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Known Hive Worlds

Image Planet name Segmentum Sector Subsector System Population Notes
Absolom (former)
Absolom Reach (former) Now a Daemon World.
Acheron IV Nearly fully conquered by the Orks of Waaagh! Uggrot. Was also the site of a Shrine dedicated to Saint Helena.
Aerius (former) Suffered a devastating plague when the Balestar, a comet appearing every two thousand years, returned.
  Aethon Prime Tempestus Caligari Sector Tenebra Subsector Aethon System 39 billion The first hive was supposedly founded on Xenos ruins and deep under the steel caves there is still rumoured to be a whole xenos city.
Aighe Mortis Tempestus Camargus System Starved of resources caught in an inexorable slide towards societal collapse.
Alactra Obscurus Calixis Sector Malfian Sub-sector
Albitern (former) Obscurus Agripinaa Sector Fell to the forces of Chaos during the 13th Black Crusade.
Alcatran
Alecto Tempestus Billions Home to the sprawling Hive city of Varangantua.
Algol 18 billion
Alveare 116.7 billion
Amarah Prime Tempestus Orpheus Sector Capitoline Subsector Amarah Capital planet of the Orpheus Sector.
Ameton Epsilon IV Ultima Ultima Sector Ultramar Macragge System
Anshur (former) Destroyed by the daemon An'ggrath.
Aralan Aralan Sector
Arcadia Origin world of the Cult of the Spider; its spider symbol can often be seen tattooed on the faces of Imperial Guardsmen.
Archaos Obscurus Calixis Sector Drusus Marches Planet of philosophers.
Archona Ultima
Ardium Ultima Ultima Sector Ultramar Macragge System
Argon Prime Tempestus Caligari Sector Tenebra Subsector Balthar System 54 billion Semitropical world of overbuilt hives and also the founding world of an Astra Militarum regiment.
  Argoth Ultima Jericho Reach Canis Salient 61 billion Quarantined Hive World.
Arkadia During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, Arkadia's Bastion-Hives provided the Imperium with Arkadian Janissaries Solar Auxilia Regiments.
  Armageddon Solar Armageddon Sector Armageddon Subsector Armageddon System
Armato Ultima Homeworld of the Sons of Orar Space Marine Chapter.
Aryand (former) Ultima Now ruled by the Necrons.
  Ascalon Tempestus Caligari Sector Agartha Subsector Tarantir System 77 billion Homeworld of the Stormwatcher Space Marine Chapter.
Ashek II Segmentum Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Asterion Obscurus Calixis Sector The Periphery
  Atoma Prime Solar Moebian Sector 90 Billion (Hive Tertium) Capital world of the Moebian Domain. Hive Tertium is the centre of civilisation and industry on this planet, housing nearly its entire population.
  Aurent Obscurus Agripinaa Sector Agripinaa System Also serves as a way-station for the Imperial Navy.
Auxilion (former) Fully depopulated by a Carnival of Pain led by Haemonculus Kresthekia.
Avalan Currently fighting a Chaos Cult uprising.
  Avarax Pacificus MX/44219/M/AE Recidious System 198 billion
Avellorn Solar Once invaded by the Iron Warriors during the Horus Heresy.
Axonar
  Badab Primaris Ultima Badab Sector Badab System 5,170,000,000 Capital of the Badab Sector. Once a homeworld of the Astral Claws Space Marine Chapter.
Bakus III
  Baraspine Obscurus Calixis Sector Adrantis Nebula Baraspine System 1,500,000,000 The planet maintains a modest industrial output consisting mostly of Cogitators. Unusually for a Hive World, half the total population come from numerous smaller communities.
Barrowdon Theta Ultima Lost eight of its great Hives when they were invaded by Daemonic Horrors, which are believed to be connected to the world Prospero. In the aftermath of the attacks, the Hives' populations were killed and the entire structures were filled with glass-like crystal webs.
Bastonbeil (former) Ultima Former Adeptus Astartes Recruiting World, now a Daemon World controlled by the Company of the Shadow Chaos Warband.
  Belecane Obscurus Calixis Sector Markayn Marches Belecane System 2,700,000,000 Unique ancient and barely understood technology of stasis weapons is considered commonplace amongst its population, to the point when young adepts know more about it than the most senior Tech-Priest can elsewhere.
  Belgorsk III Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Clamoris System 11 billion Former bureaucratic hub of the Triglav Subsector, with the biggest hive containing the archives, whole cities of registries, filing cabinets and data vaults.
Belial
Belisar Obscurus Cadian Sector Belisar System Purged, being repopulated.
