Poor Iyanden. These buffs are aimed squarely at Wraith armies but basically end up as a swing and a miss compared to other traits that either boost their survivability or increase their killing power without so many hoops to jump through. The Psytronome is very funny but not actually terribly good in any meaningful sense, and of all the Craftworlds this is the one that almost never makes it into lists. Custom Craftworlds A third option costs 90 points and gives him a shield and a gun. While the shield is nice the gun is ... yeah. 2D6 shots is super unreliable, S6 is pretty weak and he´s not even allowed to move without penalty. Hard pass in my opinion. The Wraithlord is one of the newer kits CWE have access too and is not only beautiful in it´s own, it comes with a huge selection of spare bits and is very customizable. That on it´s own is already quite useful. And the stat line of the Wraithlord is not bad, either. T8 and 10 Wounds with a 3+. But you are paying 85 points for a unit without an invulnerable safe. So - like pretty much all Wraith units - they are a tad bit too expensive in points and suffer defensively. And with a Movement of 10, they´ll be in the mix Turn 2. So trying to go with my initial rating system, I´d rate him a (B+) - and he only scraped into the B-category because of his degrading profile. Depending on your Craftworld trait, he´s a straight A (Alaitoc!). All in all it´s a great unit that combines mobility, damage output and a surprising resilience.

Mark of the Incomparable Hunter: Ignore Look Out Sir. Used to be powerful with missile-toting autarchs or Wraithseers, but updates over time have killed both those combos, leaving this with no real use case. DFire and Fade (1CP): Allows a unit to move 7” after shooting, it then can’t charge. Great for hiding Reapers (the most common targets) or scatter bikes, also useful to sneak an extra 7” movement to grab an objective – nothing says you have to use this to run away from the enemy. A Ghostwalk (WC6): The big one – give a unit within 6″ +2 to charges. This can be slightly fiddly to set up, but is incredibly good for any sort of deep strike threat, several of which are very popular at the moment (at least partially because of this now existing). It can actually be OK in other contexts too – I’ve profitably cast this on a Wave Serpent to help make an early bully charge, so if you’ve taken it in preparation for buffing up your big hitters keep an eye out for other places it’s good. A Good Go-wide Shooting: The combination of the Expert Crafters Craftworld trait and a variety of cheap platforms for heavy weapons lets you chip down your opponent’s units with a thousand cuts (and re-rolls). Blazing Star of Vaul: Adds +2 shots to a shuriken weapon. Not terrible but not really worth a relic slot either. C Shining Spears are the thing right now, at least until the Ynnari Index hits. But even in regular CWE armies they are great - they can do so many things simultaneously. Shoot down cheap infantry like Guardsmen with their Shuriken Weapons, blast Tanks with their Lances and charge into whatever is left. For Aeldari standards, they are quite resilient with a T4, 2W and a 4++. With Alaitoc and Ulthwé, even more so. Their mobility allows them to be wherever you need them to be. 22" move, shoot down a Unit & Fire & Fade out of line of sight. Move 16", shoot down a Unit of Guardsmen and charge the vehicle they were trying to protect. Move 22", Fire & Fade & Grab an objective at the other side of the board. Their downsides come with a hefty price of 34 points per Model (a squad of 5 is almost as expensive as the CHE) and with T4/2W they can get shot to pieces when your opponent focus fires them. Keep them away from Autocannons and Plasma weapons - they are the bane of our Bikers. Both are a flat Damage 2 and Wound on 2+/3+ respectively with 2 Shots per weapon. So every failed 4++ safe is a dead 34 point model. You really don´t want that to happen.

Attribute – Swordwind: re-roll hit rolls of 1 with shuriken weapons. In addition, ASPECT WARRIORS have +1Ld Autarch (Warlord, Fate Reader, Mandiblaster, Shuriken Pistol, Faolchu´s Wings, Reaper Launcher) (99) Brushes: at least three—a small layer brush, a medium layer brush, and a medium basecoat brush. Stay away from bargain brands. They’ll only betray you.

Recommended: Movement Trays for 40mm Bases

the Spiritseer included is only available in the set. A regular Spiritseer exists, but it´s an old resin model which are generally of questionable quality and should be avoided when possible)