Embrace the night and command legions of the undead in Age of Wonders 4: Thrones of Blood. Rise as a powerful vampire, create your dark empire, and use the ancient blood magic to dominate the realms. Explore the sinister Sunless Lands where rivers of blood flow and forge pacts with the creatures of the night to secure your eternal reign. It features a vampire ruler type, new tomes and wildlife units, and a new story realm that explores the origins of the Elder Vampires.

New ruler type: Rule as the Elder Vampire, a sovereign of the eternal night with unique powers. Access a unique sinister skill tree and transform recruited heroes into vampiric servants who share the experience they gain with you. Build the Vampire Castle, a replacement for the Wizard Tower, with exclusive structures, and gather prisoners as a vital resource to fuel your devastating Spell Rituals.

New tomes:

• Tome of Blood Rite: Perform forbidden rituals with your units to bleed your enemies and strengthen your allies. 

• Tome of Torment: Torment your enemies by turning their own actions against them and resort to pain to strengthen your units.

• Tome of the Crimson Reign: Use a forgotten and corrupt magic that strengthens your high-ranking units and leads your faction to an ancient form of the afterlife. 

New narrative content: 

• Unveil the mysteries of the Lost Souls missions, event chains that tell the story of the victims of the Elder Vampires. Follow the whispers of the Lost Souls and bring their tragic stories to a conclusion. 

• New story realm: As an ancient vampire, you are drawn to the cradle of the vampires. Overcome or captivate its two warring guardians and discover the mythical Crypt of the Deathless God.

New map content: 

• Embark on a journey through the Sunless Lands, a shadowy territory where you will face your enemies on new combat maps. 

• Harness the power of the new magical material - Blood Glass, crystallized blood with dark power. 

• Test your power in Crimson Fane and Rose Choked Palace, two haunting ancient wonders. 

• Claim the Thorn Heart, a new landmark with economic bonuses, spreading dark territories when adjacent to your city. 

New wildlife units: Face new types of wildlife.

• Thorned Units: Confront the cursed Thorned Skeletons and the magnificent yet deadly Rose Knights.

• Blood Maggot: Face the crawling monstrosity devouring everything in its path.

• Doom Bats and Shrieking Bats: Endure the skies obscured by the wings of death.

Additional content: 

• New interface visual for an immersive experience. 

• New music composed by Michiel van den Bos.

• New banner icons.

• New realm template and new features.