Total War Saga: Troy – Penthesilea’s Amazons faction guide

Total War Saga: Troy – Campaign progression

Tips when playing as Penthesilea

There’s a reason why Penthesilea’s Amazons campaign in Total War Saga: Troy is described as “easy.” She gains loads of resources thanks to raiding and razing, and her Bloodsworn units are basically an “I win” button. Your neighbors are Thracian minors, and they won’t pose a threat. You could, technically, farm these minor factions on a whim although diminishing returns when razing would apply.

The settlements you raze will eventually get colonized by others. Beware because it’ll count as “trespassing” if you don’t have military access and you’re still in that region once it’s been colonized.

Note: For your first battle in your Total War Saga: Troy campaign, do not auto-resolve. It seems your Horsewomen would get annihilated if you do. Try to bolster your army first by recruiting more units.

Anyway, you’re buddies with the main Trojan factions and Hippolyta. Don’t forget to milk Hector and co. for some extra resources via NAPs or defensive alliances. Since you’re a horde faction, you don’t have any settlements that you need to protect, so you can just roam around and run roughshod on anyone who earns your ire.

Later in your Total War Saga: Troy campaign once you’re fighting the Greeks, try to avoid declaring war on any Danaan Pillar. Heck, try to avoid declaring war on any Greek faction that has allies. Instead, just select any of the Trojan factions already battling one and offer to join their war. This will let you pick a specific target and burn their settlements to the ground. This should give you a bit of breathing room when they eventually combine their might against you — i.e., “United against us,” once they start confederating, or once you have an antagonist.

For techs, you can’t go wrong with Nature’s Bounty (+4 horde growth) followed by The Price of Mercy (lots of resources earned per turn). Regarding religion and Divine Will, a hecatomb then a prayer to Athena would net you higher-ranked units so you can upgrade them via the Initiation Rites system faster. Of course, it’s not really “lore-friendly” considering that the Amazons consider the city-state of Athens/Athina as their mortal enemy.

Lastly, I did encounter a weird issue midway through the game. I already elected to “Support the Trojans” which means I shouldn’t worry about any of the Trojan Pillars. Unfortunately, one of the Ilion factions declared war on me, even managing to drag Troy and Paris into it.

Orlando Bloom was the only one who managed to attack one of my armies, and he was beaten quickly. The Ilion faction sued for peace, and Priam was nice enough to accept a peace deal as well. Several turns later, the Ilion faction did a “wardec” on me again, and it only stopped once Aeneas was able to confederate it.

Penthesilea’s epic missions

A Total War Saga: Troy is available via the Epic Games Store. You can pick up the Amazons DLC by following the instructions in the official FAQ. For more information about the other factions, check out our guides and features hub.