Heretic

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Dawn of War Support Unit

Heretic
Race	Chaos
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey H	Build Cost 60 0  0 Build Time 8 s Built From Desecrated Stronghold Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 4
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	280/0
Armour	Infantry Low
Morale	150/8/100
Unit Mass	5
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	20 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	None
Melee	None

Contents 1 Heretic 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Repair 3.2 Build 3.3 Forced Labour 4 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Heretic

"My life is forfeit."

Heretics are good for little more then manual labor. Chaos puts these wretches to work doing everything from constructing field bases and laying down defenses, to performing repair and maintenance. Using ancient incantations, they summon the materials needed directly from the warp.

Tactics

The Heretic is used to construct and repair Chaos buildings, as well as repairing damage to vehicles. They should be used to build Listening Posts on all captured points to strengthen the Chaos economy.

One of the useful tools the Heretic brings to a Chaos player's arsenal is Forced Labour. It is an ability which allows a Heretic to construct buildings at the fastest rate in the game. However, it deals a constant source of damage to the Heretic, and can eventually bring about their death, as there is no 'safety' built into the ability. The Heretic is willing to give its life to the Ruinous Powers, such is its devotion. This requires a player to carefully evaluate when and where to use the Heretic's ability. If used in a dangerous area, an enemy could destroy the Heretic in its weakened state, possibly before a desired building is created. However, neglecting to use it can set a player behind the crucial curve of battle. A skilled tactician knows that all advantages must be harnessed to achieve victory.

Forced Labour
When using two workers simultaneously, each works at 75% of his normal speed producing a 150% build rate. Using Forced Labour on one Heretic produces a build rate of 300%. With two Heretics and one under Forced Labour the build rate is 75% * 3 + 75% = 300%. This means adding another Heretic to a job that already has a Heretic working under Forced Labour does not change the build rate. Two Forced Labour Heretics gives 75% * 3 + 75% * 3 = 450% build rate. This will get the job done faster than any other race can match (just 12.7 s for a Chaos Temple) but will probably require the replacement of both Heretics.

Abilities

Repair

	Repair			Hotkey: E
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Damaged Chaos structures and vehicles
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
	Cost	75% of the unit's original build cost
Effects	Heretic uses the dark powers of the Chaos gods to repair damaged buildings or vehicles. Heretics repair at a rate of 15 hitpoints per second. Up to three Heretics can repair a single vehicle or building at a time.

Build

	Build			Hotkey: B
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
	Cost	Various
Effects	The Heretic calls upon materials from the Warp and mends them using the powers of Chaos. Using two heretics decreases construction time by 33%, but more than two has no further improvement.

Forced Labour

	Forced Labour			Hotkey: F
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	Toggled ability
Effects	Using Forced Labour speeds up build and repair rates to 300% of normal but at the same time damages the Heretic by 18 Hitpoints per second.

The Dawn of War Player's Guide

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