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Harlequins

The Harlequins are lightning-fast warrior acrobats. These enigmatic beings do not differentiate between war and art, applying their lithe, inhuman grace to both without distinction. Sinister, mysterious and mercurial, they wage a neverending guerilla war against the servants of the Ruinous Powers in the name of their Laughing God.

How This Codex Works

This codex provides background and rules information that describe the forces used by the Harlequins – their warriors, their vehicles and the characters that lead them to battle. This section will enable you to forge your collection of Harlequin miniatures into an army ready to fight battles in your games of Warhammer 40,000.

Books


BookKindEditionVersionLast update
► HarlequinsCodex71.0January 2017
  The Red Death of DûrielDataslate71.0
  Death MasqueBoxset71.0August 2016
  Gathering the Storm: Fracture of Biel-tanSupplement71.0February 2017

FAQ

Codex: Harlequins

 Q: Can the Solitaire use both the Harlequin’s caress and the Harlequin’s kiss (or Cegorach’s Rose) to benefit from the Caress of Death and Kiss of Death rules in the same Fight sub-phase?
 A
Yes. The Kiss of Death rule applies to a model equipped with a Harlequin’s kiss (or Cegorach’s Rose), even if the model is not attacking with that weapon. This means that a Solitaire can attack with their Harlequin’s caress, with +1 Attack for having two close combat weapons, and one of those attacks will have the Kiss of Death rule. Specifically, that attack will be resolved at Strength 6 AP2. If the Wound roll for that attack is a 6, the attack gains the Instant Death special rule. If the Kiss of Death attack is used against a vehicle, it will benefit from the Caress of Death special rule if the To Hit roll is a 6.
 Q: What does a Harlequin Troupe armed with Harlequin’s caresses do to a building or immobile vehicle1? As you automatically hit does this count as a roll of 6 or is the roll totally ignored?
 A
In this situation, roll all of your attacks. None of the attacks will miss, and any rolls of 6 benefit from the Caress of Death rule.
 Q: With regards to the Veil of Tears primaris power, how do you resolve a Template or Blast attack if a unit not affected by Veil of Tears is targeted, but the blast marker or template ‘accidentally’ clips another unit affected by Veil of Tears before rolling for scatter?
 A
If the template or blast marker (before scatter) is placed over any models affected by Veil of Tears, the firing unit is considered to be targeting them, and must roll as described in the Veil of Tears psychic power. If a blast scatters onto a unit affected by Veil of Tears the firing unit is not affected.
 Q: Can Harlequins use any psychic powers besides witchfire powers while embarked in a Starweaver?
 A
No.
 Q: Does the Harlequin Masque’s Rising Crescendo rule mean that units can be brought in from Reserves in the second turn, then Run and charge in the same turn?
 A
No. While Rising Crescendo allows Harlequins to Run and charge in the same turn, it does not specify that this applies even on a turn when they have arrived from Reserves. This means that the usual rule of a unit not being able to charge on the turn it arrives from Reserves still applies.

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Profiles


TROOPS

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv Unit Type
Player 5 4 3 3 1 6 2 9 - Infantry
Troupe Master 6 5 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Player 5 4 3 3 1 6 2 9 - Infantry
The Lambent Prince 6 5 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Dusk 5 4 3 3 2 6 2 9 - Infantry (Character)

ELITES

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv Unit Type
Death Jester 5 5 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Shadowseer 6 4 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Solitaire 9 9 3 3 3 10 6 10 - Infantry (Character)
Inriam’s Spectre 5 5 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)

FAST ATTACK

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv Unit Type
Skyweaver 5 4 3 4 2 6 3 9 4+ Eldar Jetbike
Blade of Fate 5 4 3 4 2 6 3 9 4+ Eldar Jetbike

VEHICLES

WS BS S F S R I A HP Unit Type
Starweaver - 4 - 10 10 10 - - 2 Vehicle (Fast, Open-topped, Skimmer, Transport)
Voidweaver - 4 - 10 10 10 - - 2 Vehicle (Fast, Open-topped, Skimmer)
The Serpent’s Breath - 5 - 10 10 10 - - 2 Vehicle (Fast, Open-topped, Skimmer)

KILL TEAM

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv Unit Type
Menahina Ylsa 6 4 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Caerahyn Tenmas 6 5 3 3 2 7 3 10 - Infantry (Character)
Kalriel Forran 5 4 3 3 1 6 2 9 - Infantry
Densae Fosho 5 4 3 3 1 6 2 9 - Infantry
Player 5 4 3 3 1 6 2 9 - Infantry

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MELEE WEAPONS
Weapon Range S AP Type
Cegorach’s Rose - User - Melee, Master-crafted, Shred, Kiss of Death
Close combat weapon - User - Melee
Harlequin’s Caress - User - Melee, Caress of Death
Harlequin’s Embrace - User - Melee, Embrace of Death
Harlequin’s Kiss - User - Melee, Kiss of Death
Miststave - +2 - Melee, Concussive, Fleshbane
Power sword - User 3 Melee
The Storied Sword - +1 3 Melee, Master-crafted
Zephyrglaive - +1/User 2/3 Melee

RANGED WEAPONS
Weapon Range S AP Type
Crescendo 12" 4 5 Pistol, Bladestorm, Quickfire
Fusion pistol 6" 8 1 Pistol, Melta
Hallucinogen grenade launcher 18" 1 - Assault 1, Blast, Hallucinogenic
Haywire cannon 24" 4 4 Heavy 1, Blast, Haywire
Neuro disruptor 12" 1 2 Pistol, Fleshbane
Prismatic cannon
 - Dispersed 24" 3 4 Heavy 1, Large Blast
 - Focussed 24" 5 3 Heavy 1, Blast
 - Lance 24" 7 2 Heavy 1, Lance
Shrieker cannon
 - Shrieker 24" 1 5 Assault 1, Bio-explosive, Bladestorm, Pinning, Poisoned (2+)
 - Shuriken 24" 6 5 Assault 3, Bladestorm
Shuriken pistol 12" 4 5 Pistol, Bladestorm
Shuriken cannon 24" 6 5 Assault 3, Bladestorm
Star Bolas 12" 6 2 Assault 1, Blast, One use only