Harlequins are warrior dancers for the Eldar in the 4th Edition Eldar Codex for Warhammer 40,000. They specialize in close combat.

Background and Description

Harlequins led my a Troupe Leader

Harlequins travel the webway, performing dances from Eldar legend and serving the Laughing God with their grace and skill.

The troupe's perform the tale of the Eldar's fall and the creation of Slaanesh, Slaanesh always being played by the Soltare. (No longer a playable model) The solitare is charged with recruiting new Harlequins and at his death, his soul will fall to Slaanesh and he will have to find his own way through the warp. This is done by him not being allowed access to a spiritstone.

Note: These rules and descriptions are necessarily truncated. Please refer to your 4th Edition Eldar Codex for specific model statistics, rules and points costs

Special Rules and Wargear

1. Fleet of Foot.
2. Dance of Death
   1. Furious Assault
   2. Hit and Run
3. Flip Belts: Ignore difficult terrain
4. Holo-suit: Invulnerable Save
5. Harlequin's Kiss
6. Shuriken Pistol, close combat weapon

Upgrades

1. Harlequin's Kiss (one model): Rending
2. Fusion pistols (two models): Melta pistol
3. Shadowseer: One model
   1. Hallucinogen Grenades: Plasma grenades for whole squad
   2. Veil of Tears: Limits spotting range and prevents fire from shooters out of range.
4. Death Jester:
   1. Shrieker Cannon: Assault gun that causes pinning
5. Troupe Master: Free power weapon or Harlequin's Kiss

Strengths

Weaknesses

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