Dark Elf 8.

5 Update
p36 Khainite Assassin
Add - Guiding Hand of Khaine: The assassin has a 5+ Ward Save due to his reflexes,
which make even other elves look slow and cumbersome.
p38 Scourgerunner Chariot
Change - Barbed Bolts: If a monster suffers at least one unsaved wound from this weapon it
is immediately turns to face the centre of the firer's base and dragged D6 towards
the firer, stopping instantly if it comes within an inch of impassable terrain or another
unit. If the monster is dragged 4 or more inches in this manner it suffers an extra
wound with no armour saves allowed.
p40 Black Ark Corsairs
Add Grapple and board: Black Ark Corsairs are experts at boarding enemy ships, using
lines and hooks to climb rigging and squeeze through portholes. These skills are also
useful when attacking enemy coastal fortifications and other strongpoints. When a
unit of Black Ark Corsairs attacks a building it can select up to double the number of
models to form a storming party (usually 20). Note this only applies when they are
attacking a building, not defending.
p40 Black Ark Fleetmaster
Add Lightning Raiders If the Fleetmaster is deployed in a unit of Black Ark Corsairs at
the start of the game, they gain the Vanguard special rule.
p41 Doom Fire Warlocks
Change - Cursed Coven: Replace the second to last sentence with 'Instead, the unit suffers
D3 Wounds with no saves allowed.'
p42 Cold One Knights
Change - Thick Skinned: A model riding a Cold One receives an armour save bonus of +2,
rather than the +1 for cavalry mounts. In addition, when rolling to wound against the
model use the toughness of the Cold One (usually 4).
p45 Sisters of Slaughter
Change - Dance of Death: Models with this special rule have a 4+ ward save in combat. In
addition at the start of each round of combat, each unit of Sisters of Slaughter
chooses one enemy unit in base contact. That turn, the unit receives no combat bonus
for extra ranks, cannot be Steadfast and models in that unit cannot make Parry Saves.
p47 Cauldron of Blood
Change - Strength of Khaine: Friendly models with the Murderous Prowess special rule in
units within 6 of the Cauldron of Blood re-roll all failed to wound rolls in Close
Combat.

p49 War Hydra

Change - If One Head is Severed...: A War Hydra has Regeneration 4+
...Another Takes It's Place: A War Hydra has 3 Attacks, +1 for every wound below
it's starting wound value it is when it attacks. Keep a note of how many wounds
were lost to flaming attacks because these lost wounds do not generate extra
attacks.
p50 Harpies
Add Lesser than Beasts: Harpies never cause panic in non harpy units.
p50 Bloodwrack Medusae
Remove 'Frenzy' from Special Rules.
p51 Manticore
Add Scaly Skin (4+) to Special Rules
p52 Kharibyss
Replace - Feast of Bones: If all the Kharibdss' Close Combat attacks hit the same
unit/model then the target suffers an extra D6 Strength 7 hits distributed as
shooting.
p87 Black Ark Fleetmaster
Replace Options:
May take magic items up to a total of...................................100 points
p90
Add Tower Guard
Tower Guard

10 points per Spearelf

13 points per Crossbowelf

Profile

WS

BS

Ld

Troop Type

Tower Guard

Infantry

Tower Warden

Infantry

Unit Size: 10+

Equipment:
Hand Weapon
Light Armour
Repeater Crossbow

Special Rules:
Options:
Always Strike First May upgrade one Tower Guard crossbow to...
Hatred (High Elves) Tower Warden....................................10 pts
Murderous Prowess Standard Bearer..................................10 pts
Combined Formation*
May take a magic banner up to....25pts
Musician..............................................10pts

OR Spear

May be equipped with shields..........1pt per

model

Combined Formation: The unit of Tower Guard may include both Darkshards and Dreadspears,
with the Darkshards forming the front rank(s) of the unit. Casualties are taken from the back as
normal as elves drop their spears to pick up any fallen repeater crossbows. For example, a unit of 30
Tower Guard, consisting 14 x Darkshards and 16 x Dreadspears deployed 6 wide, 5 deep, would
look like this...
DS

DS

DS

DS

Stand Champ Muso

DS

DS

DS

DS

DS

DS
DS

The boxes labelled DS are the Darkshards, the blank ones are the Dreadspears. In this case, the front
2 ranks would be able to shoot, and in combat the 4 Dreadspears from the third rank would also be
able to fight.