Warhammer 40k - Unit Review Library 167 - Aeldari, Solitaire


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Not a team player and tends to run around the battlefield like a crazy person.

Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!

Now known as the Unit Review Library!

What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!

Also this has become quite the Challenge! With so many units to review in the game the consensus in the hobby community is that I will not have enough time to review all of the Datasheets before the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 came out.

I should have started when 10th edition launched!
494 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #167, I am 327 reviews behind! (Lowest I have been is 314 behind)

January 2025 we are expecting Astra Militarum and Aeldari codexes as explained Here, so time to focus on THOSE Datasheets!

Aeldari, Solitaire

10th Edition Index

The Harlequins faction of the Aeldari travel from place to place re-enacting the Aeldari legends. Each Troupe member has a part to play and the Solitaire plays the part of Slaanesh. So dedicated they are to this role that it is both a blessing and a curse, with this induvidual's doom being that they will be consumed by the Chaos God(dess).

On the battlefield the Solitaire is like an assassin. Super fast and capable of killing whole squads of Space Marines on its own.

The Solitaire is 115pts and costs $32.75 to buy.

Let's check those stats...

Stats

Movement 12"
Toughness 3
Save 6+/3++(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 3
Ld 6+
OC 1

Weapons

No ranged weapon...

Melee:

Solitaire weapons

9 Attacks, Hitting on 2+. S6, AP -2 and 2 Damage each.
Precision (Wounds caused can be allocated to Leaders ahead of the Bodyguard unit)

Abilities

Lone Operative - Cannot be shot at unless the shooter is within 12"
Fights First - Always hits first

Blur of Movement

Can Charge in a turn that it Advances.

Blitz

Once per game add 2D6" to its Movement value and 3 to its Attacks profile.

Thoughts

This is all about threat range. The Solitaire moves 12" which is the same speed as Jump pack infantry.

12" plus an Advance of D6" and then Charge 2D6", on average a 15" move and a 7" charge means that 22" is usually a very feasible threat range. At maximum it is 12+6+12 for 30" of threat.

On the Blitz, this goes up by 2D6", the average being 7. So 29" on a moderate guess and at maximum it is 42" threat range.

This same turn, the Solitaire's attacks goes up to 12! Again, most characters and even whole squads go down to this thing.

I have, however, learned to deal with it.

The Solitaire only has 3 Wounds but a 3+ Invul save. So the idea is to just pepper the Solitaire with lots of bolter shots or even flame it. This tends to take it down.

The thing about a Solitaire is that many Aeldari players often only think of it as an assassin. For 115pts you better make sure that you kill more than he is worth. If you don't, then it is a waste.

But you CAN actually use the Solitaire to win the game if you focus on Secondaries.

That makes 16 Aeldari Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 22.22% Completed. The total Completed is 15.87% Complete! Can I review them all?!

Thank you for reading!

Warhammer Review Library

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Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

