HEROES OF LEGEND – CHAOS SPACE MARINES Edition (New Heroes)

This mod adds new heroic units for the Chaos Space Marines. Thagus, Iskandar and Lheorvine are from the Black Legion novels of Aaron Dembski-Bowden

A big thanks to Timmeh to let me use his texture from his mod and to Mindrivet as feedbacker/tester.

Compatible with Too Many Voices, you must use this patch.
Compatible with Gladius+, you must use this patch.

Available in FRENCH and ENGLISH.

Regardless of the player color used, heroes will keep their own colors. They are like mercenary only available to the Chaos Space Marines in the Heroes building like vanilla heroes. The Chaos comes to Gladius Prime with their own color scheme, barks, heraldic and assets to burn Gladius Prime !

Role : DPS/Defensive support

Research needed : Greater Brass Scorpion of Khorne (Tier 10) – DLC Firepower Pack required

Skills :

• 1st Demonic Vision : The Scorpion reveals the area around him.
• 2nd Slaughter : The Tail’s gun gains accuracy, range and armor penetration.
• 3rd Horrific Manipulation : The Scorpion prevents the enemy to use their overwatch.
• Elite Sublime Infiltration : The Scorpion gives ranged damage reduction to allied units.

Traits :

• Deamonforge : Gains more damage and armor penetration in exchange of health.
• Invigorating Offering : The Scorpion can devour cultist and disciple to gains health.
• Deadly Ambush : The Scorpion deals more damage during overwatch.

Role : Offensive infantry support/Summoner

Research needed : Meadow of Sorrow (Tier 3)

Skills :

• 1st Ritual of Possession : Erebus transforms the Marines Squad (Havoc, Berzerker and Regular Marines) into Possessed Marines.
• 2nd Voice of Lorgar : Erebus temporarily increases the movement and armor penetration of nearby Infantry.
• 3rd Fanatic Zealotry : Erebus temporarily increases attacks and adds lifesteal to nearby Infantry.
• Elite The Primordial Truth : Erebus increases accuracy, resistance and restores morale to nearby Infantry. Non-Demonic Chaos Infantry will be blessed to spawn Possessed or Chaos Spawn upon death.

Traits :

• Dark Apostle : Erebus generates loyalty every time he personally eliminates a target..
• Blessed Pact : Erebus is more resistant to damage.
• Vengeance for Monarchia ! : Erebus increases the accuracy of nearby allies against Loyalist Astartes.

The possessed marine is a powerful shock infantry that deal great damages, fast and resistant. Never underestimate them, they can easily kill Custodes in melee.

Role : TANK/Summoner

Research needed : Rite of Pestilence (Tier 4)

Skills :

• 1st Mass contagion : Thagus infuses disease in a area around him. Units will suffer damages and can be blinded.
• 2nd Blight Launcher : Thagus can uses his Blight Launcher to throw blight grenades to the enemy.
• 3rd Sickly Corrosion : Thagus reduces armor of his targets with each hits. He shares the skill with other closed Death Guard.
• Elite Lord of the Hosts : Thagus can summons his Death Guard troops more often.

Traits :

• Member of the Death Guard : Suffers less poisoning damage, heal more quicly and won’t suffer penalty in toxic area and leave a Toxic area when dying.
• Cloud of flies : The Death Guard units deals passive area damage around them.
• Deployment of Plague Marine : Infantry useful in close combat against infantry. Can use Blight Grenades.
• Deployment of Blightlord with Autocannon : Heavy infantry with anti-armor weapon + Blight Launcher. [Unlocked with Chaos Rising research]
• Deployment of Blightlord with Plague Spewer : Heavy infantry with anti-infantry weapon + Blight Launcher.
  [Unlocked with Chaos Rising research]
• Nurgle’s Toxin : Each target affected by a poison attack from the Death Guard will be infected, if the unit dies in the three next turn, they will released a toxic area.
• Champion of Nurgle : Thagus gains more health and food by killing enemies.

Role : DPS/Summoner

Research needed : Warpbones Bolt (Tier 4)

Skills :

• 1st Psychic Lightning bolts : Powerful psychic attacks that deals damage to a great distance, effective against vehicle.
• 2nd Warp Fire : Spray of psychic flames directly from the Warp which will lick and devour flesh. Effective against large group of units.
• 3rd Legacy of Magnus : Iskandar gains more damage for his psychic power and gains more range for his Rubric Control skill.
• Elite Demonic Link : Iskandar can temporary controls daemon or psyker (no hero).

Traits :

• Summon Gyre : Iskandar can temporary summon is tutelary, Gyre to support him in battle. The daemon is powerful and can protect his master by adding more damage resistance when closed to him.
• Deployment of Rubric Marine : Iskandar calls in a squad of Rubricae Marines to eliminate the infantry.
• Deployment of the Occult Scarab Rubricae : Iskandar calls upon a squad of Rubricae from the Occult Scarab to eliminate the most dangerous targets.[Unlocked with Chaos Rising research]
• Thousand Son : Iskandar suffer less witchfire damages.

The Rubricae are more powerful than regular infantry but in order to be effective, Iskandar should be near them (2-5 radius max with skill). If not, they will suffer movement and accuracy penalty.

Role : Ranged DPS

Research needed : Havocs (Tier 3)

Skills :

• 1st Zeal of the World Eaters : Lheor increases the accuracy of units bearing the Mark of Khorne.
• 2nd A trophy for the Blood God ! : Lheor marks a target who will take increased damage from those bearing the Mark of Khorne.
• 3rd Blood rush : Lheor loses his accuracy penalty if he moves and gains ranged defense.
• Elite Firefist : Lheor temporarily gains more range and attacks but takes damage from overheating..

Traits :

• Scorn of Sorcery : World Eaters gains accuracy when targeting psykers and are more resistant to their powers.
• Skulls for the Skull Throne ! : World Eaters generate influence when they eliminate targets.
• Gory Dismemberment : World Eaters temporarily gain healing and damage when they eliminate enemies. The effect spreads to all World Eaters. Most effective on Berserkers who will gains health by damaging enemies.

  Lheor can summon Havocs with heavy bolter or with Plasma Cannon (need Chaos Rising) and World Eaters Berzerker (need Warp Frenzy). They all share the same traits than Lheorvine.

  Next Chaos Heroes for Part II :

  • Eliphas the Inheritor Black Legion
  • Telemachon Lyras Emperor’s Children
  • Abaddon, the Despoiler – Land Raider Black Legion