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SamusDrake wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/02/01/aeldari-lets-you-bring-a-harlequin-troupe-with-your-battle-forged-armies/

Bit disappointed as there is no effort at all to mix things up at combat patrol level.

Could have been better, could have been worse. Seems a decent compromise for mixing factions.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/02/01/corsair-voidscarred-what-causes-a-law-abiding-aelvdari-to-embrace-a-life-of-piracy/

Bit more on Corsairs and possibly a new model for that pirate chap...Yriel or whatever his name is...

Yriel is one of my favourite Eldar characters so looking forward to getting him back on the table.

The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

 GaroRobe wrote:
The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

KT2018 didn't introduce warlocks until the commanders expansion. Any reason to believe they're doing it differently this time around?

 Arschbombe wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:
The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

KT2018 didn't introduce warlocks until the commanders expansion. Any reason to believe they're doing it differently this time around?

Well considering all the complaints thrown at the commanders expansion, they'll probably handle it differently this time.

 Arschbombe wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:
The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

KT2018 didn't introduce warlocks until the commanders expansion. Any reason to believe they're doing it differently this time around?

Rumors mentioned that a Warlock would be part of the Corsair team. It's possible that a Way Seeker is another type of model also included in the set. I'm just speculating that what someone thought was a warlock will in fact be used to represent a Way Seeker in a Corsair kill team.

I don't think they are going to look anything like warlocks - I got the impression that this was a Way Seeker, tending to a wounded comrade.

 GaroRobe wrote:
The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

"It’s the duty of psychically gifted Way Seekers to guide fallen Corsairs into waystones, where their souls can rest in safety." Certainly could be the Corsairs equivalent of a Warlock.

I just want to see the models... Dragging this out like this is starting to get super annoying.

 Crimson wrote:
I just want to see the models... Dragging this out like this is starting to get super annoying.

I also want to know whether they're actually getting a range of units or whether the kill team models will amount to all of 1 actual unit for 40k.

Didn't the leaks that first mention corsairs say there are basic corsairs and elite ones?

Guess that might turn out to be Kill Team squad for the fancy guys and the basic squad being the alt build of just standard corsairs.

 Tastyfish wrote:
Didn't the leaks that first mention corsairs say there are basic corsairs and elite ones?

Guess that might turn out to be Kill Team squad for the fancy guys and the basic squad being the alt build of just standard corsairs.

It's also a question of whether there are, for example, Corsair HQs (Prince, Void Dreamer etc.) or whether that one special character is the only option short of just defaulting to Farseers and Autarchs.

 vipoid wrote:

 Tastyfish wrote:
Didn't the leaks that first mention corsairs say there are basic corsairs and elite ones?

Guess that might turn out to be Kill Team squad for the fancy guys and the basic squad being the alt build of just standard corsairs.

It's also a question of whether there are, for example, Corsair HQs (Prince, Void Dreamer etc.) or whether that one special character is the only option short of just defaulting to Farseers and Autarchs.

My understanding from the leaks are that there will be one corsair box that will make either veterans (void scarred) or troops.

Maybe they'll do a harlequins and have the squad leader act as a HQ choice?

So their unit range won't be huge, but if there's a HQ then that's 3 dedicated units and some counts as - war walkers = wasps etc.

 Tastyfish wrote:
I don't think they are going to look anything like warlocks - I got the impression that this was a Way Seeker, tending to a wounded comrade.

Spoiler:

Is this old Artwork? It kind of does look like 2nd/3rd edition artwork but have not seen this in my entire life.

If this is new artwork, I'm happy to see stuff resembling the older edition stuff.

Ahh right they never used to need soul stones

I take it everyone saw the February mini of the month?

Bit of a weird one when the coin was Ork/Orruk related. Did a bit of a double-take when I saw the FB post

John D Law wrote:
I take it everyone saw the February mini of the month?

Yep...

And while kind of bummed this kit didn't get updated, it was never a part of any of the rumours, so it doesn't bother me.


Speaking of the Old Rumours, The Eldar reddit leak mentioned Warp Spiders, so are we expecting this to be a second release, or has the Reddit Leak now been debunked? Because I thought it was kind of believable, thanks to the Shroud Runner Mention.

The general feeling is that GW has finished with new models and is now in "Codex Preview mode".

That said there's every chance that other aspect warriors could appear as latter releases through the year; since they basically can slip out at any time as its just replacing existing models. Although Warp spiders might be the exception if they got a named character model



It's also a rumour that might have been sparked originally by seeing the new Autarch in its warpspider armour.

I think if there was anything else out due with this new Codex we would have seen it by now.

If there are Spiders or Hawks waiting in the wings (pun not intended), then they'll be released alongside a wave two DLC book, much like the extra AdMech and Lumineth stuff.

 Segersgia wrote:

John D Law wrote:
I take it everyone saw the February mini of the month?

Yep...

And while kind of bummed this kit didn't get updated, it was never a part of any of the rumours, so it doesn't bother me.


