Warp Spider Squad

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Warp Spider Squad
Race	Eldar
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey W	Build Cost 240 60  2 Build Time 32 s Built From Aspect Portal Squad Size 4/8 Requires local Warp Spider Aspect Stone Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	615/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy Medium
Morale	600/10/150
Death Penalty	-20
Unit Mass	15
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	60 15
Reinforce Time	12 s
Weapons
Ranged	Death Spinner
Melee	Knife

Contents 1 Warp Spider Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Warp Spider Exarch 4 Abilities 4.1 Teleport 4.2 Haywire Bombs 5 Weapons 5.1 Death Spinner 5.2 Knife 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Warp Spider Equipment 6.2 Wargear: Improved Optics 6.3 Wargear: Superior Optics 6.4 Wargear: Reinforced Armour 6.5 Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Warp Spider Squad

"Fully materialized and prepared for war."

Members of one of the rarest Aspect Warrior paths, Warp Spiders are elite amongst their own kind. While other Eldar would cringe at entering the Warp for any reason, the Warp Spiders do it regularly. Their monofilament weaponry is effective against almost all infantry.

They are inspired by the small, spider-like creatures which guard the Craftworlds, protecting the souls of dead Eldar against attack. Moving quickly through the wraithbone, they strike hard, fast, and without warning, just as their namesakes do.

Note: In Soulstorm, Warp Spider Squads require two slots in Falcons and Webway Gates.

Tactics

A major tactic for using Warp Spiders is to take advantage of their excellent mobility due to their teleportation. Slow moving close combat units will find it difficult to engage Warp Spiders, making them easy targets. Additionally, Haywire Bombs make them good to use as a defense against some vehicle assaults or as a compliment to a raid on enemy headquarters.

Warp Spiders do good damage against infantry of all types, and can be deployed from jumping Falcon Grav Tanks in order to take full advantages of their Warp backpacks.

One option for playing against the Warp Spiders is to tie them up in combat. However, this tactic requires the Eldar player to be unskilled enough not to use screening units, such as Howling Banshees and the Seer Council, and the Warp Spiders can just teleport away.

Squad Leaders

Max Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Warp Spider Exarch

Note: In Dark Crusade, the Warp Spider Exarch also increases the squad cap by 1.

	Warp Spider Exarch			Hotkey: L
	Cost	100 25	Build Time	15 s
	Requirements	Soul Shrine
	Effects	Increases the squad's weapon damage by 15%.

Abilities

Teleport

	Teleport			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Warp Spiders
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	70
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	70 s
Effects	Warp Spiders jump through the warp and appear at the target location. A full charge allows 2 jumps before needing to recharge, requiring 140 s total to recharge from empty.

Haywire Bombs

	Haywire Bombs			Hotkey: H
	Requires	Warp Spider Equipment
	Target Types	Enemy ground vehicles and buildings
	Range	18
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	Warp Spiders throw a powerful Haywire Bomb 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

Weapons

Death Spinner

	Death Spinner
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: 25.7 23.6 21.5 19.3 16.3 8.6 3.2 2.2 0.7 3.2 4.3 2.1 1.5 16.3 0.9 2.6 4 31 35 0.5 With Exarch: 29.6 27.1 24.7 22.2 18.7 9.9 3.7 2.5 0.7 3.7 5.0 2.4 1.7 18.8 1.0 2.6 4 35.7 40.3 0.5 With Improved Optics: 32.1 29.5 26.9 24.1 20.4 10.8 4.0 2.8 0.7 4.0 5.4 2.6 1.9 20.4 1.1 2.6 5 38.8 53.8 0.5 With Improved Optics + Exarch: 36.9 33.9 30.9 27.7 23.5 12.4 4.6 3.2 0.7 4.6 6.2 3.0 2.2 23.5 1.3 2.6 5 44.6 61.9 0.5 With Superior Optics: 44.9 41.3 37.7 33.7 28.6 15.1 5.6 3.9 0.7 5.6 7.6 3.6 2.7 28.6 1.5 2.6 5 54.3 75.3 0.5 With Superior Optics + Exarch: 51.6 47.5 43.4 38.8 32.9 17.4 6.4 4.5 0.7 6.4 8.7 4.1 3.1 32.9 1.7 2.6 5 62.5 86.6 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65% (95% w/ Guide which increases the DPS by 46.2%)	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Knife

