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0:00The Space Marines are the Imperium's
0:02elite warriors. Through gene seed
0:04implantation, extensive biological
0:06modification, and years of brutal
0:08training, recruits are transformed into
0:11soldiers who are stronger, faster, and
0:14far more resilient than ordinary men.
0:16Encased in armor and armed with some of
0:19the Imperium's most advanced weapons,
0:21they are designed to strike hard,
0:23survive battles that would destroy
0:24conventional forces, and continue
0:27fighting long after most armies would
0:29have been forced to withdraw. They also
0:32operate very differently from a
0:34conventional mass army. They are
0:36organized into individual chapters, each
0:39with its own history, traditions, and
0:41preferred methods of war. They are
0:43normally deployed as compact strike
0:46forces capable of concentrating enormous
0:48power exactly where it is needed. Now,
0:51that identity carries over very clearly
0:54in Dawn of War IV, where the Space
0:56Marines are built around a relatively
0:58small number of valuable
1:00that become significantly stronger
1:03through veterancy, research, and war
1:05gear options. A major part of the Space
1:08Marines, therefore, in Dawn of War IV is
1:11not simply deciding which units to
1:13choose, but deciding also how those
1:15units develop once they are on the
1:17battlefield. Their production buildings
1:19unlock different branches of their army.
1:22Individual squads can be equipped for
1:24different targets. Their commanders can
1:26be developed in several directions, and
1:29systems such as reserve, Thunderhawk
1:32redeployment, and stratagems allow them
1:34to move or reinforce their forces in
1:37ways of an elite strike force. In
1:40today's video, we'll be going through
1:42everything that you need to know about
1:43the Space Marines in Dawn of War IV from
1:46the ground up. Beginning with the Space
1:48Marines economy, their chapter keep, and
1:51their opening infantry before moving on
1:53to the chapel barracks, sanctum, armory,
1:56support structures, resource upgrades,
1:59commanders, and finally the stratagems
2:01that tie the faction all together. In
2:04order to fund everything though for the
2:06Space Marines, we'll need to talk about
2:08their economy. The Space Marine economy
2:10is built around requisition and power,
2:13and in Dawn of War 4, both resources are
2:16tied directly to controlling territory.
2:19Requisition is the main resource used
2:21across the faction for producing units
2:24and structures, whilst power becomes
2:26increasingly important as you move into
2:28upgrades, attachments, and the heavier
2:31parts of the army. That means map
2:33control is important from the very
2:35beginning, which is one of the reasons
2:37that many a time the Space Marines will
2:39start with an infiltrator squad. These
2:42can immediately move out and begin
2:44capturing control points, requisition
2:46nodes, and power nodes, whilst the rest
2:49of the base is still being established.
2:52Once those points are under your
2:53control, the Space Marines can invest
2:56further into them instead of simply
2:58leaving them as basic resource
2:59locations. Requisition points can be
3:02upgraded with the All Spec Shrines, and
3:05these progress through several stages.
3:07All Spec Shrine 1 prevents the enemy
3:09from capturing the point and also
3:11increases the amount of requisition it
3:13generates, so that the first upgrade
3:16already improves both the economy and
3:18your hold over that part of the map.
3:21Upgrading to All Spec Shrine 2 increases
3:24requisition income once again, and adds
3:26a mounted weapon, turning that point
3:29into a defensive position as well as an
3:31economic one. All Spec Shrine 3
3:34continues that progression, improving
3:36the weaponry and increasing requisition
3:38generation further. Now, power points
3:41work in a similar sort of fashion, where
3:43power generators can be upgraded on the
3:45power points, which increase the amount
3:47of power produced from that location.
3:49The Space Marines economy becomes
3:51stronger the longer you are able to hold
3:54and develop those resource nodes. From
3:56here though, we can now move naturally
3:59into the Space Marine production
4:00buildings because once the economy is
4:02established, the next question is how
4:05those resources are turned into the
4:07actual Space Marine army. Now,
4:09everything with the army essentially
4:11begins with the chapter key. It is the
4:13headquarters of a Space Marine base. It
4:16can produce basic infantry and also the
4:18commander that you selected before the
4:20start of the skirmish. Structures that
4:23are built closer to the chapter keep are
4:25constructed more quickly, making the
4:27area around the chapter keep the natural
4:30center for your early base. The
4:32commander options for the Space Marines
4:34are the captain, the chaplain, the chief
4:37librarian, and the company master. In a
4:40skirmish mission, you'll need to choose
4:42one of these commanders in the pre-game
4:44lobby, and that will become your
4:45commander for the next upcoming game.
