The XIV Legion, Death Guard. The Legion embodies resilience and stubbornness. Originally formed from Terrans and known as The Dusk Raiders, the Legion changed when their Genesire took control. The XIV fought in constant battle, barely stopping to resupply between campaigns. Nor did they take a part in the rebuilding of the cities and worlds they brought to ruin – for that is not the Death Guard way. Instead, they represent a cold, determined force that inexorably advances on their enemy, with only victory in mind.

Despite being a resilient Legion, they took catastrophic losses. Mortarion chose to simply advance to contact the enemy like a Tsunami of ceramite, eschewing other tactics that would inevitably save Legionary lives, but take longer to achieve victory in a campaign. In fact, only the World Eaters and Iron Warriors exceeded the XIV in losses and occasionally the XIV matched them. This is a horrific toll of battle, especially considering that Angron and Perturabo regularly conducted Decimations of their own forces.