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"What do humans know of our pain? We have sung songs of lament since before your ancestors crawled on their bellies from the sea."
Farseer Eldrad Ulthran
An incredibly ancient race with unrivaled psychic powers, the Eldar once ruled a vast empire. Although the time of their absolute supremacy has passed, they remain a strong and powerful force that must be reckoned with.
The Eldar live aboard giant spacecraft known as Craftworlds that travel through the Galaxy.
Tall in stature and relatively slender in their physiques, these nomads of the Galaxy are by no means frail. In fact, this mysterious race can field a formidable army with specialist squads that make effective use of the advanced Eldar technology as well as their unsurpassed psychic abilities.
Their armored troops include the Guardians, a light infantry squad particularly useful in close range because of their large numbers as well as their speed and firepower.
Another unit of light infantry is the Rangers, the army's scouts and specialized killers who are all but invisible thanks to the camouflage of their cameleoline cloaks.
While their well-armed infantry with their swift attacks and flexible defenses are essential to the Eldar war machine, the real power resides in the psykers. These elite psychic warriors include the Farseers, who have many extraordinary mental powers, including the ability to scry the future and divine an enemy's next move.
Although the Farseer is the Eldar's primary spellcaster, Warlocks can also cast powerful spells and do so in their role as guards of their Farseer and squad leaders. Warlocks frequently use their potent psychic abilities to enhance their troops' fighting abilities and protect them on the battlefield.
Bonesingers are also spellcasters, and they use their psychic abilities to grow and shape wraithbone, the substance used by the Eldar to construct weapons and buildings.
Beyond the Eldar's powerful infantry and exceptionally gifted psychics, there is another element that makes the Eldar a force to be feared throughout the Galaxy. The Avatar of Khaine is the walking embodiment of the Eldar god of War, Khaela Mensha Khaine. When summoned, the Avatar is fiercely powerful in close combat. It never retreats and cannot be pinned by enemy fire.
The presence of the Avatar gives awesome inspiration to the Eldar troops and reminds them of their great and glorious past, when their race commanded the very stars to live and die.
Exclusive to Dawn of War: Winter Assault, the Fire Dragons are destruction incarnate. While others of their race wield an impressive array of psychic powers and spellcraft, the Fire Dragons use Fusion Guns at close range to devastate enemy vehicles and buildings.
Their time of glory will come again and their enemies will be destroyed. Until that time they will continue to worship Khaine, the god of war.
And they will lay the bodies of their enemies on his altar of death. |
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Total comments: 104 | Last comment: 06-20-2011 at 19:22
cra_z_guy
From:  (CA)
Joined: May 1st, 2005
Posts: 384 | space marines r kool, they r da loyal type, i like dat
they are so kool when they fight at close range... so sweet |
Schleihauf
From:  (Rodney Ontario)
Joined: January 15th, 2005
Posts: 104 | cra z guy wrong thread look two up from The Eldar and you'll find the right thread.
Eldar weapons should have more power because they are the most technologicaly advanced race in the game. Their tech is cool but they're elves and thats not cool. |
Guest (203.108.113.50)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | Schleifhauf your so wrong!
Eldar are the secound most technologically advanced race.
Tau are the first.
They got the most powerful guns in the game. The basic firewarrior has a gun with a strength 5 hit., 30 inch range, ap 4, rapid fire. 10 pts for the whole model!
Kick ass.
Eldar are weak little buggers.
Tau kill all.
and dont say tau suck in combat because i know they're not great at it. excluding the battlesuits and special characters of course. |
Guest (80-195-26-251.cable.ubr02.telf.blueyonder.co.uk)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | Off topic...necrons are more advanced, have you seen what their weapons can do?!?!
back on topic... Eldar are the single most powerful race - but only if used correctly. they can cut down orks in an ambush, no matter whether it's 1 or 100. They can carve up space marines, provided that there are enough support and assault troops with them. Chaos are taken down, you just need th right equipment. That said, they can fall apart in seconds caught unprepared.
Eldar in assassinate RULE!!! (but not very honourably) |
Guest (203.108.113.50)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | Dude, Tau have the most powerful guns in the game! The railgun is strength 10, ap 2, then you can mark a target out with a marker light which lets it hit on a 2+.
Kroot can infiltrate, and so can pathhfinders. The firewarriors are the most powerful core troop shooters on the game..... what more can i say?
Necrons are not more advanced. I kick their **** on TT. the only good thing about them is that they can hop back up again on a 3+. with exceptions of course. Nothing can beat tau at shooting. Nothing!!!!
