Aeldari: Craftworlds Tactical Guide | Warhammer 40,000 Tactical Guide

• The Great Enemy- Reroll Hits and Wounds vs SLAANESH units in the Fight Phase. One of those “fluffy and super limited but also ludicrous against the one army” Stratagems, for 1CP this all but deletes any Slaanesh unit you touch when used on a melee geared unit. Will very rarely come up, but I guess enjoy it when it does…just not too much. Cos Slaanesh.
• Matchless Agility- An ASURYANI unit that makes a Battle Focus move automatically goes 6”. Great for 1CP to ensure you get back to safety, onto an Objective, or just continue to establish board control. 
• Lightning Fast Reactions- Grants a unit -1 to be Hit for a Phase, which offers a nice defensive boost. This is always great, providing a solid defensive boost to pretty much all your units for only 1CP, you just need to be aware of it being baited out by a canny opponent so they can turn their attentions elsewhere. It doesn’t work on MONSTERS, but everything else is fair game, so yes, you can have ninja-flipping WRAITHBLADES.
• Bladestorm- Grants exploding 6s to a units’ Shuriken weapons. Given the vast amounts you can have in the army, this can be pretty devastating for only 1CP. Dire Avengers, Windriders, War Walkers, even the humble Guardian can all benefit from this and really lay on the pain.
• Martial Citizenry- Gives a GUARDIAN unit reroll 1s to Hit for a Phase. Decent enough, and not costly for a CP regardless of unit or size, but it’s not netting a huge return. Handy to have, but by no means essential. 
• Fire and Reposition- When an OUTCASTS unit makes a Battle Focus move, they ignore the penalty for moving through Area Terrain. Good for 1CP to ensure a unit makes it through some terrain with no downsides, but overall pretty niche.
• Avengers of Asuryan- Shoot again at the end of your Shooting Phase with a DIRE AVENGERS unit that is below Starting Strength. Whilst limited in when it can be used, and costly at 2CP, it can be pretty devastating given the already solid output of Avengers. Might not be the easiest or most worthwhile use of CP, and generally not worth it on 4 or less Avengers unless something near them really needs the extra damage opportunity.

• Unparalleled Mastery- Lets you manifest an additional Psychic Power with a non-WARLOCK/HEMLOCK model. It’s not bad, but realistically it boils down to “cast a Smite”, as all your Psykers can cast as many powers as they know already. Sometimes you just have to get some Mortals off in conjunction with your main powers though, and for 1CP it can serve you well. You do have to select them at the start of the Psychic Phase however, so you might not realise you need it til after the opportunity has passed, or vice versa you may not even need to use the extra power, so just be aware of that.
• Multifaceted Mind- A FARSEER, or YVRAINE, can do a Psychic Action and still cast a single Power. Great if you’re looking at the Warpcraft Secondaries (or going all in on Eldritch Storm, cos lightning), letting you still contribute your potent buffs to the battlefield when needed. Certainly not something to always use, or indeed can always be used, but handy to have for only 1CP.
• The Phoenix Reborn- When a PHOENIX LORD dies, you can bring them back to life with D3 Wounds at the end of that Phase on a 4+. Cheap for 1CP, even though it’s 50/50, and can be useful to do in order to maintain their presence for buffs or output. Can’t be used on the same Lord more than once per game, and ideally you want to make sure they’re able to do stuff the following turn (reviving at the end of the opponent’s Shooting to then get charged and killed again is less than ideal).
• The Avatar Resurgent- If the AVATAR is killed in the Fight Phase and not fought yet, it immediately Fights after the attacking unit before it is removed, and gets +2A to boot. The latter part there is a bit tricksy, as he will be on his bottom profile when he attacks, so it essentially just puts him back up to 7A, but still, this is a nasty trump card to have to take a chunk out of, if not mutually kill, an attacker that gets the drop on him. The jury’s out on how this interacts with Burning Demise, as it doesn’t say, though it’s a safe bet this is done instead of Exploding, as most of these Stratagems say such things.
• Battle Psykers- When a WARLOCKS unit with 4+ models casts a Runes of Battle power, you do both effects instead of choosing one. Getting both the buff and debuff is a powerful effect, as they are all generally pretty significant, however at 2CP and requiring a large unit, this isn’t the easiest or cheapest thing to pull off, though it can be potent indeed if you do. 

