Games Workshop has brought in Reece again to give us an idea on how the the Eldar are going to play in 8th edition in this latest faction teaser!
Eldar fans rejoice! The new rules for the Eldar will have more iconic units playing a bigger role!
Reece from Frontline Gaming was more than happy to give a breakdown about how the Eldar will play in the upcoming update. Let’s take a look at a couple key points from his article on Warhammer Community
Wouldn’t it be fun to see more of iconic units such as the Phoenix Lords and their Aspect Warriors? The Avatar of Khaine? Well, I am here to tell you that all of these units have their place on the tabletops of the new Warhammer 40,000.
If you have been holding back on including these units in your lists, you will want to rethink that with this upcoming update.
Phoenix Lords, especially, will benefit from a nice 2+ armor save. They’ve all been re-pointed to make all of the choices appealing, and they are more well-rounded – not only tearing bloody swathes through enemy combatants but also boosting the abilities of friendly warriors nearby.
Phoenix Lords able to deal damage and boost friendly nearby units??!! It will be awesome to see what players will combine Phoenix Lords with.
You’ll recognise many of the same elements from your current army as well: high mobility with army-wide special rules such as Battle Focus, and of course the classic powers such as Guide, Doom and Fortune. You’ll also be happy to see multiple playstyles available to you. From infantry (and you all know I love my “Footdar” army!) to mechanised, to psyker heavy to totally psyker absent. You won’t feel shoehorned into a single build style but can exercise your creativity and field the army you desire.
Finally, more builds to play with and the sky is the limit with options??!! Can 8th Edition release already??!!
Striking Scorpions particularly are just vicious combatants that will strike fear into your opponent and disrupt their battle plans with the Masters of Stealth special rule and their Mandiblasters softening up enemy units at the beginning of the Fight phase by dishing out mortal wounds. Howling Banshees get a new lease on life too. These girls are now faster than almost any other Infantry unit in the game, and nearly always get to go first in the Fight phase even if they didn’t charge.
Banshees are faster and Scorpions will dish out more damage and cause more disruption. This is looking better and better for Eldar players.
the Avatar of Khaine. With an ability that means he can even ignore some mortal wounds, he’ll be better protected than ever while filling your army with the fighting spirit of Kaela Mensha Khaine! I can tell you, there are few models that can deal as much melee damage as the Avatar can with the Wailing Doom, which allows you to pick the highest of two dice rolls when dealing damage.
The Avatar of Khaine will be a monster on the field with this upcoming update. Even Guilliman will have to tread carefully.
This is an exciting preview for Eldar fans, 8th edition definitely seems like it might be opening the door to those iconic models you have had sidelined!
What are your thoughts? Are you a Eldar fan? Did this just get the hype train for your faction a little kick in the pants for you? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
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