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Adeptus CustodesProsecutors#1
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Adeptus CustodesShield-Captain#61
Adeptus CustodesShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor#70
Adeptus CustodesTrajann Valoris#40
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Fusilave#13
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Stratoraptor#14
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Transvector#15
Adeptus MechanicusBelisarius Cawl#53
Adeptus MechanicusCorpuscarii Electro-Priests#97
Adeptus MechanicusOnager Dunecrawler#110
Adeptus MechanicusSerberys Raiders#55
Adeptus MechanicusSerberys Sulphurhounds#56
Adeptus MechanicusTechnoarcheologist#104
AeldariAsurmen#155
AeldariDark Reapers#165
AeldariGuardian Defenders#64
AeldariHemlock Wraithfighter#161
AeldariKarandras#153
AeldariMaugan Ra#87
AeldariNight Spinner#65
AeldariRangers#149
AeldariShadowseer#80
AeldariShining Spears#147
AeldariShroud Runners#151
AeldariSkyweavers#157
AeldariThe Visarch#159
AeldariPrince Yriel#92
Astra MilitarumAegis Defence Line#146
Astra MilitarumArmoured Sentinels#148
Astra MilitarumAttilan Rough Riders#154
Astra MilitarumBaneblade#156
Astra MilitarumBanehammer#160
Astra MilitarumBanesword#166
Astra MilitarumCadian Castellan#158
Astra MilitarumField Ordnance Battery#162
Astra MilitarumKasrkin#60
Astra MilitarumOgryn Bodyguard#150
Astra Militarum Ogryn Squad#152
Astra MilitarumRatling Snipers#164
Astra MilitarumTank Commander#90
Astra MilitarumWyvern#81
Black TemplarsBlack Templars Gladiator#102
Black TemplarsHigh Marshall Helbrecht#38
Black TemplarsMarshall#46
Black TemplarsThe Emperor's Champion#63
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Blood AngelsBaal Predator#2
Blood AngelsBrother Corbulo#132
Blood AngelsCaptain Tycho#133
Blood AngelsChief Librarian Mephiston#134
Blood AngelsCommander Dante#135
Blood AngelsDeath Company Dreadnought#136
Blood AngelsDeath Company Intercessors#137
Blood AngelsDeath Company Marines#138
Blood AngelsDeath Company Marines with Jump Packs#139
Blood AngelsFurioso Dreadnought#140
Blood AngelsGabriel Seth#66
Blood AngelsLemartes#32
Blood AngelsLibrarian Dreadnought#141
Blood AngelsSanguinary Guard#93
Blood AngelsSanguinary Priest#142
Blood AngelsSanguinary Priest with Jump#143
Blood AngelsThe Sanguinor#144
Blood AngelsTycho the Lost#145
Chaos DaemonsBeasts of Nurgle#98
Chaos DaemonsDaemonettes#29
Chaos DaemonsLord of Change#75
Chaos DaemonsNurglings#82
Chaos KnightsKnight Abominant#94
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Brigands#30
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Executioners#31
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Huntsman#77
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Chaos Space MarinesHaarken Worldclaimer#41
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Dark AngelsAzrael#17
Dark AngelsBelial#4
Dark AngelsDeathwing Knights#20
Dark AngelsDeathwing Terminator Squad#99
Dark AngelsLazarus#62
Dark AngelsLand Speeder Vengeance#101
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Death GuardBlightlord Terminators#10
Death GuardChaos Lord#36
Death GuardLord of Contagion#52
Death GuardTallyman#39
Death GuardMalignant Plaguecaster#71
DeathwatchCorvus Blackstar#72
DeathwatchDeathwatch Veterans#114
DeathwatchWatch Captain Artemis#122
DeathwatchWatch Master#124
DrukhariGrotesques#45
DrukhariHaemonculus#8
DrukhariRaider#35
DrukhariScourges#7
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Genestealer CultsHybrid Metamorphs#58
Genestealer CultsReductus Saboteur#33
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Grey KnightsGrand Master#48
Grey KnightsStrike Squad#51
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Imperial AgentsEversor Assassin#105
Imperial AgentsExaction Squad#111
Imperial AgentsImperial Navy Breachers#113
Imperial AgentsInquisitor#115
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Coteaz#117
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Greyfax#121
Imperial AgentsInquisitorial Henchmen#123
Imperial AgentsLord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus#126
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TyranidsLictor#106
TyranidsRaveners#96
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DeathwatchProteus Killteam#57
DeathwatchSpectrus Kill Team#73
DeathwatchVeteran Bike Squad#84
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Imperial AgentsInquisitor Karamazov#125

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When you say focus on secondaries... does that mean this character can capture points? Or is it about using the Solitaire to deny the opponent their secondaries? Or mainly because it's just super flexible with such a huge movement range?

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So Secondary missions might be things like Sabotage on a Ruin, or Cleanse on an objective or to Engage on All Fronts where you need to have units in all table quarters.

That way, this Solitaire can both claim or deny Secondaries.

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This guy's rules are broken🧐

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How would you get to shoot at him? Overwatch?🤔

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