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[[Image:WarpSiderColor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warp Spider Exarch]]
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The '''Warp Spiders''' are one of the types of [[Aspect Warrior]]s, [[Eldar]] who represent a facet of their war god [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]], in their case trapping, ensnaring, and slaying intruders in the [[Warp|realm of the gods]].{{Fn|8}} Taking their name from the [[Warp Spider (creature)|same creatures]] who protect the [[Infinity Circuit]]s of their [[Craftworld]]s, Warp Spiders epitomise aggressive defence and make use of their teleportation devices to attack the enemy suddenly and disappear before they can retaliate.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==Overview==
[[Image:WarpSiderColor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warp Spider Exarch]]
The Phoenix Lord of the Shrine is known as [[Lhykhis]]{{Fn|6}}, whose name is likely derived from the [[Kaelor]]ian lore of the [[Lhykosidae]], the Wraith Spider.{{Fn|4}} Fighting in squads of five to ten members, which normally includes an [[Exarch]] to lead them{{Fn|3b}}, Warp Spiders are deadly warriors who model their weaponry and armour on those of the [[warp spider (creature)|warp spider]]s, which swarm and destroy any intruding psychic presence within the [[Wraithbone]] skeleton of their Craftworld's [[Infinity Circuit]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3a}}
Warp Spiders epitomise the doctrine of aggressive defensedefence, attacking without warning from an unseen quarter. Thanks to their [[Warp Spider Jump Generator|jump generators]], they can briefly enter the [[Warp]] before [[Teleport|teleporting]] back into the [[Materium]] in the blink of an eye. This enables them to make the totally unexpected attacks on their foes that have become their hallmark. Such a tactic is not without substantial risk, however, for it exposes the warrior for a short time inside the hell-dimension of the [[Warp]] and the [[Daemon]]s within.{{Fn|10}}
As a result, of all the Aspect Shrines the Warp Spiders are considered the bravest simply for their normal method of operation. Even traveling a short distance through the Warp is a tremendous risk, with not just their lives but their very souls on the line.{{Fn|3a}} Despite this, they are also regarded as strange and terrifying, the furthest removed from the normal Eldar mindset of all the Aspect Shrines.{{Fn|1c}} Warp Spiders also tend to have a bleak outlook on life, and rarely mix with warriors from other Aspect Shrines.{{Fn|6}}
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (10th Edition)]], pg. 134
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Craftworlds (8th Edition)]], pg. 58
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