Haemonculus

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Haemonculus
Race	Dark Eldar
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey H	Build Cost 75 120  Build Time 40 s Built From Kabal Fortress Unit Size 1 Requires Haemonculus' Laboratory Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1000/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	600/8/40
Death Penalty	-0
Unit Mass	20
Move Speed	20
Sight Radius	30 (detection 30)
Attachable	Yes
Weapons
Ranged	Destructor
Melee	Scissorhand

Contents 1 Haemonculus 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Torture Amp 3.2 Stinger 3.3 Soul Destruction 4 Weapons 4.1 Destructor 4.2 Scissorhand 5 Weapon Upgrades 5.1 Poisoned Blade 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Poisoned Blades Research 6.2 Soulseeker Ammunition Research 6.3 Upgrade Leader Health I 6.4 Upgrade Leader Health II 6.5 Stinger Research 6.6 Soul Destruction Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Haemonculus

"The sweet sound of suffering!"

Deploying out of the Kabal Fortress, the Haemonculi are the master torturers of the Dark Eldar race. Viewing the mortification of the flesh as the finest of arts, the Haemonculus inflicts high morale damage against the enemy unfortunate enough to fall under his blades. In addition, the Haemonculus's keen eye detects infiltrated units, making him a vital addition to a commander's war effort.

Tactics

Especially useful in against races like Tau with early infiltrators, the Haemonculus is a good addition to any army considering his morale damage and abilities. Watch out though: despite low requisition costs, he takes a lot of power for an early unit. Early game, attach him to a Warrior Squad because his low health will get him killed if he is on his own.

The ranged weapon on the Haemonculus does a large amount of morale damage for when he appears in the game, however, his biggest advantages are his abilities:

Using the Torture Amp in the middle of a chase will slow enemies down so the blades of melee units can make mincemeat out of the opposition. Try using the great speed of a Warrior Squad with Haemonculus attached to overtake enemies fleeing from Mandrake Squads, Wych Squads, or Warp Beast Packs, then place the Torture Amp in front of them. Then watch as the slowed enemies are easily obliterated by your already speedy melee units. If the tide of battle is not in your favor and you need to make a quick getaway, throwing down an Amp before fleeing forces the enemies to either stop and shoot the Amp while you escape, or be slowed by the Amp while they chase, allowing a very easy getaway. It can also be placed in the middle of your forces when facing groups of melee or short-ranged infantry. Hidden among your troops, it will be almost impossible to target and destroy while it provides a huge advantage for the troops surrounding it.

His Stinger, available after a research at the Wych-Cult Arena, does a lot of damage to an enemy unit and causes disruption among enemy firing lines. Try shooting one at a Space Marine Squad or Chaos Space Marine Squad with Heavy Bolters; the Stinger usually kills the weakest member carrying a Heavy Bolter, and then disrupts all the others in the squad so they cannot continue firing.

The Soul Destruction ability is also useful for making sure your enemy is not shooting (and thus killing) your close ranged units. In ranged warfare, using this ability after causing a few casualties can win you an engagement by damaging and disrupting all the enemies near unharvested souls. It also helps in melee combat against tough melee units like Berzerkers and Nobz to gain some breathing room if your melee troops become overwhelmed.

Abilities

Torture Amp

	Torture Amp			Hotkey: R
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	3
	Area of effect	25	Cooldown time	90 s
Effects	Places a Torture Amp on the ground. A Torture Amp has 100 hitpoints of building_low armor, and will disappear after 120 s if not destroyed sooner. The Amp emits an aura with the following effects on enemies: Reduces speed by 45%. Increases weapon reload time by 30%.

