Nightwing

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Nightwing
Eldar Nightwing image.jpg
Race Eldar
Version Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Nightwing icon.jpg
Hotkey N
Build Cost Resource requisition.gif 75 Resource power.gif 175  Resource cap vehicle.gif 2
Build Time 26 s
Built From Support Portal
Unit Size 1
Requires local Nightwing Aspect Stone
Limit 5
Unit Stats
Hitpoints 1750
Armour Vehicle Air
Unit Mass 500
Move Speed 59 (air unit)
Sight Radius 35 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged 2x Shuriken Cannon, 2x Brightlance
Melee None



Contents

Nightwing

"They cannot match our speed."

The Nightwing is the primary fighter craft of the Eldar combining a speed and maneuverability that no Imperial fighter can match along with considerable firepower and sophisticated energy field protection.

Tactics

As the fastest air unit in Soulstorm, the Eldar Nightwing is perfectly suited to scouting out forward positions before an Eldar attack. Equipped with twin Shuriken Cannons and twin Brightlances, it can also take down most other air units on a one-to-one basis. The research of Nightwing Regeneration also allows the Nightwing to endure small arms fire (such as that of Listening Posts) without taking too much damage, and further assists it in dogfighting.

The Nightwing's area-of-effect anti-infantry weapons allow it to perform double-duty as a suppression aircraft, effectively allowing it to whittle down infantry squads from the air. Because of the AOE, the relatively weak damage of the individual Shuriken Catapults is applied to the entire squad, making the Nightwing very effective at cutting down groups of low-HP infantry, such as Cultists, Guardsmen, and early-game Kroot. They do particularly well against melee-specific infantry, such as Slugga Boyz.

Abilities

Death Explosion

Death Explosion
PassiveAbility icon.jpg Requires Nothing
Target Types Any
Range Self
Area of effect 8 Cooldown time None
Effects When the Nightwing is destroyed, there is a 25% chance that any units within the area of effect will be sent flying (35-45 force) and take 10 morale damage.

Weapons

Shuriken Cannon

The Nightwing has two Shuriken Cannons, but they are only listed here once because the values are the same for both.

Shuriken Cannon
RangedStance icon bw.jpg Damage Per Second Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D
Initial DPS: 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 4.3 4.3 5.0 2.9 1.4 1.6 7.2 5.0 2.9 7.2 5.7 0.7 2 18 23 1

Cost Default Weapon Range 30 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time Default Weapon Accuracy 70% Refire Rate 1 s
Area of Effect 4 Requires Nothing
Notes This weapon cannot fire on the move.

Brightlance

The Nightwing has two Brightlances, but they are only listed here once because the values are the same for both.

Brightlance
RangedStance icon bw.jpg Damage Per Second Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D
Initial DPS: 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.5 13.1 8.2 6.9 31.7 14.9 9.3 6.9 9.3 6.9 3.5 10 50 58 10

Cost Default Weapon Range 30 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time Default Weapon Accuracy 85% Refire Rate 1.23 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Nothing
Notes This weapon can only attack air units and has 30% accuracy when firing while moving.

Researchable Upgrades

Vehicle Holo-field Research

Vehicle Holo-field Research Hotkey: H
Holofield icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 75 Resource power.gif 125  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Support Portal
Requires Nothing
Effects </b>
  • Increases Falcon Grav Tank health by 17.5% to a total of 2186 HP.
  • Increases Vyper health by 17.5% to a total of 1410 HP
  • Increases Wraithlord health by 1000 to a total of 3950 HP.
  • Increases Fire Prism health by 17.5% to a total of 6210 HP.
  • Increases Nightwing health by 350 to a total of 2100 HP.

Nightwing Regeneration

Nightwing Regeneration Hotkey: R
Nightwing regen research icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 125 Resource power.gif 75  Research Time 45 s
Researched From Support Portal
Requires Nothing
Effects Gives the Nightwing a health regeneration of 10.


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