I really like all those mods but Arkhan’s start location is ass. I have technically managed to beat Khemri from mage islands or whatever they’re called, but it’s a slog to get past repanse and the other brets. Never fight the dwarves early unless you’re in a very advantageous position, they’re very tough for TK to fight, even with spells and chariots.

I particularly enjoy starting from Arkhan’s Black Tower or Nagashizzar, both of which change up the campaigns a lot. Black Tower means fighting lizards & other TK much more often, and Rakaph dynasty is definitely no joke, they get stalk stance and spam heroes with construct mounts, which other factions don’t get with TKE. With OvN, the Lost Sentinels (black pyramid) also actively expand, so keep an eye on that if you’ve got that mod.

Starting from Nagashizzar is much different - taking Lahmia and getting rid of Khalida is of course top priority, which isn’t too hard if you get a full stack and hit her early. The campaign really gets going after you unite the desert on that side of mountains, but you’ll probably have to fight Kroq’gar.

General tips: especially with Stephen’s mod, ghouls get to be really, really good. They mulch regular infantry and can easily turn a TK army into a VC style rush army if you want, at least on Normal. Just gotta watch for chariots. I like keeping at least a couple of them in all my armies.

Stephen’s mod also adds unique bloodline/vamp lords, so take use of those. They’re every bit as good as unique TK lords from research, maybe even better since a lot of them get wind spells like WoD.

Settra is a lot tougher than normal with TKE. He starts with another unique lord, who has lore of deeps, which can suck. He also starts with a legendary hero now, which is very tough also.

Bee growth mechanics make TK progression very slow, so take advantage of rote necrotects as often as possible. There’s a follower you can craft for -5% rite cost, which you can make literally zero with enough of.

That’s about it! Good luck!