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==Overview==
[[File:IyandenFirLirithion.png|thumb|right|350px300px|Phantom Titan of [[Fir Lirithion]] fights beside [[Iyanden]] forces.{{Fn|5}}]]Phantom Titans are graceful constructs with superior agility and speed compared to other [[Titans]]. The pinnacle of [[Eldar]] warpcraft, each one is constructed around a [[Wraithbone]] core, a psychic material which allows the souls of deceased Eldar contained within [[Spirit Stones]] to move freely throughout the machine. This gives the Titan a consciousness of its own, which merges with that of the Phantom's crew and helps guide them. Some Phantom Titans will have a single steersman pilot them,{{Fn|2}} while others will instead be guided by twins or triplets,{{Fn|1}} but regardless, when their consciousness merges with that of the Titan's they create one sentience able to think, react, and move with the speed of an [[Aspect Warrior]]. The Titan's crew controls their war engine from the head cockpit, giving them a good view from 25 meters above the ground.{{Fn|2}}
The Some Phantom's primary arm mounts can Titans will have a single steersman pilot them,{{Fn|2}} while others will instead be fitted guided by three living pilots{{Fn|5}} (in rare cases, triplets),{{Fn|1}} but regardless, when their consciousness merges with some that of the EldarTitan's largest they create one sentience able to think, react, and deadliest weapons. These include twin move with the speed of an [[Phantom Titan PulsarAspect Warrior]]s, [[Distortion Cannon]]s or a special [[. The Titan close combat weapon#Titan Power Glaive|Power Glaive]] known as the Ashuna-Valcry'le. Secondary weapons mounted in its shoulders include [[Phantom Missile Launcher]]s and either crew controls their war engine from the head cockpit, giving them a [[Pulse Laser]] or Titan-grade [[Starcannon]]. It is also protected by a Titan-grade [[Holo-Field]] projected by good view from 25 meters above the large rear finsground.{{Fn|2}}
Phantom Titans do not participate in the Eldar's normal warfare operations of raids and surgical strikes, but are instead reserved for when the [[Craftworld]] must engage in pitched battle. Only during these desperate times are the [[Webway]] portals opened wide enough to allow the Phantom Titans to stride upon the battlefield and wreck terrible destruction upon their foes.{{Fn|2}}
===Weapons===The Phantom's primary arm mounts can be fitted with some of the Eldar's largest and deadliest weapons. These include twin [[Phantom Titan Pulsar]]s, [[Distortion Cannon]]s, [[Vibro Cannon]]s,{{ClearFn|5}} a [[Heat Lance]]{{Fn|8}}, a [[Titan_close_combat_weapon#Titan_Power_Fist|Power Fist]],{{Fn|5}} and a special [[Titan close combat weapon#Titan Power Glaive|Power Glaive]] known as the ''Ashuna-Valcry'le'' – the "Sleepless Harbinger of Destruction".{{Fn|2}}  Secondary weapons mounted in its shoulders include [[Phantom Missile Launcher]]s and either a [[Pulse Laser]] or Titan-grade [[Starcannon]]. It is also protected by a Titan-grade [[Holo-Field]] projected by the large rear fins.{{Fn|2}} ===Defenses===The Phantom Titan is principally protected by an image-distorting ''datheidi'' [[Holo-field]]s, simmilar to those of the [[Harlequin]]s{{Fn|6}} projected from the Titan's fins which confuse [[auspex|auspices]] and targeters of all types.{{Fn|2}}
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==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Epic: Swordwind]], pg. 24 [http://web.archive.org/web/20101122110051/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1320008_Swordwind_Part_1_-_Eldar_Forces.pdf Swordwind Part 1 - Eldar ForcesWeb Link] pg. 24 ''(saved archive page, dated November 2010, last accessed 13 January 2016)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]], pg. 207
*{{Endn|3}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Titans/ELDAR-PHANTOM-TITAN-BODY.html Eldar Phantom Titan] ''(last accessed 9 June 2015)''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf 110 (UK)]], pgs. 60-61
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Epic 40,000 Magazine Issue 3]], pg. 25
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Renegades]], pg. 23
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