WH40K Tacticus: All Characters & Factions List

In the mobile game Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus, players get to control a number of characters to win battles. Get to know the factions in Tacticus, heroes, abilities, and more using this handy list.

Updated as of August 8, 2025.

Warhammer 40K Tacticus: All Characters List

Characters are split into their respective factions. This list also includes the abilities of each character. Each character’s ability 2 can only be unlocked by ascending the character to Uncommon.

Warhammer 40K Tacticus Imperials

Ultramarines

• Varro Tigurius (Chief Librarian) – Uncommon
• Certus (Eliminator Sergeant) – Common
• Bellator (Inceptor Sergeant) – Common
• Incisus (Apothecary) – Common
• Marneus Calgar (Chapter Master) – Legendary
• Titus (Primaris Lieutenant) – Epic
• Galatian (Redemptor Dreadnought) – Common

Get to know how to get the Ultramarines using this guide.

Adepta Sororitas

• Vindicta (Celestian) – Common
• Isabella (Hospitaller) – Rare
• Morvenn Vahl (Abbess Sanctorum of the Adepta Sororitas) – Legendary
• Roswitha (Canoness) – Uncommon
• Celestine (Living Saint) – Legendary
• Exorcist (Artillery Tank) – Common

Get to know how to get the Adepta Sororitas using this guide.

Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard)

• Sibyll Devine (Primaris Psyker) – Common
• Commissar Yarrick (Lord Commissar) – Rare
• Kut Skoden (Bullgryn Bone’ead) – Uncommon
• Thaddeus Noble (Master of Ordnance) – Rare
• Castellan Creed (Lord General of the Astra Militarum) – Legendary
• Malleus Rocket Launcher (Field Ordnance Battery) – Common

Get to know how to get the Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) using this guide.

Black Templars

• Sword Brother Godswyl (Sword Brother) – Common
• Brother Burchard (Aggressor Sergeant) – Uncommon
• Ancient Thoread (Chapter Ancient) – Rare
• Brother Jaeger (The Emperor’s Champion) – Epic
• High Marshal Helbrecht (High Marshal of the Black Templars) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the Black Templars using this guide.

Space Wolves

• Ulf (Wulfen Pack Leader) – Uncommon
• Tjark (Hound of Morkai Pack Leader) – Uncommon
• Arjac (Champion of the Great Wolf) – Rare
• Njal (Lord of the Runes) – Epic
• Ragnar (Wolf Lord of the Blackmanes) – Legendary

Read our Space Wolves guide to know all characters in the faction.

Dark Angels

• Azrael (Supreme Grandmaster) – Epic
• Sarquael (Hellblaster Sergeant) – Uncommon
• Asmodai (Master of Repentance) – Epic
• Baraqiel (Deathwing Terminator) – Uncommon
• Forcas (Inner Circle Companion) – Rare

Get to know how to get the Dark Angels using this guide.

Adeptus Mechanicus

• Vitruvius (Tech-Priest Dominus) – Legendary
• Actus (Tech-Priest Manipulus) – Epic
• Tan Gi’da – Rare
• Exitor-Rho – Uncommon
• Sy-Gex – Uncommon

Read our Adeptus Mechanicus guide to know all characters in the faction.

Blood Angels

• Mataneo (Jump Pack Intercessor Sergeant) – Uncommon
• Lucien (Death Company Intercessor) – Uncommon
• Nicodemus (Sanguinary Priest) – Uncommon
• Mephiston (Lord of Death) – Legendary
• Dante (Chapter Master) – Legendary

Read our Blood Angels guide to know all characters in the faction.

Adeptus Custodes

• Aesoth (Vexilus Praetor) – Rare
• Atlacoya (Vigilator) – Rare
• Kariyan (Blade Champion) – Epic
• Trajann (Captain-General) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the Adeptus Custodes using this guide.