	Knife
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: 5.1 6.3 2.8 3.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 3.3 1.6 1.1 2 5 8.5 1.5 With Exarch: 5.8 7.2 3.2 3.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 3.8 1.6 1.1 2 5.8 9.2 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

Warp Spider Equipment

	Warp Spider Equipment			Hotkey: S
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Aspect Portal
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Equips Warp Spider Squads with Anti-Tank Haywire Bombs Equips Warp Spider Exarchs with Dual Death Spinners.

Wargear: Improved Optics

	Wargear: Improved Optics			Hotkey: G
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Improves Guardian Squad Shuriken Catapult damage by 25%. Improves the Howling Banshee Squad Power Sword minimum damage by 15% and maximum damage by 10%. Improves Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher damage by 50%. Increases Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher range by 5. Improves Fire Dragon Fusion Gun damage by 25%. Improves Warp Spider Squad Death Spinner damage by 25%. Equips Rangers with their Long Rifle Tier 2.

Wargear: Superior Optics

	Wargear: Superior Optics			Hotkey: G
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Wargear: Improved Optics, Moblize to War
Effects	Improves Guardian Squad Shuriken Catapult damage by a further 25% (56% total). Improves Howling Banshee Squad Power Sword minimum damage by a further 15% (32% total) and maximum damage by a further 20% (32% total). Improves Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher damage by a further 50% (125% total). Increases Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher range by a further 5 (10 total). Improves Fire Dragon Fusion Gun damage by a further 25% (56% total). Improves Warp Spider Squad Death Spinner damage by a further 40% (75% total). Equips Rangers with their Long Rifle Tier 3.

Wargear: Reinforced Armour

	Wargear: Reinforced Armour			Hotkey: A
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases the maximum HP of Guardians by 25% to 263. Increases the maximum HP of Rangers by 15% to 322. Increases the maximum HP of Howling Banshees by 90 and the Howling Banshee Exarch by 235 to 475 and 670 respectively (670 and 1025 respectively with Call of War). The mass of Howling Banshees increases by 10, making them less vulnerable to knockback attacks. Increases the maximum HP of Dark Reapers by 15% and the Dark Reaper Exarch by 25% to 518 and 806 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Fire Dragons and the Fire Dragon Exarch by 25% to 625 and 844 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Warp Spiders and the Warp Spider Exarch by 15% to 707 and 995 respectively. Increases the maximum Morale of the Warp Spiders by 100 to 700.

Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour

	Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour			Hotkey: A
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Wargear: Reinforced Armour, Moblize to War
Effects	Increases the maximum HP of Guardians by a further 25% to 329. Increases the maximum HP of Rangers by a further 15% to 370. Increases the maximum HP of Howling Banshees by a further 200 and the Howling Banshee Exarch by a further 205 to 675 and 875 respectively (870 and 1230 respectively with Call of War). The mass of Howling Banshees is increased by a further 10 (20 total), making them even less vulnerable to knockback attacks. Upgrades the armor type of the Howling Banshees from 'Infantry High' to 'Infantry Heavy Medium,' providing further protection from attacks. Increases the maximum HP of Dark Reapers by a further 15% and the Dark Reaper Exarch by a further 25% to 597 and 1008 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Fire Dragons and the Fire Dragon Exarch by a further 25% to 782 and 1055 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Warp Spiders and the Warp Spider Exarch by a further 25% to 884 and 1244 respectively. Increases the maximum Morale of Warp Spiders by a further 100 to 800.

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