• Champion of the Aeldari- Give a Character a Warlord Trait. There are some solid Traits available to the Craftworlds, so this can help make some strong characters for both offence or support. 
• Treasures of the Aeldari- Give a Character a Relic. As with the above, this can help build some strong Characters, and there are some good ones to choose from, especially for melee Autarchs. 
• Relics of the Shrines- Get two extra Exarch Relics. The Exarch Relics are pretty decent, though some are of course better than others, and realistically you want to ensure you are getting the most bang for your buck by having multiple ASPECT units. Still, if there’s one you really want, you’ll always get the second so it’s literally no loss in having it.
• Seer Council- One FARSEER and one unit of WARLOCKS with 2+ models in your army form a Seer Council, giving the FARSEER +1 to Cast whilst within 6” of the WARLOCKS, and they also act as Bodyguards for that FARSEER (ie they can’t be shot whilst they are within 3” of the WARLOCKS). A decent buy for only a CP, the casting boost is nice, as is the Bodyguard with all its associated shenanigans for hiding out of Line of Sight to keep the HQ protected.

• Linked Fire- At the start of your Shooting Phase, you pick one FIRE PRISM, then another one, or two, FIRE PRISMS that is visible to the first, and within 12”. When the first FIRE PRISM fires it’s Prism Cannon with the Focused Lance profile, it fires +2 Shots for each other FIRE PRISM chosen, and all their shots ignore Invulnerable Saves. The other FIRE PRISMS can’t fire their own Prism Cannons that turn, but who cares, you’ve basically fired them anyways, potentially at a target they couldn’t see, and now you’ve punched through pretty much every Save. Which is pretty gnarly. However It does cost a hefty 2CP, needs multiple FIRE PRISMS near each other (as it specifically says “select” not “may select”, making the selection of at least one other tank a requirement), and makes you lose flexibility, as all the shots have to go onto one target. But when you really need one target dead…
• Feigned Retreat- Lets a unit Fall Back and Shoot or Charge for 1CP, or do both for 2CP. This offers a fantastic amount of flexibility for your army, letting key units dictate their targets, or just avoid being tied down where they don’t want to be. The main downside is both aspects are tied to one Stratagem, so this is less useful if needed in multiple parts of the battlefield.
• Forewarned- A unit within 12” of a FARSEER can shoot at an enemy Reinforcement that arrived within 18” of them that turn (the chosen unit, not the FARSEER), at the end of the opponent’s Reinforcement Step. Not cheap at 2CP, and requires a Farseer nearby to guide them, but this works on any unit you arrive near. Crisis Suits arriving within range of some War Walkers with Bright Lances, have at it. Warp Spiders onto a unit of Acolyte Hybrids, ouch time for them. A unit of Terminators thinking they’re clever and appearing near some Wraithguard, they’re gonna have a bad time. This can cause some serious headaches to your opponent’s game plans, so be sure to have a Farseer around your heavy hitters to “dissuade” enemy arrivals.
• The Tears of Isha- A WRAITH CONSTRUCT heals D3 Wounds in your Command Phase, or flat 3 if within 6” of a SPIRITSEER. Not bad for 1CP, or 2CP if TITANIC, this can help keep a unit of Guard/Blades/Lord in the fight a bit longer, or bump a Hemlock or Knight up a bracket in time of need.
• Fire and Fade- For 2CP a non-AIRCRAFT unit can make a Normal Move after Shooting, though you cannot Charge that turn, nor can you Embark that turn. Whilst costly, it opens up a lot of utility, either to get into range for embarked units, block or pin in enemy units, get out of range or line of sight, or make moves for the Mission. Expensive, but a very versatile and potent ability.
• Phantasm- Redeploy up to 3 non-TITANIC units before the First Turn begins, for 2CP. Any redeploy ability is great to react to an opening that might present itself should you go first, to counter deploy going second, to allow a safety net in any mistakes you might make, or to react to any of your opponent’s redeploy or pregame moves. Can also be used to put units into Strategic Reserve, giving further flexibility and synergising nicely with the Webway Gate. Whilst you won’t always need to use it, having access to it offers you tons of options. 
• Eldritch Storm- Alright so you know how most armies get some 3CP Orbital Bombardment type Stratagem that’s cute but barely usable? Yeah the Eldar one is actually usable. Reason being is as follows. In your Command Phase you place a marker within 24” of a FARSEER. In your Psychic Phase, any of your FARSEERS can attempt a WC 5 Psychic Action, Empower Storm. Then, in your Shooting Phase, the Storm goes off, hitting every unit within 6” of the marker on a 2+ (or 4+ if they’re an INFANTRY CHARACTER), and doing D3 Mortal Wounds to them, with an additional +1 for each Empower Storm Action that was completed. So it’s reliable, can do a bunch of Mortal Wounds in a big area, and most importantly has zero counterplay from your Opponent compared to other similar Stratagems, as they cannot move away from the explosion. Whilst they can attempt to Deny the Action to make it stronger, not everyone has Denies, and even then they might fail, and it will still be doing a decent chunk of Mortal Wounds even if they do Deny it. Now, it is pricey at 3CP, limited to once per game, you’re potentially sacrificing casting power of buffs for a turn, and you need multiple Farseers to really make it go nuclear, however the sheer threat of it alone can make entering in a 24” radius of a Farseer en masse a dangerous prospect indeed. Not always relevant, but worth considering if you need to do some damage in a big area.
• Webway Strike- Place an INFANTRY or BIKER unit into Deep Strike for 1CP, or 2 of them for 3CP. More deployment options are always good, allowing you good utility and flexibility. Costly if used on 2 units, so consider how vital it will be to put 2 into Deep Strike, especially when compared to Phantasm for Strategic Reserves, Webway Gate plays, or units which can just innately do so. With manipulation from the Strands of Fate however, this can lead to some incredibly reliable Charges from Deep Strike, very powerful on things like Wraithblades or Shining Spears.