Rogue Sarge. |
Dedshaw
Joined: June 9th, 2005
Posts: 130 | Ok #3&5 im sorry but are going to be added to the nerd list of DOW. I may not be a smart person, but i also dont have to know the range of a weapon and hit, its a game, not real life, get a grip on yourselves and just play the game. |
Guest (203.108.113.50)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | #6 i'm just saying that Tau are so much better than eldar. Tau can kick their **** anyday.
So shut up
Rogue Sarge |
Schleihauf
From: (Rodney Ontario)
Joined: January 15th, 2005
Posts: 104 | Whoa Whoa I was talking about DoW not TT. Dont preach to me about the Tau I know all about them. I know all the fluff and the stats, I have a Tau army. Its ap 5 not 4(I wish it was ap 4) for the pulse rifle. The battle suits still arent all that great at close combat a normal shas'ui with WS of 2 I know they have a S 5 but thats only good if you can hit. Even if you use your Crisis suits as an HQ shas'vre WS is only 3 which gives you a 50% chance to hit. Only if you get a Shas'O then you get a WS of 4. Any way you would be stupid to use battle suits for close combat. #6 we're talking about the TT game. |
username
Joined: October 11th, 2002
Posts: 5 | Tau are good at range andagainst grounds troops not veichles so they are worthless sm can and they have better veichles |
Guest (c210-49-202-197.eburwd6.vic.optusnet.com.au)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | this page did not have any description of the eldar aspect warriors |
Schleihauf
From: (Rodney Ontario)
Joined: January 15th, 2005
Posts: 104 | #10 the hammerhead is way better than the predator. S 10, AP 1 vs. your S 9 AP 2. Tau need to roll a 3 or up to hurt the tank, space marines need to get 4 or up. Using a marker lite theres a chance that all you need is a 2+ to hit. Theres also broadside suits with their twin-linked rail rilfes (S 10). #9 we're talking about the TT game. |
cra_z_guy
From: (CA)
Joined: May 1st, 2005
Posts: 384 | to #9, i dont know, they just know a lot |
cra_z_guy
From: (CA)
Joined: May 1st, 2005
Posts: 384 | to #2 oops, my bad sorry. oh yeah its cra_z_guy |
sabertoothtiger
From:  (hisvill)
Joined: July 9th, 2005
Posts: 25 | eldar suck really bad |
orcdom
From: (Clarksburg, WV)
Joined: March 27th, 2005
Posts: 10 | @#5 Necrons have a 3+ save, and a WBB forr of a 4+, not a 3+
To all of the computer geeks who are barking "nerds" isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Especially when the table top version of DoW has been around for about 30 years and alot of people here that play the "TT" (table top) game do occasionally get thier nose out of infront of a damn computer screen once in a while.
so if you did something besides play computer games and slam others for your lack of knowlege you might know some of these things too or at least tell the difference when some one is talking TT vs PC.
Steve |
Guest (cwpp-p-144-134-179-36.prem.tmns.net.au)
Joined: December 31st, 1969
Posts: | i play eldar heaps in this game but keep getting smoked by my mate who just roles out dreads and flamer marines and missile marines.
The main issue is stopping the dreads cause they can just run up and fight.
is the way just to max out on brightlances and dark reapers
i find that the fire prisms get dreaded because im working on keeping the dark reapers not on fire. are bright lances the only way? |
BloodRaynefo
From:
Joined: September 11th, 2005
Posts: 14 | #17;
U said u played eldar vs. ur mate playin' marines
simple stradagy: for qs or standard:
1.use ur singer to build an aspect portal
2. build another singer and get fleet of foot
3. get reaper aspect (build guardian if on standard)
4. start one reaper squad (and capture points with 1 or 2 guardians)
*if u can, build soul shrine asap: get exarchs and upgrade health.
5. build farseer
6. build reapers and have listening posts upon captured points already.
7. set up a line of reapers
8. advance with farseer leading.
*the other stuff can be tweaked. by now u should have all "ur" points capped and some plasma generators for upgrades.
: D |
BloodRaynefo
From:
Joined: September 11th, 2005
Posts: 14 | I HATE PATCH1.4!!!
DAMN UPDATE MADE THE SPIDERS TOO FREAKING WEAK!!!
IT AIN'T VERY FUNNY!
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rhcp91
From: (doncaster)
Joined: September 18th, 2005
Posts: 25 | eldar are the best they can beat any race all u have to have to kill 1_100 orks is farseer ,two squads of guardians , 1 squad of reapers and 2 squads of warp spiders first put ur gurdians maxed up then ure reapers and so on have ure gurdians firing from front with reapers and charge farseer then wen the orks or other race get close teleport ure spiders behind them and i will esure u that it will kill them all the time no matter wot race  eldar rock rockock :beer |
bongfu
From: 
Joined: October 10th, 2005
Posts: 9 | check out the TT elitest's,
take off your dress up space marine carboard amour suits and give the stats a rest,
yes dow came from a the tt, but this happens to be the video game..
