An Ork base in an orange desert seen from above in Dawn of War IV: a rusty scrap fortress with glowing furnaces, a yellow battle truck and spiky Ork buildings — Game image: Dawn of War IV © Deep Silver, cleaned up and sharpened with AI

Units list

Dawn of War 4 Units: Every Unit Revealed So Far

Every Dawn of War IV unit, building, Stratagem and ability named in an official post before launch: 36 entries for the Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and Adeptus Mechanicus. Filter by faction or type; costs and stats come after launch.

Last updated October 23, 2026Game version: Pre-launch (official info, October 2026)

23 units have been named so far (Space Marines 6, Orks 6, Necrons 5, Adeptus Mechanicus 6), plus the buildings, Stratagems and abilities the developer has shown. That is only part of the game: more than a hundred different units and buildings in total, with variants and weapon options, according to KING Art. Each row says what the unit does in the developer's own description; no costs, health or damage numbers are public yet.

All units, buildings and Stratagems

Showing 36 of 36

Name	Faction	Type	What it does
IntercessorsSpace Marines · Infantry	Space Marines	Infantry	Core battle-line squad; Bolt, Auto or Stalker Bolt Rifles, optional grenade launcher, and Sergeant wargear for groups or heavy targets.
InfiltratorsSpace Marines · Infantry	Space Marines	Infantry	Stealth troops that stay hidden at a distance and take capture points early.
EliminatorsSpace Marines · Infantry	Space Marines	Infantry	Stealth snipers that cover the Infiltrators from range.
DeathwingSpace Marines · Infantry	Space Marines	Infantry	Dark Angels Terminators: slow front-line elite with power fists against heavy units.
RavenwingSpace Marines · Cavalry	Space Marines	Cavalry	Dark Angels bikers for hit-and-run strikes.
Redemptor DreadnoughtSpace Marines · Walker	Space Marines	Walker	Heavy walker piloted by a badly wounded Space Marine.
Thunderhawk RelaySpace Marines · Building	Space Marines	Building	Send units in, then redeploy them elsewhere by Thunderhawk.
Hammerfall BunkerSpace Marines · Building	Space Marines	Building	Fortification shown in the Back to War trailer.
Thunderhawk Bombing RunSpace Marines · Stratagem	Space Marines	Stratagem	Sets a strip across half the screen on fire.
Orbital StrikeSpace Marines · Stratagem	Space Marines	Stratagem	Burns a huge area from orbit; one of the strongest Stratagems, per the developer.
Slugga BoyzOrks · Infantry	Orks	Infantry	Core Ork infantry; the Burna upgrade works against big groups.
Flash GitzOrks · Infantry	Orks	Infantry	Strong ranged infantry with snazzguns for breaking defenses.
MeganobzOrks · Infantry	Orks	Infantry	Heavy infantry with Kombi-Rokkits (long range) or Kombi-Skorchas (short-range area damage).
Squighog RidersOrks · Cavalry	Orks	Cavalry	Fast Beast Snagga riders that hit hard with Stikka spears.
Deff DreadOrks · Walker	Orks	Walker	Ork walker, shown fighting a Redemptor Dreadnought in the Back to War trailer.
GorkanautOrks · Walker	Orks	Walker	Giant war machine that fires barrages of not-very-accurate rokkits.
Waaagh! BannerOrks · Building	Orks	Building	Raised around Ork bases as they spread out.
Waaagh!Orks · Ability	Orks	Ability	Meter filled by Orks on the field and kills; trigger it to make every fighting unit stronger for a while.
ScarabsNecrons · Infantry	Necrons	Infantry	Cheap, fast swarms that tie up enemy ranged units in melee.
DeathmarksNecrons · Infantry	Necrons	Infantry	Long-range snipers against Commanders and elite infantry.
Canoptek SpydersNecrons · Walker	Necrons	Walker	Builders that place Tomb Pylons anywhere on the map.
DoomstalkersNecrons · Walker	Necrons	Walker	Huge walkers armed with Doomsday Blasters.
MonolithNecrons · Vehicle	Necrons	Vehicle	Massive war machine; its Eternity Gate brings Reserves to the front, its Particle Whip hits groups.
Tomb CitadelNecrons · Building	Necrons	Building	Upgradeable headquarters that builds units and holds Reserves.
Tomb PylonNecrons · Building	Necrons	Building	Starts a new patch of Power Matrix and is a teleport target from the Tomb Citadel.
Resurrection GalleryNecrons · Building	Necrons	Building	Choose a unit type; fallen units of that type come back for free.
Translocation ScienceNecrons · Stratagem	Necrons	Stratagem	Teleports up to five units to any part of the map you can see.
Skitarii RangersAdeptus Mechanicus · Infantry	Adeptus Mechanicus	Infantry	Long-range infantry, the faction's main firepower.
RuststalkersAdeptus Mechanicus · Infantry	Adeptus Mechanicus	Infantry	Melee infantry that lures enemies into range of the Rangers.
Ironstrider BallistariusAdeptus Mechanicus · Walker	Adeptus Mechanicus	Walker	Light, fast walker for reaching far parts of the map.
Onager DunecrawlerAdeptus Mechanicus · Walker	Adeptus Mechanicus	Walker	Heavy, well-armed walker.
Knight CastellanAdeptus Mechanicus · Walker	Adeptus Mechanicus	Walker	Imperial Knight from House Raven, delivered by a Drop Keep.
Skorpius DisintegratorAdeptus Mechanicus · Vehicle	Adeptus Mechanicus	Vehicle	Long-range gun vehicle.
Void ShieldAdeptus Mechanicus · Building	Adeptus Mechanicus	Building	Huge dome that units can cross but enemy fire cannot pass.
Cogitator RelayAdeptus Mechanicus · Building	Adeptus Mechanicus	Building	Link in the Noosphere Network; destroying it weakens the network.
Auger VisionAdeptus Mechanicus · Ability	Adeptus Mechanicus	Ability	Rough heatmap of enemy activity under the fog of war.

