2000pt list for upcoming local tourney

List in progress for a local tourney.  I'm close to maxing out my model count at 2000 and don't have time to add any major model purchases for this match, but I could tweak things a bit.

The sslth, reavers, and scourge are the biggest question marks.  I have the bits to load out the scourges as needed.  I have a couple extra wyches models if needed to fill out the raider as well as a fourth scourge and a mandrakes squad currently on the sideline.

Any comments about possible changes or future purchases for next time (air wing!?) would be great.

CP-10                                                                     2000

16drop                 Upgrades          Base      Extra        Total

Black Heart Spearhead
Archon               AG, Relic-Writ        70         4             74
Ravager              DCx3                    80        45           125
Ravager              DCx3                    80        45           125
Ravager              DCx3                    80        45           125
RazorWing          DCx2                    105       30           135
Raider                DCx1                     65        15           80
Raider                DCx1, shock prow   65       16            81

Flayed Skull Battalion
Archon               BL, AG, PGL           70         24            94
Archon               BL, Husk                70         23            93
Sslyth                                             27                         27
Kablite x5           BLx1/PGL              30          20            50
Kablite x5           BLx1/PGL              30          20            50
Kablite x5           BLx1/PGL              30          20            50
Kablite x5           BLx1/PGL              30          20            50
Kablite x5           BLx1                     30          17            50
Kablite x5           BLx1                     30          17            50
Venom                SCx1                    55          10            65
Venom                SCx1                    55          10            65
Venom                SCx1                    55          10            65
Venom                SCx1                    55          10            65

Red Grief Outrider
Succubus           Relic-Glaive,BP        50         10              60
Wyches x6         shardnet, BP           48          15            63
Scourge x5                                     60                           60
Scourge x5        shredder x4            60          32             92
Scourge x5        haywire x4              60          32             92
Reavers            grav talon                57          3               60
Reavers            grav talon                57          3               60

I would always recommend maximising your haywire scourges they have never let me down yet and can do major work. Your list has a lot of targets in it which is always what you want as Dark Eldar. Who is riding where currently?

Current carpool sign up shows:

---Command CC raider: (2) flayed skull archons, (1) succubus w blast pistol, (6) wyches w blast pistol and shardnet, (1) sslyth

---Grunt raider: two groups of (5) kabs with a blaster

---Venoms: (5) kabs with a blaster


I seem to run into units of 5 infantry holding down a remote objective in my games. I was hopping a unit of shredder scourge could challenge that objective on their own. Not sure if that is overly optimistic. Maybe they could get some support from a rogue venom or reaver group. My meta may be more infantry based than vehicles, but I've heard good things about the haywire and wanted to try at least one squad out to finish off a main mechanized threat turn 2.

Car pool sign up I love it! I usually refer to my character heavy raiders as party buses. Seems pretty solid to me then that command raider cargo can do some work and although its your only CC threat other than the reavers that isn't necessarily a problem with all the gun. They can definitely clear up the leftovers. Thats not a bad use for shredder scourges now you mention it, I don't think its overly optimistic at all really 4 shredders can mess stuff up in this edition and if an opponent screens that 5 man unit you are also winning in a way as thats two units tied down on one objective. My meta is exactly the opposite I play with some right tread heads, the haywire scourges have become an absolute crutch for my army at times. Played against a list with three preds using the killshot strat and went second...... the results were not pretty I lost 2 razorwing jet fighters a ravager and a raider in turn 1 the only thing that kept me in the game was three units of haywire scourges DSing in on my turn and wrecking one pred and taking 2/3rds the wounds of another. One unit also did 10 wounds to a relic contemptor before. Also against light infantry they aren't too bad in the chaff clearing role either 4d3 s4 ap -1 shots is okay at killing guard or fire warriors I found