Dark Reaper Squad

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Dark Reaper Squad
Race	Eldar
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey D	Build Cost 210 0  2 Build Time 24 s Built From Aspect Portal Squad Size 3/5 Requires local Dark Reaper Aspect Stone Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	450/1
Armour	Infantry High
Morale	300/10/150
Death Penalty	-20
Unit Mass	16
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	70 0
Reinforce Time	9 s
Weapons
Ranged	Reaper Launcher
Melee	Knife

Contents 1 Dark Reaper Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Dark Reaper Exarch 4 Abilities 4.1 Fleet of Foot 5 Weapons 5.1 Reaper Launcher 5.2 Knife 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Fleet of Foot Research 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

Dark Reaper Squad

"All who love life, fear the reaper."

Eldar who've chosen the aspect of the Dark Reaper are highly trained in ranged combat. Armed with some of the heaviest infantry weapons and linked to their weapons for unsurpassed accuracy, they are capable of striking down many enemies before they can reach the front lines. Their job is to strike at targets of opportunity, mowing all down with their destructive Reaper Launchers.

Tactics

The Dark Reaper aspect provides mobile heavy firepower for the Eldar. Their role is defined by the presence of the Fleet of Foot ability and long range. Their damage output is less than that of specialized units with Heavy Weapons, such as Space Marines with Heavy Bolters or Imperial Guardsmen armed with Plasma Guns. However, Fleet of Foot combined with high HP values give Dark Reapers the ability to position themselves out of range of enemy guns while still firing themselves, leading to great damage over time.

The Optics and Armour upgrades are essential for improving Eldar infantry utility, and in particular Dark Reapers benefit tremendously from both Optics upgrades. Receiving both a range boost to their Reaper Launchers as well as a tremendous 50% boost to damage, Dark Reapers scale tremendously through Tiers and are viable the whole game long, despite a hefty 70/0 cost.

For comparison, Dark Reapers with an Exarch and the first upgrades match the damage and range of Tau Fire Warriors while having 50% more HP. Tier 3 Dark Reapers do 50% more damage than upgraded Tau Fire Warriors as well as nearly matching the damage output of a Space Marine Terminator's Storm Bolter. Even though equivalent Tier 3 Warp Spider Squads do 50% more damage output than Dark Reapers, the upgraded Reaper Launcher still has far more range of the Deathspinner, lending a viable altenative ranged specialist when that extra reach is needed. There is also no maximum number to Dark Reapers that can be fielded, unlike Warp Spiders, although no more than 2 are usually needed.

Weaknesses of Dark Reapers include their high cost, small squad size, lack of other abilities, and vulnerability to being tied in melee combat. Unlike Fire Warriors who possess the ability to reduce ranged damage taken with an ability from their Shield Drone, Dark Reapers receive no other protection from fire aside from the Farseer's Fortune ability. This, combined with the high firepower of late-tier units, means that Dark Reapers become more vulnerable to heavy fire as the game progresses. Preserving the heavy investment in your Reapers is paramount to success.

A prominent weakness of the Reaper Launcher is that it deals significantly reduced damage to Infantry Heavy High armor, that of units like Terminators, Obliterators, Possessed Space Marines, Broadside and Crisis Battlesuits, Pariahs, and Nobz after the Ork Tier 4 Extra Vehicle Armour upgrade. This makes Dark Reapers a poor counter to those elite end-game units. Against those elites, a better Eldar Aspect would be either the Howling Banshee Squad or Warp Spider Squad, both of whom deal greater damage to those armor classes.

When maneuvered well to best utilize their long range and combined with other Aspects and Ranger Squads to break enemy morale, Dark Reapers can greatly complement an Eldar attack force.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Dark Reaper Exarch

	Dark Reaper Exarch			Hotkey: L
	Cost	80 30	Build Time	10 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	Increases the squad's weapon damage by 15%.

Abilities

Fleet of Foot

	Fleet of Foot			Hotkey: F
	Requires	Fleet of Foot Research
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	Entire squad	Cooldown time	Toggled ability
Effects	When activated, the squad moves 50% faster but loses 50% accuracy with all weaponry.

Weapons

Reaper Launcher

	Reaper Launcher
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: 13.7 12.6 12.6 11.5 7.4 6.3 7.4 4.2 2.1 7.4 7.0 2.4 2.1 7.4 2.1 3.0 10 30 40 0.5 With Exarch: 15.8 14.5 14.5 13.2 8.5 7.3 8.5 4.8 2.4 8.5 8.1 2.8 2.4 8.5 2.4 3.0 10 34.5 46 0.5 With Improved Optics: 20.6 18.9 18.9 17.3 11.1 9.5 11.1 6.3 3.2 11.1 10.5 3.6 3.2 11.1 3.2 3.0 10 45 60 0.5 With Improved Optics + Exarch: 23.7 21.7 21.7 19.9 12.8 10.9 12.8 7.3 3.7 12.8 12.1 4.1 3.7 12.8 3.7 3.0 10 51.8 69 0.5 With Superior Optics: 30.9 28.4 28.4 26.0 16.7 14.3 16.7 9.5 4.8 16.7 15.8 5.4 4.8 16.7 4.8 3.0 10 67.5 90 0.5 With Superior Optics + Exarch: 35.5 32.7 32.7 29.9 19.2 16.5 19.2 10.9 5.5 19.2 18.2 6.2 5.5 19.2 5.5 3.0 10 77.6 103.5 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	30	Setup Time	0
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (90% w/ Guide which increases the DPS by 50%)	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	Optics upgrades increase the Reaper Launcher's range by 5 each to a total of 40. This weapon cannot be fired while moving. In Dark Crusade, this weapon always does 0.3 DPS to Daemon High.

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: 7.0 4.0 3.9 4.7 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 4.5 1.9 1.1 2 8 19 1.75 With Exarch: 8.1 4.6 4.5 5.4 1.9 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 5.2 1.9 1.1 2 9.2 21.9 1.75
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

Fleet of Foot Research

	Fleet of Foot Research			Hotkey: F
	Cost	50 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Webway Assembly
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Activates the Fleet of Foot ability for Guardian Squads, Ranger Squads, Howling Banshee Squads, Dark Reaper Squads, Fire Dragon Squads, Farseer, and the Seer Council.

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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