Soulstorm/Librarian

This page is about a Dawn of War: Soulstorm multiplayer and single-player commander unit. For previous versions, see Dawn of War.

Librarian Commander (Secondary)
	Faction	Space Marines	Health	1400	Morale	600	Sight	40
	Build by	Sacred Artifact	Health+	1700	Morale regen	12	Detect	30
	Armor	Commander	Health++	2000	Morale boost	150	Limit	1/1
245	Tier	2	Regen	2	Morale regen boost	1	Build time	54
80	Mass	25	Regen+	3	Morale break	49 (8%)
	Speed	16	Regen++	4	Morale death penal.	250
	Description	Commander Unit (Secondary). Boosts morale recovery when attached to squads. Psychic unit with many powerful abilities focused on weakening enemy resolve. Detects infiltrated units.

Librarian

"Knowledge is power, guard it well."

Space Marine Librarians use their psychic powers to unleash devastating attacks on their enemies, as well as augmenting their own physical prowess. Space Marine Librarians can make special psychic attacks against their opponents.

Librarians are responsible for all interstellar communication, with the power to project their minds through warp space. They are also the adjudicators of the Chapter's psychic population, dividing psychic mutants into those whose powers are dangerous and those whose powers may be used by the Imperium. Only the most powerful of those suitable psykers can become a Space Marine Librarian.

Librarians are also charged with defending their chapter from all manners of psychic and daemonic attacks. The Lexicanums are charged with recording the Chapter's History.

Librarians are armed with mighty force weapons.

Tactics

The Librarian is not meant for frontline combat like the Force Commander. Although he can hold his own in melee for a while, dedicated melee troops will eventually defeat him. What makes him so powerful are his abilities, and these should be applied liberally to get the most out of the Librarian. The Librarian is generally best attached to a Space Marine Squad or Terminator Squad since the melee-focused Grey Knights and Assault Terminator Squads are better served by having the physically powerful Force Commander or healing Chaplain attached.

The Librarian's default attack mode is Ranged Stance, an obvious hint to the player that the Librarian is not suited to melee combat. However, when fighting buildings with emplaced weapons, the Librarian's Force Weapon (even when unupgraded) does more damage per second than the Bolt Pistol. And, as with the Force Commander, the Librarian is very effective against relic units and has a special sync kill if he can slay an Avatar of Khaine.

One thing to note is that the Smite ability recharges very quickly. One Smite on a squad will inflict severe damage and/or kill it instantly. It's best used when massed amounts of enemy troops are in the blast radius (especially Guardsmen). It is also very effective at dealing with the Tau Harbinger Drone and Drone Squads, units that the slow firing Space Marine Squad's Missile Launchers are poorly suited for.

Weaken Resolve is not used often, though it can be used in conjunction with the Chaplain's Demoralizing Shout Ability to make an enemy squad almost completely ineffective in combat for the duration of the ability. If the enemy doesn't have an ability to restore his squad's morale manually, their morale will not restore on its own until Weaken Resolve wears off.

Word of the Emperor is a must use, as it grants the ability to prevent all Space Marines within its area of effect from dying. However, the Librarian is not affected by the power and killing him will halt the effect. Attach him to a large squad to prevent enemies from being able to focus too much firepower on him; his Commander armor should allow him to weather a bit. Do note that it does not prevent your Marines from taking damage; it only stops their health counter from dropping below 1. If they take enough damage, they will be left at only 1 HP when the 20 second effect ends, and will thus subsequently die to any damage. If any enemies are left standing, try to pull back any squads that are in this condition just before the effect ends. This is worth doing, as rapid Chaplain plus Dawn of War/Apothecary healing will quickly regen them back to fighting condition.

Abilities

Smite

	Smite			Hotkey: E
[1]	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	any enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Vehicle, and Daemon Medium
	Range	25
	Area of effect	10	Cooldown time	75 s
Effects	Damages enemies within the area of effect.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D 240-320 180-240 180-240 240-320 240-320 - 240-320 240-320 240-320 - - - - 240-320 - 20 300 400 100

Weaken Resolve

	Weaken Resolve			Hotkey: K
[2]	Requires	Weaken Resolve Research
	Target Types	enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Deamons
	Range	25
	Area of effect	10	Cooldown time	60 s
Effects	Reduces morale regeneration of the targeted squad by 90% for 40 seconds.

Word of the Emperor

	Word of the Emperor			Hotkey: W
[3]	Requires	Word of the Emperor Research
	Target Types	friendly Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Daemons
	Range	None
	Area of effect	20	Cooldown time	180 s
Effects	For 20 seconds the infantry you control in the area of effect take damage but cannot be killed and have double morale regeneration.

