Chaos Lord

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Dawn of War Commander Unit

Chaos Lord
Race	Chaos
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey L	Build Cost 220 50  0 Build Time 59 s Built From Chaos Temple Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1630/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	450/12/150
Morale Bonus	+150/+12
Death Penalty	-125
Unit Mass	25
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	30 (detection 17 by Tainted Auspex)
Weapons
Ranged	Bolt Pistol
Melee	Accursed Crozius

Contents 1 Chaos Lord 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Tainted Auspex 3.2 Symbol of Chaos 3.3 Daemon Strength 3.4 Summon Daemon Prince 4 Weapons 4.1 Bolt Pistol 4.2 Accursed Crozius 5 Weapon Upgrades 5.1 Plasma Pistol 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Wargear: Plasma Pistols 6.2 Commander Veteran Upgrade 6.3 Commander Hero Upgrade 6.4 Symbol of Chaos Research 6.5 Daemon Strength Research 6.6 Daemon Prince Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Chaos Lord

"Forces of Chaos.... Bow to me!!"

The Chaos Lord is the main leader of the Chaos army. Ruthless and cunning, he is blessed by the Dark Powers, giving him superior strength and stamina.

Lord Bale led forces from the Alpha Legion in the original Dawn of War. Lord Crull commanded the Blood Legion of Khorne in their perpetual war with the Orks on Lorn V in Winter Assault. The Word Bearers followed Eliphas the Inheritor's bid for redemption on Kronus in Dark Crusade. Firaeveus Carron led the Alpha Legion out of the Warp Storm in their assault on the Kaurava System in Soulstorm.

Tactics

In melee combat, the Chaos Lord can go blow for blow with almost every commander in the game. Initially, he will defeat any commander available at the game's start, even the Space Marine Force Commander, the Ork Big Mek, or the Necron Lord, in 1-on-1 combat. Because of this, the Chaos user should be unafraid of sending him into battle where he will certainly earn his value. His auspex can also be used to keep an eye on locations and choke points through which the enemy will most certainly pass. Against the Eldar, it works wonders in protecting areas that the Eldar might seek to build a hidden Webway Gate.

In small early engagements between forces, it is often advantageous to try and eliminate the accompanying enemy commander first. Targeting him with both the Chaos Lord and any accompanying troops will typically result in the quick death of the opposing commander. Normally the Chaos Lord and some of the accompanying troops will be left to face the remaining infantry. Commander armor is the toughest in the game and early on, even if the Chaos Lord has but a fraction of his health, he will still be able to decimate entire squads because his commander armor is so tough. Eliminating enemy commanders who can typically do the most damage to the Chaos Lord's commander armor will lengthen the lifespan of the Chaos Lord. In this way, the Chaos Lord's attack and presence, blow for blow, is incredibly powerful.

The Chaos Lord tends to fall away during the Tier 2 stage for the Chaos faction. Tier 2 typically brings with it large squads of upgraded, powerful ranged units for most races, units that will make it difficult for the Chaos Lord to approach them in melee combat, despite his powerful commander armor. Instead, the Chaos Sorcerer with his slew of spells and teleporting abilities seems to be the better fit in Tier 2. Most Chaos users seem to spend Tier 2 upgrading their Chaos Lord's health and damage instead of actively trying to use the Chaos Lord in skirmishes (unless necessary).

In Tier 3, the Chaos Lord will typically re-emerge since his health and strength will have been dramatically increased. He can better survive the powerful ranged units of the Tier 2 class, as most types gain no new major upgrades besides health bonuses with the advent of Tier 3. At this point, he may be fully upgraded in terms of health and damage and may even have the Daemon Prince transformation charged. The Chaos Lord fully upgraded does incredible melee damage to all units (especially vehicles with the vehicle high armor type). His Daemon Strength is useful to finish off enemy commanders and can turn the tide of battle as it increases his melee damage considerably. The Chaos Lord in Tier 3 also has the ability to transform into the powerful Daemon Prince, the second most powerful Chaos unit, after the Bloodthirster. Be aware that, while during his Daemon Prince transformation, the Chaos Lord is invincible, there is a slight delay after it is selected during which the Chaos Lord will still take damage and may die if he had too little health at the time, canceling the transformation. The player does not lose the charge however and the transformation is immediately available as soon as the Chaos Lord is rebuilt. However, the inability to use the Daemon Prince, especially at a critical point in a battle, may spell the end for the Chaos user. Finally, once the Daemon Prince is on the field, the Chaos Lord cannot be rebuilt until the Daemon Prince is destroyed.