Beta-Garmon II Solar Beta-Garmon Cluster Beta-Garmon System Capital of the Beta-Garmon Cluster, the planet is lined with fortress-cities around its equator. The greatest of these is Nyrcon, which serves as the command and control center of the entire Beta-Garmon Cluster.
Beta-Garmon III Solar Beta-Garmon Cluster Beta-Garmon System The most heavily populated world of the Beta-Garmon Cluster, the planet is soaked in an endless toxic maelstrom. The largest Hive on the planet is Caldera Primus, its spires hanging over a boiling chemical geyser and protected by a web of heavily fortified drawbridges.
Bethar Maior Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Malcorum System 273 billion Responsible for the majority of the industrial output in the entire Triglav Subsector. The Adeptus Mechanicus contemplated turning the planet into a Forge World but due to ancient Xenos ruins, it was deemed unworthy of such an honour.
Bhundar (former) During the 13th Black Crusade, Bhundar was struck with one of Nurgle's diseases and left covered in bubonic taint. When the Indomitus Crusade later discovered the world, it was too late to save it and in order to prevent the disease from spreading to other worlds, Bhundar was cleansed with an Exterminatus.
Black Reach Ultima
Bladen Obscurus Gothic Sector Lysades Subsector Bladen System
  Boron Primaris Tempestus Caligari Sector Agartha Subsector Ormeus System 34 billion Swiftly overran by Dark Eldar, leaving entire hives scraped clean of human life, soon to be taken over by heretics, chaos cultists and Underhive scum. Currently being purged by the Caligari Conclave.
Boucherin Ultima
Bront Obscurus Calixis Sector Golgenna Reach Home to the Brontian Longknives regiments of the Imperial Guard.
Caldera
Caligula Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Callus Ultima
Caltoria Being invaded by the Death Guard forces of Lord Sluthgor.
Canopus Obscurus Calixis Sector Josian Reach
Cantus Obscurus Calixis Sector Markayn Marches
Carcharias Ultima Charcharias System Homeworld of the Crimson Consuls Space Marine Chapter.
  Cascada Prime Tempestus Caligari Sector Atroxia Subsector Draco System 397 billion
Castobel Ultima Jericho Reach Orpheus Salient 109 billion
Cephiivytra Recently been re-conquered by the Imperium.
  Chima Lomas Obscurus Nemesis Tessera Invaded during the 13th Black Crusade.
  Clamoris Prime Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Clamoris System 194 billion Home to three sprawling Hives on three continents with spires that make even the most magnificent Imperial palaces look shabby.
Clamoris Tertius Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Clamoris System 43 billion Cut off from the trade routes and resources for generations, the monumental steel hives of Clamoris Tertius have already begun their descent into heresy, barbarism and decadence in the lower sections of the cities.
Clove Obscurus Calixis Sector Hazeroth Abyss Home to the 23rd Drusus Dragoons Imperial Guard Regiment.
Corinthe Ultima
  Coronis Agathon Obscurus Coronid Deeps 120 billion Also classified as a Fortress World, it serves as a garrison for over 10 million soldiers of the Imperial Guard.
Corvus Majoris Ultima Corvus Sub-Sector
Crixos
Cruach Mhorn Obscurus Cruach System
Cthartek Underhive skinner-gangs worship Khorne on this planet.
  Cthonia (former) Solar Destroyed by the Dark Angels at the end of the Horus Heresy in 014.M31.
Cyclopean Prime A massive planet, it is roughly 100 times the size of Terra. Scattered across its hundreds of enormous continents are hive cities, industrial zones, and grain fields.
Cyclopia Obscurus Calixis Sector Homeworld of the Black Consuls Space Marine Chapter.
  Dagnor Primaris Tempestus Caligari Sector Tenebra Subsector Dagnor System 77 billion
Dark Pit Obscurus Gorandahl Sub-Sector Coryxx System
Degis
Delaphina
Derdoni (former)
Desperation (former) Ultima Thramas Sector Qetesh System Purged due to the population worshipping the Children of Bone Dark Eldar Haemonculi Coven.
Dhol VI (former) Ultima Former Hive World, now capital of the Novokh Dynasty.
Dhorthan (former) Dhorthian System Fell to a Chaos invasion during the 13th Black Crusade.
Dierna Primus Dierna System Minor Hive world of little strategic significance, it is the only inhabited world of the Dierna System.
Don-Croix Ultima
Drachu Tempestus
Duomos Invaded by Orks, being liberated by the Flesh Tearers Space Marine Chapter.
  Durst's Reach Obscurus Scarus Sector Helican Sub-Sector Thracian Primaris System Has a number of undersea hive cities.