• Wireweave Grenades- At the start of your Opponent’s Movement or Charge Phase, pick a non-FLY enemy unit within 12” of a SHROUD RUNNER unit. Roll a single D3, and that enemy unit takes that many Mortal Wounds (to a max of 1 per model in the squad), and subtract that number from their Mv and Charge Rolls for that Phase. Decent for 1CP, and given the speed of Shroud Runners you can get them into position to help slow down units a fair bit, or act as support to give your lines a bit of charge protection. The Mortal Wounds are a nice bonus on top, and for 1CP it’s a useful tool to have if you’re using the Shroud Runners. 
• Shield Discharge- At the start of your Charge Phase, pick a unit with a Serpent Shield. An enemy unit within 12” cannot Overwatch, Set to Defend, and is -1 to Hit, until the end of your turn. That unit then loses their Serpent Shield rule for the rest of the game. Useful to act as support for units on their way into combat, or even to assist in an ongoing combat to put the -1 to Hit on. The loss of the Shield itself can be a big blow however, making the bearer much more susceptible to attacks, so it’s important to evaluate the benefits provided to the unit you’re supporting over the potential increase in damage the Shield unit will likely be taking in following turns. 
• Grenade Pack- After a SWOOPING HAWK unit makes a Normal Move or Advances over an enemy unit, roll a D6 for each HAWK model. For each 4+ (or 5+ for non-VEHICLE/MONSTER CHARACTERS), that enemy unit takes a Mortal Wound, to a max of 6. A decent bit of extra damage for only 1CP, letting you soften up a tough unit on your way past. You only need to ‘clip’ the enemy unit, so a single model passing over lets the whole unit drop their bombs.
• Starhawk Missile- When an ASURYANI model shoots an Aeldari Missile Launcher at an AIRCRAFT, you can use this for 1CP to make a single shot with +1 to Hit, doing 2D3 Mortal Wounds if you Hit. It’s pretty niche, obviously, but a decent enough option to have if needed. Applies to any ASURYANI, so feel free to use on your Vehicles, but note it affects an Aeldari Missile Launcher, so doesn’t apply to both their Missiles (in the case of WRAITHLORDS or WAR WALKERS), nor does it work on Twin Missiles (sorry WAVE SERPENTS).
• Resonator Shard- When a unit that has a D-Cannon, Shadow Weaver or Doomweaver shoots, if they target a unit within 12” of a RESONATOR SHARD unit (so RANGERS, they could have just said RANGERS), they can reroll Hits. This is a potent option for only 1CP, making your already strong (and probably undercosted…) barrage type weapons even better. Whilst it requires a unit of Rangers to ‘spot’ for them, they’re likely to be up close already, are cheap enough to be sprinkled around the board to offer support, and don’t need to be in range of your models as well so you have flexibility.
• Fusion Charges- A FIRE DRAGON model makes 1 melee attack instead of their normal ones, and can only attack a VEHICLE, but does 2D3 Mortal Wounds if they Hit. Realistically it will be a rare tank indeed that survives onslaught from a unit of Fire Dragons in the first place, but for 1CP this can help against those with Invulnerables, ones you just had a bit of a whiff against, or ones that come to you.

