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[[Image:EldarWraithguard.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wraithguard]]
The '''Wraithguard''' are [[Eldar]] warriors whose spirits are saved from death itself and arise once more in [[Wraith Construct]]s to wage war for their kin. These constructs are larger than typical infantry, spirit creatures whose senses are fixed upon the immaterial universe. {{Fn|4}} Wraithguard inflicted with an unquenchable anger and thirst for vengeance are known as [[Wraithblade]]s and kept segregated from their Wraith Construct kin.{{Fn|3}}
== Overview ==[[image:Wraithguard2e.png|thumb|right|300px|Wraithguard{{Fn|4}}]]
These warriors are saved through the guidance of a [[Spiritseer]] who removes the fallen warrior's [[Spirit Stone]] from the [[Infinity Circuit]] in order to place it into a psychoplastic body made of [[Wraithbone]]. Through the act, the robotic body is empowered with a living intellect that guides its artificial nature. This is done only in the times of emergency or when there is a lack of warriors. This is because the act of placing an Eldar essence into such a construct is considered abhorrent among their race, akin to necromancy, but none can deny the resulting warrior that emerges from the combination that adds to their arsenal against their enemies.{{Fn|3}}
[[Craftworld]] [[Iyanden]] features many of these 'Ghost warriors' due to a [[Tyranid]] [[Kraken#The_Battle_for_Iyanden|attack on their world]] which ravaged Iyanden's population.{{Fn|3}}
== Wargear ==
In war, the Wraithguard tower over their guiding [[Warlock]]s on the battlefield, where they bring death through the reality shattering [[Wraithcannon]] or soul-stripping [[D-Scythe]].{{Fn|3}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], pg. 46
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Eldar (6th Edition)]], pg. 49 - (E-Book), pg. 76
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]], pg. 27
===Uncited===
*[http://uk.games-workshop.com/eldar/gallery/9/ Games Workshop Website]
