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Playable Factions, Army Doctrines and Commanders

Space Marines
Elite, resilient infantry with drop-pod insertions and heavy Dreadnought fire support.
Orks
Overwhelming horde mechanics, Waaagh! energy buffs, and scrapper vehicle salvage.
Necrons
Living metal reanimation protocols, Monolith super-units, and devastating gauss weaponry.
Adeptus Mechanicus
Canticles of the Omnissiah buffs, precision energy fields, and cybernetic constructs.

Launch Army Overviews

🔴 Space Marines (Blood Ravens)
Fielding Gabriel Angelos and Captain Apollo Diomedes, the Blood Ravens rely on versatile tactical squads, Terminator shock assaults, and orbital command strikes. Squad doctrines let players tailor loadouts before deployment, choosing between heavy siege attrition or swift jump-pack harassment.
🟢 Orks (Waaagh! Gorgutz)
Warlord Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter returns with scrap-metal ingenuity. Orks gather salvage from destroyed vehicles on the map to upgrade Nobz and Killa Kans directly in combat. Higher army count increases their Waaagh! shout bar, unlocking map-wide movement and melee speed surges.
💀 Necrons (Sautekh Dynasty)
Awakening from subterranean stasis tombs across Kronus, Necron warrior squads feature Reanimation Protocols—fallen soldiers have a percentage chance to piece themselves back together unless completely vaporized. Their Monolith floating fortress acts as both production facility and planetary superweapon.
⚙️ Adeptus Mechanicus (Forge World Metalica)
Guided by Magos Dominus Vael, Mechanicus forces manipulate battlefield canticles to shift between offensive overdrive and defensive shielded formations. Utilizing Onager Dunecrawlers and Ironstrider Ballistarii, they dominate long-range ballistic lanes with rad-cleansing firepower.
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