• Eyes of Khaine- When you target a FLY unit, you automatically Hit. This is a powerful upgrade, however it costs a whopping 30pts for the privilege. Remember you’ll be BS 2 at this point (before degrading), with a +1 to Hit FLY built in, so this will help ensure you continue to hit even in the throes of death, but otherwise it’s a steep ask. 
• Strafing Assault- 20pts nets you Ignore Cover, which is a solid offensive boost helping you hit through Dense, and the high AP of your weapons ensures they aren’t denied too much by Light Cover. A great buy, let alone before the stat boosts.
• Swooping Evasion- A 5++ is a nice upgrade, albeit at 25pts, but this can make a significant difference against common anti tank weapons.

• Defensive Stance- Shooting into Engagement Range is a nasty trick, acting as a nice deterrent to being tagged, or to help inflict damage on those that didn’t finish you off. Not shabby for 20pts.
• Shredding Fire- The Shuriken AP bonus triggers on unmodified 5+ for this unit. Avenger Catapults already have good AP, so reaching that scary AP4 double the times makes them a lot more potent. Costly at 25pts, but can inflict serious damage.
• Stand Firm- +1 Ld and ObSec is a great upgrade for only 10pts, letting a unit help stake claim to an Objective, move in to contest or steal a point, or interact with certain mission rules.

• Spider’s Lair- Once per game you can booby trap an Area Terrain piece at the end of your Movement Phase if your unit is wholly within it. Until the start of your next turn, enemy units treat that Terrain as Difficult Ground, and takes D3 Mortal Wounds on a 2+ each time they finish a move within it (except Pile In and Consolidation). Not bad as a denial tool for 15pts, even though it’s once per game and can be avoided, the ability to help dictate your opponents pace or position can be important indeed, especially if used on a key piece they were intending to move through in their turn. 
• Surprise Assault- When you arrive from Deep Strike, your unit gets +1 Shot with their Death Spinners. Not a terrible upgrade for 15pts, but you get plenty of shots already, so this isn’t really necessary outside of a big squad- an extra Spider is generally a better use of the points.
• Web of Deceit- Once per game you can redeploy 9” away from enemy models instead of making a Battle Focus move. This is a great movement tool, letting you completely get out of danger, or move into a position to set up for the next turn or nab some Objectives. Limited by needing to be able to Battle Focus in the first place, ie having been in range to shoot, but it’s by no means a difficult task, and for 15pts it’s cheap for the utility it offers.

• Expert Lancers- The unit gets +1 to Hit on the turn they charge, making your small units a bit more efficient. Great for the 20pts, though of course you need to ensure you’re the one getting the charges, which given your speed isn’t too difficult initially, rather getting further use from it in further turns. 
• Heartstrike- The Exarch does an additional Mortal Wound on 5+ to Wound. Not bad for 15pts, this can spike quite high, though realistically you’ll net 1 or 2 Mortals from this each time they fight.
• Lightning Attacks- +6” to Consolidation for 20pts. It’s an expensive upgrade for what it does on paper, but a 9” Consolidation move is no joke, letting you tag numerous enemies or just move into position or safer spots a lot easier.