Weapons

Bolt Pistol

	Bolt Pistol
[4] 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: 20.7 28.8 20.1 31.1 20.3 14.9 11.6 6.2 2.7 11.6 23.3 4.1 2.7 30.2 7.4 2.1 4 34.0 41.0 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	None
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Power Sword

	Power Sword
[5] 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: 26.4 58.1 52.9 62.7 53.6 26.4 34.0 30.2 49.1 0.6 23.4 11.3 10.6 68.7 19.6 25 50 63.0 88.0 5.0
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	None
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Plasma Pistol

	Plasma Pistol
[6] 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: 48.0 46.4 46.7 72.0 47.1 28.2 26.9 14.4 3.3 26.9 28.2 9.6 3.3 46.9 17.1 3.3 10 136.0 148.0 5
Cost	See Wargear: Plasma Pistols	Range	25	Setup Time	None
Build Time	See Wargear: Plasma Pistols	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Wargear: Plasma Pistols
Notes	The Plasma Pistol permanently replaces the Bolt Pistol when researched

Force Weapon

	Force Weapon
[7] 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: 30.5 64.4 58.6 69.3 59.4 29.7 38.0 33.8 82.5 8.2 26.4 13.2 12.4 75.9 82.5 25 50 75.0 90.0 5.0 With Commander Veteran Upgrade: 35.1 74.0 67.4 79.7 68.3 34.2 43.6 38.9 94.9 9.5 30.4 15.2 14.2 87.3 94.9 25 50 86.25 103.5 5.0 With Commander Hero Upgrade: 41.3 87.1 79.3 93.8 80.4 40.2 51.4 45.8 111.7 11.2 35.7 17.9 16.8 102.8 111.7 25 50 99.2 124.2 5.0 With Wargear: Power Fist: 36.6 77.2 70.3 83.2 71.3 35.6 45.5 40.6 99.0 10.0 31.7 15.8 14.9 91.1 99.0 25 50 90 108 5.0 With Wargear: Power Fist + Commander Veteran Upgrade: 42.1 88.8 80.8 95.6 82.0 41.0 52.4 46.7 113.9 11.4 36.4 18.2 17.0 104.7 113.9 25 50 103.5 124.2 5.0 With Wargear: Power Fist + Commander Hero Upgrade: 49.6 104.5 95.2 112.6 96.5 48.3 61.7 55.0 134.0 13.4 42.9 21.4 20.1 123.3 134.0 25 50 103.5 124.2 5.0
Cost	See Wargear: Power Weapons	Range	Melee	Setup Time	None
Build Time	See Wargear: Power Weapons	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Wargear: Power Weapons
Notes	The Force Weapon permanently replaces the Power Sword when researched

Researchable Upgrades

Commander Veteran Upgrade

	Commander Veteran Upgrade			Hotkey: P
[8]	Cost	[9] 100 [10] 25	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Sacred Artifact
	Requires	Monastery
Effects	Increases Hitpoints of the Force Commander by 400 Increases Hitpoints of the Librarian by 300 Increases Hitpoints of the Chaplain by 250 Health regeneration of all commanders increased by 1 Ability recharge time of all commanders reduced by 10% Increases Damage of the Daemonhammer, Force Weapon and Crozius Arcanum by 15%

Commander Hero Upgrade

	Commander Hero Upgrade			Hotkey: P
[11]	Cost	[12] 125 [13] 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Sacred Artifact
	Requires	Fortress Monastery, Commander Veteran Upgrade
Effects	Increases Hitpoints of the Force Commander by 400 Increases Hitpoints of the Librarian by 300 Increases Hitpoints of the Chaplain by 250 Health regeneration of all commanders increased again by 1 Ability recharge time of all commanders reduced 10% (a total of a 19% reduction) Increases Damage of Daemonhammer by 20% (38% total) Increases minimum Damage of Force Weapon by 15% (32% total) and maximum damage by 20% (38% total) Increases Damage of Crozius Arcanum by 15% (32% total)

Weaken Resolve Research

	Weaken Resolve Research			Hotkey: K
[14]	Cost	[15] 40 [16] 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacred Artifact
	Requires	Monastery
Effects	Allows the Librarian to use the Weaken Resolve ability.

Word of the Emperor Research

	Word of the Emperor Research			Hotkey: W
[17]	Cost	[18] 75 [19] 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacred Artifact
	Requires	Fortress Monastery
Effects	Allows the Librarian to use the Word of the Emperor ability.

Wargear: Plasma Pistols

	Wargear: Plasma Pistols			Hotkey: L
[20]	Cost	[21] 50 [22] 20	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Replaces the Bolt Pistol of the Force Commander, Librarian, Chaplain, Sergeant and Assault Sergeant with a Plasma Pistol

Wargear: Power Weapons

	Wargear: Power Weapons			Hotkey: P
[23]	Cost	[24] 50 [25] 20	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Replaces the Chainsword of the Sergeant and Assault Sergeant with a Power Sword Replaces the Force Commander's Power Sword with the Daemonhammer Replaces the Librarian's Power Sword with the Force Weapon

Wargear: Power Fist

	Wargear: Power Fist			Hotkey: P
[26]	Cost	[27] 50 [28] 20	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Wargear: Power Weapons, Monastery
Effects	Replaces the Sergeant and Assault Sergeant Power Sword with a Power Fist Increases the damage of the Force Commander's Daemonhammer, the Librarian's Force Weapon, and the Chaplain's Crozius Arcanum by 20%

Additional links

Source : http://web.archive.org/web/20100810095725/http://wiki.reliccommunity.com/index.php?title=Librarian