Stinger

	Stinger			Hotkey: G
	Requires	Stinger Research
	Target Types	Any enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, or Commanders
	Range	40
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	100 s
Effects	</b> Deals 15 damage every 0.3 seconds for 10 seconds (495 damage total). If the targeted units dies within those 10 seconds it will explode, dealing damage and 30-50 knockback to enemies in a radius of 10.
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 75 75 75 75 75 45 45 30 15 5 52.5 37.5 22.5 67.5 52.5 25 150 150 5

Soul Destruction

	Soul Destruction			Hotkey: U
	Requires	Soul Destruction Research
	Target Types	None
	Range	0
	Area of effect	20	Cooldown time	90 s
Effects	Causes nearby souls to explode, dealing damage and 30-50 knockback to enemies in a radius of 10 around each soul.
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 9 9 9 9 9 5.4 5.4 5 5 5 6.3 5 5 8.1 6.3 5 18 18 5

Weapons

Destructor

	Destructor
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: 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 14.8 15.5 14.8 11.4 6.9 14.8 15.5 13.1 8.6 17.3 13.8 26.3 35 21 25 1 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 19.3 20.2 19.3 14.8 9.0 19.3 20.2 17.0 11.2 22.4 13.8 34.1 35 21 25 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Scissorhand

	Scissorhand
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: 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 19.8 20.7 19.8 15.2 9.2 15.2 20.7 17.5 9.2 23.0 18.4 35.0 70 42 50 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

Poisoned Blade

	Poisoned Blade
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: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Cost	See Poisoned Blades Research	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Poisoned Blades Research	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Poisoned Blades Research
Notes	</b> The Poisoned Blade is an addition to and not a replacement for the default melee weapon. Causes health degeneration of 13 for 10 seconds. Effects of multiple hits do not stack. This weapon can only attack Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commanders, and Daemons.

Researchable Upgrades

Poisoned Blades Research

	Poisoned Blades Research			Hotkey: B
	Cost	50 50	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Equips the Poisoned Blade weapon on Mandrake Squads, Warrior Squads, Warrior Sybarites, Hellion Squads, Hellion Succubi, Scourge Squads, Scourge Sybarites, Wych Squads, Wych Succubi, Beastmasters, the Archon, Incubi, and the Haemonculus.

Soulseeker Ammunition Research

	Soulseeker Ammunition Research			Hotkey: U
	Cost	100 40	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases the accuracy of all ranged weapons of the Warrior Squad, Warrior Sybarite, Hellion Squad, Hellion Succubus, Scourge Squad, Scourge Sybarite, Wych Squad, Wych Succubus, Beastmaster, Archon, Incubus, and Haemonculus, with the exception of Scourge Squad and Scourge Sybarite Dark Lances, by 30%. Increases the accuracy of all of the Raider's Unit-Activated Weapons by 30%. All increases also apply to accuracy when firing on the move if the weapons can do so.

Upgrade Leader Health I

	Upgrade Leader Health I			Hotkey: H
	Cost	100 40	Research Time	45s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases Archon health by 300 to 1400. Increases Haemonculus health by 300 to 1300. Increases Warrior Sybarite health by 125 to 445 (560 with the Wraithbone Woven Battlesuit.) Increases Scourge Sybarite health by 150 to 650. Increases Hellion Succubus health by 175 to 925. Increases Wych Succubus health by 200 to 1000. Increases Beastmaster health by 300 to 1300. Increases Torture Amp health by 50 to 150.

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	Increases Archon health by a further 300 to a total of 1700. Increases Haemonculus health by a further 300 to a total of 1600. Increases Warrior Sybarite health by a further 125 to a total of 560 (675 with Wraithbone Woven Battlesuits.) Increases Scourge Sybarite health by a further 150 to a total of 800. Increases Hellion Succubus health by a further 175 to a total of 1100. Increases Wych Succubus health by a further 200 to a total of 1200. Increases Beastmaster health by a further 300 to a total of 1600. Increases Torture Amp health by a further 50 to a total of 200.

Stinger Research

	Stinger Research			Hotkey: R
	Cost	25 50	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Allows the Haemonculus to use the Stinger ability.

Soul Destruction Research

	Soul Destruction Research			Hotkey: U
	Cost	25 50	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Wych-Cult Arena
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Allows the Haemonculus to use the Soul Destruction ability.

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