Bonesinger

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Dawn of War Support Unit

Bonesinger
Race	Eldar
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey B	Build Cost 45 0  0 Build Time 6 s Built From Webway Assembly Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 4
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	215/1
Armour	Infantry Low
Morale	200/10/50
Unit Mass	10
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	None
Melee	Sword

Contents 1 Bonesinger 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Repair 3.2 Build 3.3 Teleport 3.4 Wraithtomb 4 Weapons 4.1 Sword 5 Researchable Upgrades 5.1 Wraithtomb Research 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Bonesinger

"The Craftworld sings to me and I respond in kind."

The Bonesinger is tasked with the construction and maintenance of the wraithbone structures of the Eldar craftworld. They call pure wraithbone from the warp and, through careful psychic manipulation of it, are able to mold it into any form they want.

Tactics

The Bonesinger is used to construct and repair Eldar buildings, as well as repairing damage to vehicles. They should be used to build Listening Shrines on all captured points to strengthen the Eldar economy, construct Webway Gates to increase population cap, and so on. Judicious use of the Teleport ability will speed up construction times for far away locations and can even be used offensively by creating Webway Gates in secluded locations near enemy territory.

The Bonesinger's Wraithtomb ability can be used effectively to give you a slight advantage - it can be used on an enemy troop or vehicle production building, halting the deployment of reinforcements for a full 30 seconds. It can also be used as an effective counter against turrets. However, it really shines when facing a Necron player. Seeing as Necrons only have one production building (unless, of course, they opt for a "Dual Monolith" build), the shutting down of that building can really hurt in the early game, or even in the mid-to-late game after a battle with many casualties when reinforcements are needed quickly on both sides.

The Bonesinger also has melee abilities allowing it to tie up enemy squads and some players have combined that with the Teleport ability to disrupt entrenched ranged squads.

In addition to the above, the Bonesinger also repairs far more efficiently than the builder units of other races, repairing vehicles and structures at 20% of the normal resource cost. Combined with the relatively fragile nature of Eldar vehicles, a serious Eldar player should utilize the Bonesinger's repair ability whenever feasible.

Abilities

Repair

	Repair			Hotkey: E
	Requires	Bonesinger
	Target Types	Damaged Structures and vehicles
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
	Cost	20% of the repaired unit's original build cost
Effects	The Bonesinger channels his thoughts through to the wraithbone through song and mends it at a rate of 30 HP a second. Up to three Bonesingers can repair the same vehicle or building at once, except for Shuriken Grav Platforms and Brightlance Grav Platforms which can only be repaired by a single Bonesinger (Grav Platforms are not repairable in Dark Crusade).

Build

	Build			Hotkey: B
	Requires	Bonesinger
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
	Cost	Various
Effects	The Bonesinger calls wraithbone from the warp and crafts it into Eldar buildings. It is responsible for all construction duties. Using two builders decreases construction time by 33%, but more than two has no further improvement.

Teleport

	Teleport			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Bonesinger
	Target Types	Any Passable Location
	Range	150
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	The Bonesinger teleports across a great distance. With a full charge the Bonesinger has one jump available after which it must fully recharge. This ability is initially half charged.

Wraithtomb

	Wraithtomb			Hotkey: W
	Requires	Wraithtomb Research
	Target Types	Enemy buildings
	Range	25
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	150 s
Effects	The Bonesinger encases an enemy structure in a web of wraithbone, halting all production, research, and weapons fire for 30 seconds. The spell must automatically renew its grip at the 10 and 20 second marks, but if the Bonesinger has been slain it will end prematurely. If the Bonesinger dies after the spell has been in effect for 20 seconds, the spell's duration will not change.

Weapons

Sword

	Sword
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: 6.0 8.3 5.0 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.6 1.6 6.5 12 9.347 11.423 1.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65% (95% w/ Guide which increases the DPS by 46.2%)	Refire Rate	0.6 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Wraithtomb Research

	Wraithtomb Research			Hotkey: W
	Cost	50 25	Research Time	75 s
	Researched From	Webway Assembly
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Allows Bonesingers to use Wraithtomb.

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