Warhammer 40K: Lhykhis – The Phoenix Lord of The Warp Spiders
Lhykhis the Whispering Web is coming to the tabletop very soon and Games Workshop is teasing their rules for Warhammer 40k!
When GW dropped the images for Lhykhis the Whispering Web we got our first look at the Warp Spider’s Phoenix Lord for the very first time! Well today we finally get to learn a bit more about the lore of Lhykhis and also some teasers about their rules. So let’s see what we can see!
“Rarely seen in battlefield records of the 41st Millennium, the Warp Spiders’ Phoenix Lord was considered apocryphal by Imperial scholars. At one point, she had been absent for so long that even the Aeldari believed her lost.
More recently, however, Lhykhis has returned, becoming one of the more active Phoenix Lords and travelling the length and breadth of the galaxy to defend the Asuryani wherever they need it most. She has an unmatched mastery over the short leaps through the Warp her Aspect Shrine uses to ambush their prey – unrivalled even by her Exarchs – and the sudden speed and ferocity of her assaults are why it’s taken so long for Imperial commanders to even confirm her existence.”
Lhykhis the Whispering Web
Well at least we know a bit more about where she’s been and she’s been busy. Tearing across the galaxy and making those short hops in and out of the warp sounds terrifying. But also exciting! Especially for Aeldari players out there as they have a new warrior to bring to the tabletop. But what sorts of tools does she have in her arsenal? We’ve got some hints at that, too:
“In game, she supercharges Warp Spiders by allowing them to charge even after tunnelling through the Warp.”
That ability alone already makes her worth considering for a Craftworld army — especially for Warp Spider users out there. But it’s not just a charge-after-tunnelling she’s packing. She’s got “two monofilament web-casters known as the Brood Twain” and a pair of puncturing barbs to match. Those function similarly to the deadly Harlequin’s Kiss weapons.
Finally, she’s also using the sword Vhattarkan. Or, if you prefer the Low Gothic Weaverender. And this blade is no ordinary sword either.
“Its crackling blade is so sharp it can reportedly cut through reality itself, slipping through enemy defences and carving vicious wounds.”
That sounds like it’s going to be a power sword that’s got some nasty crit ability to match. Anyhow, I’m looking forward to seeing the full rules of this character later on. But for now, I’ll leave you all to speculate how to best use her on the tabletop. My first thought is to pack a unit of Warp Spiders for her to lead. That’s not only obvious but also effective.
Codex Aeldari and all the new miniatures are coming soon…
