Corsair Skyreaver

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Corsair Skyreavers, sometimes known as Razorwing Squads^[4b] or Maelstrom Squads,^[4a] are the winged Jump Pack-equiped shock troopers of the Aeldari Corsairs which descend upon the battlefield from above.^[1]

Overview

Skyreavers are often the vanguard of the Eldar Corsairs,^[6] engaging the enemy before other troops arrive launching into combat from the open ramps of an airborne Vampire Raider^[1] or other transport, plummeting into battle weapons blazing screaming battle cries as they leap across rooftops and fortifications, into the decks of voidships, and over the yawning chasms of Space Hulks.^[6]

Skyreavers wield an array of weapons, from Power Swords to barbed Raiding Hooks, Shuriken Pistols, Monofilament Projectors and Fusion Weapons – no two Skyreaver bands are equipped the same.^[6] Skyreavers are often led by either a Corsair Prince or a Corsair Felarch^[1][2] sporting yet more esoteric firearms^[6] and may be accompanied by squads of Eldar Rangers or Support Weapon Batteries.^[1] Skyreavers employ a disorienting fire-and-fade technique dazzling foes in a blizzard of cuts and blasts.^[6]

Miniatures

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  Corsair Skyreavers (10th Edition)^[3]

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  Corsair Skyreavers (10th Edition)^[3]

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  Corsair Skyreavers (10th Edition)^[3]

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  Corsair Skyreavers (10th Edition)^[3]

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  Corsair Skyreavers (10th Edition)^[3]

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  Corsairs (Forge World)^[2]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Swooping Hawks (1988)^[4]

The Rogue Trader army book The Book of the Astronomican (1988) included several flight pack corsair squads: among the Eldritch Raiders, the more generic Serpent Squads could be fielded as Razorwing Squads,^[4b] the mercenary Eldar Lightning Squads among Crangor's Buccaneers could be fielded as Maelstrom Squads.^[4a]

Skyreavers Jump Packs bear visual similarity to those of the Swooping Hawks in Codex Titanicus (1st Edition) (1989), a more generic infantry precursor to the Aspect Warriors with which they share their name.^[5]

Sources

• 1: Imperial Armour - Apocalypse (2013), pg. 101
• 2: Imperial Armour - Index: Xenos, pg. 79
• 3: Warhammer Community: The New Year Preview – Prince Yriel counterattacks with new Aeldari Corsairs (archived from the original 16 January 2026, last accessed 16 January 2026)
• 4: Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican:
  • 4a: pg. 88
  • 4b: pg. 102
• 5: Codex Titanicus (1st Edition), pg. 59
• 6: The Maelstrom: Lair of the Tyrant, Lair of the Tyrant pgs. 60-61