Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Wiki

Release date, platform, and edition details for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, including the December 3, 2026 launch, the Standard and Commander Editions, and pre-order bonuses.

The announced post-launch plan for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, covering Year One free content and paid expansions including AFTERMATH.

Overview of the four playable factions in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV at launch, plus the fifth faction planned for the Aftermath expansion.

Last Stand is the returning horde and survival mode in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, in which you hold out against increasingly deadly waves of enemies.

The Dark Angels are a playable Space Marine sub-faction in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, fielding Deathwing Terminators and Ravenwing bikers and building toward the playable Primarch Lion El’Jonson.

The confirmed named characters of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, including Blood Ravens and Dark Angels Space Marines, Ork warlords, Adeptus Mechanicus figures, the Necron commanders, and the playable Primarch Lion El'Jonson.

Multiplayer is the competitive player-versus-player mode in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, supporting 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 matches at launch.

The story and setting of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV: the world of Kronus, the Great Rift, the stranded Blood Ravens, the tomb-or-prison mystery, and the awakening Necrons.

The Adeptus Mechanicus in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a ranged tech-focused faction making its series debut, with the Noosphere Network, Auger Vision, named units, and two Commanders.

Commanders in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV are hero units that anchor an army. Pre-release coverage says each faction campaign often lets you pick one of two Commanders, who carry their own gear and abilities.

The Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, an elite faction played as two Chapters (Blood Ravens and Dark Angels) with four Commanders, Drop Pod reserves, the Thunderhawk Relay and a playable Lion El'Jonson.

Unit Customization in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is handled by the Army Painter, a launch-day tool that lets players personalize the appearance of their units.

AFTERMATH is the paid campaign expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV that adds a fifth playable faction after launch, bundled into the Commander Edition and placed near the Summer marker on the roadmap.

The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Closed Beta runs from October 21 to 26, 2026 by application, following two rounds of Closed Alpha testing in late 2025.

Unit Veterancy in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV: units that survive and keep fighting grow in power, gaining levels, abilities, and improved stats over the course of a battle.

Stratagems in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV are powerful off-map abilities. Pre-release coverage describes them as unlock-once-then-reusable for the rest of a campaign.

Lord Ahmnok is the second playable Necron Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a close-quarters counterpart to Thothmek who also arrives in Last Stand and Crusade as free post-launch content.

Skirmish is the custom versus-AI mode in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, letting you choose the map, factions, and difficulty for a one-off battle.

Planet Kronus, the contested world on which all of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV takes place and the focus of both the campaign and the Crusade meta-campaign.

The Noosphere Network is the Adeptus Mechanicus system in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV that links structures back to the headquarters, unlocking weaponry and granting boons, with Cogitator Relays as its weak points.

Beastboss Guzcutta is the Ork Beast Snagga Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a Commander who is two units in one thanks to a rideable Squigosaur unlocked later in the campaign.

Thothmek the Chronomancer is the first playable Necron Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a time-bending schemer who commands a Necron fleet above Kronus and rouses the tombs below it.

Captain Cyrus is a Blood Ravens Captain and the Space Marines' Vanguard Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a ranged specialist built around domination by stealth.

Warboss Gorgutz is a returning Ork Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, a slow but devastating Mega Armour fighter met at the very start of the game and armed with the I’m Out of Here escape.

Lion El'Jonson, the Dark Angels Primarch, becomes playable at the climax of the Space Marine campaign in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, billed as the first playable Warhammer 40,000 Primarch in any video game.

The Power Matrix is the Necron economy and territory system in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV: an energy field spread by buildings that generates Dominion and strengthens every Necron standing in it.

The Mission Editor is a free post-launch addition to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, shown on the Year 1 Expansion roadmap as the third free drop alongside Map Pack III.

Chaplain Ezrael is a Dark Angels Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV who leads highly mobile troops on a Raider-pattern bike alongside the Ravenwing, voiced by Alex Jordan.

Waaagh! Energy is the Ork faction mechanic in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV: a meter filled by Ork numbers and kills that, once triggered, sends the whole army into a berserker state.

The Blood Ravens are the Space Marine Chapter at the centre of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, stranded on Kronus and rebuilding, and the subject of the paid Blood Ravens Story Prologue.

Company Master Astoran is a Dark Angels Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV who fights in Terminator armour as a slow but implacable one-man army, voiced by Ashley Zhangazha.

Chief Librarian Jonah Orion is a Blood Ravens Commander in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV who brings psychic warfare to the battlefield, voiced by Aaron Neil.