As for calling the pc gamers the nerds, from my personal experiance as a young lad interisted in the paintable models that looked cool,
most people i encounted in the hobby shop were some of the geekest people i have ever meet in my life.. 30+ males dressing up on weekends to do battle in there mums basement!
For the record anyone who thinks elder suck in this game really just have no idea how to use them.. seer council baby |
Compeador
From:
Joined: August 13th, 2005
Posts: 2 | Eldar owns anything as long as you play them right. I don't know about TT, but in the video game, their tier 1 is awesome, tier 2 is even better, and tier 3 is nigh unbeatable. |
Allan_The_Great
From:
Joined: November 17th, 2005
Posts: 17 | Eldar Vs. Chaos, no matter what map you play, all you need is 2 squads of chaos marines and you beat the **** out of eldar in a couple of seconds. Eldar have nothing against a heavy bolter in the first couple of seconds in the game. BUT!!! if you are able to survive for about 5 minutes using eldar, with a decent amount of control points, then you can beat almost any race.
Eldar on the TT: well there's only one word that describes them: SUCK! No matter which race I fight with eldar, it's either a complete loss or a very narrow victory, eldar don't seem to be built for fighting, nor can they build anything which is meant to either! I mean the best armor value you can have for any of their vehicles is what? 11 or maybe 12, it can't take any sort of fire. ESSPECIALLY FROM NECRONS!! Wow, damn those guns are strong.... Tau too!!
My recomendations to whoever uses eldar on the TT: trade it in for a necron army, they can beat most, esspecially tau!! Regardless of the range of their guns, most necrons will be able to get back up, and if you have some skill you can get them into CC, and then no more tau!! The only downside to necrons is they are so damn expensive.
Back on topic: eldar are useless! |
demonseer
From: (Ottawa)
Joined: October 29th, 2005
Posts: 49 | winter assault butchered eldar infantry
wtf is the point of different aspects if they are all described as 'efffective against infantry and heavy infantry' (with the exception of dragons and the council)
reapers r garbage, rangers r garbage...i dont like how spiders r the best eldar has-they dont stand a chance against obliterators or termies...ugh |
TheClone
From:  (Ceske Budejovice)
Joined: November 13th, 2004
Posts: 189 | I luv eldar!
But the i cry every patch release (cept 1.41)!!Relic hates eldar 
And they lack a Dire Avengers...Every other races has non-specializet unit and advance one... (Scouts and Space marines,same as chaos.Orks has Nobs,IG has... well..lets say they have Kasrkins) |
James1000
Joined: February 19th, 2005
Posts: 2 | As you all probably know all races have weakness and strongpoints. If this wasnīt the case then it would not matter much playing with one or another race since they would be the same, that would be very boring.
To make this short:
ELDAR is for players that want a true challange. They need more micro and
their army is very especific ( Unit has a purpose ).
Are they hard to play? Yeah, sure. Do they win? Yes. Do they lose? Yes.
Itīs like having a race car. Some race cars can be a little faster, some a little slower. What makes the difference? The DRIVER. His talent, creativity.
Going off the subject is that in DOW a single player canīt usually beat 2 or more players. Well, that is mass units, different story. |
Gibbonbyte
From:
Joined: December 22nd, 2005
Posts: 2 | Yea id have to say that eldar require much more skill and experience in RTS to be used to their full potetial, read their codex, it helps give information and clear knowledge of how their units are to be used and their advantages and disadvantages. E.g Warp Spiders = Fast attack unit, althought slow move speed their teleporters make up for this and they can can preform two teleports before having to recharge (one into the battlefeild THEN one back out if things are too hot) Their warp discharge guns are V. effective at cutting through swaths of heavy and basic infantry, and haywire grenades deal with buildings, Weakness = Tanks, even a single Leman Russ i have seen take out 4 squads of these guys and come out with half heath, they need to be used to concentrate on one atarget and then teleport straight out before the heavy vehicles arrive..... BUT! if combined with fire dragons (who are the best eldar unit for anti armour and buildings) the warp spiders are almost unstoppable!!! Whilst they cut through the infantry (the fire dragons weakness) then the fire dragons can get up close and personal with the enemy armour without a horde of infantry to take them down in 3 seconds flat.
