Angels Encarmine
GW canon
Summary
A restless Chapter in constant campaign whose heavy losses keep it rarely at full strength.
Allegiance
Loyalists
Founding
Second Founding
Colours
Red with black backpack and black pauldron trim
Epoch
M37–M42
Chapter Strength
Rarely at full strength
History
This Second Founding Chapter is considered the most active of all; its Chapter Master Zargo constantly sought new campaigns. It helped retake Rynn's World, destroyed the Necron world of Antikef and fought in the Stromark Civil War (991.M41). At the Devastation of Baal it lost two thirds of its strength including Zargo, and later aided the Blood Angels in the Angel's Halo.
Notes
The Chapter keeps its parent's organisation, but its Death Company and Sanguinary Guard wear pure alabaster white instead of black or gold. The Death Company is worryingly large. Emblem: a red blood drop with black bat wings.
Sources
Lexicanum, article “Angels Encarmine” (revision 726738, retrieved 25 Oct 2026): https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Angels_Encarmine. Works cited there: Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition); Codex: Blood Angels (7th Edition); The Devastation of Baal (Novel); Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal.