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This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. The parts of this detachment amended in the Aeldari Faction Pack version 1.3 Rules Updates are confirmed against that document. The rest of the stratagem and enhancement lists come from the 10th-edition Codex: Aeldari and are cross-checked across two independent community rules mirrors. Detachment Point costs and enhancement points are checked against the official Munitorum Field Manual web edition but move with dataslates, so confirm them in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
At the start of the battle round you receive 1 additional Battle Focus token. Each time a unit performs the Swift as the Wind Agile Manoeuvre it adds a further 1" to its Move, and you add 1 to the result of any Agile Manoeuvre that involves rolling a D6.
1CP. An Asuryani unit that just Fell Back is eligible to shoot and declare a charge this turn.
1CP. An Asuryani Infantry unit that has shot makes a Normal move of up to D6+1". The pack rewrote the restriction: it cannot declare a charge or embark within a Transport until the end of the turn.
1CP. An Asuryani unit's ranged weapons gain [SUSTAINED HITS 1] against targets within 12", or crit on 5+ if they already had it.
1CP. A targeted Asuryani unit, excluding Wraith Constructs, subtracts 1 from Hit rolls against it this phase.
1CP. An unengaged Asuryani unit that was eligible to fight embarks within a friendly Transport it is wholly within 6" of. Reworded in the pack.
1CP. An unengaged Asuryani Infantry unit wholly within 9" of a battlefield edge is removed into Strategic Reserves.
Asuryani model only. While the bearer is on the battlefield, or in a Transport that is, you receive 1 additional Battle Focus token each battle round, stacking with the detachment rule.
Asuryani model only. The first time the bearer is destroyed, on a 2+ it returns at the end of the phase with full wounds.
Asuryani model only. Once per battle round, target the bearer's unit with the Command Re-roll Stratagem for 0CP.
Asuryani Psyker model only. Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of ranged Psychic weapons equipped by the bearer.
The command piece that feeds the Battle Focus economy and carries Timeless Strategist.
See the box: price and offersCheap Battleline that holds objectives and makes the +1" Move manoeuvre matter.
See the box: price and offersThe reliable shooting body for Blitzing Firepower and Fire and Fade.
See the box: price and offersThe transport Skyborne Sanctuary tucks your unit back into after a fight.
See the box: price and offersPsychic support and the Psychic Destroyer carrier.
See the box: price and offersHow to play Warhost in 11th edition — the 3-DP all-comers detachment that doubles down on Battle Focus tokens and Aeldari mobility.
Sprue Sentry strategy commentary for 11th edition, not official rules. Games Workshop updates points and rules regularly; always confirm against the current official rules and latest update before a game.
Warhost is the Aeldari generalist: the flexible, tournament-safe 3-Detachment-Point detachment that can field any mix of Guardians, Aspect Warriors, vehicles and psykers, and the best place to start. It reflects Warhammer 40,000 11th edition (10th-ed Codex: Aeldari plus the Aeldari Faction Pack, currently version 1.3, legal for matched play from 26 August 2026).
This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. This is a codex detachment, so the pack doesn't reprint it in full, but its Rules Updates section rewrites the Fire and Fade restrictions and the Skyborne Sanctuary stratagem, and that amendment is confirmed against the document. The rest of the lists come from the 10th-edition codex, cross-checked across two independent community rules mirrors. DP costs and enhancement points move with dataslates, so confirm them in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
Warhost leans directly into the Battle Focus army rule: you gain an extra Battle Focus token each battle round, and your Agile Manoeuvres get better — the 'Swift as the Wind' manoeuvre adds 1" to Move, and you add 1 to any Agile Manoeuvre that needs a D6 roll. It's the "more of the good stuff" detachment: no niche gimmick, just a deeper mobility economy that lets you out-position any opponent. That extra token every round is quietly one of the strongest generalist effects in the faction.
Choose it when you want a flexible, tournament-safe all-comers army that can field any Aeldari mix rather than committing to one archetype, and the best beginner pick for learning Battle Focus. It costs the full 3 DP, so it uses your whole 2,000-point budget and can't take a support detachment — the trade-off for its deep, token-rich flexibility.
Sample gameplan: bank the extra Battle Focus token each round and use Agile Manoeuvres (now +1" Move and +1 on D6 rolls) to control engagement ranges. Screen and hold objectives with Guardians, deliver Aspect Warriors in Wave Serpents, then Fire and Fade or Feigned Retreat to shoot and slip out of retaliation. Hold Blitzing Firepower for a key close-range volley and Skyborne Sanctuary to tuck a unit back into a transport after combat.
3 DP — the full budget at 2,000 points, so it can't be paired with a 1-DP support. It's a single self-contained generalist package. To combine detachments, take a 2-DP core (like Windrider Host or Eldritch Raiders) plus a 1-DP support instead.
Martial Grace: you gain an extra Battle Focus token each battle round and your Agile Manoeuvres improve (+1" Move on Swift as the Wind, +1 to Agile Manoeuvre D6 rolls). It deepens the core Battle Focus mobility economy rather than adding a niche gimmick.
Yes — it's the recommended starting detachment. It's the flexible all-comers generalist, works with almost any Aeldari collection, and teaches Battle Focus token management before you move on to specialised Corsair, Harlequin, Aspect or Wraith detachments.
Timeless Strategist, which grants another Battle Focus token each round on top of the detachment rule — giving you an unusually deep pool of Agile Manoeuvres to dominate positioning all game.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.