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The '''Defiler''' is a [[Chaos]] [[Daemon Engine]] and is among the most common of their kind. They were created by the [[Dark Mechanicum]] on the [[Forge World]] of [[Xana|Xana II]] at the command of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] in preparation for the [[First Black Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|8}}

*{{Endn|11}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20260210115621/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/8oknimbb/revealed-the-new-defiler-stomps-onto-the-battlefield/ Warhammer Community: Revealed: The new Defiler stomps onto the battlefield] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/8oknimbb/revealed-the-new-defiler-stomps-onto-the-battlefield/ (last accessed 10/2/2026)

*{{Endn|12}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20260330114035/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/avczirqt/sunday-preview-into-the-eye-of-terror/ Warhammer Community: Sunday Preview – Into the Eye of Terror] saved page [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/avczirqt/sunday-preview-into-the-eye-of-terror/ original link] (last accessed 30/3/2026)

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