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	[[File:DEScourge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Commorragh's personal take on [[Sanguinius]].]]		[[File:DEScourge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Commorragh's personal take on [[Sanguinius]].]]
	[[File:Scourgelady.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|The fem-fatale variety, literal Harpies. If she hitches you for a ride, it's to drop you to your death, maybe onto something long and sharp.]]		[[File:Scourgelady.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|The fem-fatale variety, literal Harpies. If she hitches you for a ride, it's to drop you to your death, maybe onto something long and sharp.]]
	{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}		{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}

	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus's]] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame, and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus's]] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame, and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].

	==Tabletop==		==Tabletop==
	Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.		Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.

	Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with no melee weapons (or pistols); upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons is the only way to make them at all viable for melee. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.		Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with no melee weapons (or pistols); upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons is the only way to make them at all viable for melee. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.

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	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].

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	Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.		Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.

	Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with ~~only one attack and~~ no pistols; upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons ~~are~~ the only way to make them viable for ~~CQC~~. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.		Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with no melee weapons (or pistols); upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons is the only way to make them at all viable for melee. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

24.2.229.100 at 22:21, 28 December 2021

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	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus's]] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame, and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely ~~mix~~, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining ~~its~~ ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].

	==Tabletop==		==Tabletop==

1d4chan>That One Guy Who Likes Vampires, Yeah That One at 17:29, 19 December 2021

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	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted ~~themselves~~ to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

1d4chan>That One Guy Who Likes Vampires, Yeah That One at 16:12, 19 December 2021

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	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted ~~him/herself~~ to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having ~~his/her~~ bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to ~~his/her~~ frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to ~~his/her~~ torso so that ~~he/she is~~ capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themselves to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

1d4chan>Derpysaurus at 11:12, 11 March 2021

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	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted him/herself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having his/her bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to his/her frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to his/her torso so that he/she is capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted him/herself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having his/her bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to his/her frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to his/her torso so that he/she is capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]])~~, and the awesome~~		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including Splinter ~~Cannons~~, Dark ~~Lances~~, ~~shredders~~, heat lances, haywire blasters, ~~blasters~~ and ~~shardcarbines~~.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely mix, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining its ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real Swooping Hawks while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely mix, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining its ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].

	==Tabletop==		==Tabletop==

104.238.46.201 at 02:17, 11 March 2021

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	{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}		{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}

	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual who has submitted him/herself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having his/her bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to his/her frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to his/her torso so that he/she is capable of true flight. ~~Meaning that~~ they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

			Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted him/herself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus']] attention; that is to say, having his/her bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to his/her frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to his/her torso so that he/she is capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques, who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

			This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]), and the awesome

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including Splinter Cannons, Dark Lances, shredders, heat lances, haywire blasters, blasters and shardcarbines.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including Splinter Cannons, Dark Lances, shredders, heat lances, haywire blasters, blasters and shardcarbines.

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	[[File:DEScourge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Commorragh's personal take on [[Sanguinius]].]]		[[File:DEScourge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Commorragh's personal take on [[Sanguinius]].]]
	[[File:Scourgelady.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|The fem-fatale variety, literal Harpies. If she hitches you for a ride, it's to drop you to your death, maybe onto something long and sharp.]]		[[File:Scourgelady.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|The fem-fatale variety, literal Harpies. If she hitches you for a ride, it's to drop you to your death, maybe onto something long and sharp.]]
	{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}		{{topquote\|The earth does not deserve to touch our feet.\|Typical Scourge attitudes}}

	Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.		Scourges are the [[Dark Eldar]] equivalent of the [[Swooping Hawks]] and are often a particularly rich and daring individual.

	Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus's]] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame, and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.		Originally conceived as a heavy weapons team with wing-shaped jetpacks, [[Phil Kelly]] decided that wasn't crazy awesome enough. He re-wrote the Scourges as a Dark Eldar who has submitted themself to a [[Haemonculi\|haemonculus's]] attention; that is to say, having their bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to their frame, and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to their torso so that they are capable of true flight. They form airborne cliques who serve as neutral messengers in Comorragh when not conducting realspace raids. This new lore is far superior to and much better received than the old lore, and has remained ever since.

	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].

	==Tabletop==		==Tabletop==
	Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.		Scourges are versatile units that can easily shred lighter units with their default weapons, and can be deployed in smaller squads with Dark Lances or Splinter Cannons for troubleshooting vehicle, infantry, or independent character targets. As tempting as it may be to take dark lances, they should be ignored. Point being, take the heatlances or blasters for tankbusting (and their mobility and good accuracy does support this), but the short range of these weapons mean that you will be quite vulnerable. On the plus side, they've got excellent armor for Dark Eldar, with a 4+ armor save and 6+ Invulnerable save due to their Ghostplate armor and now have Trueborn-tier levels of options for weapons.

	Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with no melee weapons (or pistols); upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons is the only way to make them at all viable for melee. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.		Just don't treat them like typical assault jump infantry. Scourges are absolute shit at close combat, like [[Tau]] [[Fire Warrior]] levels of bad, with no melee weapons (or pistols); upgrading one of them into a Solarite with Solarite weapons is the only way to make them at all viable for melee. Doing this is a surefire way of letting other Dark Eldar players shove a [[Voidraven Bomber]] up your ass.

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	This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).		This also means they are the closest army to compete with the [[Blood Angels]] in the wing department (but only literally, as someone with hollow bones going into melee with a Blood Angel is ... [[Rip and Tear\|not a good idea]]).

	Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.		Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a '''Solarite'''. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including [[Splinter Cannon\|splinter cannon]]s, [[Dark Lance\|dark lance]]s, [[shredder]]s, [[Heat Lance\|heat lances]], [[Haywire Blaster\|haywire blasters]], [[Grenades & Explosives#Haywire Grenade\|haywire grenades]], [[blaster]]s and [[shardcarbine]]s.

	Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].		Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely co-ed, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining their ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real [[Swooping Hawks]] while the women as literal [[Harpy\|Harpies]].