• Graceful Avoidance- 20pts nets you a 4++ vs Melee. With your built in minus, this makes you particularly tougher to shift, especially if you get caught out by countercharges or have some bad luck and don’t wipe the unit you engage.
• Nerve-shredding Shriek- The Exarch picks an enemy in Engagement Range after Charging, doing a Mortal Wound and -1 to Combat Attrition on a 2+. For 10pts this is cheap as chips, and whilst not massively impactful, the Attrition modifier can occasionally be useful, and realistically the stat buffs are paid for with the ability as a bonus with this one.
• Piercing Strikes- 15pts to get +1 Damage to the Exarch’s melee weapons. This is a good buy, helping the Banshees out with their main issue (mainly high Wound targets), and can help you with dealing with a greater variety of targets

• Crushing Blows- The Exarch’s Melee attacks autowound non-TITANIC models if they Hit. Whilst this does lock them out of using their Mandiblasters, the reliability of knowing some big hits will go through, especially if kitted with a special weapon, can offset the loss of the 1 Mortal Wound you might have done. For 15pts it’s a good buy.
• Deadly Ambush- Whilst the unit is wholly within Area Terrain, their Melee attacks get +1 to Hit and -1AP. For 20pts this is a solid offensive boost, though the caveat of needing the whole unit to be wholly within Area Terrain can be an occasional dampener, so you’ll need to position and charge carefully to make the most of this. Fortunately, your foe doesn’t need to be wholly within as well, so it’s trickier for them to deny it.
• Scorpion’s Sting- Costs a mighty 30pts, but makes your Exarch’s Mandiblasters work on 5+, which is a good boost in Mortal Wound output, but for only a single model, albeit one with around 6 attacks. Has the potential to spike hard, especially with Doom, but is probably not worth the 30pts for 1-2 extra Mortals on average.

• Bringer of Death- Your Exarch gets either +1 Shot with a Reaper Launcher or Shuriken Cannon, or Ignore Cover with an Aeldari Missile Launcher or Tempest Launcher. Pricey at 25pts, though both aspects are solid in boosting the unit’s ranged output. 
• Focused Fire- The Exarch gets +1 to Wound with their Ranged Attacks. A great buff to your output, this is a strong upgrade for any of your weapons, making them much more reliable for 15pts.
• Reaper’s Reach- The unit ignores the -1 to Hit for Moving and Shooting Heavy Weapons. This is a brilliant buy for the unit, and approaching an auto include at 15pts, ensuring you can always fire at full effectiveness whilst getting into range or firing alleys.

• Blazing Fury- +4” Range is a decent boost for 20pts, letting you reach out a little safer with your Meltas, and given they’re always on it means you can maintain a decent distance, as well as working nicely with Deep Strike to prevent being screened as easily. 
• Burning Heat- If you Hit a target within 9” with a Ranged Attack, you autowound. Your guns were already wounding pretty easily anyways, but this just all but guarantees that what you look at just dies. Obviously being that close means they’ll be in trouble themselves next turn, but by then they’ll have done their job and turned whatever they wanted into molten slag. 25pts to help remove the odds of failing will be well spent the first time you get this off.
• Dragon’s Bite- The Exarch gets a Damage boost if Shooting a VEHICLE or MONSTER within half range, getting +2 for their Fusion Gun or Firepike, or +1 if it’s a Dragons’ Breath Flamer. Both are decent upgrades for only 15pts, though really if you’re shooting a unit of Fire Dragons at a big thing and are that close, it’s probably already dead. Cheap, but not essential.

• Rapid Redeployment- 20pts nets you Fall Back and Shoot. A nice upgrade, especially given the speed of Hawks, letting you always be active with your decent weaponry, and not be at fear about being tagged in melee. 
• Suppressing Fire- Roll 3D6 for one enemy unit you targeted in your Shooting Phase. If you beat their Ld, they cannot Overwatch, Set to Defend, or perform Actions until your next Shooting Phase, and any Actions they were performing immediately fail. For 15pts this can be pretty significant, especially given the greater number of Actions related to Missions now, as well as the support it can offer to units about to hit melee. The average on 3D6 is 11, so most things shy of Custodes will be susceptible to this. 
• Winged Evasion- -1 to be Hit by Ranged Attacks is a nice survivability boost, and a bit easier to use compared to the other upgrades as it will generally always be useful. T3 and a 4+/5++ still doesn’t mean they’re all that tough, so don’t suddenly think they’ll withstand concentrated firepower, but for helping them survive light offence, you can’t really go wrong for 15pts.

