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Factions

The four playable factions confirmed for launch, what the publisher has said about each of them, and what remains unknown. Every claim on these pages carries its source and the date we checked it.

TOPICS WRITTEN 4 of 4 Each page carries its source and the date we checked it.

LAST UPDATED 3 September 2026 Most recent source dated 16 August 2026.

ALL TOPICS 4 TOPICS IN TOTAL

Space Marines

Genetically engineered post-human warriors, few in number and organised into Chapters.

Astra Militarum

The Imperium’s standing army, and the largest fighting force in the setting: ordinary humans in overwhelming numbers, supported by massed artillery and tank divisions.

Orks

A fungal warrior species that exists to fight, growing stronger and larger the more war it wages.

Written & verifiedthe page exists, with its sources and dates

Not written yetcatalogued, so you know we will cover it

What is not known yet

The open questions these pages follow. Nothing here has been announced by the publisher.

?No Space Marine unit has been named by any source as of 2026-08-16.

?How an elite, low-model-count army translates into Total War’s unit-size economy has not been addressed by the publisher.

?Which Chapter or Chapters are playable is unannounced.

?No Aeldari unit has been named by any source as of 2026-08-16.

?No statistics of any kind have been published for any Astra Militarum unit.

?Whether the faction’s identity in campaign is attrition, production, or something else has not been described by the publisher.

Our method

Confirmed means a source of authority established it. Reported means an established press outlet reported it and the publisher has not confirmed it. Unconfirmed means it is expected, assumed, or inferred. Every claim on this site carries one of the three, and a date.

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