4:48Each of these commanders will bring a
4:50different battlefield role, wargear
4:52selection, and in some cases, an
4:54additional strategem. We'll come back to
4:56the Space Marine commanders later on in
4:58the video though because there's quite a
5:00lot to go through with their individual
5:02capabilities and wargear options that
5:04make a lot more sense after we've
5:06explored the main army. The chapter keep
5:09though, where it all begins for the
5:10Space Marines, can also produce
5:12infiltrator squads. The Space Marines
5:15will usually begin a skirmish with one
5:18already deployed, but there's a good
5:19chance you may need more. The
5:22infiltrator squads are highly mobile
5:24light infantry units that are effective
5:26at range and are naturally invisible at
5:29a distance. This makes them ideal for
5:32immediately moving out and securing
5:34early game control points, requisition
5:36nodes, and power nodes while the rest of
5:39your base is still being established.
5:41Their stealth keeps them concealed until
5:43they attack, begin capturing something,
5:46or move within an enemy's detection
5:48radius, and even once they have been
5:50revealed, they still receive additional
5:52protection against ranged attacks. Their
5:55wargear can also make them useful beyond
5:57simple map control. The Infiltrator
6:00Comms Array increases command point
6:02generation, allowing a squad that is
6:05already operating around the edges of
6:07the battlefield to contribute towards
6:09the resources used for stratagems, while
6:12the Helix Gauntlet becomes available
6:14once the squad reaches the required
6:16veteran C level and allows lost squad
6:18members to be restored automatically
6:20over time. For a faction where
6:22preserving experienced units is
6:24particularly important, that gives
6:27veteran Infiltrators a useful degree of
6:29self-sufficiency. Now, the building for
6:32the Space Marines that handles [music]
6:33most of the infantry roster is the
6:35Chapel Barracks. It's worth noting that
6:38the Chapel Barracks can also produce
6:40Infiltrators, but 5 seconds faster than
6:43the Chapter Keep. We've talked about the
6:45Infiltrators a little bit earlier, but
6:47the Chapel Barracks can also train
6:49Intercessor Squads as well as Assault
6:52Intercessors as standard. Once the
6:54building receives the Vanguard
6:56attachment, though, it also gains access
6:58to Eliminator Squads, as well as the
7:00Invictor Tactical Warsuit, in addition
7:02to another group of research options
7:05that strengthens the more specialized
7:07side of the infantry army. The research
7:10available here gives you several ways to
7:12improve the core army. Enhanced
7:15Physiology strengthens the armor of the
7:17Infiltrators and the Intercessor Squads,
7:20while Take and Hold increases infantry
7:23capture speed, something, of course,
7:25that can be especially useful for an
7:27elite faction that normally has fewer
7:29squads available to spread across the
7:31map. Vanguard Tactics strengthens units
7:34relying on stealth by making them harder
7:36to reveal and reducing the range damage
7:38they take whilst they are concealed.