Dusken V Contains a single subterranean Hive, known as the Deep, which is built in the sides of a chasm and spirals down toward the world's dying molten core.
Egilis Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Malcorum System 84 billion Departmento Munitorum Hive World that is a major producer of weaponry and ammunition.
Enothis Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Ephisia Site of the Ephisian Atrocity.
Esmadoria
  Exyrion (former) Calaphrax Cluster Now a daemon-infested Dead World.
Falchat (former)
Fell Core (former) Ultima Invaded by Tyranids and then destroyed by Exterminatus
  Fenksworld Obscurus Calixis Sector Josian Reach 1,000,000,000
Formal Prime Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Formanton IV The Imperial Fists Chapter are fighting the forces of Chaos here.
Fornax Aleph Pacificus Sabbat Worlds Newfound Trailing Group
Fornstadt
Galaspar Galaspar System Billions
Gantor Terentes
Garaghak's World (former) Tempestus Forsarr Sector Forsarr System Originally known as Forsarr, now an Ork World.
Garatus
Garmesh (former) Mathenda Sub-sector Fell to an invasion by the forces of Tzeentch, which were led by the Lord of Change Tz'Keth'K'Zar.
Gedron II
Gehenna Prime Ultima Gehenna system
  Gereon Maior Tempestus Caligari Sector Atroxia Subsector Gereon System 213 billion
Gethsemane Obscurus Gothic Sector Gethsemane sub-sector Gethsemane System
Ghyre Solar
  Gilead Primus Obscurus Gothic Sector Gilead System Over 16 billion Capital World of the Gilead System.
Gloricent Obscurus Scarus Sector Antimar Subsector
Goleonda IX (former) Now a Dead World.
Gomorrah (former) Now a Dead World.
Goranl Obscurus Nachmund Sub-Sector
Grandios Ultima Nephilim Sector Nephilim Sub-Sector Lomorr System
  Greyshroud
Grove's Fall Obscurus Calixis Sector Markayn Marches
Gunpoint Obscurus Calixis Sector Hazeroth Abyss
Guspedin Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Guytoga Obscurus Calixis Sector Hazeroth Abyss
Hador (former) Carmynus Sub-sector Overrun by the Orks of Waaagh! Gozmod in M42
Hamclov
  Harakon
Hazhim
Helios Alpha
Hemisphere
Heraldor (former) Ultima Aegis Sector Now a Dead World.
Hermetica Solar Chonma Sector Hermetica System Capital of the Chonma Sector.
Hexis Alpha
Hishrea (former) Ultima Nephilim Sector Nephilim Sub-Sector Argovon System Approx. 5.5 billion (prior to Pariah Crusade) Now controlled by Necrons.
Hollonan Hollonan System
Hranx
Hredrin
Husk Hundreds of millions
Ichar IV Ultima Ichar System 500,000,000,000 Two of the planet's major exports are ore and myco-proteins.
Ichorax (former) None, formerly billions Emperor's Children wiped out the entire population in 999.M41.
Ishraq Ultima Corvus Sub-Sector
  Isstvan III (former) Ultima Isstvan system None, was 12 billion pre-Heresy Now a Dead World.
Japheth Conquered by the Chaos Space Marines of the Tyrant of Sycorax warband during the 13th Black Crusade.
Jerulas Pacificus
Jones Crispin World Ultima Eydolim System
Kado Currently fighting a Chaos invasion.
Kalidar IV Tempestus Chiros Sector Kalidar Subsector Kalidar System Capital World of the Kalidar System, and of the Kalidar Subsector.
Kalidos Obscurus Stygius Sector Prismata System
Khadenghast
Khanoris
Khazhar (former) Population wiped out by Eldar of the Craftworld Biel-Tan.
Khollorn VII (former) Now part of the Tau Empire.
Kiavahr Tempestus Forsarr Sector Kiavahr System Kiavahr's moon, Deliverance, houses the Fortress Monastery of the Raven Guard. Home to the Legio Vindictus Titan Legion.
Klaat Klaat System
Kor IX (former) Also an Ocean World, Knight Dunhand of House Hawkshroud caused Kor IX's only Hive to sink beneath its oceans.
Krench
Kreneddis Pacificus Orbited by Orbital Defense Platform Sigma-Theta-9.
  Krieg (former) Tempestus Uhulis Sector Death World and homeworld of the Death Korps of Krieg.
Krongar
Krostein (former) Black Templars exterminated the population after the 13th Black Crusade due to revolting against the Emperor.
