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Dawn of War 4's Necron campaign follows the Chronomancer Thothmek, whose forces wake and answer a mysterious signal from Kronus. It was not in the Oct 2026 preview build, so only its set-up is known, ahead of the Dec 3, 2026 launch.
Dawn of War 4's Necron campaign follows the Chronomancer Thothmek, whose forces wake from a 60-million-year sleep after a mysterious signal from Kronus. That is nearly all that has been published: KING Art's Oct 2026 preview build held only the Ork and Adeptus Mechanicus campaigns in full, and Press Start confirms it did not play this one. This page will grow after the Dec 3, 2026 launch. The clip is the Jul 2026 Necron CGI Trailer.
Quick facts
| Leader | Chronomancer Thothmek, voiced by James Alexander |
| Second Necron Commander | Ahmnok, role in the campaign not stated |
| Mission count | Not published |
| Length | Not published |
| In the Oct 2026 preview build | No |
Sources: KING Art, Jul 29, 2026; KING Art, Aug 5, 2026; GamingBolt, from IGN, Oct 7, 2026; KING Art, Oct 23, 2026.
The set-up
KING Art calls Kronus a dormant tomb world that the Necrons had long assumed held nothing more of interest to them, until the signal. Thothmek wants the power in its hidden tombs for his dynasty's wider war effort. The Adeptus Mechanicus, meanwhile, have broken into a Necron complex that turned out to be a prison, and the Necrons begin to awaken to the intrusion. The trailer's larger goal for them is reclaiming their galactic empire. Who sent the signal is not stated, and KING Art says it is holding back so as not to spoil the campaign. The clip is the Jul 2026 Necron Faction Trailer.
Theysen told IGN the Necrons were picked partly because they had been teased for Dawn of War 3 and never came. The setting also ties back to Dark Crusade, where excavation on Kronus woke them. See Story and Setting.
What the Commanders suggest
KING Art says every faction offers a choice of two Commanders, and for the Necrons these are Thothmek, who manipulates time, and the melee-minded Ahmnok. KING Art has not said whether this campaign splits around them, as the Ork Campaign and Adeptus Mechanicus Campaign split around theirs, so do not assume it does. How the faction plays, from the Tomb Citadel to the Power Matrix, is on Necrons, but none of that comes from this campaign.
What is not known
As of Oct 31, 2026, no named missions, mission count, length, branching or ending have been published, and no preview describes this campaign from play. ComicBook says it played all four campaigns, which reads wider than KING Art's list of the build, and gives no Necron campaign detail beyond the faction's play.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the Dawn of War 4 Necron campaign? KING Art's trailer says the Chronomancer Thothmek leads the Necrons in Dawn of War 4; he is voiced by James Alexander.
What is the Dawn of War 4 Necron campaign about? The Necrons of Dawn of War 4 receive a mysterious signal from Kronus, a dormant tomb world, and move to seize the power in its hidden tombs, per KING Art.
Was the Necron campaign in the Dawn of War 4 previews? No. KING Art lists only the Ork and Adeptus Mechanicus campaigns in full, with two prologues, in the Oct 2026 preview build of Dawn of War 4.
Sources
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Game Overview Trailer, Previews & Closed Beta, KING Art Games (Steam news), Oct 23, 2026
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Is a Return to Form for the RTS Series, ComicBook, Oct 21, 2026
- Warhammer 40K Dawn of War IV Hands-On Preview - What Waaagh's Good For, Press Start, Oct 21, 2026
- Studio Claims it Has the Most Single-Player Content of Any RTS, GamingBolt from IGN, Oct 7, 2026
- Introducing the cast of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, KING Art Games (Steam news), Aug 5, 2026
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Faction Deep Dive - Necrons, KING Art Games (Steam news), Jul 29, 2026
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron CGI Trailer, KING Art Games (Steam news), Jul 20, 2026
- Introducing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV's Adeptus Mechanicus, KING Art Games (Steam news), May 7, 2026
- Meet the new faces from our epic Story Trailer!, KING Art Games (Steam news), Dec 12, 2025
- Crafting an epic Dawn of War IV story fit for the Warhammer 40,000 universe!, KING Art Games (Steam news), Nov 20, 2025
- The big Dawn of War 4 interview, IGN, Aug 28, 2025
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron CGI Trailer, Dawn of War IV, Jul 20, 2026 (video)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron Faction Trailer, Dawn of War IV, Jul 29, 2026 (video)
Moments
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron CGI Trailer
Dawn of War IV
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron Faction Trailer
Dawn of War IV
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AftermathAftermath is a paid Dawn of War 4 campaign expansion that adds a new, fifth faction, placed at Summer 2027 on Steam's roadmap. As of Oct 31, 2026 the faction is unnamed, and Chaos is neither confirmed nor ruled out.
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Blood Ravens Story PrologueBlood Ravens Story Prologue is a paid Dawn of War 4 expansion set before the main campaign, following a new Blood Ravens strike force to Aurelia. Steam's roadmap places it just before Spring 2027; it is included in the Commander Edition, and its solo price and exact date are not published.
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Adeptus MechanicusThe Adeptus Mechanicus make their series debut in Dawn of War 4 as a quick, ranged, tech-heavy faction built around the Noosphere Network, which makes linked units stronger and cheaper. Their Commanders are Potentia Delta-9 and Skitarii Marshal Sek-Ix-23.
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CommandersDawn of War 4 names 10 Commanders: four Space Marines (two per Chapter) and two each for Orks, Necrons and Adeptus Mechanicus. In campaigns they are story characters; elsewhere they are generic faction units picked before a match and usually produced mid-match.
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See also
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Dark CrusadeDark Crusade is the 2006 Dawn of War expansion set on Kronus, which added the Tau and Necrons for seven armies and a turn-based conquest map. It is the highest-scored game in the series, and Dawn of War 4 returns to Kronus about 200 years later, treating a Space Marine victory as canon.
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Story and SettingDawn of War 4 is set on the planet Kronus about 200 years after Dark Crusade, cut off by the Great Rift, where Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and the Adeptus Mechanicus collide over a buried Necron complex. Black Library author John French co-wrote the story with KING Art, and the game is out Dec 3, 2026.
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Adeptus Mechanicus CampaignDawn of War 4's Adeptus Mechanicus campaign centers on an expedition into a Necron tomb on Kronus and a choice between siding with Magos Dominus Nulpherus-1 as Marshal Sek-Ix-23 or breaking ranks with the Technoarcheologist Potentia Delta-9. It was in the Oct 2026 preview build in full; its mission count is unpublished.
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