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[[Image:ChapterMaster.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Space Marine Chapter Master{{Fn|1}}]]
 
 
A [[Space Marine Chapter]] is led by a '''Chapter Master''', who is at once one of the Chapter's most experienced warriors and among the most gifted military leaders in the [[Imperium]].
 
A [[Space Marine Chapter]] is led by a '''Chapter Master''', who is at once one of the Chapter's most experienced warriors and among the most gifted military leaders in the [[Imperium]].
  
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== Role and Responsibilities ==
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==Role and Responsibilities==
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[[Image:ChapterMaster.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Space Marine Chapter Master{{Fn|1}}]]
 
A Chapter Master possesses centuries of battle experience and is invariably highly skilled in tactics, leadership and all kinds of combat.  In battle he leads from the front, combining front-line combat with tactical and strategic assessment that allows him to see how victory can be accomplished.{{Fn|1}}
 
A Chapter Master possesses centuries of battle experience and is invariably highly skilled in tactics, leadership and all kinds of combat.  In battle he leads from the front, combining front-line combat with tactical and strategic assessment that allows him to see how victory can be accomplished.{{Fn|1}}
  
 
A Chapter Master is a peer of the Imperium, the leader of an autonomous military force of nearly unrivaled power, and as such is answerable to the authority of no other, except to other such Masters.{{Fn|1}}
 
A Chapter Master is a peer of the Imperium, the leader of an autonomous military force of nearly unrivaled power, and as such is answerable to the authority of no other, except to other such Masters.{{Fn|1}}
  
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In addition to his military responsibilities, a Chapter Master often acts as [[Governor]] of his Chapter's [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]], and has overall command of immense battle-fleets, [[PDF]] units, and civilian organizations.{{Fn|1a}}
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In addition to his military responsibilities, a Chapter Master often acts as [[Governor]] of his Chapter's [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]], and has overall command of immense battle-fleets, [[PDF]] units, and civilian organisations.{{Fn|1}}
  
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== Chapter Variations ==
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==Chapter Variations==
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The title "Chapter Master" is not consistent throughout the Adeptus Astartes, and some Chapters use different titles to describe a similar rank.  The most notable variations include the [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] of the [[Dark Angels]], the [[Great Wolf]] of the [[Space Wolves]], the [[High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]], and the '''Master of Shadows''' of the [[Raven Guard]]. Other specialized titles are listed below.
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The title "Chapter Master" is not consistent throughout the Adeptus Astartes, and some Chapters use different titles to describe a similar rank.  The most notable variations include the [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] of the [[Dark Angels]], the [[Great Wolf]] of the [[Space Wolves]], the [[High Marshal (Black Templars)|High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]], and the '''Master of Shadows''' of the [[Raven Guard]].{{Fn|12}} Other specialized titles are listed below.
  
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Some Chapter Masters have adopted additional responsibilities by combining their ranks with one or more of the other highest ranks of their Chapter.  For instance, several Masters of the [[Blood Ravens]] (who are renowned for the obsessive search for knowledge) have combined the title and duties of Chapter Master and [[Chief Librarian]].
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Some Chapter Masters have adopted additional responsibilities by combining their ranks with one or more of the other highest ranks of their Chapter.  For instance, several Masters of the [[Blood Ravens]] (who are renowned for the obsessive search for knowledge) have combined the title and duties of Chapter Master and [[Chief Librarian]].{{Fn|5}}
  
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== Notable Chapter Masters ==
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==Notable Chapter Masters==
 
{{Main|List of Chapter Masters}}
 
{{Main|List of Chapter Masters}}
  
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Angelos]]
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|align="center"|[[Azrael]]{{Fn|3}}
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|align="center"|[[Azrael]]
 
 
|align="center"|[[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]]
 
|align="center"|[[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]]
 
|align="center"|[[Dark Angels]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Marneus Augustus Calgar]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Carab Culln]]{{Fn|2}}
 
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|align="center"|[[Red Scorpions]]
 
|align="center"|[[Red Scorpions]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Dante]]
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|align="center"|[[Dante]]{{Fn|4}}
 
|align="center"|[[Lord Commander]]
 
|align="center"|[[Lord Commander]]
 
|align="center"|[[Blood Angels]]
 
|align="center"|[[Blood Angels]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Logan Grimnar]]
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Angelos]]{{Fn|5}}
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|align="center"|[[Great Wolf]]
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|align="center"|[[Space Wolves]]
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|align="center"|[[Blood Ravens]]
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|align="center"|[[Gregor Dessian]]{{Fn|6}}
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|align="center"|[[Imperial Fists]]
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Seth]]{{Fn|7}}
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|align="center"|[[Flesh Tearers]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Helbrecht]]
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|align="center"|[[Helbrecht]]{{Fn|8}}
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|align="center"|[[High Marshal]]
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|align="center"|[[High Marshal (Black Templars)|High Marshal]]
 