Abilities

Tainted Auspex

	Tainted Auspex			Hotkey: N
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	15
	Area of effect	17	Cooldown time	45 s
	Cost	15
Effects	The Chaos Lord deploys an Auspex Device that acts as a spotter and detector within its Area of Effect. The Auspex can be shot at and destroyed like normal (it has 50 hitpoints and Building Low armor) but infiltrates after 5 seconds.

Symbol of Chaos

	Symbol of Chaos
	Requires	Symbol of Chaos Research
	Target Types	all friendly Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Daemons, and Commanders
	Range	0
	Area of effect	15	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	All friendly infantry, heavy infantry, Daemons, and commanders within the area of effect have their damage increased by 10%.

Daemon Strength

	Daemon Strength			Hotkey: D
	Requires	Daemon Strength Research
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	200 s
Effects	The Chaos Lord's weapon damage is increased by 50% for 30 seconds.

Summon Daemon Prince

	Summon Daemon Prince			Hotkey: S
	Requires	Daemon Prince Research
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	Single use ability
Effects	When activated the Chaos Lord ascends to a Daemon Prince.

Weapons

Bolt Pistol

	Bolt Pistol
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 30.9 43.0 30.1 46.4 30.3 22.3 17.3 8.9 4.3 17.3 34.8 6.2 4.3 45.1 11.1 2.1 4 50 62 4
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Accursed Crozius

	Accursed Crozius
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 68.1 144.0 132.8 155.2 132.8 65.5 55.7 44.5 170.2 5.0 58.3 23.4 26.0 170.1 170.1 30 60 168 206 5 Commander Veteran Upgrade: 78.3 165.6 152.7 178.5 152.7 75.3 64.1 51.2 195.7 5.0 67.1 26.9 29.9 195.7 195.7 30 60 193.2 236.9 5 Commander Hero Upgrade: 93.9 198.7 183.2 214.2 183.2 90.3 76.9 61.4 234.8 5.0 80.5 32.3 35.9 234.8 234.8 30 60 231.8 284.3 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	With each blow, the Accursed Crozius inflicts a slow poison that deals 5 DPS for 8 s and cuts the target's movement speed in half for 4 seconds.

Weapon Upgrades

Plasma Pistol

	Plasma Pistol
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 65.0 62.8 63.3 62.5 63.8 46.9 25.1 18.6 16.3 25.1 37.5 16.3 16.3 44.8 23.3 3.3 10 183.194 201. 681 25
Cost	See Wargear: Plasma Pistols	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Wargear: Plasma Pistols	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Wargear: Plasma Pistols
Notes	Once researched, the Plasma Pistol permanently replaces the Bolt Pistol.

Researchable Upgrades

Wargear: Plasma Pistols

	Wargear: Plasma Pistols			Hotkey: L
	Cost	50 30	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Chaos Armoury
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Upgrades all Aspiring Champions, Raptor Aspiring Champions, the Chaos Lord, and the Chaos Sorcerer to Plasma Pistols.

Commander Veteran Upgrade

	Commander Veteran Upgrade			Hotkey: R
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress
Effects	Hitpoints of Chaos Lord increased by 400 to 2030. Hitpoints of Chaos Sorcerer increased by 300 to 1300. The recharge time of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer's abilities reduced by 10%. Damage of the Chaos Lord's Accursed Crozius and the Sorcerer's Bedlam Staff increased by 15%. Health regeneration rate of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer is increased by 0.5 to 2.5.

Commander Hero Upgrade

	Commander Hero Upgrade			Hotkey: R
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Commander Veteran Upgrade, Unholy Monastery
Effects	Hitpoints of Chaos Lord increased by a further 400 to a 2430 in total. Hitpoints of Chaos Sorcerer increased by a further 300 to a 1600 in total. The recharge time of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer's abilities reduced by a further 10% (19% total). Damage of the Chaos Lord's Accursed Crozius and the Sorcerer's Bedlam Staff increased by another 20% (38% total). Health regeneration rate of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer is increased by a further 0.5 to 3 in total.

Symbol of Chaos Research

	Symbol of Chaos Research			Hotkey: W
	Cost	60 20	Research Time	70 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress
Effects	Activates the Chaos Lord's and Daemon Prince's Symbol of Chaos ability.

Daemon Strength Research

	Daemon Strength Research			Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	80 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Symbol of Chaos Research, Unholy Monastery
Effects	Enables the Chaos Lord's and the Daemon Prince's Daemon Strength ability.

Daemon Prince Research

	Daemon Prince Research			Hotkey: D
	Cost	250 250	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Daemon Pit
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress and that the Daemon Prince is not already on the battlefield.
Effects	Enables a single global use of the Chaos Lord to use the Daemon Prince ability and ascend to Daemon Prince status. NOTE: Unless you acquire the Daemonic Ascension wargear you cannot transform Eliphas the Inheritor into a Daemon Prince in the campaign.

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