Instead of one of the Treasures Relics, you can instead take 2 of these Relics to give to the Exarch in a unit. Otherwise the normal rules apply (one per army, replacing wargear as relevant etc)

• The Avenging Blade- A DIRE AVENGER Exarch upgrades their Diresword with a +1 Str, and that’s it. It’s fine, but it’s Avengers in combat.
• Dragon’s Fury- A FIRE DRAGON Exarch imposes -2″ to Charge rolls against their unit. A nice defensive upgrade, helping to minimise counter charges given their short range.
• Shadowsting- A STRIKING SCORPION Exarch upgrades their Biting Blade with +1Str. That’s it. Not exactly flashy, but Str 6 is generally a nice sweet spot for wounding some tougher units out there, though you do have Mandiblasters to help with that.
• Cronescream- A HOWLING BANSHEE Exarch can, once per Battle at the start of a Fight Phase, causes one enemy unit in Engagement Range to take D3 Mortal Wounds on a 2+, doing +1 Mortal for each ChargeMove they’ve made this battle. So given the general “one and done” nature of Banshees, it’s D3. Not amazing, but can help in softening or finishing something off.
• The Phoenix Plume- A SWOOPING HAWK Exarch gets a 4++, and also grants a 5+++ to their unit. Hawks are already a nuisance to deal with, so giving them a shrug makes them even tougher. Combines well with the Winged Evasion Exarch Power for maximum frustration.
• The Spider’s Bite- A WARP SPIDER Exarch’s Powerblades get +1 Str AP and Dmg, and also does Dmg3 on 6s to Wound. Continuing the long running theme of trying to convince everyone the Warp Spiders want to be in melee, this actually isn’t all that bad, making a fairly nasty surprise in a unit, and with their speed this can actually make a unit a potent assassin for lighter Characters.
• Khaine’s Lance- A SHINING SPEAR Exarch causes one enemy unit in Engagement Range that they charged to take D3 Mortal Wounds and also Fight Last. Whilst only 50/50 and relying on the charge, this can have a powerful impact on the game, ensuring the Spears cannot be interrupted, or helping support another unit in Melee. Not totally reliable, but worthy of consideration.
• Shrine Skull- A DARK REAPER Exarch imposes a -1 to Combat Attrition to any units they inflicted casualties to. Decent enough, though the Exarch themselves needs to inflict at least one casualty, so you’ll have to roll them separately, and even then there’s no guarantee.

When you cast any of these powers, you pick either a Blessing or Malediction effect. Note that whilst these are from the same Power, you can cast the opposite component in the same Psychic Phase, ie you can cast both Conceal and Reveal in the same turn, though you can’t cast Reveal twice.

All of these Powers, regardless of form taken, have an 18″ Range, don’t need Line of Sight, and last until your next Psychic Phase.

