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Hit Hard and Fade Away Before You Get Hit Back With The Updated Battle Focus Rule

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On the maiden world of Daethe, a warband of Aeldari Rangers are fighting to dislodge the invading Chaos forces. This desperate battle for a doomed planet is one of the first conflicts to break out across War Zone Nachmund, and you can join the fray by pre-ordering Eldritch Omens this weekend.

Those who pick up this new battlebox will find a slick special ability referenced on their Aeldari datasheets, available ahead of the upcoming codex release: Battle Focus. When the Asuryani go to war, they enter a waking trance that allows them to strike with surgical accuracy and escape before they face reprisal.

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This rule, which you’ll also find liberally sprinkled throughout the codex, is a bit of a game-changer. Aeldari are awash with Assault weapons, from shuriken catapults to fusion guns, and Battle Focus not only allows you to fire these light and deadly guns without penalty after dashing into range, it also adds Pistols to the mix – like the vicious shuriken pistols wielded by Storm Guardians.What of those fleet-footed fighters equipped with weightier weaponry? Even heavily armed Aeldari are known for being nimble, and prefer to pack a punch instead of taking one. With Battle Focus, your glass cannons* can now unload a salvo of death, then dart away from retaliation.

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These jitterbug shenanigans will infuriate slow-witted enemies,** and certainly make it easier for fragile fighters to step just outside the reach of a nasty foe – Warpsmith D’vok’s Maulerfiend, for example…

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Eldritch Omens is available to pre-order this weekend, so you won’t have to wait long to get to grips with this sneaky shuffle on the tabletop. And with the opportunity to take a patrol detachment of Harlequins alongside your Asuryani, you’re going to be running rings around your foes.

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* Or starcannons, or shuriken cannons

** Aeldari are too restrained to stick their tongues out, but we know they’re thinking about it.