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A '''Chapter Master''' is in charge of one Chapter of [[Space Marines]]. Chapter Master is the highest rank available to a Space Marine. He is assisted by the Cheif [[Librarian]] and [[Chaplain]] in most cases. As well as managing the Space Marines at his command, and the Company Captains under him, he also has a duty to his Chapter's [[homeworld]], to govern it and protect it. He will be highly skilled in tactics, fighting and leadership.
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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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[[Image:ChapterMaster.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Space Marine Chapter Master{{Fn|1}}]]
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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}}
  
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== Notable Chapter Masters ==
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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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[[Azrael]], Chapter Master of the [[Dark Angels]]
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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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[[Dante|Commander Dante]], Chapter Master of the [[Blood Angels]]
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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 (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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[[Marneus Calgar]], Chapter Master of the [[Ultramarines]]
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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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[[Logan Grimnar]], Chapter Master of the [[Space Wolves]]
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==Notable Chapter Masters==
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{{Main|List of Chapter Masters}}
  
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[[Temuchin]], Chapter Master of the [[White Scars]]
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{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Name'''
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Title Variant'''
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Chapter'''
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|align="center"|[[Azrael]]{{Fn|3}}
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|align="center"|[[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]]
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|align="center"|[[Dark Angels]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Carab Culln]]{{Fn|2}}
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|align="center"|Lord High Commander
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|align="center"|[[Red Scorpions]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Dante]]{{Fn|4}}
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|align="center"|[[Lord Commander]]
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|align="center"|[[Blood Angels]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Angelos]]{{Fn|5}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Blood Ravens]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Gregor Dessian]]{{Fn|6}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Imperial Fists]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Gabriel Seth]]{{Fn|7}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Flesh Tearers]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Helbrecht]]{{Fn|8}}
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|align="center"|[[High Marshal (Black Templars)|High Marshal]]
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|align="center"|[[Black Templars]]
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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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|align="center"|[[Kardan Stronos]]{{Fn|11}}
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|align="center"|[[Iron Father]]
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|align="center"|[[Iron Hands]] (''de facto'')
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|-
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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"|[[Raven Guard]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Logan Grimnar]]{{Fn|13}}
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|align="center"|[[Great Wolf]]
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|align="center"|[[Space Wolves]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Marneus Augustus Calgar]]{{Fn|14}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Ultramarines]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Pedro Kantor]]{{Fn|15}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Crimson Fists]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Sarpedon]]{{Fn|16}}
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|align="center"|
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|align="center"|[[Soul Drinkers]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Tu'Shan]]{{Fn|17}}
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|align="center"|Master of the Fire Drakes
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|align="center"|[[Salamanders]]
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|}
  
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[[High Marshall Hellbrecht]], Chapter Master of the [[Black Templars]]
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==Renegade Chapter Masters==
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{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Name'''
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|style=background:#565656 align=center|'''Chapter'''
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Azariah Kyras]]{{Fn|18}}
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|align="center"|[[Blood Ravens]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Lufgt Huron]]{{Fn|19}}
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|align="center"|[[Red Corsairs]]
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|-
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|align="center"|[[Sevastus Kranon]]{{Fn|20}}
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|align="center"|[[Crimson Slaughter]]
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|-
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|}
  
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[[Pedro Kantor]], Chapter Master of the [[Crimson Fists]]
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==Sources==
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{{Classics}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 52
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], pg. 166
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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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[[Tu'Shan]], Chapter Master of the [[Salamanders]]
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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

Renegade Chapter Masters

Sources

 

This article includes as a source a video game re-released in the Warhammer Classics collection which, per its Publication Disclaimer, contains content which may not accurately reflect current depictions, lore, or presentation within the current Warhammer universes and settings.


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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