Raider

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Raider
Race	Dark Eldar
Version	Soulstorm v1.0
Build Info
Hotkey R	Build Cost 100 125  3 Build Time 25 s Built From Dark Foundry Unit Size 1 Requires Planetary Raid
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1400
Armour	Vehicle Medium
Unit Mass	45
Move Speed	42
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	Dark Lance
Melee	None

Contents 1 Raider 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Screaming Jets 3.2 Transport Vehicle 4 Weapons 4.1 Dark Lance 5 Unit-Activated Weapons 5.1 Splinter Rifle 5.2 Splinter Pistol (Wych) 5.3 Splinter Pistol (Archon) 5.4 Splinter Cannon 5.5 Tormentor Helm 5.6 Destructor 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Soulseeker Ammunition Research 6.2 Night Shields Research 6.3 Shadow Fields Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Raider

"We fly!"

Raiders are light anti-gravity skimmers which are used by Dark Eldar to transport their brethren to launch high speed attacks. They are able to move at an astonishing speed, yet are lightly armoured and are highly vulnerable to concentrated fire.

Tactics

Since the Raider basically provides vehicle armour for your fragile Warriors, it can be a very useful purchase if you are hitting the second tier with both the Dark Foundry and the Hall of Blood. While the Raider itself does not do oustanding damage to enemy tanks, it is useful to have since it will take down a surprise Land Speeder or other light vehicles, but it will not stop a large amount of light vehicles or heavy tanks.

Purchase of the Dark Foundry only with the intent to get a Raider is not recommended. While having a Wych Cult Arena provides the Dark Foundry with the especially powerful Talos, spending that much money on T2 buildings and not units or teching can put you behind in the game. Since the Dark Foundry and Hall of Blood do not have units that function particularly well together until T2, it is not likely that you will have a squad of warriors and the Dark Foundry in T2.

However, situational as it may be, Warriors mounted in Raiders are considerably powerful considering their extreme speed, Screaming Jumpjets that allow them to disrupt enemy Missiles or Heavy Bolters, and intimidatingly high damage with Soulseeking Ammunition.

Abilities

Screaming Jets

	Screaming Jets			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	85
	Area of effect	10	Cooldown time	70 s
Effects	Allows the Raider to jump over intervening terrain directly to the targeted location. When it lands it will deal 87.5 morale damage and 35-40 knockback to each enemy unit in the area of effect. The Raider only stores enough charge for one jump between recharges.

Transport Vehicle

	Transport Vehicle
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Friendly units capable of being transported
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
Effects	This vehicle is a troop carrier. It has 1 troop slot. Up to six members of the squad loaded on the Raider are able to use weapons while on board.

Weapons

Dark Lance

	Dark Lance
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: 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 14.5 13.6 58.9 45.3 31.7 58.9 27.2 18.1 13.6 27.2 18.1 4.3 15 150 170 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	35	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	1.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon has 35% fire on the move accuracy.

Unit-Activated Weapons

Up to six units of the squad loaded in the Raider may activate a weapon. Which weapon is activated depends on the unit type.

Splinter Rifle

	Splinter Rifle
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: 16.1 16.1 16.1 13.2 8.8 8.8 2.9 1.5 0.9 2.9 7.3 2.9 1.5 5.9 2.9 0.8 1 17 22 0.5 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 20.9 20.9 20.9 17.1 11.4 11.4 3.8 1.9 1.1 3.8 9.5 3.8 1.9 7.6 3.8 1.0 1 17 22 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by Warriors units and Warrior Sybarites.

Splinter Pistol (Wych)

	Splinter Pistol
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: 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 6.0 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.8 1 10 13 2.5 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 7.8 6.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 1.0 1 10 13 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by Wyches and Wych Succubi.

Splinter Pistol (Archon)

	Splinter Pistol
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: 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 9,2 10.5 9.2 6.6 3.9 9.2 10.5 7.9 5.3 13.1 7.9 1.5 2 15 20 2 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 11.9 13.7 11.9 8.5 5.1 11.9 13.7 10.2 6.8 17.1 10.2 2.0 2 15 20 2
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by the Archon.

Splinter Cannon

	Splinter Cannon
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: 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 29.0 30.4 29.0 22.3 13.5 29.0 30.4 25.7 16.9 33.8 27.0 3.8 5 40 50 1 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9 37.7 39.5 37.7 29.0 17.6 37.7 39.5 33.3 21.9 43.9 35.1 4.9 5 40 50 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by the Archon. Activated instead of the Splinter Pistol (Archon) when Archon is upgraded with Splinter Cannon. This weapon has 10% fire on the move accuracy.

Tormentor Helm

	Tormentor Helm
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: 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.9 3.8 2.3 4.9 5.1 4.3 2.9 5.7 4.6 0.7 1.05 8 11 1 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.7 6.4 4.9 3.0 6.4 6.7 5.6 3.7 7.4 5.9 0.8 1.05 8 11 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by Incubi. This weapon has 10% fire on the move accuracy.

Destructor

	Destructor
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: 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 14.8 15.5 14.8 11.4 6.9 14.8 15.5 13.1 8.6 17.3 13.8 26.3 35 21 25 1 With Soulseeker Ammunition: 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 19.3 20.2 19.3 14.8 9.0 19.3 20.2 17.0 11.2 22.4 13.8 34.1 35 21 25 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	22	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60% (78% with Soulseeker Ammunition)	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon is activated by the Haemonculus.

Researchable Upgrades

Soulseeker Ammunition Research

	Soulseeker Ammunition Research			Hotkey: U
	Cost	100 40	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Haemonculus' Laboratory
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases the accuracy of all ranged weapons of the Warrior Squad, Warrior Sybarite, Hellion Squad, Hellion Succubus, Scourge Squad, Scourge Sybarite, Wych Squad, Wych Succubus, Beastmaster, Archon, Incubus, and Haemonculus, with the exception of Scourge Squad and Scourge Sybarite Dark Lances, by 30%. Increases the accuracy of all of the Raider's Unit-Activated Weapons by 30%. All increases also apply to accuracy when firing on the move if the weapons can do so.

Night Shields Research

	Night Shields Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	125 75	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Dark Foundry
	Requires	Planetary Raid
Effects	Increases Hellion Squad health by 150 to 700 HP Increases Hellion Succubus health by 150 to 900 HP Increases Reaver Jetbike health by 300 to 700 HP Increases Raider health by 300 to 1700 HP Increases Raven health by 300 to 1550 HP Increases Talos health by 500 to 4300 HP Increases Ravager health by 500 to 4500 HP Increases Dais of Destruction health by 500 to 6500 HP

Shadow Fields Research

	Shadow Fields Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Dark Foundry
	Requires	Planetary Strike, Night Shields Research
Effects	Further increases Hellion Squad health by 150 to 850 HP Further increases Hellion Succubus health by 150 to 1050 HP Further increases Reaver Jetbike health by 300 to 1000 HP Further increases Raider health by 300 to 2000 HP Further increases Raven health by 300 to 1850 HP Further increases Talos health by 500 to 4800 HP Further increases Ravager health by 500 to 5000 HP Further increases Dais of Destruction health by 500 to 7000 HP

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