Wraithlords are lithe but mighty nobles that dwarf even their Wraithguard cousins. These statuesque robotic constructs are extremely precious to their craftworlds and, due to their wraithbone construction, have a supernatural toughness that surpasses even that of adamantium. Suppressing Fire lets Swooping Hawks switch off enemy Overwatch and Actions, and against opponents who don’t have some sort of indirect to take them off the table can make them quite annoying.

General improvements to weapons across the board, notably including significant boosts to shuriken weapons, and d3+3 damage shots in quite a few places other than the expected bright lances. Ynnari work like a special Craftworld, though they have some unique rules to allow them to include Drukhari and Harlequins units along with Craftworlds ones.

Speed and precision are the name of the game, as most Aeldari units – from Aspect Warriors to Fire Prisms – can move fast and hit hard, but can’t weather much return fire. Aeldari armies are highly mobile, a specialised scalpel that can bring down a much more powerful opponent by careful application of incredible force.

The over-sized weapons of the Wraithguard allow each of them to focus a portion of their psychic power upon a fixed target. The arcane beams of these weapons open a localised rift between Warpspace and the material universe for a fraction of a second. Hail of Doom – automatic wounds on 6s to hit with Shurikens, which count as 6s to wound as well (so trigger extra Shuriken AP). Either way, a single Wraithlord can turn the tide of battle for the Craftworld Aeldari; the legends of the fallen heroes within continuing to grow even in death.

Asuryani wear the Spirit Stones because they believe that if their souls make it into the Infinity Circuit then they will be safe in death from the hunger of Slaanesh. It is therefore considered a great sin to draw these spirits from out of their ever-lasting sanctuary into the real world once again, where there remains a risk of their Spirit Stones being shattered in war and their souls forever lost to She Who Thirsts. Wielding twin Ghostswords that leave glowing traces in the air, the Wraithblades cut down their foes with both merciless precision and the great might afforded by their long-limbed forms. Craftworlds have great units, but they’re expensive and awkward to get into lists. Most notably, the move of Dire Avengers from Troops to Elites is absolutely brutal to army construction – they’re now powerful enough that you’d be very happy filling a Battalion with them, and you want some in most builds, but making that work is now a challenge. This makes using a Harlequin Patrol as your Warlord detachment (plus to bring some good RND units) alongside an Asuryani Vanguard a genuine consideration, and other lists we’ve tried have ended up with pure Outriders.

Piercing Strikes : 15pt upgrade on Banshees for +1D on the Exarch. Exceptional with mirrorswords, where it turns the model into a mini-Succubus with 10A at S4 AP-3 D2, all at +1 to wound on the charge. Bursting forth from the Webway, the forces of the Asuryani have finally arrived in 9th edition proper – and they’ve brought friends. The brand new Aeldari codex covers not only the Craftworld Eldar, but also the cryptic Harlequins and grim Ynnari, making it one of the largest and deepest codexes we’ve seen this edition. For the main “green” I started off by airbrushing the whole model with P3 Gnarls Green. I really like P3 paints through an airbrush, they have very dense pigment counts which means you can thin them without losing any real opacity. I then highlighted quite heavily with P3 Iosan Green (aiming for everywhere that wasn’t recessed). Then I used Necrotite Green on the sharp points, the edges and the raised bumps of the models. Lastly I mixed Necrotite Green 50/50 with GW Flash Gitz Yellow and did a very sparing last highlight with that mix. Credit: Silks

James “One_Wing” Grover’s Method

When the call to war is heard, these beings are awakened by the most gifted Seers. Their Spirit Stones glow hot as the slow-burning anger of the dead flows through their cores. Once kindled, the wrath that animates their wraithbone bodies becomes an unstoppable fury that can only be quenched in the blood of their foe. Boon: Wings covered it perfectly – I think there are some standouts worth the price, but the rest come in at premium prices on already premium-priced units that are just hard to justify. It really feels like these took across the board price increases or changes to their interaction of Exarch vs. unit late in design as their interactions on the table don’t feel justified. The only place I might disagree is on Shredding Fire which I think is quite the capability for a large Dire Avenger unit that may be coming in off a board edge or a Webway Gate against a Doom ’d unit.