Lakadamon Tempestus
Lamarno VII
  Landunder Obscurus Calixis Sector Malfian Subsector Landunder System < 1,000,000,000
Lanorra Obscurus
Lapradus
Laskin Obscurus Calixis Sector Drusus Marches
Lastrati Ultima
Lavantia Tempestus Homeworld of the Night Swords Space Marine Chapter.
Lethe Eleven (former) Obscurus Scarus Sector Captured by Orks during the Green Kroosade.
Levion Gamma (former) Invaded by Orks that were defeated but Levion Gamma never recovered.
Ligom Obscurus Nachmund Sub-Sector
Lind Obscurus Calixis Sector Malfian Sub-sector Produces nearly a quarter of all frag grenades used across the Calixis Sector.
Lo Obscurus Calixis Sector Drusus Marches
Lukekin
Luteus Alpha Solar Armageddon Sector
Lysander Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
Lystra (former) Destroyed by Poxwalkers.
M'kond
  Macharia (former) Obscurus Cadian Sector Cadian System Destroyed during the 13th Black Crusade and then fell into the system's sun.
  Magrapolis Obscurus Calixis Sector Malfian Subsector Malfi System 23,000,000,000
Malfi
Manachea Vysidae Obscurus Coronid Deeps Manachea System Tens of billions (pre-Heresy)
Manus Genita Obscurus Calixis Sector The Periphery
Medusa Obscurus
  Medusa V (former) Ultima Medusa System Formerly 4,500,000,000 Now a Dead World.
Mefara Secundus (former) Formerly millions Population destroyed by Necrons.
Megheim
  Meridian Ultima Korianis Subsector Aurelia 32 billion Capital world of Subsector Aurelia.
Meridian Was once an Eldar Maiden World.
Merov Obscurus Calixis Sector Golgenna Reach
Merovincha Obscurus Ixaniad Sector Crassan Subsector
Methalor Solar Methalor System
Methusela Ultima Bane's Landing
  Minea Ultima 154,000,000,000 Main exports are banedax ore and phosgene gas.
Mitra Prime (former) Obscurus Fell to the forces of Chaos during the 13th Black Crusade.
Moltova Ultima
  Mordian Obscurus Stygius Sector Mordian System Homeworld of the Mordian Iron Guard regiments.
Morrigar (former) None Formerly a Hive World and Necron Tomb World, now a Dead World.
Mortant Tempestus Homeworld of the Mortant Regiments.
Mu'gulath Bay (former) Eastern Fringe Previously an Imperial Hive World known as Agrellan. Captured by the Tau but then destroyed by Exterminatus.
Mydgal Alpha Ultima Mydgal System Home to Hive Irkalla, a single refinery super-hive on the planet's last remaining landmass.
Myrkon Tempestus Caligari Sector Triglav Subsector Malcorum System Currently at war with Dark Eldar.
  Narsine Obscurus Agripinaa Sector Agripinaa System Hives lie beneath the world's surface. It is a source of workers for the nearby Forge World of Agripinaa.
  Necromunda Solar Necromunda System Many billions, exact number unknown Major producer of munitions and troops for the Imperial Guard.
Neo Baku Ultima
New Gidlam Solar Hundreds of billions Has 13 major Hives, each with a population numbering in the tens of billions.
New Macedon Serves as a recruiting world for the Dark Angels Chapter.
Nonimax Pacificus Sabbat Worlds
  Nostramo (former) Ultima Nostramo Sector None Was the homeworld of the Night Lords Space Marines until Night Haunter destroyed it.
Nova Borilia STC to the Leman Russ Battle Tank was discovered on Nova Borilia.
Nova Sulis Solar
Nova Terra Pacificus Viridis Sector
Nox Obscurus Calixis Sector The Periphery
Nucon VI (former) Formerly at least 100 billion Population infected by the Death Guard.
  Numinal Obscurus Coronid Deeps ~40 million
Nyarr
Oghram (former) Pacificus Bastior Sub-sector Formidyre System 0 Now a Dead World after being devoured by Hive Fleet Grendyllus, during the Fourth Tyrannic War.
Ohmsworld Obscurus Calixis Sector The Periphery Controlled by the Severan Dominate.
Olghyn II (former) Now a Hub-Fortress World that supports the ongoing Indomitus Crusade.
Olympas
Optima Prima Contested by Chaos.
Orar Obscurus Gothic Sector Orar Subsector
Orbalok II (former) Ultima (Eastern Fringe) Now an Ork World.
Ormeus II Tempestus Caligari Sector Agartha Subsector Ormeus System 11 billion
Orphia Obscurus Caliban Subsector
Orphidia Delta
Orphidia Prime
Ossulon
Owwen