2000 pts

Hey guys,

Next week I'll be playing the mission Vital Intelligence against Alaitoc Craftworld Eldar. The mission:

In this mission an objective marker is placed in the centre of the battlefield and four more in the middle of an imaginary line drawn from the centre to each corner of the board, and afterwards the players number the markers. At the start of each round a player rolls to see which one is “active”, all five being active if a 6 is rolled and, at the end of each round, the players get a victory point for each marker they control, or two if it’s active, and they are controlled in the usual way.

For this battle I created the following army list, consisting of two battallions (one kabalite, one wych cult) and a spearhead (coven) detachment:

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Drukhari) [35 PL, 8CP, 589pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Battle-forged CP [3CP]

Detachment Attribute
. Cult of the Red Grief

Detachment CP [5CP]

+ HQ +

Succubus [4 PL, 50pts]: Archite Glaive, Splinter pistol

Succubus [4 PL, 50pts]: Archite Glaive, Splinter pistol

+ Troops +

Wyches [4 PL, 77pts]
. Hekatrix: Hekatarii blade, Splinter pistol
. 7x Wych
. Wych with Wych Weapon: Shardnet and impaler

Wyches [4 PL, 77pts]
. Hekatrix: Hekatarii blade, Splinter pistol
. 7x Wych
. Wych with Wych Weapon: Shardnet and impaler

Wyches [4 PL, 80pts]
. Hekatrix: Hekatarii blade, Splinter pistol
. 9x Wych

+ Dedicated Transport +

Raider [5 PL, 85pts]: Dark Lance

Raider [5 PL, 85pts]: Dark Lance

Raider [5 PL, 85pts]: Dark Lance

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Aeldari - Drukhari) [32 PL, 1CP, 528pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Detachment Attribute
. Prophets of Flesh

Detachment CP [1CP]

+ HQ +

Haemonculus [5 PL, 72pts]: Splinter Pistol, Venom Blade

+ Troops +

Wracks [3 PL, 45pts]
. Acothyst: Haemonculus tools
. 4x Wracks

Wracks [3 PL, 45pts]
. Acothyst: Haemonculus tools
. 4x Wracks

Wracks [3 PL, 45pts]
. Acothyst: Haemonculus tools
. 4x Wracks

+ Heavy Support +

Talos [6 PL, 107pts]
. Talos: Macro-Scalpel, Macro-Scalpel
. . Two Heat lances: 2x Heat lance

Talos [6 PL, 107pts]
. Talos: Macro-Scalpel, Macro-Scalpel
. . Two Heat lances: 2x Heat lance

Talos [6 PL, 107pts]
. Talos: Macro-Scalpel, Macro-Scalpel
. . Two Heat lances: 2x Heat lance

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Drukhari) [47 PL, 5CP, 883pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Detachment Attribute
. Kabal of the Flayed Skull

Detachment CP [5CP]

+ HQ +

Archon [4 PL, 86pts]: Blast Pistol, Huskblade, Warlord (Archon)

Archon [4 PL, 86pts]: Blast Pistol, Huskblade

+ Troops +

Kabalite Warriors [2 PL, 47pts]
. 3x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [2 PL, 47pts]
. 3x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

Kabalite Warriors [2 PL, 47pts]
. 3x Kabalite Warrior
. Kabalite Warrior with special weapon: Blaster
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle

+ 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

+ Dedicated Transport +

Venom [4 PL, 65pts]: Splinter Cannon, Twin splinter rifle

Venom [4 PL, 65pts]: Splinter Cannon, Twin splinter rifle

Venom [4 PL, 65pts]: Splinter Cannon, Twin splinter rifle

++ Total: [114 PL, 14CP, 2,000pts] ++

I chose to take 3 units of Wracks because in my humble opinion they are the fastest unit in the game thanks to the strategem Black Cornucopians which allows them to respawn at full strength anywhere on the battlefield. With a 4++ save this makes them extremely handy when trying to catch an objective. What do you guys think? I'm open to suggestions.

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It's just that it's a pretty standard list mate, its tried and tested and it works

Like the fact there are loads of troops. I would make the raiders flayed skull to give them extra movement and ignores cover. I know red grief can advance and charge their raiders but I find the flat movement on the fs raiders is more consistent.

Are you thinking alliance of agony for your HQs?

@ Gizamaluke I'm actually very pleased to hear that. I play Drukhari since January and have played several lists that weren't very effectieve. Maybe I finally get it now. ;-)

@ Serpent Fly Yeah I will definetly take Alliance of Agony. Speaking of the raiders ... Aren't you supposed to keep them in the detachment of the units they transport?

A few minor changes I would do but this is completely personal taste;
- Drop the Dark Lance's on Raiders for disintegrators
- Make two squads of 10 wyches with full special weapons, and 1 squad of 8 with both Succubus sharing a transport
- Merge two of the wrack squads into a big 10 man unit (better for black cornucopians)
-Swap the Heat Lance's for Haywire (although some people report a lot of success with heat lances)
- Drop blast pistols off the Archons, I go Blaster or Splinter with them.

In an ideal world I'd merge the talos into 1 squad and get another haemonculus in there for the Batallion but you're pretty tight on points as it is! Best of luck! And no, they dont need to be in the same detachment for them to ride them (you could make your raiders in the PoF detachment for instance to give them +1T from the haemonculus and still let the Succubus and wych ride in it)

Exactly as Gizamaluke says you can share raiders, it's all in the <keywords>. I have to disagree on the blast pistol front though, for me I have had great success with them on my archons and succubus (annoying the succubus's aura doesn't work on shooting but hey). If one of your archons is planning to chill back with the ravagers then I'd drop it on him and put it on one of the succubus instead.

Thanks those are great ideas. I was thinking about testing the Haywires and the 10 man squad for wracks also sounds like a good idea.

This is what I will be up against:

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [67 PL, 8CP, 1,347pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Battle-forged CP [3CP]

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

Detachment CP [5CP]

+ HQ +

Autarch [4 PL, 99pts]: Banshee Mask, Craftworlds Warlord, Forceshield, Reaper Launcher, Star Glaive

Farseer Skyrunner [7 PL, 132pts]: 1. Guide, 3. Fortune, Shuriken Pistol, Twin Shuriken Catapult, Witchblade
. The Phoenix Gem

+ Troops +

Dire Avengers [6 PL, 110pts]
. 8x Dire Avenger: 8x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Shimmershield & Power Glaive

Guardian Defenders [9 PL, 190pts]: 20x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon

Rangers [3 PL, 60pts]: 5x Ranger

+ Elites +

Wraithguard [11 PL, 215pts]: D-scythe, 5x Wraithguard

+ Fast Attack +

Windriders [8 PL, 156pts]
. 6x Windrider - Shuriken Cannon: 6x Shuriken Cannon

+ Flyer +

Crimson Hunter Exarch [9 PL, 175pts]: Two Bright Lances

Hemlock Wraithfighter [10 PL, 210pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, Spirit Stones

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [35 PL, 1CP, 652pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

Detachment CP [1CP]

+ HQ +

Warlock [2 PL, 55pts]: 1. Conceal/Reveal, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

+ Heavy Support +

Dark Reapers [7 PL, 168pts]
. 4x Dark Reaper: 4x Reaper Launcher
. Dark Reaper Exarch: Aeldari Missile Launcher

Fire Prism [9 PL, 162pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Fire Prism [9 PL, 162pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Wraithlord [8 PL, 105pts]: Ghostglaive, Shuriken Cannon, Shuriken Catapult, Shuriken Catapult

++ Total: [102 PL, 9CP, 1,999pts] ++