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The Dark Angels are a playable sub-faction of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV. The official faction selector lists them with their own entry rather than folding them into a single generic Space Marine army, and they are played across different campaign missions from the Blood Ravens.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV has not released yet. Everything on this page reflects information published before launch and may change.
Arrival on Kronus
The Dark Angels are introduced as a secretive Chapter that descends during the Blood Ravens’ hour of need, bringing ruthless precision and relentless discipline to the battlefields of Planet Kronus. Their reveal trailer, titled Sons of Caliban, was the first official look at the sub-faction in game and framed the moment as two Space Marine Chapters crashing into battle together against the xenos threat.
Formations
Two of the Chapter’s most recognisable formations have been confirmed, and they pull in opposite directions: one is an armoured anvil, the other a fast strike element.
Formation | Role |
|---|---|
Deathwing | Terminator-armoured frontline troops who close in with power fists, forming a heavily armoured spearhead |
Ravenwing | Bike-mounted units built around fast, mobile lightning strikes that hit and reposition quickly |
Leaders
Leader | Role |
|---|---|
Company Master Astoran | Dark Angels Company Master, fighting in sacred Terminator Armour |
Chaplain Ezrael | Dark Angels Chaplain, who rides with the Ravenwing |
The Dark Angels Primarch, playable at the climax of the Space Marine campaign and billed as the first playable Warhammer 40,000 Primarch in any video game |
Sub-Faction, Not a Fifth Army
The distinction matters because the game also has a genuine fifth faction planned. The Dark Angels are a sub-faction of the Space Marines: the player commands both Chapters during the Space Marine campaign, and the two share the same published play guidance, so the split is a matter of roster and story rather than separate rules. The fifth playable faction is a different thing entirely and arrives later with the AFTERMATH Expansion. See Factions for the launch line-up.
What Is Not Confirmed
Beyond the Deathwing and the Ravenwing, the Dark Angels roster has not been shown. The Space Marines are the one launch faction still awaiting their dedicated faction feature, and it had not been published as of September 2026. No unit statistics, costs or ability details exist for the sub-faction before launch, and nothing is imported from the earlier Dawn of War games or from the tabletop.
Related Pages
Space Marines: the parent launch faction.
Blood Ravens: the other playable Chapter.
Lion El'Jonson: the playable Primarch at the campaign climax.
Campaign: the four faction campaigns.