This is just an example of the complexity and abilities on just 2 eldar units, they must be used for what their aspect are to be intended to be used on, except guardians, who are only good for capturing flags and fill their trousers at the sight of Imperial tech marines, guardians need to be upgraded so we can have 15 of them or even 20 in one unit, like ork slugga boyz, at least then theyd have SOME form of effective firepower that could only be used to slice vegetables ( and even then you have to fire twice) |
Gibbonbyte
From:
Joined: December 22nd, 2005
Posts: 2 | to er guest # you obs havent read the rules book D-cannon (eldar) has a strength 10 ap 2 and its a heavy blast 1 (meaning =a small circle of enemies go bye bye in your terms) |
supremedaisy
From: (Queensland)
Joined: December 27th, 2005
Posts: 37 | As someone who may have already stated, this is all about DOW, not the freekin TT, and as we all know, it is impossible to implement core rules in an RTS system, to thw left of us....there is a link to TT so use it and argue about whos better than what there.......but being everyone else is on the topic, ill have my say...in DOW version!.....(i dont see Tau)
Eldar is by far the most advanced race in the DOW game and they should. Eldar now only exist on elven made planets called craftworlds, and on the verge of extinction, thanks to the Chaos abuse of the warp. They have surcome to the fact that they better shape up or they will be shipped out, thus the eldar have discovered wraithbone and the use of the warp in conjuction with the souls of their fallen warriors. (i cant remember how they found out as it was a bloody long time ago) With these elements in tow they could mearly craft items through the use of bone singers which practicully as the name suggests sing to the wraithbone to form up items of immense power, come to think of it its not really that advanced as its just bone, but advanced at how they use it as a medium.
the shuriken catapult is a prime example of eldar technology, something of which sounds and seems primative yet with the use of wraithbone, quite advanced....cant say it does alot of damage though unless its in cannon form. (still figuring out why nano filed shurikens dont do alot of damage...but thats Games Worshop for ya).
Eldar also have this little thing that the others dont (no tau in DOW yet) and its a nifty device called antigravity technology......see heres the thing.....in DOW....there is no movement penalty when in cover for them..pretty cool hey. They merely just skim along the surface of the ground negating all movement penalties.
Eldar also posses the most destructive weapon in DOW, im sure you space marine fanboys know it as i pink explosion of...well pink....
Called a D-cannon (not fire prisms) these things have got to be a machine spirits worst nightmare, i mean if you are not carefull while razing an eldar base, then be ready for a surprise...they hurt alot.....not good against infantry though (funny that).
With its range and a careful placement of a ranger, vehicles are gonna go missing...try it sometime....
Anyway i have ranted and raved about it long enough so thats my opinion...nuff sed |
supremedaisy
From: (Queensland)
Joined: December 27th, 2005
Posts: 37 | You know the Unique units in the game.....the superduper elite units...Like the avatar and bloodthirster. Ill tell ya why eldar kick so much when ol' khaine is about.
When ya summon a blood-thirster or make that Baneblade what does it do for you besides, well pummelling the crap outta ya adversaries.....nuthin, prolly give you chaos troops a bit of a boost but not quite jaw dropping.
After reading through all the forums and posts about what race is better not any of you come up with the reason why why eldar kick a bit of butt hole:- When mister khaine finally sqeezes through that aspect portal it gives not only damage bonuses to surrounding eldar and not to mention morale boosts...oh no no no.....the eldar economy gets boosted as well....no matter where he is on the playing field....the eldar sorta almost doubles their production speed all becoz they are inspired by ol' khaine, sooo that now useless 1.4.1 patch dark reaper takes just under half the time to produce.
For those who didnt know that.... You should reconsider how sucky eldar might be (NOT!) With that economy boost eldar can reproduce their squads as soon as they are fallen....GO FIGURE!