1. Conceal/Reveal (WC 6)-
   • Conceal grants Light Cover to a CORE unit, offering a decent level of extra protection to your Infantry and Bikes, though with middling Armour or built in Invulnerables already, this might not always be useful.
   • Reveal turns off Cover for an enemy unit, letting all your ASURYANI units Ignore Cover against the target. Great for punching through Light Cover, as well as improving your accuracy through Dense. Good to have at any opportunity.
2. Embolden/Horrify (WC 7)-
   • Embolden grants a CORE or CHARACTER +2 Ld and Fight First. The Ld buff is neat, but the Fight First is the key part here, helping you in ongoing combats, or to offset a Fight Last debuff placed on them by the enemy.
   • Horrify reduces an enemy unit’s Ld by -2, and imposes Fight Last, which can cripple an offensive or an ongoing melee, protecting your units from being killed first, or to shut down Interrupts. The Ld reduction is icing on the cake.
3. Enhance/Drain (WC 6)-
   • Enhance gives a CORE unit +1 to Hit in Melee, great for your powerful melee units to really ensure an enemy is carved to pieces, or just to offset a minus that might be prevalent.
   • Drain makes an enemy unit -1 to Hit with Melee, a potent survivability tool to help mitigate a key unit’s combat prowess, or just to help minimise lucky attacks from other units on your own.
4. Protect/Jinx (WC 7)-
   • Protect gives a CORE unit +1 to their Sv Characteristic, to a max of 2+. Helping offset even a single pip of AP can be significant, especially on already harder to shift units like Wraithblades or Shining Spears, but still useful on other units as well. Generally better than Conceal, as you can still get Light Cover, and bypass Ignore Cover rules, so it’s worth the extra Warp Charge.
   • Jinx reduces an enemy unit’s Sv Characteristic by 1, to a minimum of 6+. This is a very powerful debuff, making your plethora of high AP weaponry much more effective against a key target that must be dealt with. Just be wary of Invulnerables, as they are unaffected, and if you were pushing a unit to their Invulns already, this would be a waste to use on them.
5. Quicken/Restrain (WC 6)-
   • Quicken lets a CORE or CHARACTER immediately make Normal Move, Advance or Fall Back, though you cannot Shoot or Charge that turn. Useful for positioning, making last minute Objective grabs, or getting out of danger.
   • Restrain halves an enemy unit’s Mv Characteristic, and stops them performing Actions, with any ongoing Actions immediately failing. Controlling your opponent’s manoeuvrability as well as their interaction with Missions or special rules is very strong, and if timed well this can be game winning, preventing a unit from getting to a crucial position, denying board control or shutting down the chance for Victory Points.
6. Empower/Enervate (WC 7)-
   • Empower grants a CORE unit +1 to Wound with Melee Attacks, making your combat units very reliable. Usually their attacks are already high in both quantity and quality, so this helps ensure they stick and a key unit is dealt with efficiently.
   • Enervate makes an enemy unit -1 to Wound in Melee, heavily neutering a key combat unit, or ensuring lesser units have little chance of hurting your own units.

Powers marked with a * last until your next Psychic Phase. 

All of these Powers don’t need Line of Sight and have an 18″ Range, but if manifested on a 10+ their range is increased to 24” (except for Mind War, see that power for details). The range boosts, whilst nice, aren’t something to realistically be relied upon, so position in such a way that a lower casting isn’t wasted if you can’t quite get to the unit you actually wanted to cast on, or just don’t be in a situation that requires such a high roll in the first place. 

1. Guide* (WC 6)- A CORE or CHARACTER unit gets Reroll Hits. A powerful buff for a low cost, and applicable to many units for both Shooting and Fighting, this offers great reliability for many of your units and will generally always be useful.
2. Doom* (WC 7)- An enemy unit is selected as the target of this Power, and then every CORE and CHARACTER model gets Reroll Wounds against that enemy unit. A phenomenally strong buff, effectively acting as a death sentence for a crucial enemy unit. Whilst it won’t be useful in a tank heavy army, it is nonetheless useful for the vast majority of units in your army, and pretty much an autotake for any Farseer.
3. Fortune* (WC 6)- Grants a CORE or CHARACTER a 5+++, offering a decent layer of defence to your otherwise flimsy units. Where this gets particularly nasty is on your innately tougher units, particularly Wraithblades or Wraithguard, or even on things like Shining Spears. Regardless of target, it will serve well in keeping a unit around for a fair bit longer, or at the very least require a greater investment of resources to deal with. 
4. Executioner (WC 7)- An enemy unit (except CHARACTERS with less than 9 Wounds) takes D3 Mortal Wounds, and if any models were destroyed, the unit takes an additional D3. A high casting value, but what amounts to a targetable Smite with no need for Line of Sight as well as the potential to inflict even more damage is a nasty spell to have in your toolkit. Paired with a Smite to soften a unit up first can lead to heavy casualties inflicted.
5. Will of Asuryan* (WC 6)- A CORE or CHARACTER gets ObSec, autopasses Morale, and can Shoot and still do Actions. A trio of nice benefits for a low cost, the Objective Secured is the main benefit here, with auto passing Morale helping to ensure a unit has to be killed to a main, and the Action buff being a bit more niche but still useful in certain missions. A good power to have that whilst not as outright potent as others in the Discipline, is nevertheless good to have.
6. Mind War (WC 7)- An enemy CHARACTER rolls off with your caster, adding your Leaderships. If you beat your opponent’s total, their CHARACTER takes the difference in Mortal Wounds. Can potentially one shot an enemy HQ, can just as likely do nothing. With Ld 9 on your Farseers, you have a decent enough chance of doing some damage to a Ld 7 or 8 Character, though realistically it will amount to maybe 2 or 3 Mortals. If you cast this power on a 10+, you roll 2D3 instead of a D6 for your part of the roll off, giving you a little bit more reliability.

