Codex: Aeldari is available to pre-order right now, alongside a warhost of new Aeldari goodies, such as Maugan Ra and his Dark Reapers. But that isn’t the end of the Aeldari assault.
Beyond all the big, bright new Guardians, Aspect warriors, and Avatars, certain Aeldari have been up to some more sneaky stuff in this season of Warhammer 40,000. For instance, there’s a buccaneering band of Aeldari Corsairs getting ready to clash with Chaos Space Marine Legionaries in Kill Team: Nachmund.
This box is the first place in which the Corsair Voidscarred are available, both a highly skilled Kill Team and a great choice for your Aeldari armies in games of Warhammer 40,000 – with an all-new faction keyword, <Anhrathe>, which is the Aeldari term for those who have left the Paths to forge out on their own.
These rambunctious fellows are drawn from all walks of Aeldari life – disaffected craftworlders, Drukhari who’ve tired of all the evil, ex-Exodites craving a life of adventure, as well as former Ynnari and even the odd retired Harlequin. These guys sail the void in Corsair fleets, seeking plunder, engaging in derring-do, and generally living every day like it’s their last.
In Codex: Aeldari, these roving privateers bring a touch of mercurial flair to any army, with a range of esoteric wargear and special abilities picked up over many years of plying the void. They come in two flavours – Voidreavers, who make up the bulk of a Corsair fleet’s crew, and Voidscarred, the cream of the piratical crop, who have a tasty selection of options.
Corsair Voidreavers are a Troops choice. Each unit contains between four and nine, plus a Felarch to lead them. Corsair Voidscarred are Elites who can use all the characters and kit you get on their option-packed sprue.
Because these capricious Aeldari rarely fight as part of a Craftworld’s primary host, they cannot be used as a compulsory selection in a Detachment that requires either Troops or Elites – unless that Detachment only contains <Anhrathe> units.
Luckily, the dashing Prince Yriel fulfils your need for an <Anhrathe> HQ choice, so you can build a specialised Detachment filled with skulking pirates.
Every model in a squad is armed as standard with plasma grenades, a trusty shuriken pistol, and an elegant aeldari power sword. Making use of years of swashbuckling experience, their Reavers of the Void ability lets them automatically wound their foes on a hit roll of a 6.
Both varieties of Corsair have more than their share of heavier wargear options, but the Voidscarred really shine on the tabletop. They can include specialists such as the psychically gifted Soul Weaver and Way Seeker, or the close-combat fiend Shade Runner. They may also arm up with long rifles, wraithcannons, blasters, shredders, melee weapons, and even a Faolchú, an avian spotter which can be used to deny the effects of light cover.
The Way Seeker has access to the Runes of Fate discipline, while the Soul Weaver can help their comrades shrug off killing blows. The Shade Runner can meanwhile dole out mortal wounds on the charge, using their paired Hekatarii Blades with 4 Attacks on a 2+ Weapon Skill with -3 AP.
Even though they don’t dance to the Farseers’ tune, these freewheeling freebooters are a deadly addition to Aeldari armies of any variety – and to Drukhari forces as well, who may also take them.
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