Desecrated Stronghold

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Building

Desecrated Stronghold
Race	Chaos
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey D	Build Cost 450 0  Additional Cost +250 +150  per existing HQ Return Value 45 0  Additional Return +25 +15  per existing HQ Build Time 185 s Built By Heretic Requires Nothing Limit 5
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	7500
Armour	Building High
Resource Bonus	+20
Control Radius	35
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)

Contents 1 Desecrated Stronghold 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Chaos Taint 4 Buildable Units 4.1 Heretic 4.2 Cultist Squad 4.3 Chaos Sorcerer 5 Add-ons 5.1 Desecrated Fortress 5.2 Unholy Monastery 6 Researches 6.1 Squad Cap Increase 6.2 Support Cap Increase 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Desecrated Stronghold

This is the basic headquarters of a Chaos base. Heretics and Cultists are trained here. Squad and Support Cap Research are acquired here as well. Upgrade the Desecrated Stronghold to a Desecrated Fortress and a Unholy Monastery to make available vehicles, more infantry, and advanced research in other Chaos buildings.

Tactics

For every Desecrated Stronghold a Chaos player is allowed to build six Plasma Generators and six Heavy Bolter Turrets. Build more Desecrated Strongholds if you find yourself needing more of these structures. This will also make it that much harder for your enemy to defeat you.

Abilities

Chaos Taint

	Chaos Taint
	Requires	Nothing / Desecrated Fortress
	Target Types	All Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Daemon Medium
	Range	0
	Area of effect	20	Cooldown time	Passive
Effects	An evil aura exudes from this building, generating a sense of unease among the enemies of Chaos while restoring its dark servants. Enemies have their morale regeneration rate decreased by 20% (does not stack). When the Stronghold is upgraded to a Desecrated Fortress friendly infantry also have their health regeneration rate quadrupled and the Chaos Lord and Chaos Sorcerer have their health regeneration rate doubled.

Buildable Units

Heretic

	Heretic				Hotkey: H
	Cost	65 0  0	Build Time	8 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	4
	Requires	Stronghold

Cultist Squad

	Cultist Squad				Hotkey: C
	Cost	80 0  2	Build Time	12.5 s
	Squad Size	4/10	Limit	None
	Requires	Stronghold

Chaos Sorcerer

	Chaos Sorcerer				Hotkey: S
	Cost	150 75  0	Build Time	40 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	1
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress

Add-ons

Desecrated Fortress

	Desecrated Fortress				Hotkey: U
	Cost	325 125	Build Time	80 s
	Requires	Chaos Temple or Chaos Armoury
Effects	Upgrades the Desecrated Stronghold to a Desecrated Fortress moving the Chaos force into Tier 2 allowing them to: Construct the Machine Pit and Sacrificial Circle. Build the Chaos Sorcerer, Khorne Berzerker Squads and Chaos Predator. Research Power Fist Research, Infiltration Research, Berserk Fury and Purge the Weak. Upgrade Cultists with Plasma Guns. Research Global Requisition and Power upgrades.

Unholy Monastery

	Unholy Monastery				Hotkey: U
	Cost	340 340	Build Time	90 s
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress and Machine Pit or Sacrificial Circle
Effects	Upgrades the Desecrated Fortress to an Unholy Monastery, moving the Chaos force into Tier 3 allowing them to: Build the Daemon Pit. Upgrade Chaos Space Marine Squads with Plasma Guns. Build Possessed Squads and Obliterators. Research upgrades for many types of units.

Researches

Squad Cap Increase

	Squad Cap Increase			Hotkey: I
	Cost	150 0	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Desecrated Stronghold
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases Squad cap by 5. Can be researched twice.

Support Cap Increase

	Support Cap Increase			Hotkey: V
	Cost	125 0	Research Time	35 s
	Researched From	Desecrated Stronghold
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases Support cap by 5. Can be researched four times. Subsequent researches after the first cost 150 0  and take 30 s .

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