All 10 Commanders

Commander	Faction	Plays as
Captain Cyrus	Space Marines (Blood Ravens)	Vanguard leader built around stealth and killing at range.
Chief Librarian Jonah Orion	Space Marines (Blood Ravens)	Psyker who disrupts enemy troops with psychic powers.
Chaplain Ezrael	Space Marines (Dark Angels)	Rides a Raider-pattern bike at the head of fast-moving troops.
Company Master Astoran	Space Marines (Dark Angels)	Slow but very hard to kill, in Terminator armour.
Warboss Gorgutz	Orks	Returning Warboss in Mega Armour: slow, but powerful, with options for melee and ranged combat. His 'I'm Out of Here' ability teleports him away and leaves a pile of bombs behind.
Guzcutta	Orks (Beast Snagga)	Beast Snagga Boss who fights on foot and later rides a Squigosaur in the campaign.
Chronomancer Thothmek	Necrons	Bends time with chronomantic powers to slow and confuse the enemy.
Ahmnok	Necrons	A brawler who prefers to fight up close rather than from afar.
Potentia Delta-9	Adeptus Mechanicus	Technoarcheologist who scouts with a servo-skull and can be built for melee or range.
Skitarii Marshal Sek-Ix-23	Adeptus Mechanicus	Buffs every unit around him and fights with bodyguards, the only Commander made of several models.

Wargear: one unit, several jobs

Many units can be fitted out for a different job during the match. Space Marine Intercessors swap rifles or add a grenade launcher, and their Sergeant carries either close-combat gear for crowds or a Thunder Hammer and Plasma Pistol for tanks. Ork Meganobz pick long-range rokkits or short-range flamers. Veterancy adds more on top: units earn experience, and for the Orks it comes fast, unlocking new weapons and extra models early.

Faction guides

Each faction's guide explains how its units work together, its Commanders and how to beat it: Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and Adeptus Mechanicus. The Dawn of War 4 factions comparison puts all four side by side.

What changes at launch

Commander Edition owners start on November 30 and everyone else on December 3; the Dawn of War 4 release countdown shows how many days are left. From then on we add every unit that was not revealed before launch, plus costs and what each unit is good against, once two different players' matches agree. Until then a blank is better than a guess.

Questions

How many units are in Dawn of War 4?

More than a hundred units and buildings in total, according to the developer, with variants and weapon options on top. 23 units have been named in official posts so far (Space Marines 6, Orks 6, Necrons 5, Adeptus Mechanicus 6); this list adds the rest after launch.

What are the best units in Dawn of War 4?

Nobody outside the studio can say yet: costs and stats are not public, and the closed beta was under NDA. Rankings will come after launch, from what players see in real matches, not from guesses.

Can you change unit weapons in Dawn of War 4?

Yes. Many units take different weapons or upgrades. Intercessors can swap their Bolt Rifles for Auto or Stalker Bolt Rifles and add a grenade launcher, and Meganobz choose between Kombi-Rokkits and Kombi-Skorchas.

Is the Imperial Guard in Dawn of War 4?

Not as a playable faction. The four at launch are the Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and Adeptus Mechanicus. Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) forces do appear in the campaign story, and the fifth faction that comes with the Aftermath DLC has not been named.

Sources

Checked against the official posts on October 23, 2026. Until we have checked a page in the game itself, it follows the developer's own description; we update it as details are confirmed in play.