Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ravenor deepstriking and teleport burst damage is less than burrow/unburrow damage. Burrowing and unburrowing will absolutely wreck enemy squads.

Deepstrike and Teleport deal good damage, but the burrow and unburrow attacks will wipe command squads, as seen in this video. You can even one-shot lower HP commanders, like the Tau commander. Consider burrowing raveners near some of the uncapped forward points to destroy their squads and then capture their own points. It's like an UNO reverse.

Each Ravenor behaves as if it does it's own AoE damage when unburrowing, so an enemy in the center of the burrowed raveners will take the most damage, where all their AoEs overlap. If you leave your ravenors in an attack stance, they will unborrow as soon the first enemy is in range, dealing good damage, but not the highest possible. For that optimal damage output, follow the easy to do steps below.

Step One: Place Ravenors in Cease Fire Stance (Tap F4)
Step Two: Move to a spot where you think the enemy will go soon and burrow there(tap B)
Step Three: Wait for an enemy. Ensure the burrow recharge completes before you unburrow or you will deal 0 damage.
Step four: Place Ravenors in one of the attack stances. Generally hold ground, but potentially stand ground if you have devourers or deathspitters.
Step Five: Profit

Damage is greater with increased unit size, so you may want to reinforce your Ravenors for optimal damage output. Incidentally, burrow/unburrow does good damage to light vehicles, like Ynnari and Dark Eldar Jet Bikes. Burrow and unburrow will also damage buildings, which can be very frustrating and time consuming for the enemy player to handle.


Dawn of War: Soulstorm with Unification Mod 6.9.25