'''Wraithlords''', known previously as '''Eldar Dreadnoughts''',{{Fn|3}} and mythically as '''Iron Knights''' and '''Wraith-Giants''', and are gigantic [[Wraith Construct]]s made of [[Wraithbone]] and inhabited by the souls of dead [[Eldar]] heroes through [[Soul Stone]]s.{{Fn|3}} Towering far above their still-living brethren, the Wraithlord is a force to be reckoned with. Only the most [[Exarch|capable warriors]] of the [[Craftworld]]s are encased inside them, although the exact reason why is unclear. They can be armed with a myriad of weapons, including [[close combat|melee]], short-ranged, and long-ranged, with the ability to smash most enemies in combat.

*'''Breach-Stalker''' - A siege pattern equipped with a [[Demolisher_(Melee Weapon)|demolisher]] wrecking ball and an [[Eldar Missile Launcher]]. Its [[Mind Impulse Unit]] also comes with a built-in [[Targeter]].{{Fn|10CME}}*'''Night-Howler''' - A siege pattern equipped with a [[Demolisher_(Melee Weapon)|demolisher]] wrecking ball, an [[Lascannon]], a [[Shuriken_Catapult|Shuriken Catapult]] and a [[power field]] generator.{{Fn|10CME}}

<center><gallery widths=250 150 heights=250150>EldarDread1stEldarWraithlord.jpg|Eldar Dreadnoughts '''Wraithlord''' (1st 4th edition - 1988){{Fn|56}}Wd175pg16.jpg|'''Eldar Dreadnought''' (2nd Edition ){{Fn|14}}File:Warrobotwd101pg2.jpg|'''Spirit- weapons repackage and arms/hands resculptWarrior''', labeled as '''Eldar War Robot''' ([[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader|Rogue Trader]]){{Fn|10a}}EldarWraithlordEldarDread1st.jpg|Wraithlord '''Eldar Dreadnought''' (4th edition[[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader|Rogue Trader]]){{Fn|65}}

[[File:SpiritWarrior.png|thumb|150px|right|The Spirit-Warrior fights beside two [[Ghost-Warrior]]s{{Fn|1010b}}]]One month later in June of 1988 [[White Dwarf 101 (UK)]] would introduce a new concept: the [[Infinity Circuit]], by which the memory and personality patterns of a dead [[Eldar]] could transfered into a machine body via a ''Soul-Graft'', as well as a new unit: the '''Spirit Warrior''' simmilar in every way to the Dreadnought with the notable exception that this Infinity Circuit would replace the living pilot.{{Fn|1010b}} This new '''Spirit-Warrior''' would retain the psychic mastery of the soul that embodied it running on circuits of Memory, Emotion, Logic, and Perception.{{Fn|1010b}} The '''Spirit Warrior''' could be built with the same patterns of the Dreadnought, '''War-Demon''', '''War-Cry''', and '''Banshee''' with an additional pattern: * '''Vampire''' Spirit-Warrior - with a [[Plasma cannon|Heavy Plasma Gun]] and hand-mounted [[Shuriken Catapult]].{{Fn|1010b}}

*{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf 101 (UK)]], **{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 2 **{{Endn|10b}}: pgs. 52-53