sorry for the double post but i dunno how to edit the last one |
BustedFan
From: (Sudbury, Ontario)
Joined: November 7th, 2005
Posts: 17 | ummm, well i must say ELDAR SUCK, i practically raped thier base with only two dreadnoughts with autocannons, i just wlaked on through their support platforms, and squad upon squad of troops, then destroyed evrything in their base!!! It was one of the easiest things ive ever done. Upgrtade dreads wid autocannons and your set for almost every eldar threat, except the wraithlords, the only thing they have on SM dreads is a bit better armour, and slightly faster. |
Raving_Chaos
Joined: September 21st, 2005
Posts: 24 | the diff was probably easy u noob |
ZOOMER
From: (queensland)
Joined: December 22nd, 2005
Posts: 17 | Eldar rule they have ther most powerful guns. They have #1 the prism cannon.It might not be powerful in DOW but in the table top version It will carve through anything.The prism cannon is a spash weapon with Stregth 9 and ap 2. And what about the D cannon Strenth 10 and ap 2. Thats awesome. I took out a squad full of berserkers with one shot from the d cannon. And a wraith cannon can kill anything when u roll a 6. I knocked the deamon prince with wraith cannon. One shot all 4 wounds......GONE. ELDAR RULE! |
9523
From: (New England)
Joined: December 19th, 2005
Posts: 138 | 21 your acting like a moron. Whenever I play against someone who plays Eldar, I always beat their ass. |
Fett7
Joined: February 12th, 2006
Posts: 4 | How playing Eldars to defend from mass artilery (whirlwinds especially) covered by several forces (without using Fire Prisms, cause they can be builded only in late game - I mean in Winter Assault)? I was owned by S.M. - 3-4 whirlwinds, 3 dreds and some infantry and i couldn't do nothing because the artillery was destroying my infantry, I couldn't get close to whirlwinds with any unit ! |
RagnarokV2
From:  (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Here's an idea
SUPPORT PLATFORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TONS OF THEM!!!!!!!!! |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Helllllooooo!!!!!?????????????
Is anybody out there????????? |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | OH MY!!!!!!!!
I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOMEBODY! ANYBODY! |
Orkboss
From: (Michigan)
Joined: March 21st, 2006
Posts: 2 | am i the only one here i am all alone |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Ork Boss... We are along(sigh).
Nobody loves the Eldar anymore :-(
Life is cruel. |
ekko56
From: 
Joined: July 20th, 2005
Posts: 34 | eldar is the second either the second or maby the third most tecnologically advanced if you count in the dark eldars, im not realy shure |
Xonoxus
From: 
Joined: March 15th, 2006
Posts: 17 | #6, havent u heard the thing called THE TABLOTOP GAME? DoW, is a CPU version of Warhammer, not the other way around. |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | 1: About time somebody put in comment, I thought nobody liked the Eldar anymore!!
2: How do you play the TableTop Game???? |
arch539
From: (florida)
Joined: May 5th, 2006
Posts: 14 | hi i like eldar but they are very hard to paint i need some hot tips so please give me some tips on how to paint them |
arch539
From: (florida)
Joined: May 5th, 2006
Posts: 14 |  give me some tips please |
arch539
From: (florida)
Joined: May 5th, 2006
Posts: 14 | please tell me how to paint them please |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | I'm not Drunk but if you want to paint the Eldar just paint them.
Mix and match try different things. You'll figure it out soon enough |
GKWannaBe
Joined: May 14th, 2006
Posts: 1 | Where can I get a Strategy Guide for DOW Winter Assault? |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Hello? is anybody there.
As silent as a dead Eldar. |
Tylran
Joined: May 30th, 2006
Posts: 1 | Eldar rock!!!!!, gdm it! On TT, I mean. I beat those smurky Chaos, sneaky Tau, powerful Marines, numerous Tyranids, Orks and Guard, evil Dark Eldars and unstoppable Necrons, in Tournaments against the best of the best. There is few foe that my Biel-tan cannot stop. so beat that, morons. Tau has no chance against mighty Swordwind, Tempest of Blades. I just love looking my Avatar rip throught the masses of kroot and FW's. And my nasty Swooping Hawks hunting those broadsides in close-combat. OR how about those FW's falling in piles under the firing of Dark Reapers, assault of Striking Scorpions or getting squished by Wraithlord.
