Harlequin

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Dawn of War Commander Unit

Harlequin
Race	Eldar
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey H	Build Cost 125 125  1 Build Time 30 s Built From Webway Assembly Unit Size 1 Requires Soul Shrine Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	625/1
Armour	Commander
Unit Mass	10
Move Speed	24
Sight Radius	35 (detection 35)
Attachable	No
Weapons
Ranged	Shrieker Cannon
Melee	Riveblade

Contents 1 Harlequin 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Dance of Death 3.2 Harlequin's Kiss 4 Weapons 4.1 Shrieker Cannon 4.2 Riveblade 5 Researchable Upgrades 5.1 Farseer Veteran Upgrade 5.2 Farseer Hero Upgrade 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Harlequin

"Let your enemies fear, for a Harlequin of the Laughing God dances at your side."

Harlequins are the servants of the Laughing God, Cegorach, the only Eldarin God that did not perish at the hands of Slaanesh. They travel between Craftworlds and other Eldar settlements reenacting great battles of the Eldar Past and Myth.

Tactics

Harlequins are specialized melee units, great for disruption, and commander hunting in packs.

Their special abilities are Dance of Death and Harlequin's Kiss. Dance of Death allows the Harlequin to jump from one infantry unit to another, sending them flying through the air and scattering the effectiveness of the squad. The Harlequin's Kiss does a huge amount of damage to any non-Commander infantry unit, dealing 4,000 damage the unit it targets and dealing 200 damage to all others in proximity. This is enough damage to outright kill most units that are targeted. Unfortunately, the Kiss cannot discriminate between members of a squad, which means that there is a chance of hitting a unit that is about to die anyway. However, the Kiss works against Daemon armor as well (save Daemon_High) and excels against Broadsides, Crisis Suits, Krootox and Heavy Weapons Teams. Note, Harlequins cannot target a commander that is attached to an infantry squad with the Kiss.

Due to their relative frailty, the potential of Harlequins are often utilized best when combined with a Falcon to ferry them directly into the midst of ranged squads. When facing Harlequins, it is preferred that you send in a more expendable melee unit and pelt it with massed firepower at long range. Do not engage a Harlequin with a commander; should you win, your commander will likely have taken heavy damage. It should be a high priority due to its ability to scatter your shooting units far and wide.

Finally, Harlequins are one of the few methods an Eldar player can use to detect infiltrated units, available at a time when Guardian Squads (with their Warlocks) are usually obsolete but before the Seer Council is available.

Abilities

Dance of Death

	Dance of Death			Hotkey: D
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commanders, and Daemons
	Range	5
	Area of effect	Surrounding enemy units	Cooldown time	60 s
Effects	Harlequin leaps from unit to unit for 20 seconds, knocking them back in an acrobatic display. Each knockback does 75 damage and 50-55 throw force to the target.

Harlequin's Kiss

	Harlequin's Kiss			Hotkey: K
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Daemon Medium
	Range	5
	Area of effect	15	Cooldown time	60 s
Effects	Does 4,000 damage to targeted unit and 200 damage to every surrounding unit in the area of effect. Affects friendly units.

Weapons

Shrieker Cannon

	Shrieker Cannon
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: 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.2 3 10 15 0
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	80%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon has its full 80% accuracy when firing while moving.

Riveblade

	Riveblade
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: 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 90.0 18.0 9.0 4.5 0.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 9.0 11 11 40 50 0
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Farseer Veteran Upgrade

	Farseer Veteran Upgrade			Hotkey: H
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	39 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases Farseer health by 400 to 1710. Increases Farseer health regeneration rate by 0.5 HP/sec. Decreases Farseer ability recharge time by 10%. Increases Farseer Witchblade damage by 15%. Increases Warlock health by 150 to 400. Increases Harlequin health by 150 to 775.

Farseer Hero Upgrade

	Farseer Hero Upgrade			Hotkey: H
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Farseer Veteran Upgrade
Effects	Increases Farseer health by a further 300 to 2010. Increases Farseer health regeneration rate by a further 0.5 HP/sec. Decreases Farseer ability recharge time by a further 10% (19% total). Increase Farseer Witchblade damage by a further 20% (38% total). Increases Warlock health by a further 150 to 550. Increases Harlequin health by a further 150 to 925.

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