7:41Now, once the Vanguard attachment has
7:43been installed, the building becomes
7:45much more focused on reconnaissance and
7:47mobile warfare. Guerrilla Tactics
7:50increases the durability of
7:51infiltrators, eliminators, and Invictor
7:54Tactical Warsuits. While Adaptive
7:57Strategy speeds up production from the
7:59Chapel Barracks, allowing you to
8:01reinforce that part of the army much
8:03more quickly. Before getting into those
8:05Vanguard units though, the two core
8:07infantry squads show just how much
8:09customization these Space Marines
8:11already have at the beginning of their
8:13technology tree. The Intercessor Squad
8:16is the core ranged infantry unit of the
8:18faction. They are effective at range,
8:20good against infantry, and come with
8:22frag and crack grenades as part of their
8:25standard tool kits. The grenades give
8:27them an area attack that can also negate
8:29cover. Their main rifle can also be
8:32changed [music] depending on what you
8:33want the squad to do. The standard
8:35weapon can be swapped for auto bolt
8:38rifles, which move the squad towards
8:40shorter ranged anti-infantry fighting,
8:43or for stalker bolt rifles, which give
8:45them a longer ranged role and improve
8:47their usefulness against tougher
8:49targets, including vehicles. Beyond that
8:52main weapon choice though, individual
8:54Intercessor models can also receive
8:56additional equipment. One member can
8:59take an auxiliary grenade launcher,
9:01adding more area damage while giving the
9:03squad another useful tool against
9:05vehicles, whilst another can take a
9:08power sword and hand flamer, improving
9:10their close range anti-infantry
9:12capability. They can also gain access to
9:15the supercharged plasma pistol, giving
9:17the squad a powerful plasma attack that
9:19deals area damage. So, even though the
9:22Intercessors are the basic line infantry
9:25of the Space Marines, they are not
9:27necessarily locked into one specific
9:29role. One squad can be developed into a
9:32short range anti-infantry unit, whilst
9:34another squad could be equipped for
9:36longer ranged
9:37or given additional tools for fighting
9:39vehicles. Moving on to the Assault
9:42Intercessors, they cover the close
9:44combat side of the core infantry roster
9:46for the Space Marines. They are
9:47effective in melee and particularly good
9:50against infantry, but it's their wargear
9:52that determines how aggressively they
9:54can reach the enemy and what kind of
9:56targets they can threaten once they get
9:58there. Jump packs are one of their most
10:00important options because they increase
10:02the squad's durability and grant jump
10:05pack assault, allowing them to rapidly
10:07close the distance, jump onto vulnerable
10:09ranged units, or reposition during a
10:12fight. Their other equipment can then
10:14alter their combat role even further
10:17with a power sword and hand flamer
10:19improving their performance against
10:20lighter armor whilst adding area damage.
10:23They can also take a thunder hammer and
10:25plasma pistol setup which pushes the
10:28squad towards fighting heavier targets
10:30and gives the unit a more dangerous
10:32answer to armor. And supercharge plasma
10:35pistol provides an additional burst of
10:37ranged plasma damage. That means Assault
10:40Intercessors can be developed as highly
10:42mobile anti-infantry troops or equipped
10:45to threaten opponents that basic melee
10:47weapons would usually struggle to
10:49handle. Now, once the Vanguard
10:51attachment has been added to the Chapel
10:53Barracks, the roster becomes much more
10:55specialized unlocking Eliminator Squads
10:58and Invictor Tactical Warsuits. The
11:00Vanguard attachment also opens up the
11:03research options mentioned earlier.
11:05Eliminators are dedicated sniper
11:07infantry that operate at long range,
11:10become invisible at distance, and cannot
11:12fire whilst moving. So, positioning
11:15arguably matters much more with them
11:17than it does with any of the other
11:19infantry for the Space Marines. Their
11:21weapon options can also push the squad
11:23towards very different targets. Las
11:26fusils specialize them heavily towards
11:29vehicles and heavy armor, whilst the
11:31instigator bolt Carbine can instead be
11:34given to one member of the squad,
11:36providing a much higher rate of fire and
11:38better performance against infantry. The
11:40important point though, is that the
11:42squad does not simply gain more damage.
11:44You'll be making a decision about
11:46whether that unit remains focused on
11:48infantry or becomes part of your
11:50anti-armor toolkit. The other unit
11:53unlocked by the Vanguard attachment is
11:55the Invictor Tactical Warsuit. A highly
11:58mobile walker that excels against
12:00infantry and begins a considerable
12:02amount of area damage. It comes equipped
12:05with an Incendium Cannon as standard,
12:08which is a close-ranged anti-infantry
12:10weapon that can negate cover and
12:12garrisons, making the Invictor Tactical
12:14Warsuit particularly useful for clearing
12:17out infantry from defensive positions.
12:20Now, that very Incendium Cannon can also
12:22be swapped though for the twin Ironhail
12:25Autocannon, which changes the unit's
12:27role quite dramatically by moving it
12:29towards longer-range combat and giving
12:31it stronger performances against heavy
12:33armor and vehicles. The Invictor
12:36Tactical Warsuit also has access to
12:38Fragstorm Grenade Barrage, allowing it
12:40to launch grenades at a target for area
12:43damage, which makes the unit a useful
12:45bridge between the infantry side of the
12:47army and the heavier units that arrive
12:49later. From there though, the Space
12:51Marine roster begins moving into veteran
12:54and elite units through the Sanctum.
