Sacrificial Circle

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Sacrificial Circle
Race	Chaos
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey S	Build Cost 100 50  Return Value 50 25  Build Time 35 s Built By Heretic Requires Desecrated Fortress Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	3000
Armour	Building Medium
Sight Radius	15 (cannot detect)

Contents 1 Sacrificial Circle 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Chaos Taint 3.2 Deep Strike 4 Buildable Units 4.1 Horror Squad 4.2 Possessed Squad 5 Researches 5.1 Commander Veteran Upgrade 5.2 Commander Hero Upgrade 5.3 Symbol of Chaos Research 5.4 Daemon Strength Research 5.5 Chains of Torment Research 5.6 Corruption Research 5.7 Daemonfire Research 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Sacrificial Circle

Widens the Chaos army's portal to the warp allowing Daemons to pass into our realm.

Tactics

The Sacrificial circle serves both as a unit production facility and a research building. Be sure there is a decent anti-vehicle force already on the battlefield before starting longer researches here.

Also, an excellent way for Chaos to deal with hostile vehicles is to hotkey the Sacrificial Circle (default ctrl+#) and to deep strike Horror Squads exactly where they are needed.

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.

Deep Strike

	Deepstrike			Hotkey: E
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Visible terrain
	Range	Unlimited
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	When built the Horror Squad doesn't automatically enter the battlefield but instead remains in the Sacrificial Circle waiting to Deepstrike out. The Sacrificial Circle has capacity for 5 stored Horror Squads. This allows the squad to enter the battlefield at any targetable location. If desired the Horrors can subsequently be loaded back into the Sacrificial Circle to once again get access to the Deepstrike ability after a 5 s delay.

Buildable Units

Horror Squad

	Horror Squad				Hotkey: H
	Cost	250 50  2	Build Time	35 s
	Squad Size	5/5	Limit	None
	Deep Strike	Yes
	Requires	Nothing

Possessed Squad

Note: In Dark Crusade, the Possessed Squad costs 220/100

	Possessed Squad				Hotkey: P
	Cost	260 120  3	Build Time	30 s
	Squad Size	4/10	Limit	1
	Requires	Unholy Monastery

Researches

Commander Veteran Upgrade

	Commander Veteran Upgrade			Hotkey: R
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress
Effects	Hitpoints of Chaos Lord increased by 400 to 2030. Hitpoints of Chaos Sorcerer increased by 300 to 1300. The recharge time of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer's abilities reduced by 10%. Damage of the Chaos Lord's Accursed Crozius and the Sorcerer's Bedlam Staff increased by 15%. Health regeneration rate of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer is increased by 0.5 to 2.5.

Commander Hero Upgrade

	Commander Hero Upgrade			Hotkey: R
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Commander Veteran Upgrade, Unholy Monastery
Effects	Hitpoints of Chaos Lord increased by a further 400 to a 2430 in total. Hitpoints of Chaos Sorcerer increased by a further 300 to a 1600 in total. The recharge time of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer's abilities reduced by a further 10% (19% total). Damage of the Chaos Lord's Accursed Crozius and the Sorcerer's Bedlam Staff increased by another 20% (38% total). Health regeneration rate of the Chaos Lord and the Sorcerer is increased by a further 0.5 to 3 in total.

Symbol of Chaos Research

	Symbol of Chaos Research			Hotkey: W
	Cost	60 20	Research Time	70 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress
Effects	Activates the Chaos Lord's and Daemon Prince's Symbol of Chaos ability.

Daemon Strength Research

	Daemon Strength Research			Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	80 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Symbol of Chaos Research, Unholy Monastery
Effects	Enables the Chaos Lord's and the Daemon Prince's Daemon Strength ability.

Chains of Torment Research

	Chains of Torment Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	50 40	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Desecrated Fortress
Effects	Enable the Chaos Sorcerer to use the Chains of Torment ability.

Corruption Research

	Corruption Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	40 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Chains of Torment Research, Unholy Monastery
Effects	Enable the Chaos Sorcerer to use the Corruption ability.

Daemonfire Research

	Daemonfire Research			Hotkey: F
	Cost	150 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Unholy Monastery
Effects	Upgrades Possessed Marines with Possessed Daemonfire.

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