path, make no mistake. Mother Ostankya will punish you.

As a powerful sorceress with a bespoke melee component, Mother Ostankya utilises her cauldron on and off the battlefield, able to rain spirits down upon her foes from afar or sprout the legs of a spider in melee combat as an artillery-chariot hybrid.

The Daughters of the Forest must infuse Mother Ostankya’s Witchcraft at the Witch’s Hut. With a new rare resource, Spirit Essence, you can take advantage of ingredients gathered during your playthrough to create potent Incantations and utilise Hexes to vastly change the course of your entire campaign.

Force enemy armies from your lands in an instant, purge entire provinces of corruption in a single move, buff your units far beyond their given capability, and unleash the full might of the witch as you search for the Malediction of Ruin; Mother Ostankya’s final Hex to secure the sanctity of Kislevite land.

New Kislevite units lurk in these woods.

A terrible and frightening creature, known to many as The Thing in the Woods, brings its enormous size and infantry sundering capability to the frontlines of Kislev. Left unchecked, this beast will tear through enemy troops like paper, before rushing into the woods for cover and emerging to do it all over again.

CONTENT OVERVIEW
• 1 Legendary Lord
• 1 Legendary Hero
• 1 Lord
• 1 Hero
• 5 Battle Units
• 3 Regiments of Renown
• New gameplay mechanics and features
• Playable in Immortal Empires and Realms of Chaos

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7 64-bit
Processor:
Intel i3/Ryzen 3 series
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics
DirectX:
Version 11
Additional Notes:
This game may be updated over time and have paid for and free. additional content released for it. Please be aware that this may increase the minimum requirements for running the game above the specification stated here. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel i5/Ryzen 5 series
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/AMD RX 5600-XT/Intel Arc A750
DirectX:
Version 11
Additional Notes:
8GB Memory if using integrated GPU. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

User reviews

Ascherrit
Recommended | 28 Oct 2025

I completely understand all the criticism surrounding this DLC and Creative Assembly in general. The pricing, the direction of development, a lot of the frustration is justified. But even with all that in mind, I still

Helpful: 17
Vinnieroo
Not recommended | 07 Nov 2025

Don't buy in. Each update breaks something, each new DLC breaks something, and then the developers don't fix it. It took 9 months for a DLC to be developed, and there's nothing truly new in it, the teaser for the

Helpful: 12
TwoTitTerry
Not recommended | 07 Oct 2025

CA has been destroyed by LGBT management and development, Their woke game Hyenas failed and they want nothing to do with Total war. No one left at this company has any talent or ability to fix the issues or make new

Helpful: 13
Kai-ron
Not recommended | 19 Apr 2026

8.99 for 1 Lord. 15% of the base games total price for 1 lord.... This insane greed is the NORM for this scum bucket company. ♥♥♥♥ you CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, You Greedy ♥♥♥♥♥ ruined this game. Instead only more wealthy

Helpful: 8
Nunda
Recommended | 08 Nov 2025

Mother Ostankya is my favorite Kislev lord. Her campaign is a lot of fun. At this point my only complaint about Shadows of change is that we don't have an extra FLC lord for Tzeentch. When Shadows of change was first

Helpful: 5
FEEP
Recommended | 31 Dec 2025

Really fun lord, her units are really really cool and great theming, her campaign is also very fun. She has a unique start position which you can even give up through a campaign choice and start back in Kislev. Having

Helpful: 4