Archon Tahril

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Archon Tahril
Race	Dark Eldar
Version	Soulstorm v1.0
Build Info
Hotkey A	Build Cost 180 40  2 Build Time 50 s Built From Hall of Blood Squad Size 1/1 Requires Nothing Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1800/3
Armour	Commander
Morale	600/8/40
Death Penalty	-20
Unit Mass	25
Move Speed	20
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	180 40
Reinforce Time	50 s
Weapons
Ranged	Splinter Pistol
Melee	Claw

Contents 1 Archon Tahril 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Incubus 4 Abilities 4.1 Animus Vitae 4.2 Crucible of Malediction 4.3 Haywire Grenades 4.4 Hell Mask 5 Weapons 5.1 Splinter Pistol 5.2 Claw 6 Weapon Upgrades 6.1 Shredder 6.2 Disintegrator 6.3 Power Claw 6.4 Agonizer 7 Researchable Upgrades 7.1 Archon Retinue Enhancement I 7.2 Archon Retinue Enhancement II 7.3 Archon Retinue Enhancement III 7.4 Upgrade Leader Health I 7.5 Upgrade Leader Health II 7.6 Crucible of Malediction Research 8 Wargear 8.1 Power Claw 8.2 Agonizer 8.3 Shredder 8.4 Disintegrator 8.5 Hell Mask 8.6 Gruesome Talisman 8.7 Trophy Rack 8.8 Haywire Bombs 8.9 Incubus Blade Armor 8.10 Incubi Torture Helms 9 Dawn of War Single Player Units 10 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Archon Tahril

"These crude and foolish armies know nothing of strategy. If they see a wall they attack it. If they see an army, they charge at it. They will be too busy with each other to notice us, or if they do, it will be too late."

While the other warring factions of Kaurava all have some stake in conquering the system, the Dark Eldar of the Black Heart Kabal have arrived merely for their own amusement. They will cause whatever havoc and destruction they can, then leave once they have sated their bloodlust and captured sufficient slaves to enjoy back on Commoragh. Although their eventual departure should provide comfort to any survivors of their raids, it is unlikely the devastation they bring will leave any hope of rebuilding. The ancient and powerful Dark Eldar Asdrubael Vect is the official leader of these vile forces, but Archon Tahril is the commander on the field and, as any proper Dark Eldar would, hopes to find an opportunity to take Vect's place during the campaign of terror.

Tactics

All of the usual Archon tactics apply to Tahril but he comes with the added bonus of an extra 700 hitpoints, almost two thirds more health. Although the Archon and Incubus retinue tend to be a bit fragile early on, this extra health allows Tahril to charge straight into the fray without worrying about a sudden demise.

The Incubus Blade Armor makes a good first choice for wargear because, although Tahril is more durable than his non-campaign counterpart, the Incubi surrounding him are not. This research will allow them to keep up in the same extended firefights that the buffed Tahril can. In addition, this research improves the health and melee damage of Elite Incubi, an Honor Guard unit found in Vyasastan on Kaurava I. Incubi Torture Helms also affects both regular Incubi and Elite Incubi, making it another good pick once that Honor Guard unit is acquired.

Haywire Bombs provides Tahril with anti-vehicular firepower right out of the gate, giving him much greater versatility. As anti-vehicular Honor Guard are only available on Kaurava III (a Raider and a Razorwing Scourge Squad), this will likely prove necessary very quickly if that isn't the first planet raided.

Due to a pair of bugs in the wargear, the Trophy Rack only affects the damage of the Agonizer and not any of the other melee weapons. It still provides the health bonus regardless of Tahril's weapon.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 2 (up to 5 with research)

Incubus

	Incubus			Hotkey: I
	Cost	60 10	Build Time	10 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Reduces ability cooldown by 10%. Increases ability duration and modifier lifetimes by 20%. Increases life leech by 10%. These effects stack with other Incubi.

Abilities

Animus Vitae

	Animus Vitae			Hotkey: N
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	All enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commanders, or Daemon Medium
	Range	30
	Area of effect	Squad	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	</b> Deals 1 damage and 2 morale damage over 2 seconds. Leeches 16 life per target over 2 seconds. Disables movement and jumps for 3 seconds.

Crucible of Malediction

	Crucible of Malediction			Hotkey: R
	Requires	Crucible of Malediction Research
	Target Types	All enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, or Commanders
	Range	30
	Area of effect	Squad	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	Targeted squad will attack allied units and can not be issued most orders for 8 seconds. The afflicted squad can still use abilities that do not require a target.

Haywire Grenades

	Haywire Grenades			Hotkey: H
	Requires	Haywire Bombs
	Target Types	Enemy ground vehicles and buildings
	Range	18
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	Tahril throws a powerful Haywire Grenade to damage an enemy vehicle or structure.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D - - - - - - 600-675 800-900 800-900 - 600-675 800-900 600-675 - - 0 800 900 0

Hell Mask

	Hell Mask
	Requires	Hell Mask
	Target Types	All enemy units
	Range	0
	Area of effect	10	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	The horrifying mask of Tahril's weakens the morale of enemy units that gaze upon it. Enemy units within the area of effect take 4 morale damage every 0.35 seconds.

