Game Update 4.9

December 1, 2025by BA Commander

GamePatchNote Digest

Warhammer: Chaos And Conquest Patch Notes — December 1, 2025

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Greetings, Lords of Chaos! Game Update 4.9 - Dragon Incursion is now LIVE on all Regions!

Patch Notes

Added Structure Levels

The following structures have had their maximum level increased from 38 to 40:

The following structures have had their maximum level increased from 35 to 40:

The following new items have been added to the game:

Added New Champion Equipment / Warlord / Fortress Skin Ranks

The following Champion Equipment can now be updated to Eternal rarity:

Reaching Eternal rarity in each of these items will grant a new reward of 100 Helm Essence.

All Warlords can now be upgraded to rank 7 using the new item - Chaos-infused Dragon Hide.

All Fortress Skins can now be upgraded to rank 6.

Improved Slaanesh Melee Attack Bonus on Palace of Rapture Fortress Skin.

Unit Stat Adjustments

New Raid

Dragon Incursion - Driven forth by the surging power of the Winds of Magic, the Chaos Dragon soar on mutated wings, eager to vent their ancient fury on the Empire.
This new Raid brings epic new rewards, such as the Chaos-Infused Dragon Hide from defeating the Raid and both Dark Favour and Chaos Essence available in a new Cache!

Spoils of Conquest

This new system adds additional rewards for Daily Quest Completion, both in terms of a Free and Purchasable journey each month.
All Daily Trials now reward Spoils of Conquest points daily.
The large Daily Trials rewards have also been adjusted to include more Speed Ups and Daemonic Fulgurite.

Aspirant of Darkness Item Set

A new Item has been added to this set, the Helm of Damnation.
The set bonus has been expanded to include larger bonuses when 3 items are equipped.
Blood Essence can now be exchanged for Chaos Essence in the Daemonic Forge.
Both the Daemonblade and Armour of Damnation can now be upgraded to rank 6.

The maximum Prestige level has been increased from 30 to 40.

The Undivided Ritual Tree has been expanded with the following Rituals

Updated Gathering Locations

New Level 14 variants of the potential Gathering locations can now be found within the Siege of Altdorf area.
The Gathering locations in Veteran Regions (i.e Regions older than 360 days) will now consistently spawn higher-level Resource locations based on the Region Age.

Event Changes

Updated the Spoils of Victory rewards from the Region Wars Event to feature more high-level Resources and Warpstone locations, along with higher-level Foes and Armies, but slightly less dense spawns of Foes and Armies to not interfere with other Live Event schedules.
The Scourge of Chaos Event has been improved with an increase in Resource nodes of 11 and 12, and also an overall increase to level 13 resource appearing in the Siege of Altdorf.
The number of gatherable Warpstone locations in the Warpstone Rain Event and the Warpstone Deluge Event has been considerably increased, and the rate at which these locations respawn has been increased.
The Boon of Slaanesh Event has been improved with an increase in Resource nodes and their respawn rates throughout the event. More consistently higher-level resources will also now be available during this Event.

Bug Fixes