GaminG experience:7 years
Armies:Eldar and Necrons for change
Victory percent(%):93%. suck that!!!!!!!! |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Cool!!!! maybe I should E-mail you to ask for tips(with Eldar of course)... with your permission. |
Igg9
Joined: June 1st, 2006
Posts: 3 | I play Eldar + tyranids, and Tyranids r better. I am evil
Mwahhahahahahahahahaha |
Igg9
Joined: June 1st, 2006
Posts: 3 | Eldar r well better than Tau Guest
Mwahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha |
drednought
From:
Joined: July 2nd, 2005
Posts: 57 | eldar are good at long range |
Chaos_Lord_Valthek
From:
Joined: May 16th, 2006
Posts: 10 | LIAR LIAR HOW DARE YOU LIE! THEY CRP LONG RANGE!!!!!!! |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | It depends
What it depends on is how you use them
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rethmons
From: (glasgow)
Joined: March 19th, 2006
Posts: 3 | i've been playing eldar now for like 10 years and i can tell u this. nothin and i mean no single thing can beat a tooled up ulthwe seer council. like 5 farseers all tooled up an like 10 warlocks is a good size. dam expensive yeh but back it up with oh say 9 war walkers(with warlocks nearby with guide) and your looking at nothin can stop u. does't matter if ur railguns str 100 and ap1. do tau have 3+save and u get to re-roll it if u fail it? no! tau are good for like 1 turn but when the eldar get close up your gone, simple as that. once the broadsides are takin care of.. |
Void_Entertainment
Joined: June 13th, 2006
Posts: 18 | This isnt about table top gaming its more about a story line not telling us how good one of your little table top adventures are. Just cuz some tau warrior rolls two dice in one of those irritating phases doesnt make it special. This is the concrete of what Warhammer 40k was based on. To start with all the most basic of races are there to begin in 40k Space Marines, Chaos, The Eldar and our ol' buddies the Orks... Later it expanded to accomodate the others. All this info is like i said the concrete evidence of what Eldar were. if you read the stories instead of playing your table top game then you might learn of what 40k and Warhammer are all about. |
DarkenX
From:  (Katrineholm)
Joined: March 15th, 2005
Posts: 15 | Necrons are indeed the most technologically adcanced race. Even though their units on the TT game hard to play with, they master the use of warp jumps, their gods are the oldest and most dangerous gods in the WH40 (C'tan The Deciever and C'tan Nightlord). The Necrontyr race are also the oldest "living" race within the WH40k Universe. They battled the "Old ones" long before the Eldars even existed. They can repair themselves, field the toughest elite unit in the game (Pirahnas), and their Wraiths can jump in and out of physical existance. Niether the eldar nor the Tau comes near the technological prowess of the Necrons. Their Gauss weapons alway wounds on a 6 to hit or a glancing hit against vehicles no matter the toughness or armor of the target. But the most annoying thing is that they can repair themselves if they are destroyed wich is a pain in the backside for every one of their opponents. And as long as their necron tombs are operational, they are never truly destroyed, their remains are just teleported back and repaired by tomb spyders.
Eldars are the second most advanced race in the WH40k Universe. Unlike the Tau, the Eldars know how to master the warp, speed and efficiency. For you who have read the Eldar Codex or played the TT game; Eldar grav-tanks are one of the most versatile units to field on the battlefield. They are fast and hard to hit, and destroy even though their armour is low due to some special rules.
People talk about the Tau's strong weaponry, like the railgun. Do you know that Eldar (and darkeldar) lance weapons count the vehicles armour value to be 10 even if it is higher ie 14?
Of course the Tau are very advanced but they've only spendt their time on improving their weapons (as it seems atleast). They are only efficient if you can establish a fire line and keep the enemy from coming too close to your frontline. A tau firewarrior is as worthless as a grot in close combat. I recomend you all to check out the medusa campaign witch is currently going on in the Wh40K world. The taus' objective is to delay the enemy forces for as long as possible so their scientesist can research a warp phenomena (cross ref: Hells slingshot). This objective exists for a reason. Tau are incompetent when it comes to warp travel. This isn't because they are stupid, but they are fairly new at using warptravel. The technology to travel fast in space is a very vital one and thus making it one of the most important criteria when deciding witch race is the most advanced one. The time period which the race has existed is also an important criteria. Time = experience. What the Tau yet has to understand is that it isn't about the gun, it is about the mind controlling the gun.
I recomend you all to visit the GW website and search for some fiction about the different races.
BTW, I play as orks and Catachans in the WH40K TT game, and I hate every time I have to fight against an experienced eldar player. They always have a couple of mortal tricks up their sleeve and they are so bloody fast running around the battlefield.
Cheers mates |
Void_Entertainment
Joined: June 13th, 2006
Posts: 18 | Cant people appreciate a story line for what it is... It says in White Dwarf and Warhammer 40k that eldar were the most powerfully technolically advanced races.If you can get your past, present and future tenses correct you might "go" somewhere... |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | GEEEZ!You guys talk to much Eldar are just plain fun andthey ROCK |
SKBulldogTO
From: 
Joined: June 27th, 2006
Posts: 23 | Is that Warp Spider wearing Adidas boots? I can see three belts there... |
autarch
From:
Joined: August 13th, 2006
Posts: 157 | firstly its eldar not ELDARS seconldy the eldar are the second most advanced race in 40k. necrons then eldar then tau .thirdly eldar ROCK i win 99%Autarch games with them in tt and most of them in dow |
Nemolgades
From:  (Vienna)
Joined: January 3rd, 2007
Posts: 85 | Eldar Rock!!! Seriously, to tabletop now:
Tau have S5 AP5 guns. 1 single shot and hit on a 4+. They SUCK in close combat and MUST remain stationary to use the 30'' range of their guns. Infiltrate some Striking Scorpions (3+ save beat that!) next to them and they're (Firewarriors) CRUSHED.
