Imperium of Man · Humanity Endures
Armies of the Imperium
Beyond the Space Marines stand the Imperium's countless other defenders — the Guard's endless regiments, the Sisters' burning faith, the Machine Cult's iron legions and the god-machines of the knightly houses. Choose your faction, or browse the full muster of humanity.
Know the Imperium
The Imperium spans a million worlds, ruled from Holy Terra in the God-Emperor's name. It is the largest empire in the galaxy's history — and it is under siege on every front.
Humanity's master sits deathless upon the Golden Throne of Terra, worshipped by trillions. In His name every lasgun fires, every banner marches and every heretic burns.
From endless Guard regiments to golden Custodes and towering Knights, the Imperium fields the widest range of armies in Warhammer 40,000. If you fight for humanity, your banner is here.
The Lore
The Imperium of Man is the largest empire the galaxy has ever known: a million worlds bound to Holy Terra and the God-Emperor who has ruled from the Golden Throne for ten thousand years. It is vast, cruel, crumbling and utterly defiant — beset by traitors, aliens and daemons on every front, and still standing.
Its defence rests on far more than the Space Marines: the numberless regiments of the Astra Militarum, the fanatic Sisters of Battle, the machine legions of Mars, the golden Custodes, the god-machines of the knightly houses and the shadowed agents of the Inquisition. Humanity endures — because these are the armies that refuse to let it fall.
On the Tabletop
No other alliance in Warhammer 40,000 offers a wider spread of playstyles. The Imperium runs from hundred-model Guard gunlines to twenty-model Custodes elites to Knight households you can carry in one hand — horde, elite, mechanised, faith-powered or walker-based, it's all here under one aquila.
That makes this the best place to browse if you know you want to fight for humanity but haven't picked your weapon yet. Choose a faction below — each has its own page with lore, a tabletop guide and its full range of kits.
More about the Imperium range
The vast human Imperium — zealous Sisters of Battle, tech-priests of Mars, golden Custodes and endless ranks of Astra Militarum, all fighting to hold the galaxy together. Choose your faction below.
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One Emperor, many armies — from disposable millions to golden demigods. Pick a faction to explore its lore, playstyle and full range of kits.
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