Weapons

Splinter Pistol

	Splinter Pistol
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: 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 11.8 13.5 11.8 8.4 5.1 11.8 13.5 10.1 6.8 16.9 10.1 1.5 2 20 25 2
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Claw

	Claw
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: 68.8 68.8 68.8 68.8 48.1 55.0 48.1 34.4 20.6 34.4 41.3 34.4 20.6 68.8 41.3 15.0 30 125 150 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Shredder

	Shredder
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: 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 29.0 30.4 29.0 22.3 13.5 29.0 30.4 25.7 16.9 33.8 27.0 3.8 5 40 50 1
Cost	See Shredder	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Shredder

Disintegrator

	Disintegrator
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: 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 87.8 75.3 75.3 50.2 25.1 75.3 62.7 25.1 12.5 125.4 50.2 35.0 60 190 240 4
Cost	See Disintegrator	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	0.6 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Disintegrator
Notes	This weapons has 20% accuracy while moving.

Power Claw

	Power Claw
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: 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.8 89.2 93.4 89.2 68.5 41.5 68.5 72.6 62.3 51.9 103.8 83.0 20.0 40 190 225 5
Cost	See Power Claw	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Power Claw

Agonizer

	Agonizer
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: 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 144.0 90.0 144.0 144.0 126.0 108.0 180.0 180.0 30.0 60 320 400 5
Cost	See Agonizer	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Agonizer
Notes	When struck, the following effects may be triggered on the target: 50% chance to disable movement for 2 seconds. 25% chance to disable abilities for 3 seconds. 50% chance to disable combat abilities for 4 seconds.

Researchable Upgrades

Archon Retinue Enhancement I

	Archon Retinue Enhancement I			Hotkey: I
	Cost	40 15	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	</b> Increases the maximum number of Incubi allowed in Archon Tahril's retinue by 1 to 3. Increases Incubus health by 50 to 300. Increases Incubus Punisher damage by 10%.

Archon Retinue Enhancement II

	Archon Retinue Enhancement II			Hotkey: I
	Cost	50 25	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Planetary Raid, Archon Retinue Enhancement I
Effects	</b> Increases the maximum number of Incubui allowed in Archon Tahril's retinue by an additional 1 to 4. Increases Incubus health by an additional 50 to 350. Increases Incubus Punisher damage by an additional 10% (21% total.)

Archon Retinue Enhancement III

	Archon Retinue Enhancement III			Hotkey: I
	Cost	75 35	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Planetary Strike, Archon Retinue Enhancement II
Effects	</b> Increases the maximum number of Incubui allowed in Archon Tahril's retinue by an additional 1 to 5. Increases Incubus health by an additional 50 to 400. Increases Incubus Punisher damage by an additional 10% (33% total.)

Upgrade Leader Health I

	Upgrade Leader Health I			Hotkey: H
	Cost	100 40	Research Time	45s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	</b> Increases Archon Tahril's health by 300 Increases Haemonculus health by 300 Increases Warrior Sybarite health by 125 Increases Scourge Sybarite health by 150 Increases Hellion Succubus health by 175 Increases Wych Succubus health by 200 Increases Beastmaster health by 300 Increases Torture Amp health by 50

Upgrade Leader Health II

	Upgrade Leader Health II			Hotkey: H
	Cost	150 60	Research Time	55 s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Planetary Strike, Upgrade Leader Health I
Effects	</b> Increases Archon Tahril's health by 300 Increases Haemonculus health by 300 Increases Warrior Sybarite health by 125 Increases Scourge Sybarite health by 150 Increases Hellion Succubus health by 175 Increases Wych Succubus health by 200 Increases Beastmaster health by 300 Increases Torture Amp health by 50

Crucible of Malediction Research

	Crucible of Malediction Research			Hotkey: R
	Cost	50 100	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Allows Archon Tahril to use the Crucible of Malediction ability

Wargear

Power Claw

Power Claw
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Permanently replaces Archon Tahril's Claw with a Power Claw

Agonizer

Agonizer
	Requires	Power Claw
	Effects	Permanently replaces Archon Tahril's Power Claw with an Agonizer

Shredder

Shredder
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Permanently replaces Archon Tahril's Splinter Pistol with a Shredder

Disintegrator

Disintegrator
	Requires	Shredder
	Effects	Permanently replaces Archon Tahril's Shredder with a Disintegrator

Hell Mask

Hell Mask
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Enables the Hell Mask aura. Increases Archon Tahril's melee morale damage by 70.

Gruesome Talisman

Gruesome Talisman
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Increases Archon Tahril's health by 400. Doubles Archon Tahril's health regeneration rate.

Trophy Rack

Trophy Rack
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Increases the damage of the Agonizer by 25%. Increases Archon Tahril's health by 300.

Haywire Bombs

Haywire Bombs
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Enables the Haywire Grenades ability.

Incubus Blade Armor

Incubus Blade Armor
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Increases the damage of the Incubus' and Elite Incubus' Punishers by 50%. Increases the Incubus' health by 200. Increases the Elite Incubus' health by 150.

Incubi Torture Helms

Incubi Torture Helms
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Increases the damage of the Incubus' and Elite Incubus' Tormentor Helms by 50%.

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