Look’s like the Eldar have the most D weapons of any army now. Come see the new leaks!
Hail to the king, baby. Here is the big picture that’s doing the rounds today that has everyone on tilt (and Eldar players giddy).
From the look of this, it seems like Eldar haven’t lost a step at all… Even the little Wraithguard seem to be getting ‘D’ Weapons. Oh the humanity of it…
Before we get too excited there may be TWO questions that we need to ask ourselves that haven’t leaked yet;
What will the Wraithknight’s battlefield role be (Lord of War or Heavy Support), and what will it get valued at points-wise?
The former I personally am not to worried about, even Lords of Wars seem ‘easy’ to take these days with new formations like the Necron Decurion and the Daemonkin Bloodhost.
As it turns out, we saw after this article was written, you can take up to 12 Wraithknigts in the new Eldar formation from the Codex as well
The latter though, has me raising an eyebrow.
Two years ago the Wraithknight seemed under pointed at 240 (or 250 with the Ghostglaive), for T8 6W 5I creature that had a jetpack to boot. It’s only ‘balance’ at the time seemed to be it’s 3+ save and it’s weakness to Instant Death.
Fast forward to now, where a WS10, T6 I9 flying Bloodthirster is running around with 8 ‘D’ Weapon attacks, at 275 and I’m feeling like the Wraithknight is SEVERELY under-pointed.
Becoming a Gargantuan Creature with several ways to get ‘D’ attacks (and now access to everyone’s favorite ‘stomp’ attack), he’s a steal at his current points I’d wager.
So will he be the big bad boogie man on the table-top, and more importantly who is going to get the ‘D’ next, model-wise?
Based on the past I’d say one thing’s for sure- Games Workshop will sell out of him, and his little cousins the Wraithguard early on!
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
