Codex: Aeldari hits pre-order this weekend – it's the most comprehensive Aeldari codex ever, with 200 pages of background, rules, datasheets, and more. We’ve seen how to include Harlequins in your force, how Battle Focus has improved, and how to build an army around a Phoenix Lord. Now, we’re looking at the big upgrade for Wraithknights.
Wraithknights are massive constructs that tower over even the Wraithlords, but unlike their smaller cousins, they contain a living pilot.* They’ve always been powerhouses in games of Warhammer 40,000, but now they’ve been taken to the next level.
Their legendary robustness is reflected by a new ability that reduces incoming damage from enemy attacks.
As if that weren’t enough, the Wraithknight’s agility means that they can dance between incoming attacks. In the past, you’d have to decide between the protection of a scattershield or adding another devastating weapon. Now, you can have the best of both worlds.
Don’t worry if you’re a fan of the scattershield, though – if you include one of these defensive devices, you can boost your invulnerable save to 4+.
Those new abilities will help you march across the battlefield with impunity, so you can chop things up with your titanic ghostglave. It now has a choice of profiles, meaning you can sweep aside weaker opponents or strike down bigger scarier targets.
For those Autarchs and Spiritseers who prefer to wipe out their enemies from afar, you can replace the ghostglaive with a suncannon. This mighty gun has also been improved – you could call it a real star of the new codex.
The suncannon was always pretty good at killing armoured infantry, but it's now upgraded to the sweet spot of Damage 3. That means that even elite or durable infantry such as Custodian Guard and Plague Marines will quiver at the sight of it. At Strength 8, it can vaporise medium-sized vehicles in a single volley. Needless to say, ALL of the Wraithknight’s weapons are pretty scary, though.
Get ready to pre-order the new Aeldari codex this weekend by picking up a Wraithknight for yourself. Sign up for our newsletter so you can keep up to date with all the latest rules reveals from Codex: Aeldari, as we’ve got more to show you this week on Warhammer-Community.com.
* See how the Aeldari wage war using their wraith constructs in Spirit War from the Black Library.