Our Codex: What edition

I'm very new to the game and don't have my codex around with me to check, but do we have a 7ed codex currently? With all the new awesome codexes being released should I keep my hopes up for a new Dex?

We already have a 7th edition dex and it is currently widley regarded as one of the weakest armies around (on par with CSM, Dark Angels and Imperial Guard)

We do have a 7e codex. 7e was released in May 2014 and our codex was October.

That's kind of what I thought. Oh well, we should love the pain ya?

Positive note only players in my area are CSM IG and Khorne

Weakest? I wouldn't say so.

Most difficult to play with? Probably.

The_Burning_Eye wrote:

Weakest? I wouldn't say so.

Most difficult to play with? Probably.

When did our codex get top 20 in any major tournament the last time? When even Orcs, Imperial Guard and Chaos Space Marines managed to do this?

PriorofDeath wrote:

I'm very new to the game and don't have my codex around with me to check, but do we have a 7ed codex currently? With all the new awesome codexes being released should I keep my hopes up for a new Dex?

Unfortunately, ours is indeed up to date.

Perhaps you were confused by the lack of anything resembling effort on the part of the writers.  

Sorry, no Decurion-style detachment or interesting core mechanic for us - the design team was far too busy buffing eldar. And then buffing them some more. And then giving them some extra buffs just to make sure.

Don't worry though - we do have the unique Power from Pain mechanic. Which is just as fun as filling out your taxes.

Come to the Dark Side - we have stale bread.

Since Eldar I asked myself what would happen to those early 7th ed codices that were before Necron. There is also Blood Angels, Space Wolves and Tyranids I guess? Are those updated to a Decurion Dex shortly after 8th ed just to fill the gap until the new thing comes around with eldar, crons and SM again? Were those 6th ed dexes that were too late and got pushed into 7th? Schould those shine through supplements that crons and Eldar did not get yet? Is it "supplement or decurion"?

Just what is the idea behind those two kinds of 7th ed dexes (leaving out the "small" dexes as they are more in line which each other systemwise)?

I'd say coven with a proper decurion kind of thing would not be the worst army out there ....

I would use "weakest" in terms of quality rather than how well it does on tabletop.

In that sense it is a weak dex. The Eldar rules are really fluffy and everything (except D-guns- maybe - argueable..)

DE rules are .. there .. except some few ideas that make sense. Coven again, I guess.

@Priorofdeath: Not only do we have a Codex, we have a supplement: Codex: Haemonculus Covens. Arguably, most of the best stuff is in there.

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I would use "weakest" in terms of quality rather than how well it does on tabletop.

Aye , true. Didnt even read it all. And i have read every bit of 5th edition codex. Very lazy and inispiring work. We still do have one of the best models Jed Goodwin ever put out on the table.

On a power level we are with Wolves, IG, Orks, BA, Nids. It seems that after those simplification doctrine has ended and bring the power doctrine began anew. Again this crap, ive seen it once already. GW never do finish cycle of all codexes with same aproach.

DA and Chaos will soon have new codexes that probably would fit power creep template.

Azdrubael wrote:

On a power level we are with Wolves, IG, Orks, BA, Nids.

I'd say SWs are ahead of us (and those others), but otherwise I agree.

Azdrubael wrote:

We still do have one of the best models Jed Goodwin ever put out on the table.

Which model is that?

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Which model is that?

Kabalites, Raiders, Incubi, Metal Archon, Urien, Lelith. Also Hellions, i love them all. Incubi are my favorite probably along with metal archon.

His favorite model i even had is still Sriking Scorpion Exarch with Biting Blade. Just super cool.

The artist you are looking for is Juan Diaz.

Azdrubael wrote:

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Which model is that?

Kabalites, Raiders, Incubi, Metal Archon, Urien, Lelith. Also Hellions, i love them all. Incubi are my favorite probably along with metal archon.

Yeah, those are all really nice. I love the current Mandrakes, too (though I don't know if they were by the same designer).

Is the metal Archon you're referring to the same one that got released as Finecast?

In any case, the models are one of the things that keeps me playing DE, despite their current book.

Weak in terms of rules and basically how much love GW gives us. How we play depends on a number of thongs but we do have a very high uphill battle....for starters our elites die to flamers. Talking about blaster born. Not along for much....just a 4 up armor same for archon. Inmean seriously he wouldn't buy himself better armor?

Obviously our Archons are too busy trying to remember where they last saw their venom blades to worry about armour.

And the scourges are just smart, if you look at it probably one of the smarter units, as they pick up the good armor and guns

Fluffwise, they're the wealthiest. Their position in the hierarchy of Commorragh gives them a bubble of security that not even Archons enjoy.

I think Shadow and Clone fields are adequate protection, and definitely fit with the tone of the army, since DE are much greater risk-takers than human beings.

But yeah, our main Codex is...functional. You can definitely win with it, but it's an uphill battle. (No, you're never going to see it make top 20 in major tournies, but I don't think that's a fair metric. PM me if you want the page long explanation on why...)

The HC dex is better, but often outlawed by events by default. I wish Forgeworld would throw us a bone once in a while too, but that's pretty much a pipe dream at this point. I think a more realistic dream is that we will get a rules-in-box release like the Tyranids did. (Fingers crossed--Duke Sliscus!)

I think a better dream is that we don't get eliminated.

Eh, hardly a chance of that. One big dex for DE, CWE, and Harlies is possible, but that'd be a plus. (Also, SOB will get the axe WAY before we do.)

I might be odd, but I like our new dex. The power from pain is a very good design (Although when my kabalites kill a unit I always expect them t some bonus ) I wouldn't be surprised if DE went to TOP 10% in some major tournament and not as allies.

We had a Eld/DE vs DE/eld final here in our local tornament with very good tournament players playing.

Jimsolo wrote:

I think Shadow and Clone fields are adequate protection, and definitely fit with the tone of the army, since DE are much greater risk-takers than human beings.  

Perhaps, but it would be nice if they weren't both overcosted.

And if the Clone Field's effect wasn't so dull and pathetic.

Vasara wrote:

I might be odd, but I like our new dex. The power from pain is a very good design

I imagine we'll have to agree to disagree on that point. I think it's a bloody awful design. Especially since it has no relation whatsoever to pain inflicted - your guys get just as much power from sod-all happening as they do from mascaraing half the enemy army in a single turn. Makes me wonder why Dark Eldar even bother with raids at all. It seems they could get all the power they'd need by swatting the nearest gnat.

What's even worse though is that it's so damn boring. There's nothing interesting or exciting about it. You might as well have a table that keeps score of your Archon's progress through his tax returns, for all the fun and involvement it offers.