For the faction in Barbarian Invasion, see Vandals.
The Vandals are a playable faction in Total War: Attila.
History[]
Abandoned in their hour of need by their Roman allies, the Vandals find themselves at a turning point in their long quest for southern lands.
This once-cordial relationship stretches back to the Marcomannic Wars, when the Vandals, who had recently invaded Dacia, were recruited as ‘foederati’ allies in the Roman struggle against barbarian uprisings. Rewarded with land in Pannonia, the Vandals peacefully co-existed with Rome for some time, and even integrated with the Empire to some extent. This enabled the rise of figures such as Stilicho, the half-Vandal who now rules the West through a puppet Emperor.
Now, however, with the arrival of the Huns, everything has changed - the Vandals have been driven out of their lands. With the Romans refusing to help they must fight their way across Europe to a kingdom of their own - wherever that fight may take them.
Faction Traits[]
Cultural Traits[]
The Great Migration[]
"The wise move. The desperate move often. The mighty survive and prosper."
- +250% conversion cost of the main chain
- +200% conversion time of the main chain
- Growth: +250 when initiating a migration or resettling
Faction Traits[]
Sea of the Vandals[]
"The winds cry doom, and carry death across the waves."
- Can recruit superior-quality naval units
- Income: +150% from raiding and sacking
Unit Roster[]
| Melee Infantry | Germanic Band • Germanic Nobles • Germanic Warband • Noble Germanic Swordsmen • Noble Suebi Swordsmen • Vandal Berserkers |
|---|---|
| Spear Infantry | Alani Spearmen • Germanic Levy • Germanic Spear Masters • Germanic Spearmen • Sarmatian Spears |
| Pike Infantry | Germanic Pikes |
| Missile Infantry | Elite Germanic Archers • Germanic Archers • Germanic Bows • Germanic Brigands • Germanic Crossbowmen • Germanic Hunters • Germanic Hurlers |
| Melee Cavalry | Alani Horsemen • Chosen Vandal Raiders • Germanic Horsemen • Germanic Mounted Warband • Noble Alani Cavalry • Noble Germanic Horsemen • Taifali Cavalry • Vandal Raiders • Vandal Warlord |
| Shock Cavalry | Germanic Lancers • Light Moorish Cavalry • Royal Suebi Cavalry |
| Missile Cavalry | Germanic Mounted Brigands • Germanic Night Raiders • Germanic Raiders |
| Siege Artillery | Onager • Bastion Onager • Large Onager |
Trivia[]
- The symbol of the Vandals is based on Zierscheibe symbols which were depicted on Migration Era Alemmanic brooches and gravestones.[1]
References[]
| Total War: Attila Factions | |
|---|---|
| Nomadic Factions | Huns • White Huns |
| Roman Factions | Eastern Roman Empire • Western Roman Empire |
| Eastern Factions | Sassanid Empire • Garamantians • Lakhmids • Aksum • Himyar • Tanukhids |
| Barbarian Factions | Visigoths • Vandals • Alans • Saxons • Ostrogoths • Franks • Suebians • Danes • Geats • Jutes • Langobards • Alamans • Burgundians • Ebdanians • Picts • Caledonians • Anteans • Sclavenians • Venedians |
| The Last Roman Factions | Frankish Kingdom • Ostrogothic Kingdom • Roman Expedition • Vandalic Kingdom • Visigothic Kingdom |
| Age Of Charlemagne Factions | Kingdom of Asturias • Kingdom of Charlemagne • Kingdom of the Lombards • Avars • Emirate of Cordoba • Kingdom of Mercia • Kingdom of the Danes • Westphalia |