How Followers and Squads Work in Warhammer Survivors
Learn how followers join your squad, use weapons and attack, with a practical example from a launch review and notes on the developer’s explanation.
Followers use weapons on your behalf. The developer explains that a follower can join when you pick a weapon your current champion cannot use; the choice is governed by the game’s character and weapon keywords. A launch review observed this system on Steam Deck.
How to recruit a follower
- Unlock weapons so they can appear during a run. The launch review describes unlocked character weapons appearing among level-up choices.
- When a weapon choice appears that your champion cannot use, selecting it can bring a compatible follower to wield it.
- The follower attacks with that weapon. According to the developer, followers cannot take damage.
For example, PC Gamer describes choosing a tank weapon while playing Malum Caedo and being joined by Knight-Commander Pask. This is a reported example, not a complete unlock route or a guarantee of a particular weapon offer.
How do the Castellan and Kozlowski work together?
In its October 2026 Squad System explanation, Auroch described a Black Templars Castellan and Trooper Kozlowski combination. The developer said the Castellan gains attack power and skill with each follower, while upgrading Kozlowski’s Lasgun brings in additional Cadian Shocktroopers that contribute to his damage.
This example was published before launch. It does not give the exact Lasgun levels, bonus values or the steps needed to unlock either character; we have not tested the combination ourselves.
Can follower weapons evolve?
In its pre-launch explanation, Auroch Digital said follower weapons can be levelled and evolved like other weapons. The exact evolution requirements and the method for unlocking each weapon are separate questions; this guide does not establish them.
Figure Case and the five-follower objective
Release-era objective data lists Have 5 Followers as the Figure Case unlock condition in both settings, with Have 2 Followers as a prerequisite. The cited sources do not give a verified fastest route for recruiting five followers.
Figure Case is a two-level passive. Each level adds one Redeployment; its in-game description says, “Redeploy once with 50% Wounds.” The passive is also listed as an evolution requirement for Side Sponsons (Battle Cannon) and Thengavar (Blade of the High Heavens). These are release-era reference values, not a direct test in this project.
Are followers multiplayer?
No. Followers are game-controlled companions. The developer describes the launch as focused on single-player; see platforms and multiplayer.
The developer’s mechanic description predates release; the launch review independently describes followers on Steam Deck. The exact build and other platform-specific behavior were not identified.
Sources: Auroch Digital developer AMA and PC Gamer launch review. Multiplayer: official FAQ.
Research references
FAQ
How can a follower join during a run?
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