|align="center"|[[Black Templars]]
 
|align="center"|[[Black Templars]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Kardan Stronos]]
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|align="center"|[[Jubal Khan]]{{Fn|9}}
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|align="center"|Great Khan
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|align="center"|[[White Scars]]
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|align="center"|[[Kaldor Draigo]]{{Fn|10}}
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|align="center"|[[Grey Knights Supreme Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]]
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|align="center"|[[Grey Knights]]
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|align="center"|[[Kardan Stronos]]{{Fn|11}}
 
|align="center"|[[Iron Father]]
 
|align="center"|[[Iron Father]]
 
|align="center"|[[Iron Hands]] (''de facto'')
 
|align="center"|[[Iron Hands]] (''de facto'')
 
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|align="center"|[[Pedro Kantor]]
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|align="center"|[[Aethon Shaan]]{{Fn|12}}
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|align="center"|Master of Shadows
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|align="center"|[[Crimson Fists]]
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|align="center"|[[Raven Guard]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Jubal Khan]]
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|align="center"|[[Logan Grimnar]]{{Fn|13}}
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|align="center"|[[Great Khan]]
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|align="center"|[[Great Wolf]]
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|align="center"|[[White Scars]]
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|align="center"|[[Space Wolves]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Khoisan Neotera]]{{Fn|3}}
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|align="center"|[[Marneus Augustus Calgar]]{{Fn|14}}
 
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|align="center"|[[Mantis Warriors]]
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|align="center"|[[Ultramarines]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Vorn Hagen]]
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|align="center"|[[Pedro Kantor]]{{Fn|15}}
 
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|align="center"|[[Imperial Fists]]
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|align="center"|[[Crimson Fists]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Sarpedon]]
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|align="center"|[[Sarpedon]]{{Fn|16}}
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|align="center"|Chapter Master (and [[Chief Librarian]])
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|align="center"|
 
|align="center"|[[Soul Drinkers]]
 
|align="center"|[[Soul Drinkers]]
 
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|align="center"|[[Kayvaan Shrike]]
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|align="center"|[[Tu'Shan]]{{Fn|17}}
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|align="center"|Master of Shadows
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|align="center"|Master of the Fire Drakes
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|align="center"|[[Raven Guard]]
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|align="center"|[[Salamanders]]
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==Renegade Chapter Masters==
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Chapter'''
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|align="center"|[[Iron Snakes]]
 
 
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|align="center"|[[Tu'Shan]]
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|align="center"|[[Azariah Kyras]]{{Fn|18}}
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|align="center"|Master of the Fire Drakes
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|align="center"|[[Blood Ravens]]
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|align="center"|[[Salamanders]]
 
 
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Seth]]
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|align="center"|[[Lufgt Huron]]{{Fn|19}}
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|align="center"|[[Red Corsairs]]
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|align="center"|[[Flesh Tearers]]
 
 
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|align="center"|[[Zargo]]
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|align="center"|[[Sevastus Kranon]]{{Fn|20}}
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|align="center"|Castellan
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|align="center"|[[Crimson Slaughter]]
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|align="center"|[[Angels Encarmine]]
 
 
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==Renegade Chapter Masters==
 
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*[[Kathal]], [[Sons of Malice]]
 
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*[[Lufgt Huron]], [[Red Corsairs]]
 
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*[[Azariah Kyras]], [[Blood Ravens]]
 
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*[[Sevastus Kranon]], [[Crimson Slaughter]]
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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{{Classics}}
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 52
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 52
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part_One]] (2010), pg. 166
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], pg. 166
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warrior Brood (Novel)]] by [[C.S. Goto]], Chapter One, pgs. 7-37
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition)]], pg. 52
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (4th Edition)]], pg. 6
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Altar of Cyrene (Short Story)]]
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex Supplement: Imperial Fists (8th Edition)]], pg. 18
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition)]], pg. 55
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]], pg. 44
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]] (E-Book Edition), pg. 132
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (8th Edition)]], pg. 25
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*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 56
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*{{Endn|12}}: [https://archive.ph/oqCtm Warhammer Community: The Big Summer Preview – Champions of the First Founding] ''(Saved archive page, dated 18 July 2025, last accessed 18 July 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/meznaevz/the-big-summer-preview-champions-of-the-first-founding/)''
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition)]], pg. 27
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*{{Endn|14}}: [[War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone]], pg. 16
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 102
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[Soul Drinker (Novel)]] – Chapter 1
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex Supplement: Salamanders (8th Edition)]], pg. 21
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising]]{{CE}}
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*{{Endn|19}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]], pg. 56-57
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*{{Endn|20}}: [[Black Crusade: Traitor's Hate]], Chapter 1
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 20 April 2026

Targetdrone.gif This article is about the leader of a Space Marine Chapter; for the series of honorific titles held by a Chapter's Captains, see Master (Space Marine).
Targetdrone.gif This article is about the leader of a Space Marine Chapter; for the similar rank in the Legiones Astartes, see Lord Commander (Legiones Astartes).