Speaking of the Old Rumours, The Eldar reddit leak mentioned Warp Spiders, so are we expecting this to be a second release, or has the Reddit Leak now been debunked? Because I thought it was kind of believable, thanks to the Shroud Runner Mention.

Aeldari Discord today leaked a blurred pic of Warp Spider photo from the codex. It was the current Warp Spider Exarch with an updated paint scheme. It appears no new model for now.

It's a shame as I will not buy current hawks or spiders, so hopefully a second wave is not too far away. I have the new banshees, old scorps and dragons and will likely buy new reapers and spears (since I don't own any of those). Turns out this huge update might be quite cheap for me as I have no desire for the new rangers or guardians and doubt I'll fork out for the shroudrunners.

 Hellebore wrote:

 vipoid wrote:

 Tastyfish wrote:
Didn't the leaks that first mention corsairs say there are basic corsairs and elite ones?

Guess that might turn out to be Kill Team squad for the fancy guys and the basic squad being the alt build of just standard corsairs.

It's also a question of whether there are, for example, Corsair HQs (Prince, Void Dreamer etc.) or whether that one special character is the only option short of just defaulting to Farseers and Autarchs.

My understanding from the leaks are that there will be one corsair box that will make either veterans (void scarred) or troops.

Maybe they'll do a harlequins and have the squad leader act as a HQ choice?

So their unit range won't be huge, but if there's a HQ then that's 3 dedicated units and some counts as - war walkers = wasps etc.

I'm more interested if there will be any background expansion.

Maybe I am showing my age, but the question of the economic viability or economic model of Eldar piracy is something I have wondered about. Though they might have taken to the stars to get freedom from their previous way of life, military grade weaponry is expensive to create and maintain, in time if nothing else as it would still take time for a Bonesinger to sing and craft, and Eldar Corsairs have been shown with ships up to battleship size. Obviously raiding for captives to take to Commorragh can be a source of income and raw resources can have value to Commorragh or some of the smaller independent settlements within the Webway (as shown in Gav Thorpe's Path of the Outcast novel). Doing the bidding of Farseers to shape fate may be payment in service in return for equipment or repair from Craftworlds.

The image comes to mind of somebody trying to start up a new Corsair band and having to present a business case to the Farseers before the Bonesingers will provide the ships (since BFG Corsairs seem to draw more from Craftworlders and their tech base).

 Arschbombe wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:
The article mentions Way Seekers, who I'm just gonna guess are the "warlock" equivalent of what will come in the kill team.

KT2018 didn't introduce warlocks until the commanders expansion. Any reason to believe they're doing it differently this time around?

Yes, psykers are in the base game and warlock-like “characters” are already in kill teams. This version of KT doesn’t need the Commanders and Elites distinction.

 Segersgia wrote:

John D Law wrote:
I take it everyone saw the February mini of the month?

Yep...

And while kind of bummed this kit didn't get updated, it was never a part of any of the rumours, so it doesn't bother me.

As a non-Eldar player, would there be anything stopping me from buying a bunch of Dire Avenger heads off ebay, and plopping them on the new guardians? From what I gather, they use the same weapons, but Avengers have a range finder on their back instead of fins.

 GaroRobe wrote:


As a non-Eldar player, would there be anything stopping me from buying a bunch of Dire Avenger heads off ebay, and plopping them on the new guardians? From what I gather, they use the same weapons, but Avengers have a range finder on their back instead of fins.

Weapons are slightly different. The dire avenger ones have little dire avenger runes on them. Fluff and rules-wise they are longer ranged. The only physical consideration to your idea is we don't know how the heads attach on the new guardians kit. They might be keyed like on the banshees to only go one way. The dire avenger heads have the rounded ends that let you put them on however you like. So it might take a little work to put the DA heads on the guardian bodies. Another thing to consider is scale creep and mold quality. The DA heads are much older from before digital sculpting and might not look right on the modern guardians.

 GaroRobe wrote:

 Segersgia wrote:

John D Law wrote:
I take it everyone saw the February mini of the month?

Yep...

And while kind of bummed this kit didn't get updated, it was never a part of any of the rumours, so it doesn't bother me.

As a non-Eldar player, would there be anything stopping me from buying a bunch of Dire Avenger heads off ebay, and plopping them on the new guardians? From what I gather, they use the same weapons, but Avengers have a range finder on their back instead of fins.

The DA have loincloths/tabard things, and a few extra runes. Guns might be slightly bigger, I’d have to measure. The rangefinder, exarch options.

But the right helmets/paintjob and from a table top distance, no reason why you couldn’t just do that. Or even skip the headswap and just give guardians the right paint.

Kits are very similar.

The new Shuriken Cannon profile is going to rock.....Until they start giving all Marines 3W and a 4++.

General Hobbs wrote:


The new Shuriken Cannon profile is going to rock.....Until they start giving all Marines 3W and a 4++.

The power creep is getting pretty crazy. But fingers crossed it should be a while until they bump the marine statline. We’d get another blanket rule on top first. Or another reset.