Q&A: The Eldar

Q: Was the Eldar Farseer used as a detachment HQ designed to cost 75 points, or was this price an unforeseen consequence of last minute changes in the structure of the army lists? He seems to cost only 50 points when purchases as a supreme commander.

A: Initially all Eldar War Hosts were Jed by a Farseer that cost 50 points (you had no choice, you had to take him). In the end, however, we decided this was a bit silly as there simply aren't that many Farseers around, so we made using a Farseer an option at a cost of 50 points. (We know that nearly all 40K Eldar armies are led by a Farseer — we hope to be able to remedy this at some point in the future...). Then we found that at 50 points all detachments ended up being led by a Farseer anyway, so we added in the +25 point mark-up. On the other hand using a Farseer as a Supreme Commander seemed highly appropriate, so we left him at 50 points in this case.(Hope that makes sense!).

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Q: The rules for Eldar Exarchs are also causing confusion. Can they only be added to basic Aspect Warrior stands, conferring the Assault skill, or can they be added to a stand of Swooping Hawks? What is the effect of adding an Exarch to a Dark Reaper squad? Is the unit's range 15cm or 45cm, assault value 3 (4 divided by 2, plus 1; or 4 plus 1 divided by 2), Firepower 2?

A: The following was the revised answer we gave in WD211: "Add the following to the end of the Assault Special Ability description: "If combined with the Heavy Weapons ability, change the range to 45cm and add +1 Firepower, but halve the unit's Assault value before adding +1." There are some alternative Aspect Warrior stats you might like to try below.

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Q: An Eldar Pulsar fires 1D6 Anti-tank shots. For the purposes of placing Blast markers, does this count as 1 or 1D6 Super Heavy Weapons?

A: It counts as 1 Super Heavy Weapon.

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Q: In a previous Q&A you informed us that an army could only have one supreme commander, with the exception of the Tyranids whose number of Dominatrices was limited by their overall army points. Several players want to know if the Eldar also form an exception to this ruling, since their Commander list says they may have up to two commanders. (I keep stating that this obviously refers to two commanders within the same detachment — one Farseer and one Avatar — but several seem to doubt me).

1. The Eldar, like most armies, can have only one Supreme Commander detachment on the table. Both a Farseer and an Avatar can be within this detachment.
2. The Eldar may have two Supreme Commander detachments on the table. Choose a Farseer to lead one and an Avatar to lead the other.
3. The Eldar may have two Supreme Commander detachments. Each may have both commanders.

A: a is correct.