The runes of fate are telling us it’s time to start a new army, and that might just have something to do with Codex: Aeldari being available to pre-order right now. With so many great units packed into one book, it can be hard to know where to begin – luckily, Combat Patrol: Aeldari gets you started with a perfect selection of speed and power.
Formed around a core of redoubtable, objective-grabbing Guardians, this Combat Patrol offers a force that embodies everything the Aeldari are famed for – speed, psychic abilities, and withering firepower. It’s led by a sagacious Farseer, who can dish out mortal wounds and tweak the Strands of Fate in between supporting the CORE-keyworded Guardians and Wraithlord.
A squad of six Windrider jetbikes* gives you plenty of speed to zoom around the board. Combined with Craftworld Saim-Hann’s bike-buffing sensibilities, these agile Aeldari can reach just about anywhere you need them from turn 1. That’s not to say they’re all whoosh and no wallop – their bikes carry plenty of upgraded shuriken weaponry for shredding any foe foolish enough to get in the way.
Towering over its allies, the Wraithlord is both unstoppable force and immovable object. These powerful wraithbone constructs can be configured for ranged or melee combat, plugging gaps in your battleline and hitting the enemy where it hurts most.
The greatest strength of Combat Patrol: Aeldari is its flexibility. Assemble your infantry as Storm Guardians and give the Wraithlord a ghostglaive to punch right through fortified enemy lines, or muster a squad of Guardian Defenders with a mobile Heavy Weapons Platform to hold the ground claimed by your blistering bikers.
This box arrives in April, and it’s not the only Combat Patrol coming your way. Before the Aeldari get their turn, the Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are taking to the field with boxes of their own, both of which will be here in March.
Aeldari fever is just about reaching its crescendo, with the codex, Guardians, and more available to pre-order right now. It won’t be long until the next wave is knocking on our door (and the Avatar of Khaine has a very strong knock), so let us know which craftworld you’re preparing to take on Crusade at the Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page.
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* The perfect number for scoring Retrieve Nachmund Data from this season’s Secondary Objectives.