Warhammer 40K Tacticus Chaos Characters

Death Guard

• Typhus (Herald of the Plague God) – Legendary
• Maladus (Blightlord Champion) – Uncommon
• Nauseous Rotbone (Plague Surgeon) – Epic
• Pestillian (Biologus Putrifier) – Rare
• Corrodius (Noxious Blightbringer) – RareSnotflogga (Runtherd) – Rare
• Plagueburst Crawler (Daemon Engine) – Common

Get to know how to get the Death Guard using this guide.

Black Legion

• Angrax (Terminator Champion) – Common
• Volk (Obliterator) – Rare
• Archimatos (Master of Possession) – Uncommon
• Haarken Worldclaimer (Herald of the Apocalypse) – Epic
• Abaddon the Despoiler (Warmaster of Chaos) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the Black Legion using this guide.

Thousand Sons

• Yazaghor (Tzaangor Enlightened) – Common
• Toth (Scarab Occult Terminator) – Uncommon
• Abraxas (Infernal Master) – Rare
• Thaumachus (Exalted Sorcerer) – Epic
• Ahriman (Architect of the Rubric) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the Thousand Sons using this guide.

World Eaters

• Wrask (World Eaters Terminator) – Uncommon
• Macer (Jakhal Dishonored) – Uncommon
• Azkor (Exalted Eightbound) – Rare
• Tarvakh (Master of Executions) – Rare
• Kharn (Champion of Khorne) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the World Eaters using this guide.

Emperor’s Children

• Lucius (Champion of Slaanesh) – Legendary
• Shiron (Noise Marine) – Uncommon

Read our Emperor’s Children guide to know all characters in the faction.

Warhammer 40K Tacticus Xenos Characters

Necrons

• Makhotep (Royal Warden) – Common
• Imospekh (Hexmark Destroyer) – Common
• Aleph Null (Canoptek Spyder) – Uncommon
• Thutmose (Plasmancer) – Rare
• Anuphet (Overlord) – Epic

Get to know how to get the Necrons using this guide.

Orks

• Snotflogga (Runtherd) – Rare
• Gibbascrapz (Big Mek) – Common
• Snappawrecka (Killa Kan) – Uncommon
• Tanksmasha (Nob on Smasha Squig) – Epic
• Boss Gulgortz (Warboss in Mega Armour) – Epic

Get to know how to get the Orks using this guide.

Aeldari

• Calandis (Ranger) – Common
• Aethana (Autarch) – Uncommon
• Eldryon (Farseer) – Rare
• Maugan Ra (Dark Reaper Phoenix Lord) – Legendary
• Jain Zar (Howling Banshee Phoenix Lord) – Legendary

Get to know how to get the Aeldari using this guide.

Tau Empire

• Sho’syl (Firesight Marksman) – Uncommon
• Re’vas (XV8 Crisis Battlesuit) – Uncommon
• Darkstrider (Sub-Commander) – Rare
• Aun’shi (Ethereal) – Legendary
• Shadowsun (Supreme Commander of the T’au Empire) – Legendary
• Tson’Ji (XV88 Broadside Battlesuit) – Common

Get to know how to get the Tau using this guide.

Tyranids

• Neurothrope (Psychic Organism) – Rare
• Tyrant Guard (Guardian Organism) – Uncommon
• Winged Prime (Lead Warrior Organism) – Rare
• Deathleaper (Vanguard Organism) – Epic
• Parasite of Mortrex ( Invader Organism) – Epic
• Biovore (Artillery Organism) – Common

Get to know how to get the Tyranids using this guide.

Genestealer Cults

• Hollan (Biophagus) – Uncommon
• Xybia (Magus) – Rare
• Isaak (Primus) – Rare
• Judh (Kelermorph) – Epic
• The Patermine (Genestealer Patriarch) – Legendary

Read our Genestealer Cults guide to know all characters in the faction.

Other Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus Guides

• How to Get Requisition

Check out Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus via the official website to know more.