12:56Initially, the Sanctum gives access to
12:58the Bladeguard Veterans and Eradicator
13:01Squads, while installing the Heavy
13:03Elites attachment unlocks Terminator
13:05Squads and Redemptor Dreadnoughts, along
13:08with additional research options. The
13:10research available here is centered
13:12around making those expensive units
13:14increasingly valuable as the skirmishes
13:17develop. Heroes of the Chapter improves
13:19experience gained for units produced
13:21from the Sanctums, while Burning Hatred
13:23increases Armor of Contempt generation
13:26across the wider army. More about the
13:28armor of contempt a little bit later in
13:30the video. Now, once the heavy elites
13:33attachment is installed, terrifying
13:35efficiency can increase the damage dealt
13:37by Sanctum units, while Fury of the
13:39first company significantly reduces both
13:42the production time and reserve
13:43deployment time of Terminator squads.
13:46For now though, it's clear that the
13:48Sanctum is a natural building for
13:50players who want to invest heavily in
13:52veteran infantry as well as elite units,
13:55starting with the Blade Guard Veterans.
13:57Before we do go into further detail
13:59about the Blade Guard though, I would
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14:21factions, too. In any case, back to the
14:23Blade Guard Veterans, well, they are
14:25heavy infantry built around durability
14:27and close combat. They excel in melee,
14:30perform well against a broad range of
14:32targets, and give the Space Marines a
14:34solid front line capable of absorbing
14:36punishment whilst the rest of the army
14:39operates around them. Eradicators though
14:41fill almost the opposite role,
14:43functioning as dedicated anti-armor
14:45infantry that are effective at range and
14:47particularly dangerous against heavy
14:49armor and vehicles. Their heavy melta
14:52rifles reinforce that specialist role
14:54and give the Space Marines an
14:56infantry-based answer to enemy armor
14:58without forcing you to immediately
15:00invest in vehicles of your own. And once
15:03the heavy elites attachment is
15:04installed, the Sanctum then opens up the
15:06Terminator squad and the Redemptor
15:09Dreadnought. Terminators are elite
15:11infantry built around extreme
15:13durability. They are effective against
15:15almost every target type and can absorb
15:18a huge amount of punishment. Although
15:20that strength comes with relatively low
15:22mobility compared with the rest of the
15:24infantry roster. Their heavy weapon can
15:27be changed depending on what you expect
15:29them to fight. The assault cannon gives
15:31the squad a high rate of fire and
15:33stronger performance against heavily
15:35armored targets, while that weapon can
15:37instead be swapped for a heavy flamer,
15:39which pushes the unit towards
15:41close-ranged anti-infantry fighting and
15:43allows them to negate cover and
15:45garrisons. That gives Terminators a
15:47strong general-purpose foundation while
15:50still allowing you to tune the squad
15:52towards either heavier targets or
15:54entrenched infantry. The Redemptor
15:56Dreadnought provides the Space Marines
15:58with a powerful all-purpose walker. It
16:01is effective across different ranges,
16:03naturally strong against infantry, and
16:05capable of launching grenades. But once
16:08again, its role can be changed through
16:10its main weapon configuration. The
16:12Redemptor Dreadnought begins equipped
16:14with an anti-infantry pattern, which are
16:16designed, of course, for clearing
16:18infantry and fortified positions, as
16:20well as giving access to frag storm
16:22grenade barrage. That very anti-infantry
16:25pattern, though, can be swapped for the
16:27anti-armor pattern, changing the
16:29Dreadnought's focus towards heavy armor
16:31and vehicles, whilst granting the
16:33supercharge macro plasma incinerator
16:36ability. Now, bear in mind, the
16:38Redemptor Dreadnought can also be
16:40produced through the armory later on,
16:42and so there's an important point to be
16:44made here for the Space Marines that
16:46they have more than one production route
16:48for some of their units. Speaking of the
16:50armory, it handles the mechanized side
16:53of the faction and produces the Outrider
16:55squads and Redemptor Dreadnoughts
16:57initially, while the heavy armor
16:59attachment opens access to the Gladiator
17:01Reaper and the Repulsor Executioner. The
17:04armory also contains several research
17:06options designed to strengthen a
17:08mechanized army with devastating charge
17:11improving Outrider melee damage,
17:13reinforced bullworks increasing the
17:15durability of vehicles, and all spec
17:18shrines. After taking the heavy armor
17:20attachment, armored spearhead improves
17:22the survivability of heavier vehicles,
17:25as well as ancient fury increasing the
17:27maximum health of invictor tactical
17:29warsuits and redemptor dreadnoughts.