Next, we've got MONSTERS in our army. Avatar (3+ save, 4++ invulnerable save) and the Wraithlord which can make goo out of Crisis battlesuits.
Oh and the basic Eldar Guardians may have a 5+ save, but with a warlock + conceal (5+ cover save!) and a Heavy Weapons platform (Scatterlaser) they can OWN a Tau Firewarrior squad.
And the Hammerhead? It can spend 12 turns shooting at a Holofield + Spiritstone + vectored Engines Falcon without the Falcon getting a scratch.
Eldar are SO much better than Tau. Even in DoW I rape the Tau base with the Avatar! Oh LOLOLOLOL XD. |
Dejarie
From: (NSW)
Joined: October 20th, 2006
Posts: 129 | Ya just gotta love those ageless space elves |
Dejarie
From: (NSW)
Joined: October 20th, 2006
Posts: 129 | Ya just gotta love those ageless space elves |
Lord_Kimo
From:  (Cork)
Joined: March 20th, 2007
Posts: 179 | I agree with #67, the Eldar will once more rule the galaxy under the right guy AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GUY IS ME got it.but yes the elder are the ultimate weapon as #4 said if used properly. |
Lord_Kimo
From: (Cork)
Joined: March 20th, 2007
Posts: 179 | Am I the ONLY one who likes Eldar now PLEASE someone answer me PLEASE. |
BMAN1019
From: (Wethersfield/Newington , CT)
Joined: April 15th, 2007
Posts: 179 | I do. Are you happy now? |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | That was just lame unless you have something to say about the eldar. |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | I know Lord_Kimo and he said for me to say that not forcefully. |
BMAN1019
From: (Wethersfield/Newington , CT)
Joined: April 15th, 2007
Posts: 179 | i DID. You asked if anyone liked eldar besides you, and i said yes. If you want specifics, i like how they're fast and that they come in large numbers. Are you happy NOW? |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | I don't like your attitude you seem rude. |
BMAN1019
From: (Wethersfield/Newington , CT)
Joined: April 15th, 2007
Posts: 179 | sorry if i seem that way, i've been really stressed out lately. So you (orc5me) are a friend of Lord Kimo, correct? I thought you were the same person, just with a changed name, but now I know he was just posting with your name, right? I apologize (to both of you), for seeming a bit rude, but i was really confused, which was causing some irritation. |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | Apology accepted Orc5me's tuturing is going very well the EAW site doesn't like him very much. |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Hey people everyone who loves the Eldar say I!!!!!!!!!!!
Like this "I!!!!!!!!!!!" |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | "I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" was there really a point to that. |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | So how are you Ragnarok V2 Not all alone anyway I am curious why you would choose a Norse name which means in english armageddon unless you are Norse.RESVP |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | & quot;I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". |
Autarch_Varn
From:
Joined: June 10th, 2007
Posts: 8 | "I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" |
andyevan99
Joined: May 6th, 2007
Posts: 3 | Of course Aspect warriors are crap ( but only when you send them on a suicide mission aka: Fire dragons Vs Ork horde) And HELLO? Guardians are civillians, of course the seers won't give civillians weapons of mass destruction!!! |
andyevan99
Joined: May 6th, 2007
Posts: 3 | !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Long live Seer Councils. Long live Iybearsil |
hybrid_hunter
From: (Pennsylvania)
Joined: June 29th, 2007
Posts: 41 | I say the tyranids are most advanced because they are super evolved and their biotechnology consumes all |
orc5me
From:
Joined: April 18th, 2007
Posts: 1072 | Eldar All the way. |
WolfReign05
From: (New Jersey)
Joined: September 12th, 2007
Posts: 5 | Hey all. I'm another eldar player who always gets beat but I still think they are the best race. The webway assaults are my favorite attack in Dawn of War. =P
Anyone a pro with eldar who can help me with some early game advice? |
Brannigans_Law
From: (Lancaster)
Joined: January 29th, 2007
Posts: 318 | They've got the best technology and the best psykers... Plus, they look the buisness!
And to all those who say the Tau have better tech: well, tehy don't. According to GW their technology isn't much further ahead of Humanity, it's just that all of the Tau get to use the best stuff they have. In the Imperium, not every soldier has a plasma gun, many have those cruddy LasRifles... |
WolfReign05
From: (New Jersey)
Joined: September 12th, 2007
Posts: 5 | Easy early eldar defense. Get ur machines as fast as possible and start spamming vypers like crazy. (easier if u put them on overwatch) |
Asuryan
From:
Joined: October 15th, 2007
Posts: 9 | Eldar are the best hands down. my cousin, (tyranid player) says that the only reason the avatar survives anything is cause of his body fat. and one of my newbie friends says they look like overgrown frogs. But i bet there just saying that and deep down, they know that eldar rule ALL |
Asuryan
From:
Joined: October 15th, 2007
Posts: 9 | !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!
