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Each stage has its own enemy faction (Steam page), each faction has its own Extremis Boss (April 9 announcement), and factions carry tabletop-inspired Faction Traits such as the Tyranid Synapse and the Ork Waaagh!. The Hobby Table stage mixes several factions from the same universe.
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Warhammer 40,000 · stage: Imperial Bastion (May demo); Tyranid battlefield
Lesser bioform; driven into a Berserk rage by nearby Synapse creatures.
Source: Steam: Faction Traits (Sep 17)
Lesser bioform affected by Synapse, like Termagants.
Source: Steam: Faction Traits (Sep 17)
Guard the Legend of Catachan rescue in the October demo, using Synapse to empower enemies around them (IGN hands-on).
Source: IGN preview
'Pounce' skill: rears up and leaps over other enemies to impale the player.
Source: Steam: Enemy Skills (Sep 3) · Steam: Enemies sighted (Nov 26, 2025)
Synapse creature: buffs its brood (faster, more resilient). Killing it leaves nearby lesser bioforms temporarily stunned.
Source: Steam: Enemies sighted (Nov 26, 2025) · Steam: Faction Traits (Sep 17)
Extremis Boss encountered in the demo (IGN hands-on).
Source: IGN preview
Warhammer 40,000 · stage: Ork Stronghold
Cowardly but vicious Ork infantry.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Brutish rank-and-file Orks.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Named in the Ork reveal; behaviour pending launch.
Named among the Ork forces by Warhammer Community.
Source: Warhammer Community
Stationary enemies that unleash rounds of projectiles towards the player.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Grot-piloted walker with Killsaws that stomps towards you and explodes when destroyed.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Pursues the player, firing snotlings through the warp so they arrive near, on top of or inside targets.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Teleports himself and nearby enemies, shoots warp bolts, summons the giant foot of Gork, and finally charges you and explodes.
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
Ghazghkull's banner-grot with 'Da Lucky Stikk'. Hard to find and keep down; may hold a piece of the puzzle to stopping the Waaagh!
Source: Xbox Wire (dev post)
The first revealed Extremis Boss. Stomps in with mobs of Boyz in a great Waaagh!
Source: Steam: new champions & weapons (Apr 9) · Steam store
Warhammer 40,000 · stage: Gallowdark (space hulk)
Named among the Death Guard units seen in the Skulls trailer. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Named among the Death Guard units seen in the Skulls trailer. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Named among the Death Guard units seen in the Skulls trailer. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Named among the Death Guard units seen in the Skulls trailer. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Bombards you from range with frag missiles that explode and inflict Poisoned.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Charges the player, stopping only to regenerate; near death it frenzies, then explodes.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Particularly resilient stationary enemy whose fog radius poisons you.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Age of Sigmar · stage: The Great Parch (May demo); Hammerhal
The lowly Skaven rank and file.
Skaven encountered in the October demo (IGN hands-on).
Source: IGN preview
Periodically swarms across the screen in horizontal lines (IGN hands-on).
Source: IGN preview
At low health unleashes 'Warp Fury': more knockback resistance, power and movement speed.
Crosses the screen spraying bullets, boxing you in with damaging hazard zones.
Source: Steam: Enemy Skills (Sep 3)
Endless spell conjured by Skaven seers that grants nearby Skaven the Warded status.
Source: Steam: Enemy Skills (Sep 3)
Hurl toxic globes that leave poisonous clouds.
Source: Steam: Enemy Skills (Sep 3)
Huge screen-filling boss named on the Steam page.
Source: Steam store · Steam: concept art (Aug 12)
Age of Sigmar · stage: Hammerhal
Mortal ranks of the Blades of Khorne named in the Chaos reveal. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Mortal ranks of the Blades of Khorne named in the Chaos reveal. Behaviour pending launch.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Exceptionally fast pack hunters that rapidly swarm the player.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Rear up behind a red telegraph zone, then charge until slain — kill them before the charge.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10) · Steam: Enemy Skills (Sep 3)
Bombards you with screaming, fiery skulls that explode on impact.
Source: Steam: Chaos detected (Jun 10)
Age of Sigmar · stage: Pending launch
Gloomspite Gitz monsters named in the release-date reveal. Behaviour and stage pending launch.
Source: Steam: release date (Oct 6)
Gloomspite Gitz monsters named in the release-date reveal. Behaviour and stage pending launch.
Source: Steam: release date (Oct 6)
Universe unconfirmed · stage: Pending launch
Named on the Steam page among the mightiest monsters you face. Universe and stage not stated.
Source: Steam store
Related: stages · character codex · weapons & items.
Enemy sprites: official in-game pixel art from Auroch Digital’s Chaos detected Steam post (each image sits directly above its unit’s heading) and the Xbox Wire Ork reveal (file names name the unit). Lettered tiles are placeholders.