17:32Armored wrath causes units produced from
17:34the armory to begin at veteran C level
17:37one. Now the outrider squad is
17:39classified as melee infantry that also
17:42is quite strong against other infantry.
17:44They have high mobility and moderate
17:46durability making them particularly
17:49useful for quickly reaching exposed
17:51ranged units or responding to fights
17:53that slower parts of the space marine
17:55army would take much longer to reach.
17:58Unlike most of the space marine units
18:00though, outriders don't have individual
18:02war gear choices. So their development
18:04comes mainly through research such as
18:06the devastating charge from the armory.
18:09Once the heavy armor attachment is
18:11installed, the armory gains access to
18:13the gladiator reaper, a durable heavy
18:16vehicle built around ranged
18:18anti-infantry firepower. The gladiator
18:21comes equipped with the reaper pattern
18:23as standard, but this can be swapped for
18:25the valiant pattern allowing the same
18:27vehicle chassis to move away from its
18:29default role depending on what the army
18:32is fielding. This continues the wider
18:34space marine theme of building a
18:36relatively small number of powerful
18:38units and then adapting those units to
18:41the battlefield. Now as it happens, the
18:43heaviest vehicle for the space marines
18:45in dawn of war four continues with that
18:47flexibility. The repulsor executioner is
18:50classified as a super heavy vehicle and
18:53it sits at the top end of the space
18:55marine mechanized roster. It excels
18:58against a wide variety of targets, has
19:00very high durability, and carries frag
19:02storm grenade barrage as part of its
19:05standard battlefield toolkit. Its main
19:07weapon is the macro plasma incinerator
19:10which is strong against armor and gives
19:12access to the supercharge macro plasma
19:15incinerator ability, allowing the
19:17vehicle to fire a much more powerful
19:19charged plasma attack that deals area
19:22damage. The macro plasma incinerator
19:25though can be swapped for the heavy
19:26laser destroyer, moving the vehicle
19:29towards a slower firing but extremely
19:31hard hitting weapon setup. Even at the
19:33top of the tech tree then the space
19:35marines are still asking you to make a
19:37decision about how you want an expensive
19:40unit to fight instead of simply giving
19:42you one fixed late game tank. Now with
19:45the major production buildings covered,
19:47the next part of the faction is made up
19:49of the structures that support those
19:51armies and allow the space marines to
19:53operate over a much wider area of the
19:56battlefield. The strategium is a
19:58dedicated utility and research structure
20:01and many of its upgrades affect the army
20:04far beyond a single production building.
20:06Battle drill recall causes units
20:08produced from the chapel barracks and
20:10the sanctums to begin at veterancy level
20:13one. All units included, unfortunately
20:15with the exception though of the
20:17redemptor dreadnought. The not one
20:19backward step upgrade though reduces
20:21melee damage taken across the army and
20:24gives the space marines another broad
20:26defensive upgrade. Lightning deployment
20:28is especially important because it
20:30reduces deployment time from both the
20:32reserve whilst also removing the
20:34additional deployment time penalty
20:36normally applied to structures built
20:38outside the range of a chapter key. Now
20:41as your production buildings are
20:43upgraded, the strategium can also expand
20:45the systems used to move units across
20:48the map. Orbital onslaught increases the
20:50capacity of the reserve whilst rapid
20:53embarkation increases the capacity of
20:56thunderhawk relays, allowing a larger
20:59part of the army to be held back or
21:01rapidly deployed. The thunderhawk relay
21:04itself allows units to enter the
21:05structure and then be deployed elsewhere
21:08as long as you have visibility of the
21:10destination. And combined with the
21:12reserve system, this gives the Space
21:14Marines a way of concentrating their
21:16valuable units where they are needed
21:18instead of having every squad
21:20permanently marching from one side of
21:22the map to the other. Now, this mobility
21:25also works alongside the faction's
21:27defensive structures because Space
21:29Marines can fortify important positions
21:32whilst keeping the main army free to
21:34redeploy elsewhere. The Tarantula turret
21:37provides a relatively light defensive
21:39option with a high rate of fire and good
21:42performance against infantry. Whilst the
21:44Hammerfall bunker is the heavier
21:46fortification combining much greater
21:49durability with the ability to fight a
21:51wider range of targets. Now, the
21:54eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed
21:56through the video some references to
21:58armor of contempt. Now, the armor of
22:01contempt gives Space Marine units an
22:03additional layer of protection that can
22:05be built up through combat. As your
22:07Space Marines secure kills, loses
22:10members, or gains veteran C, they can
22:12generate this extra protection on top of
22:15their normal health rewarding you for
22:17keeping successful squads alive and
22:19continuing to use experienced units
22:22instead of constantly replacing them.
