Transport Capacity

I've seen the leaks, but I still can't find what the transport capacities of Venoms and Raiders are.

JUST GIVE ME A FULL SQUAD AND HQ IN A TRANSPORT!!!

They haven't changed, Venom is still 5 and Raiders 10, Grotesques still take 2 seats with their fat asses.

Rule for DE: If there's any obvious synergy we might want, they will take pains to ensure we don't get it. For example, you might want to field a unit of nine Wyches and a Succubus in a Raider, but you only get 1 Wych CCW that way - if you field one extra wych you get 3 Wych CCWs. I know wyches aren't very good, but bear with me.

Now, if you bring them as Ynnari instead, they can hang out in a roomy 12-model Wave Serpent. They get to charge out of it and it moves 2'' faster than our Raiders anyway.
So, Ynnari: Get big enough transports for a HQ and the squad size to bring special weapons.
Dark Eldar: Get frak.

But to answer your question, without any salt: Venoms 5, Raiders 10, Grots take up 2. All squads are sized at 5 and get bonus gear options (if any exist) if you take 10.

This is very upsetting...

Where abouts did you find this in the rulebook? I've never written to a company before, but once the new rules are officially released I will about this.

How do other people play this game? Our troops come in increments of 5 right? New rules say you can't min/max so you always have to pay for the additional 5, even if you take 4. Did I get that right? (That could just have been some rumor I read somewhere)

I can't bring another transport just for my succubus to sit in by herself. I can't.

The troops come in any way you like above 5 man for most units.
If you work with power then yes they come in 5 man increases in most cases.
For points you pay for each model, so got 9 pay for 9. But a minimum of 5 applies, so got 4 still pay for 5. But 9 man and a succubus is no problem. except as legend pointed out, you have less special weapons.

orestes85 wrote:

This is very upsetting...  

I can't bring another transport just for my succubus to sit in by herself.  I can't.

Especially when considering if WHEN that venom blows up, she loses all her wounds on a 1.

As ynnari, they still cant go in a wave serpent. They are missing a keyword that only the triumvirate has.

@Scrz No you pick which models die, does not mention anywere you have to pick the succubus instead of the wyches.
litterally:
"If a transport is destroyed, any units embarked within it must immediately disembark before the transport model is removed, but you must roll a dice fore each model you just set up on the battlefield. For each roll of 1, a model that is desembarked (your choice) is slain."

Agreed. Even though they are separate units you roll a dice for each model that disembarked and choose which, if any, die.

He knows that Meavar. In the example the Succubus would be ALONE on the Venom. So she'd die. It's kind of the entire discussion of this thread. How dumb the numbers are for the transports. Leaving an HQ to ride alone. So she'd die on 1's when the Venom drops.

Do i read it correct?? Cant i place archon and incubi in one raider? You know, that iconic combo from all the books?

I think you can, but you cant use the kabal leadership buff on them, and you cant join in a venom, as there is no room for all of them. They still share the keyword drukhari, so they should all fit in a raider.

Raider has 10 incubi or 10 Drukhari infantry models. What does that even mean?

It doesn't exclude you from transporting 5 incubi and a archon with a court..

I have no interest in that, i want Archon with Incubi bodyguards.

Then a squad of 9 incubi with an archon

But why do they even spell it like that? Arent Incubi Drukhari model?

I don't get why they've done that. Incubi have both the Drukhari and Infantry keywords so why are they picked out as being special?

They are. They are keyword aeldari, drukhari, incubi. They are their own subfaction, and get buffs from drazhar, if you bring him. The point they were making was that raiders can only transport infantry with keyword drukhari.

I have been searching the rules for something that disallows a raider to transport 10 hellions or scourges. Am I missing something obvious or has the splinter racks been chucked over board to make room for sky board storage?

Count Adhemar wrote:

I don't get why they've done that. Incubi have both the Drukhari and Infantry keywords so why are they picked out as being special?

I'm putting my money on incompetence.

You can only transport infantry in transports. The rules are clear on that point..

Are they Drukhari Infantry?

Incubi have faction keyword drukhari and keyword infantry, so they are safe. On second look, hellions and scourges are still keyword infantry, so.... I don't know. Maybe the fly thingy prevents them?

Azdrubael wrote:

Are they Drukhari Infantry?

Hellions are, as are Scourges.

Hellions have
faction KW : aeaeaealdari, drukhari, <wych cult>
key words  : infantry, fly, hellions

So they are "drukhari infantry" and should be allowed on board.

Tried searching in the main rules under transports, but could not find anything about the "fly" keyword.

Maybe under the rules for "fly" itself?

EDIT: I only find mention of the fly rule under the movement rules about the fallback and moving over stuff.