Soulstorm/Chaos Lord

Chaos Lord Commander
	Faction	Chaos Space Marines	Health	1630		Buy	Reinf.
	Tier	1	Morale	450		220
	Built by	Chaos Temple	Sight radius	30		50
	Armor	Commander	Detect radius	0
	Mass	25	Speed	16
			Model count	1/1	Build time	59
	Primary commander. Effective against infantry in melee.						Data version: 1.2

The Chaos Lord is the primary commander unit for the Chaos Space Marines forces in Dawn of War: Soulstorm.

Description

"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.

Firaeveus Carron leads the Alpha Legion out of the Warp Storm in their assault on the Kaurava System in Soulstorm.

• Commander Unit (Primary).
• Boosts morale and morale recovery when attached to squads.
• Excellent at melee attacks.
• Effective against Infantry and Heavy Infantry.

Strategy

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 as 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.

Weapons

The Choas Lord is initially equipped with a Bolt Pistol and the Accursed Crozius. He can acquire a Plasma Pistol through upgrades.

Bolt Pistol

Default ranged weapon. Effective against Infantry, Medium Heavy Infantry and Low Daemons... yet very weak.

	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	None	Requires	Nothing

Accursed Crozius

Default melee weapon. Effective against Infantry (except Low), Heavy Infantry and more effective against Daemons.

	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 damage a second for 8 s and cuts the target's movement speed in half for 4 seconds.

Plasma Pistol

Acquired for 50 Requisition and 30 Power with the Wargear: Plasma Pistols upgrade. Approximately DOUBLES the ranged damage against infantry (but they remain lower than default melee damages). Effective against the same targets than the Bolt 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

Abilities

The first two abilities of the Chaos Lord are support abilities, whereas the last two abilities increase the combat effectiveness of the Chaos Lord itself.

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

Requires... fixme.

	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.

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.

Researchable Upgrades

FIXME

Commander Veteran Upgrade

	Commander Veteran Upgrade			Hotkey: P
[1]	Cost	[2] 100 [3] 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral
Effects	Increases the hitpoints of the Canoness by 300. Increases the hitpoints of the Confessor by 400. Increases the health regeneration of the Canoness and Confessor by 1 hp/sec.

Commander Hero Upgrade

	Commander Hero Upgrade			Hotkey: P
[4]	Cost	[5] 100 [6] 100	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Commander Veteran Upgrade, Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Increases the hitpoints of the Canoness by another 350. Increases the hitpoints of the Confessor by another 450. Increases the health regeneration of the Canoness and Confessor by another 1 hp/sec.

Martyr's Gift Research

	Martyr's Gift Research			Hotkey: G
[7]	Cost	[8] 75 [9] 75	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Chapel
Effects	Enables the gift of Faith on death for the Canoness, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Squad, Celestian Squad, and Living Saint.

Act of Faith: Ascension Research

	Act of Faith: Ascension Research			Hotkey: C
[10]	Cost	[11] 100 [12] 100	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Enables the use of Act of Faith: Ascension by the Canoness.

Wargear: Blessed Ammunition

	Wargear: Blessed Ammunition			Hotkey: B
[13]	Cost	[14] 100 [15] 75	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Reduces the damage reduction from cover enemy units receive by 50% when attacking with the Bolt Pistols, Bolters, and Heavy Bolters used by the Missionary, Battle Sister Squad, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Squad, Seraphim Veteran Superior, Celestian Squad, Celestian Veteran Superior, Canoness, Confessor, and Rhino Transport.

Wargear: Inferno Pistol

	Wargear: Inferno Pistol			Hotkey: I
[16]	Cost	[17] 50 [18] 30	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Replaces the Bolt Pistol of the Canoness, Confessor, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Veteran Superior, and Celestian Veteran Superior with an Inferno Pistol.

Wargear: Power Weapons

	Wargear: Power Weapons			Hotkey: P
[19]	Cost	[20] 50 [21] 20	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Replaces the Chainsword of the Veteran Superior, Seraphim Veteran Superior, and Celestian Veteran Superior and with a Power Sword. Replaces the Canoness's Power Sword with the Brazier of Holy Fire.

Wargear: Master-Crafted Weapons

	Wargear: Master-Crafted Weapons			Hotkey: P
[22]	Cost	[23] 50 [24] 20	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary,
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral, Wargear: Power Weapons
Effects	Doubles the damage of the Veteran Superior's, Seraphim Veteran Superior's, and Celestian Veteran Superior's Power Sword. Increases the damage of the Canoness's Brazier of Holy Fire and Confessor's Mace of Dimmamar by 20%.

Additional links

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