Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Craftworld Aeldari

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“Ask not the Aeldari a question, for they will give you three answers, all of which are true and terrifying to know. ” — Inquisitor Czevak Eons ago the Old Ones and the Necrons fought The War in Heaven.

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“Ask not the Aeldari a question, for they will give you three answers, all of which are true and terrifying to know.”
— Inquisitor Czevak

Eons ago the Old Ones and the Necrons fought The War in Heaven. The Old Ones lost, but their mantle was inherited by one of their creations—the Aeldari, a psychically-powerful race of immense sensitivity. Over the subsequent millenia, they ruled the galaxy, slipping over time deeper and deeper into depravity and arrogance.
Their golden age ended with the birth of Slaanesh, the Chaos God of pleasure. At the moment of her birth, the core of the Aeldari civilization was utterly destroyed, its citizens’ souls and even its pantheon all but consumed by the nascent god. Where the Aeldari homeworlds once were, now there is only the Eye of Terror, a massive rift into the Warp. Only a few Aeldari survived: the hardy Exodites; the degenerate Drukhari and mysterious Harlequins, hiding in the Webway; and the restrained Aeldari, on enormous ships known as Craftworlds. Doomed and declining, the Aeldari seek to avoid their own consumption by Slaanesh at all costs. They find themselves on Gladius Prime, chasing a Farseer’s prediction that this planet is key to the survival of all Aeldari...


The Craftworld Aeldari enter the fray with 19 new units and unique gameplay mechanics.
The Craftworld Aledari roster of units is extremely versatile: Aeldari units are absolutely lethal from a distance, but you won't lack for deadly close combat options either.
Exploit the Webway Gates to achieve incredible mobility on the battlefield, but be wary, for Aeldari lives are rare and precious and any loss will be felt greatly.

Webway Gate

Exploit your knowledge of webway gates to activate them and move swiftly across the battlefield.

Webway Redoubt

Found a city on top of an activated webway gate to fortify Craftworld Aeldari’s presence on Gladius.

Remnants of the Fall

Reduced city growth rate. The last remnants of a people whose mere dreams once overturned worlds and quenched suns.

Asuryani Arrivals

Call upon offworld Asuryani to join you and temporarily boost your growth rate.

Transcendent Bliss

Focus the Aeldari’s spiritual consciousness to experience a period of increased loyalty towards your cause.

Spirit Preservation

Gain energy for every fallen Aeldari unit.

Battle Focus

Many Craftworld Aeldari units can move after using their actions.

Ancient Doom

The Aeldari loathe and fear She Who Thirsts above all else, increasing their accuracy, but also the damage taken when fighting the forces of Chaos.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i3 or equivalent
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan support with 3 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
Storage:
1 GB available space

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OS:
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan support with 3 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
Storage:
2 GB available space

User reviews

Mono06
Not recommended | 08 Mar 2023

Ehh the Eldar are pretty terrible compare to the Tau and Sisters DLC. Their main advantage is that they can shoot than move afterwards which is useful for hit and run attacks but it unless for these guys since their

Helpful: 21
inburrito
Not recommended | 06 May 2023

This is the worst expansion. I hated it. Your units are paper tigers. You need webway gates to expand, but the AI destroys them from Turn 2. I just hated it.

Helpful: 18
psychotrip
Recommended | 31 Mar 2021

I'm not a hardcore strategy fan. I just want to fight a war with my favorite 40k faction. And this game delivers. I know it's an old cliche, but this dlc really makes you feel like an eldar. From the huge amounts of

Helpful: 16
Shin
Recommended | 04 May 2021

It's funny...I don't even like Eldar... but they are very fun to play. They have interesting gameplay and units. Overall a great DLC and if you like Gladius and just want more you should get it. I hope for Adeptus

Helpful: 9
Strunbahthur
Not recommended | 25 May 2025

Glass canons with a very, very weak early game. You need to expand quickly but can't defend properly. Bonus points to the A.I. focusing your portals everywhere all the time, putting your expansion potential on a timer.

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Silk Moth
Not recommended | 04 Jun 2022

I have to say, I have no idea why Aeldari are classified as medium difficulty and not hard. I am sure that I'm somehow not playing them right, but I feel like I'm having a hard time just surviving 2-3 neutral enemy

Helpful: 10