22:24Several later upgrades and commander
22:26abilities also interact directly with
22:28the armor of contempt including burning
22:31hatred from the Sanctum which increases
22:33how quickly it is generated and
22:35abilities such as the Chaplain's litany
22:37of faith which can restore it to nearby
22:40Space Marines. Speaking of the Chaplain
22:42though, now's probably a good time to
22:44start talking about the Space Marine
22:46commanders. At present, there are four
22:48commanders available for the Space
22:50Marines and these are the Captain, the
22:53Chaplain, the Chief Librarian, and the
22:55Company Master. Each one begins with a
22:58clear battlefield identity before being
23:01pushed further in different directions
23:03through various war gear options. Now,
23:05several of these choices are mutually
23:07exclusive, which is an important point
23:10because you are not simply purchasing
23:12every upgrade. Eventually, you will be
23:14choosing between different weapons or
23:16different ability packages. So, two
23:18players using the same commander can
23:20still end up with noticeably different
23:22capabilities. The Captain is a high
23:25damage marksman who is effective at
23:27range and becomes invisible at distance.
23:30This makes him the natural choice for
23:32players who want reconnaissance,
23:33precision fire, and ranged support. He
23:36begins with a bolt sniper rifle, which
23:39grants special issue ammunition and
23:41allows him to fire a specialized round
23:44that negates cover. Now, that very same
23:46bolt sniper rifle can in fact be swapped
23:49for either an instigator bolt carbine or
23:52even a combi plasma. The instigator bolt
23:55carbine gives the Captain a much higher
23:57rate of fire and improved mobility
24:00whilst making him better suited to
24:02fighting infantry. The combi plasma,
24:04though, instead pushes him towards
24:06medium-ranged combat and tougher targets
24:09whilst also granting the supercharge
24:11combi plasma for a powerful area damage
24:14attack. Now, his next war gear slot
24:16provides you with a choice between
24:18multi-spectrum array that increases
24:20vision and stealth detection or even
24:23haywire mine that allows him to place a
24:25concealed proximity explosive whilst the
24:28third and last choice in this slot is
24:30master of deceit that grants stealth to
24:33the unit that is attached to him. The
24:35final war gear group, though, for the
24:37Captain lets you choose between marksman
24:39honors, which increases the Captain's
24:41own ranged damage, strategic expertise
24:44that improves command point generation
24:47whilst also increasing damage dealt by
24:49the wider army, and lastly, strike from
24:51the shadows that causes enemies damaged
24:53by the Captain to temporarily take
24:56increased ranged damage. The captain
24:58therefore starts as a long-ranged
25:01marksman, but his equipment can turn him
25:03into a more mobile infantry fighter, a
25:05plasma-based anti-armor commander, a
25:08stealth support character, or a wider
25:10army support piece. Now, the chaplain
25:13approaches command from the opposite end
25:15of the battlefield roles. He is a
25:18high-mobility melee leader designed to
25:20fight directly alongside friendly units
25:22and empower the troops around him. His
25:25Crozius Arcanum and bolt pistol come as
25:28standard and cannot be exchanged, while
25:30spiritual leader is part of his default
25:32ability set. Because those weapons
25:35remain fixed, almost all of his
25:37customization comes through several
25:39groups of ability choices. The first
25:42group lets you choose between recitation
25:44of focus, which increases the damage
25:46dealt by both the chaplain and his
25:48attached unit when they are fighting at
25:50low health. Another option is catechism
25:53of fire that increases the ranged damage
25:56dealt by nearby friendly units. And
25:58lastly for this particular group, mantra
26:00of strength which focuses entirely on
26:03increasing the chaplain's own melee
26:05damage. The next group offers a choice
26:08between litany of faith, which is a
26:10defensive option reducing incoming
26:12damage whilst restoring armor of
26:14contempt to the chaplain and nearby
26:16space marines. The other choice being
26:19canticle of hate that is more aggressive
26:21and allows him to knock enemies down and
26:24increase his damage as he enters melee
26:26combat. His final wargear group contains
26:29hammer of wrath that gives him a direct
26:32charge damaging and knocking down
26:34enemies in his path. Aura of dread
26:36reduces the damage dealt by nearby enemy
26:39units, and indomitable fury keeps the
26:41chaplain temporarily invulnerable when
26:44he would otherwise be incapacitated.
