Dawn of War IV Year One Roadmap: DLC Maps & Free Updates

What is planned after Dawn of War IV launches?

KING Art and Deep Silver have published a Year One roadmap mixing paid expansions with free updates. The revised roadmap (updated after the game moved from September 17 to December 3, 2026) currently includes:

Content	Type	Timing
The Blood Ravens Story Prologue	Paid expansion	Year One
AFTERMATH	Paid expansion	Year One
New modes	Free update	Year One
Map Pack 1	Free update	Year One
Mission Editor (create / play / share)	Free update	Year One
Crusade mode	Free update	Early 2027 (moved from autumn 2026)

What are the two paid expansions?

• The Blood Ravens Story Prologue — story content tied to the series’ signature chapter; see the campaign guide for how the Blood Ravens fit the launch storyline
• AFTERMATH — the second announced expansion; details still limited

What is the Mission Editor?

A free Year One update adding create, play and share custom missions — a long-requested feature for the community to build its own content, with obvious cooperative potential (see the co-op guide). Custom mission curation and highlights will get their own pages here once the editor ships.

What is Crusade mode?

Crusade — the series’ narrative army-progression mode — returns as a free update in early 2027. It was originally planned for autumn 2026 and moved with the launch delay. When it arrives, its army-building rules will be documented with the same verified-data standard as everything else on this site.

Why does the roadmap matter to players?

It signals post-launch support — the exact question that haunted Dawn of War III, which was effectively abandoned. A published Year One plan with both story DLC and free systems (maps, editor, modes) is the publisher’s commitment that this game has a runway. For launch-day content, see release times, editions and game modes; balance patches for the unit roster will be tracked here as they land.