01 In-depth brief
faction
Adeptus Mechanicus
A playable, technology-focused faction that favours speed, ranged combat and interconnected battlefield systems.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV · Reference index
Factions
The factions confirmed for Dawn of War IV, together with the Space Marines sub-factions that official material presents as separately playable. Each page separates what has actually been published about a faction — its announced identity, its named systems such as the Ork Waaagh!, the commanders revealed for it — from what is still unannounced before launch. That line matters more here than on a released game: most pre-release faction pages fill the gaps with guesswork, and these ones do not.
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The factions index
Every name below is connected to its factual record and source trail. Completed briefs appear first.
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- 02 In-depth brief
playable subfaction
Blood Ravens
A playable Space Marines Chapter in the campaign, described as specialising in flexible strategic combat.
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- 03 In-depth brief
playable subfaction
Dark Angels
A playable Space Marines sub-faction in the campaign with access to Deathwing and Ravenwing elite forces.
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- 04 In-depth brief
faction
Necrons
A playable faction whose slow, resilient expansion is designed to become a snowballing battlefield threat.
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- 05 In-depth brief
faction
Orks
A playable faction built around relentless aggression, territorial expansion and strength in numbers.
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- 06 In-depth brief
faction
Space Marines
A playable elite faction with powerful but expensive units, on-field reinforcement and rapid redeployment tools.
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