2000 Point DE Horde

With Kabalites now being the same cost as Ork Boyz I figure, why not make a horde ourself?
Rundown:
12 Command Points
18 Drops
3 Blast Pistols
26 Blasters
9 Dissies
112 Models


++ Brigade Detachment +9CP (Aeldari - Drukhari) [100 PL, 1999pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Detachment Attribute: Kabal of the Obsidian Rose

+ HQ +

Archon [4 PL, 82pts]: Blast Pistol, Soulthirst, The Helm of Spite, Venom Blade, Warlord

Archon [4 PL, 82pts]: Blast Pistol, Venom Blade

Archon [4 PL, 82pts]: Blast Pistol, Venom Blade

+ Troops +

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [4 PL, 94pts]
. 7x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

+ Elites +

Mandrakes [8 PL, 112pts]: 6x Mandrake, Nightfiend

Mandrakes [8 PL, 112pts]: 6x Mandrake, Nightfiend

Mandrakes [8 PL, 112pts]: 6x Mandrake, Nightfiend

+ Fast Attack +

Scourges [5 PL, 128pts]
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Solarite: Shardcarbine

Scourges [5 PL, 128pts]
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Solarite: Shardcarbine

Scourges [5 PL, 128pts]
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Scourge with Special / Heavy weapon: Blaster
. Solarite: Shardcarbine

+ Heavy Support +

Ravager [7 PL, 125pts]: Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon

Ravager [7 PL, 125pts]: Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon

Ravager [7 PL, 125pts]: Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon, Disintegrator cannon

++ Total: [100 PL, 1999pts] ++

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Not much to say about it really

I actually think this could be competitive to some degree. It's a lot of bodies and a lot of anti MEQ/TEQ and vehicle hate. My main concern is the Ravagers. As the only vehicles you're pretty much destined to get one round of decent shooting before they get blown sky high. There's not much of a replacement for Dissies sadly, but on the lance front obsidian skull warriors can put out a similar level of firepower for cheaper.

In my head I see horde DE as a kind of anti meta list, basically nullifying any opposing anti tank or anti MEQ etc. In that regard, having a blackheart detachment isn't necessarily a bad idea. On the one hand for the killer stratagem and on the other earlier fearless. Overall though based on the number of Blaster shots etc. I feel this could do quite a bit of damage.

Can use screaming jets strategm on ravagers to keep them safe and have them appear where you want. can be a nice counter punch to opponents deep striking units

Might work on a short board (ie deploying on the long edges) but if you end up playing the long board those kabalites are going to get chewed up by long range firepower before they can even think about shooting their blasters.

Looks like a fun list, it would be weird to play DE without any transports but that many infantry should probably work out, and your kabalies have some solid support with deep striking scourges and mandrakes. Obsidian rose is definetly the right trait for this list, that extra range will go a long way on footslogging units.

One very small change, why all venom blades on the archons? Yeah they are cheap, fine on your two basic archons but I'd at least fork out the whole 4 extra pts for a huskblade on your warlord.

I would actually consider making one archon and the 3 ravagers into that heavy detachment.

Make him your warlord for labyrinthine cunning and take the muse relic.  

you gain CP from cunning, and your ravagers can deal more damage.

Plus you gain access to one of the best strats in the game.

I like your list

That would require a substantial restructuring of the list, and giving up a lot of cps. Plus do you really need the generate cps trait on 6s when you start the game with 12 cps? I'd rather just start the game with more cp than have a chance of regaining them.

I know a lot of people seem to love living muse relic, but sometimes it just feels like it's not worth jumping through hoops to get it. I think this is a solid brigade and it would be too difficult to add in a spearhead on top of that.