1500 Eldar

[Frosty the Pirate]

So I decided since my Bits list is quite long, and there's absolutely no way I could get it ready in time for astro, I could at least bring my Eldar if I go. However I wanted to pay some homage to the old 2nd edition foot list I used to play (which was really effective because cover saves we're terrible back then, so AP2 Heavy 3 Starcannons were all the rage) I've updated it a little and I included Mr. Death in place of Yriel because I'm just looking for excuse to paint him (I've had him assembled for months)

I chose this list because it's still pretty mobile as an infantry list, has some big threats and it will "encourage" (READ: Force) me to finish painting my Eldar before I dive deep into the world of marines.

Here's the list:

HQ:

Maugan Ra - 195

Farseer - Doom, Fortune, RoW, RoWit, SS - 155

Warlock Retinue - 227
7x Warlocks, 1x Enhance, 1x Embolden, 2x Destructor, 2x Spiritseer, 1x Naked

Troops:

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w PW/SS + Defend - 162

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w PW/SS + Defend - 162

6x Pathfinders - 144

Heavy:

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

5x Dark Reapers - 175

Total: 1500

Tactics are the standard 2nd edition 24" bubble of doom theory, with the reapers and rangers providing a base of fire, the wraithlords enforcing their presence at the front punching stuff and shooting tanks, the avengers take cover where they can and support the wraithlords with anti-infantry fire. The council anchors the bubble and leashes the wraithlords with their twin spiritseers and provides an anti-rock unit and an counter-assault threat to bail out the avengers/wraithlords. Of course their led by Mr. Death himself who will use his lovely shooting ability to crack those pesky rhinos.

Thoughts on the list?

[Frosty the Pirate]

So after a couple games this weekend I was pretty pleased with the list, but there's a few things I wanted to address.

1) I have a lack of AT, Tom's 5 AV11 razorbacks/rhinos were too much for me to crack

2) Pathfinders are great objective grabbers, but they really lack punch against anything with an invul or cover. (negating AP2/1 shots)

3) The council is good, but really lacks the ability to un-tarpit itself if charged by things like FNP infantry, they lack the power weapons they really need to be effective. They rock against light infantry and really put the hurt on vehicles (through only in CC)

Here's a revised list (which is actually closer to the original 2nd ed version of this list) that I think addresses those problems.


HQ:

Maugan Ra - 195

Farseer - Doom, Fortune, RoW, RoWit, SS - 155

Elite:

Harlequin Troupe - 248
8x Harlies w Kiss, 2x Fusion Pistols
1x Shadowseer w Kiss

Troops:

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w PW/SS + Defend - 162

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w PW/SS + Defend - 162

10x Guardians - Shuriken Cannon, Warlock w Embolden + Spiritseer - 121

Heavy:

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

5x Dark Reapers - 175

Total: 1498

I get another Str6 weapon (through at BS3), the harliequins have hit/run and ability to really smash face with a farseer giving them doom/fortune support, the shadowseer keeps them safe from long range firepower. and the fusion pistols give me some much needed "I need this tank dead NOW!", through their miniscule range could be a problem.

[Jack Shrapnel]

I'm liking it... be fun to have a game to try that out!

[Frosty the Pirate]

So after some reading (and some more reading, and some FAQ checking) I'm rather unhappy.

Apparently unlike every other exarch power in the eldar codex, dark reaper exarch powers work only on the exarch himself. (this applies to a FD Exarch using Crack Shot as well) This means I can't give my Reapers Crack or Fast Shot, and makes them significantly worse for their cost.

So I decided to remove them, but replace them with what I said. Then I realized I have a perfect addition staring right at me from the adjacent page of my codex.

I present, The Ghosts of the Webway.

HQ:

Maugan Ra - 195

Farseer - Doom, Fortune, RoW, RoWit, SS - 155

Elite:

5x Wraithguard - 175

10x Harliquins - 10x Kiss, 2x Fusion Pistols, 1x Shadowseer - 270

Troops:

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w DSC + Bladestorm - 152

10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w DSC + Bladestorm - 152

10x Guardians - Shuriken Cannon, Warlock w Embolden + Spiritseer - 121

Heavy:

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

Wraithlord - Wraithsword, Bright Lance - 140

Total: 1500.

Wraithguard. T6 3+ bodies with AP2, 2+ to wound ID on 6s with Haywire Effects? Yes Please.

Harlies to screen for them so they have 3+/4+ rerollable saves? Yes.

The only downside you ask? Wraithguard are $17 bucks a pop.

Thoughts?

[Jack Shrapnel]

cast them?

if you do it in pieces it shouldn't be too bad....