A Space Marine Chapter is led by a Chapter Master, who is at once one of the Chapter's most experienced warriors and among the most gifted military leaders in the Imperium.

Role and Responsibilities

Space Marine Chapter Master[1]

A Chapter Master possesses centuries of battle experience and is invariably highly skilled in tactics, leadership and all kinds of combat. In battle he leads from the front, combining front-line combat with tactical and strategic assessment that allows him to see how victory can be accomplished.[1]

A Chapter Master is a peer of the Imperium, the leader of an autonomous military force of nearly unrivaled power, and as such is answerable to the authority of no other, except to other such Masters.[1]

In addition to his military responsibilities, a Chapter Master often acts as Governor of his Chapter's homeworld, and has overall command of immense battle-fleets, PDF units, and civilian organisations.[1]

Chapter Variations

The title "Chapter Master" is not consistent throughout the Adeptus Astartes, and some Chapters use different titles to describe a similar rank. The most notable variations include the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels, the Great Wolf of the Space Wolves, the High Marshal of the Black Templars, and the Master of Shadows of the Raven Guard.[12] Other specialized titles are listed below.

Some Chapter Masters have adopted additional responsibilities by combining their ranks with one or more of the other highest ranks of their Chapter. For instance, several Masters of the Blood Ravens (who are renowned for the obsessive search for knowledge) have combined the title and duties of Chapter Master and Chief Librarian.[5]

Notable Chapter Masters

Main article: List of Chapter Masters
Name Title Variant Chapter
Azrael[3] Supreme Grand Master Dark Angels
Carab Culln[2] Lord High Commander Red Scorpions
Dante[4] Lord Commander Blood Angels
Gabriel Angelos[5] Blood Ravens
Gregor Dessian[6] Imperial Fists
Gabriel Seth[7] Flesh Tearers
Helbrecht[8] High Marshal Black Templars
Jubal Khan[9] Great Khan White Scars
Kaldor Draigo[10] Supreme Grand Master Grey Knights
Kardan Stronos[11] Iron Father Iron Hands (de facto)
Aethon Shaan[12] Master of Shadows Raven Guard
Logan Grimnar[13] Great Wolf Space Wolves
Marneus Augustus Calgar[14] Ultramarines
Pedro Kantor[15] Crimson Fists
Sarpedon[16] Soul Drinkers
Tu'Shan[17] Master of the Fire Drakes Salamanders

Renegade Chapter Masters

Name Chapter
Azariah Kyras[18] Blood Ravens
Lufgt Huron[19] Red Corsairs
Sevastus Kranon[20] Crimson Slaughter

Sources

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Space Marine Infantry
Chapter Command Chapter Master • Master of Sanctity • Chief Librarian • Master of the Apothecarion • Master of the Forge • Master (Master of the Watch • Master of the Fleet • Master of the Arsenal • Master of the Marches • Master of the Rites • Master of Relics • Lord Executioner • Master of Recruits • Master of the Signal • Master of Reconnaissance) • Chapter Ancient (Primaris Ancient) • Chapter Champion • Honour Guard
Company Command Company Command Squad • Reclusiam Command Squad • Captain (Primaris Captain) • Lieutenant (Primaris Lieutenant • Vanguard Lieutenant) • Company Ancient (Bladeguard Ancient) • Company Champion
Specialists Librarian (Epistolary • Codicier • Lexicanum • Primaris Librarian • Vanguard Librarian) • Chaplain (Reclusiarch • Primaris Chaplain • Judiciar) • Apothecary (Primaris Apothecary • Helix Adept) • Techmarine (Primaris Techmarine)
Veteran Squads Sternguard Veteran Squad • Vanguard Veteran Squad • Terminator Squad (Terminator Assault Squad) • Bladeguard Veteran • Veteran Intercessor Squad • Company Veterans
Battleline Squads Tactical Squad • Intercessor Squad (Heavy Intercessor Squad) • Infiltrator Squad
Close Support Squads Assault Squad • Assault Intercessor Squad • Jump Pack Intercessor Squad • Inceptor Squad • Infernus Squad • Reiver Squad • Incursor Squad • Assault Centurion Squad
Fire Support Squads Devastator Squad • Hellblaster Squad • Aggressor Squad • Eliminator Squad • Suppressor Squad • Eradicator Squad • Desolation Squad • Devastator Centurion Squad
Scouts Scout Squad
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