Powers marked with a * last until your next Psychic Phase.  

1. Fateful Divergence (WC 5)- Gain a CP. It’s nothing fancy, but it is reliable to cast and some of your better Stratagems are fairly costly in CP, so this can help ensure you have a steady supply available. 
2. Witch Strike* (WC 6)- One PSYKER model in the unit (must be the Way Seeker in a Voidscarred unit) does a Mortal Wound instead of normal damage whenever they Wound something in Melee. It’s fine, but with your limited number of attacks, and general desire to not be anywhere near combat, it’s generally not worth looking at. 
3. Ghostwalk* (WC 5)- A CORE or CHARACTER within 12” gets +2” to Charge Rolls. Useful for extra reliability, especially when combined with Strands of Fate, and for a low casting value this is great on units looking to maximise their chances of making melee, whether on the board or arriving from Deep Strike. 
4. Crushing Orb (WC 6)- Roll 3D6 for a visible enemy unit within 18”, doing 1 Mortal Wound for each 4+ (or 2+ if they’re a VEHICLE, MONSTER or have 6+ models). A good alternative to Smite, being targetable as well as fairly efficient against bigger targets. Also useful to have for targeting Characters.
5. Focus Will* (WC 6)- A PSYKER within 24” gets +2 to Casting and Denying, making them much more reliable, and combined with Strands or rerolls can all but guarantee that key powers go off, as well as offering a modicum of extra psychic defence against your foes.
6. Impair Senses* (WC 6)- A visible enemy unit within 18” cannot benefit from friendly Auras. A very strong ability for a low cost, whether it’s to prevent access to rerolls, Objective Secured abilities or defensive buffs, this can hamper a vital unit significantly. Just remember this is explicitly Aura abilities, so any targeted rules will still work, and this prevents them from benefiting from Auras, not giving them out, so choose targets carefully.

YNNARI only. Shouldn’t need saying, but I do get surprised from time to time.

Powers marked with a * last until your next Psychic Phase. 

1. Gaze of Ynnead (WC 6)- Roll a D6 for an enemy unit within 18”, with -2 to the roll if they have a Starting Strength of 1 (so most CHARACTERS, VEHICLES and MONSTERS). A 1 nets you a Mortal Wound, a 2-5 is D3, and a 6 gives you a mighty D6 Mortal Wounds. A pseudo-targetable Smite, though better off on units that start bigger so you’ve a more reasonable chance of getting more wounds through.
2. Storm of Whispers (WC 6)- Roll 3D6 for each enemy unit within 9”, inflicting a Mortal Wound for each 4+. Quite dangerous if you’re willing to get your Psyker in the thick of it, able to spread out a large chunk of damage if you can tag multiple units. 
3. Word of the Phoenix (WC 6)- A non-SPIRIT HOST INFANTRY unit within 6” revives one dead model, or D3 if they’re Troops. Not bad to bring back an expensive model like a Banshee or Dark Reaper, but the short range and limited numbers makes this somewhat tricky to use. Nice to have, but not really essential.
4. Unbind Souls* (WC 6)- An enemy unit within 18” is selected, then any Melee attacks made against them autowound on a 6 to Hit. Nice for some extra reliability, particularly with lower strength units, and being able to benefit multiple units means you can help ensure a key unit is dragged down. 
5. Shield of Ynnead* (WC 6)- Grants a non-TITANIC unit within 12” a 4++. Cheap for the buff it offers, and usable on pretty much anything, so can be used to buff up your Tanks, expensive units, or just improve the survivability of units with existing Invulnerables if needed. 
6. Ancestor’s Grace* (WC 7)- A unit within 18” gets +1 to Wound with Melee attacks, giving them much greater output. Good on any unit looking to fight in combat, with of course better returns on those already kitted out for close quarters carnage.