All Hail Khaine!!!!!!!
Long Live Eldrad Ulthran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
JoetheMofo
Joined: October 8th, 2007
Posts: 2 | i dont even have this game i just go round my friends house and we play each other over the lan and i have to say ELDAR RULE!! sure he beats me sometime but i win twice as much and please to all the TT peepl out there postur commonts on the TT site i got reely confuzzled reading all the comments. i reely want to get into this game! a bit late but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO GO ELDAR and all their little friends!! |
gromgul911
From:
Joined: October 27th, 2007
Posts: 1 | Eldar rock, imo.
even i get beat, they still rock.
my tactics are this when it comes to enemies:
the Reapers are almost unstoppable if used in high numbers because their ranged attack can destory a dreadnaught or 4 squads of space marines if given a chance.
Banshees are the Melee support, which is not good at range, but can own with melee with a dark reaper. HUGE numbers of Guardians can either be used as cannon fodder or last line of defense.
and the farseer, the hero unit, can be used a leading part of the Slash & Burn tactic. if given a chance, fire dragons and vehicle support i would be unstoppable, large numbers means a victory, but comes at a price. |
00katalyst00
Joined: May 3rd, 2007
Posts: 29 | eldar is useless with the "help of the patches" (thank you relic)
i hope they'll get improved with the "Soulstorm" expansion.. |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | Well I liked the name and it's meaning is pretty cool... besides I'm Greek not Norse |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | HAHAHAHAHAHA ELDAR RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the way that was just for fun... no point to it
(And I wanted to see how many people liked da Eldar cause most people here just insult them) |
kevant
From:
Joined: November 16th, 2007
Posts: 6 | people say eldar are crap. Here's a typical battle between an eldar player and a SM player in DOW.
SM: You shall fall before the Imperium!
(SM player attacks eldar player's base)
Eldar: Oh no! due to heavy infantry are destroying my HQ...oh dear, i just teleported my buildings to a entrily new location and cloaked them. They'll have to find me again, silly me. |
jackimas
From: 
Joined: August 13th, 2007
Posts: 18 | dont u dare slag off the eldar they can crush all who stand the only reason some people dont like them is because they are too noobish to use them  |
RagnarokV2
From: (Xania)
Joined: February 14th, 2006
Posts: 63 | ELDAR ROCK! PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!!!
I SAY THEY ARE THE BEST AND NOBODY...AND I MEAN NOBODY CAN CHANGE MY MIND!!!! |
forcedevil
Joined: April 13th, 2008
Posts: 2 | guys, in all cases on Tabletop and on the Dawn of war game ALL races can beat one another. It depends on your strategies, what your army consists of and your playing knowledge. guys, lets face it. A couple space marines with bolters, they wont really stand up to any form of tanks or speeder in the game, its all about the right equipment for the job and the right strategy. Hence, all races are equal. |
Ruppetus
From:
Joined: July 2nd, 2008
Posts: 3 | Eldar are pretty good. I find that anything that can get into close combat with them shreds them though. Once you get a fire prism/Harlequins you can hold off pretty much anything.
Also, the bonuses webway gates give are fantastic |
rednine
From: (manchester)
Joined: July 28th, 2008
Posts: 1 | it's just a game so stop killing each other here and go kill each other playing the game or face my orky wrath 
"We is gonna stomp da universe flat and kill anyfink that fights back.
Were da Orks, and we was made ta fight and win."
- Ghazghkull Thraka |
abdesamad
Joined: November 1st, 2008
Posts: 7 | eldar space marines:thumbsup rks suck chos |
destroyerx5
From:  (kuala lumpur)
Joined: February 27th, 2009
Posts: 8 | eldar sucks so hard sm kicks their sisy butt real good with minimum deaths the only thing cool they have is the warp spiders and they sound weird and gets own hard by any space marines yeah!!! |
csandoval
From:  (san luis a.z)
Joined: March 12th, 2009
Posts: 25 | COME BROTHERS LETS CREAT A WIB SIT JUST AS GOOGD SO WE BROTHER CAN GOT MORE MODS.; |
bbbbddddkkkk
From: (Oshawa)
Joined: May 13th, 2011
Posts: 1 | i do not no how to get online |
typhoontim36
From: (Queensland)
Joined: June 20th, 2011
Posts: 1 |
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