wH2

WH2 is the shorthand for Total War: WARHAMMER II, a 2017 strategy video game in the Total War series developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It is a stand-alone sequel to Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) and continues the blend of grand strategy and real-time tactical battles set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy universe.

WH2 introduces a new geographic focus on the New World, offering a distinct map and a set of new factions: High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and Skaven. Each faction has unique mechanics, objectives, and unit rosters, supporting diverse playstyles from siege warfare to rapid raiding and exploration. The core gameplay combines turn-based empire management with real-time battles, requiring players to recruit armies, manage provinces, conduct diplomacy, and pursue faction-specific victory conditions.

A major feature is its interoperability with the first game through the Mortal Empires campaign, a larger, post-release mode that merges maps and factions from both WARHAMMER and WARHAMMER II, enabling a continental-scale campaign across all available races.

WH2 was released to generally favorable reviews, with praise for its scope, visual design, and the introduction of new factions, alongside some criticisms related to performance, AI, and post-release content practices. The title has remained a focal point of ongoing updates and modding activity, reinforcing its role as a central entry in the modern Total War lineup alongside its predecessor and related installments.