26:47That gives the chaplain a lot of
26:48flexibility despite his fixed weapons.
26:51He can be built around leading an
26:53aggressive melee push, supporting nearby
26:55ranged units, weakening enemies around
26:57him, or simply becoming extremely
26:59difficult to remove once he reaches the
27:02center of a fight. It's very important
27:04to note as well though that choosing the
27:06Chaplin also grants access to the Angels
27:09of Death strategem, which we'll come
27:11back to later. The Chief Librarian gives
27:14the Space Marines a psychic commander
27:16who is effective in melee while also
27:18providing offensive and defensive
27:20support through psychic abilities. He
27:23begins with a force stave and heavy bolt
27:25pistol, which remain fixed, whilst smite
27:28is available as a standard active
27:30ability. Emperor's Wrath then improves
27:33on smite by increasing its area of
27:35effect, making the attack more useful
27:37against grouped targets. He also gives
27:40the choice between Fury of Ancients that
27:43launches a powerful psychic attack into
27:45a target area dealing area damage, where
27:48Telekine Dome is a more defensive choice
27:50and makes the librarian immobile while
27:53creating a shield that negates incoming
27:55projectiles for both him and his
27:57attached unit. The final choice though
28:00is between Might of Heroes that
28:02significantly improves armor, fire rate,
28:05and armor penetration for the librarian
28:07and the attached unit, whilst psychic
28:09mastery reduces his ability cool downs
28:12and allows him to use his psychic powers
28:14more frequently. Now, this all means
28:16that Chief Librarian can be built around
28:19repeated offensive psychic attacks,
28:21protecting an important unit from
28:23incoming fire, or dramatically
28:25increasing the combat strength of
28:27whatever squad he is attached to. He
28:29also unlocks the precognition capability
28:32for the Space Marines, giving access to
28:34yet another unique powerful strategem.
28:37Now, the Commander Master is the heavily
28:40armored all-rounder of the four
28:42commanders, combining very high
28:44durability with relatively low mobility
28:47and a set of weapon options that can
28:49move him towards ranged combat, melee,
28:52or pure survivability. He begins
28:54equipped with a storm bolter and power
28:56sword, which gives him a good balanced
28:59starting loadout. That combination can
29:01be swapped, however, for the assault
29:03cannon and power fist. That pushes him
29:06much more heavily towards ranged combat
29:08and grants fire overwatch, which makes
29:10the company master immobile, but
29:12dramatically increases his ranged
29:14damage. The thunder hammer and storm
29:17shield option takes him in the opposite
29:19direction, though, focusing on melee
29:21whilst also reducing the damage he
29:23receives. Before his additional wargear
29:26choices are even added, he also begins
29:29with the battle cry as a standard active
29:31ability, which gives allied units around
29:33him a boost in melee capability. The
29:36next wargear group, though, gives you a
29:38choice between teleport beacon, weapons
29:40of the first legion, and adamantine
29:43cuirass. The teleport beacon makes the
29:46company master temporarily immobile
29:49before teleporting him back into the
29:51reserve. Weapons of the first legion
29:53increases his damage output, while
29:55adamantine cuirass reduces incoming
29:57damage and pushes him further towards a
30:00defensive build. His final wargear group
30:03offers fear made manifest, calibanite
30:06knights, and iron resolve. Fear made
30:09manifest reduces damage dealt by nearby
30:11enemies. Calibanite knight grants armor
30:14of contempt
30:15whenever company master deals melee
30:17damage, and iron resolve increases the
30:20invulnerable protection of both the
30:22company master and his attached unit.
