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This page is about Dark Crusade units. For background information, see Chaos.

Commanders[]

Lord iconEliphas the InheritorCommander (primary)...
Sorcerer iconChaos SorcererCommander (secondary)...

Infantry[]

Chaos Space Marines[]

Chaos marine icon
  • Heavy Infantry
  • Equipped with Bolters
  • Effective at Range and Close combat
  • Can be Permanently Infiltrated
  • Can be Upgraded with Heavy Weapons
  • Can be Upgraded with Aspiring Champions

Raptor Squad[]

  • Heavy infantry
    Wa csm raptor icon
  • Equipped with Bolt pistols and Chainswords
  • Effective at Close Range
  • Can be Upgraded with Raptor Aspiring Champions
  • Can have the ability to Jump.

Cultists[]

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  • Light Infantry
  • Effective at Close Range
  • Can be Upgraded with Heavy Weapons
  • Can be Permanently Infiltrated
  • Can be Upgraded to Detect Infiltrated Units
  • Can be Upgraded with Aspiring Champions

Khorne Bezerkers[]

Chaos marine icon khorne berzerker
  • Heavy infantry
  • Effective at Close Range
  • Shock Troops
  • Infinite morale
  • Can Be Upgraded with Mark of Khorne which causes enemy units to flee

Possessed Chaos Marines[]

Pos marine icon
  • Heavy Infantry
  • Once normal Chaos marines they are now possessed by Chaos Daemons
  • Effective at Close Range
  • Can be Upgraded with Daemonfire a Powerful Ranged attack

Daemons[]

Horror Squad[]

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  • Daemon.
  • A horrific creature summoned directly from the Warp.
  • Effective at ranged combat, ineffective at close combat.
  • Is summoned (teleported) directly onto the battlefield.
  • Effective against vehicles.

Obliterators[]

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  • Daemon
  • Has a variety of different weapons
  • Can be Upgraded to teleport
  • Obliterators are deepstriked onto the field
  • Effective at range, ineffective in melee

Bloodthirster[]

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  • Daemon
  • Greater Daemon of Khorne
  • Effective in melee
  • Takes damage while not in combat.

Daemon Prince[]

Daemon prince icon
  • A Chaos Lord who has abandoned all humanity and ascended to daemonhood
  • Effective against all units types
  • Excels at close combat
  • Can use the Daemon Roar ability which crushes enemy morale
  • If destroyed the Chaos Lord must be resurrected and the Daemon Prince Summoning Upgrade must also be researched.

Vehicles[]

Rhino APC[]

Rhino icon
  • Troop Transport
  • Tough
  • Has no Weapons
  • Can Carry 3 Squads

Chaos Predator[]

Predator icon
  • Main Battle tank of the Chaos Space Marines
  • Can be Upgraded to carry Anti-Vehicle and Anti-Building Weapons
  • Tough

Defiler[]

Defiler icon
  • Siege Tank
  • Powerful Close Combat unit
  • Equiped with a Heavy Flamer, Auto-Cannon, Battle-Cannon and Defiler Claws.
  • Has a powerful but highly inaccurate Artillery attack

Buildings[]

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Desecrated Stronghold[]

  • Chaos Space Marine HQ
  • Produces Cultists, Heretics and the Chaos Sorcerer
  • Can be Upgraded to enter the next Tier
  • Provides Upgrades for Population Increase
Temple icon

Chaos Temple[]

  • Produces Chaos Space Marines, Raptors, Khorne Berzerkers and the Chaos Lord
  • Provides Upgrades for Basic Chaos infantry

Listening Post (Chaos)[]

Listen post icon
Plasma gen icon
  • Can be built on a strategic point to defend it.
  • Can be Upgraded twice to Produce more Requisition
  • Produces Requisition.

Plasma Generator[]

  • Produces Power
  • Can be Upgraded twice to Produce more Power

Thermo Plasma Generator[]

Thermo plasma gen icon
  • Larger Version of the Plasma Generator
  • Produces more Power than a Basic Generator
  • Must be built on a Slag Deposit

Chaos Armoury[]

  • Contains Upgrades for Chaos Infantry Units
    Armoury icon
  • Makes your chaos army stronger by its researches

Machine Pit[]

  • Produces Predators, Rhinos and Defilers
    Machine pit icon
  • Contains Upgrades for Chaos Vehicles

Sacrificial Circle[]

  • Produces Possessed Chaos Space Marines and Horrors
  • Contains Upgrades for Chaos Heroes
    Sacrifice icon
  • Contains Upgrades for Possessed Squad

Daemon Pit[]

  • Produces Obliterators, Daemon Prince and the Bloodthirster
    DaemonPit
  • Contains information to Upgrade Obliterators with Teleporters

Heavy Bolter Turret (Chaos)[]

  • Can be placed anywhere around the map.
    Machine turret icon
  • Used to defend a particular position.
  • Can be upgraded to have a twin rocket launcher.

Mine Field (Chaos)[]

Mine field icon
  • A field of mines that explodes if an enemy steps on it.
  • Effective on disrupting enemy units.