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Eldritch Raiders

Detachment · 6 stratagems · 4 enhancements

Detachment Rule

Yriel’s Own

These are Yriel’s most elite raiders, skilled in fast-paced raids and used to fighting superior forces using a combination of guile, superior technology, and physical prowess.

AELDARI units in your army are eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which they Advanced. In addition, each time an Anhrathe, Rangers or Shroud Runners unit from your army Advances, you can re-roll the Advance roll.

Stratagems

IMPEDING FIRE

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Wargear Stratagem · Charge phase
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One Rangers, Shroud Runners or Starfang unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit (excluding TITANIC units) visible to and within 36" of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time that enemy unit declares a charge, subtract 2 from the Charge roll (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).

NO PREY TOO BIG

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Anhrathe, Rangers or Shroud Runners unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than the highest Toughness characteristic of models in the target unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.

RAIDERS’ SPOILS

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Command phase.

TARGET: One Anhrathe unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Until the start of the next Command phase, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in your unit.

RUTHLESS KILLERS

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One Corsair Voidscarred unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or Fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.

WITHDRAW AND REINFORCE

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One Anhrathe unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. If that unit is below Starting Strength, return all destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models) to that unit.

YRIEL’S EXAMPLE

1 CP
Eldritch Raiders – Epic Deed Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Aeldari Infantry unit from your army (excluding Wraith Construct units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.

Enhancements

Pirate Prince

15 pts
Prince Yriel unit only. Each time you spend a Battle Focus token to enable this unit to perform an Agile Manoeuvre, roll one D6: on a 3+, you gain 1 Battle Focus token.

Exotic Munitions

15 pts
Anhrathe unit only. Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ANTI-MONSTER 5+] and [ANTI-VEHICLE 5+] abilities.

Alacritous Assault

20 pts
Anhrathe unit only. Melee weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [LANCE] ability.

Adrenal Infusions

20 pts
Anhrathe Infantry unit only. This unit can perform the Fade Back Agile Manoeuvre without spending a Battle Focus token to do so. It can do so even if other units have done so in the same phase, and doing so does not prevent other units from performing the same Agile Manoeuvre in the same phase.

Eligible Units