30:25That gives the company master one of the
30:27clearest splits between ranged, melee,
30:30and defensive builds. He can anchor a
30:32position with fire overwatch, become a
30:34durable front-line melee commander, or
30:37focus almost entirely on making himself
30:39and the unit around him extremely
30:41difficult to remove. He also grants
30:44access to the veteran reinforcements
30:46strategem, tying him directly into the
30:48Terminator and first company side of the
30:51Space Marine faction. So, whilst we've
30:53seen a great breadth of varying
30:55capabilities of the Space Marine
30:57commanders, one thing to note is that
30:59several of them also bring with them
31:01special strategem options. Now,
31:04strategems are powerful battlefield
31:06abilities and the Space Marines use
31:08command points in order to enact them.
31:11Now, these command points are generated
31:13through combat, capturing and holding
31:15resource points, as well as producing
31:17units and structures. Certain upgrades
31:20though can increase that generation
31:21further, including the infiltrator comms
31:24array and the captain's strategic
31:26expertise. Regardless of the commander
31:29choice though, the Space Marines have at
31:31least three strategems. Battle honors
31:33grants a large amount of experience to a
31:36chosen unit, allowing you to accelerate
31:38veteran C on something that you
31:40particularly want to preserve.
31:42Thunderhawk cluster bombs cause, well, a
31:44Thunderhawk to perform a bombing run
31:46over a selected area. Whilst orbital
31:49bombardment repeatedly strikes a target
31:51location from orbit and provides one of
31:53the heaviest battlefield attacks
31:55available to the Space Marines. Your
31:57commander choice though can potentially
31:59add a fourth option. The chaplain grants
32:02Angels of Death, which reduces the
32:04damage dealt by enemy units for a period
32:07of time, while the chief librarian
32:09grants precog nition, revealing enemy
32:11units hidden inside fog of war, and the
32:14company master grants veteran
32:15reinforcements, allowing a Terminator
32:18squad to be teleported directly from
32:20orbit onto a chosen location. Now, with
32:23all of these systems put together, the
32:25Space Marines in Dawn of War IV are
32:27clearly designed around making a smaller
32:29number of units matter. You begin with
32:32an infiltrator already moving out on the
32:34map. The chapel barracks gives you
32:36flexible core infantry, the Sanctum
32:38takes you into veteran troops,
32:40Terminators, and Dreadnoughts, while the
32:42Armory opens up progressively heavier
32:44vehicles. The important thing is that
32:47reaching those units is only half of the
32:48process because you still have to decide
32:51how you want them to fight. Intercessors
32:53can change their main rifles and add
32:55specialist squad weapons, assault
32:58Intercessors can gain jump packs or
33:00heavier melee equipment, Eliminators can
33:02move towards anti-vehicle last fusils,
33:05the Invictor Tactical Warsuit can swap
33:07its Incendium Cannon for a twin Ironhail
33:10Autocannon, and the list goes on and on.
33:13The Space Marine production buildings
33:15then also reinforce those choices
33:17through research, whilst the Strategium
33:20improves veterancy, durability, and
33:22deployment. Thunderhawk relays and the
33:24reserve system allow valuable units to
33:27be moved to new parts of the battlefield
33:29without having to march all the way
33:31across the map, and the commander
33:32selected before the skirmish adds
33:34another layer of customization on top of
33:37everything else. The result is a Space
33:40Marine faction built around quality,
33:42adaptability, and concentration of
33:44force. They are a faction that typically
33:47fields fewer units, but these units are
33:49durable, highly customizable, and
33:52supported by systems designed to keep
33:54them relevant throughout a skirmish. So,
33:56I hope you enjoyed today's video, and if
33:58you did, make sure you give the video a
34:00thumbs up. A special shout-out to the
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34:06for more official details and coverage
34:08of Dawn of War 4, make sure you check
34:09out the links in the video description.
34:11As always, though, take care and see you
34:14next time.

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