Factions

In Twilight Imperium, each player controls a faction with unique strengths and weaknesses, and their own motivations for pursuing the galactic throne. The base game includes 17 such factions for players to choose from.

Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition[]

	The Arborec
	The Barony of Letnev
	The Clan of Saar
	The Embers of Muaat
	The Emirates of Hacan
	The Federation of Sol
	The Ghosts of Creuss
	The L1Z1X Mindnet
	The Mentak Coalition
	The Naalu Collective
	The Nekro Virus
	Sardakk N’orr
	The Universities of Jol-Nar
	The Winnu
	The Xxcha Kingdom
	The Yin Brotherhood
	The Yssaril Tribes

Prophecy of Kings Expansion[]

Prophecy of Kings introduced 7 new playable factions.

	The Argent Flight
	The Empyrean
	The Mahact Gene-Sorcerers
	The Naaz-Rokha Alliance
	The Nomad
	The Titans of Ul
	The Vuil'Raith Cabal

The Codex[]

The third volume of the official Twilight Imperium Codex released one new faction, bringing the total up to 25.

The Council Keleres

Faction Attributes[]

Gameplay[]

Lore[]

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Fourth Edition ● Third Edition ● Second Edition ● First Edition

Fourth Edition

Base Game	The Arborec ● The Barony of Letnev ● The Clan of Saar ● The Embers of Muaat ● The Emirates of Hacan ● The Federation of Sol ● The Ghosts of Creuss ● The L1Z1X Mindnet ● The Mentak Coalition ● The Naalu Collective ● The Nekro Virus ● Sardakk N'orr ● The Universities of Jol-Nar ● The Winnu ● The Xxcha Kingdom ● The Yin Brotherhood ● The Yssaril Tribes

Prophecy of Kings Expansion	The Argent Flight ● The Empyrean ● The Mahact Gene-Sorcerers ● The Naaz-Rokha Alliance ● The Nomad ● The Titans of Ul ● The Vuil'Raith Cabal

Codex	The Council Keleres

Third Edition

Base Game	The Barony of Letnev ● The Emirates of Hacan ● The Federation of Sol ● The L1Z1X Mindnet ● The Mentak Coalition ● The Naalu Collective ● Sardakk N'orr ● The Universities of Jol-Nar ● The Xxcha Kingdom ● The Yssaril Tribes

Shattered Empire Expansion	The Clan of Saar ● The Embers of Muaat ● The Winnu ● The Yin Brotherhood

Shards of the Throne Expansion	The Arborec ● The Ghosts of Creuss ● The Nekro Virus ● The Lazax

Faction Attributes

Gameplay	Faction Abilities ● Faction Promissory Notes ● Faction Technologies ● Faction Specific Units ● Flagships ● Faction Starting Fleets ● Faction Starting Technology ● Faction Home Systems ● List of Factions by Play Complexity

Lore	Faction Government and Leadership ● Faction Disposition‎ ● List of Factions by Home System Population ● List of Factions by Tendencies ● Faction Colors