Hi,
I've been playing Dark Eldar in tournaments for the list year and a half. My list seems to perform well against most armies apart from Daemons, & Necrnos, so I wanted to try adding in some more punch by adding some Eldar allies (mainly War Walkers for punch, a Farseer for Doom and Runes of Warding, and jetbikes for late game objective grabbing). To afford this I have decided to lose my expensive trueborn (but keep their venoms by taking small wrack squads)
So you can see how the list has changed here's my pure Dark Eldar list:
Baron Sathonyx - 105
Haemonculus - 55
with Venom Blade
4 Trueborn - 116
with 4 Blasters & Haywire grenades
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
3 Trueborn - 56
with 2 Splinter Cannons
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
9 Wracks - 90
in Raider with Disintegrator Cannon - 60
9 Wyches with Haywire grenades - 108
in Raider with Disintegrator Cannon - 60
5 Wyches with Haywire grenades - 60
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
5 Wracks - 50 [these guys man the quad gun]
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
3 Wracks - 30 [these guys go in reserve]
4 Beastmasters - 183 [joined by the Baron]
with 5 Krymerae and 5 Razorwing Flocks
Ravager with 3 Dark Lances - 105
Razorwing Jetfighter - 145
with 2 Dark Lances, twin-linked Splinter Rifle,
4 Monoscythe Missiles
Voidraven Bomber - 165
with 2 Void Lances, Void Mine
and 2 Shatterfield Missiles
Aegis Defence Line with Quad Gun - 100
Total: 1748 Pts, 64 Models, 19 Units, 5 Troops
And now the list with the Eldar allies:
Baron Sathonyx - 105
Haemonculus - 50
Eldar Farseer - 125
Runes of Warding, Doom, Jetbike
8 Wracks - 80
in Raider with Disintegrator Cannon - 60
7 Wyches with Haywire grenades - 84
in Raider with Disintegrator Cannon - 60
5 Wyches with Haywire grenades - 60
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
5 Wyches with Haywire grenades - 60
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
3 Wracks - 30
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
3 Wracks - 30
in Venom with 2 Splinter Cannons - 65
3 Eldar Jetbikes - 66
3 Beastmasters - 144
with 4 Krymerae and 4 Razorwing Flocks
Ravager with 3 Dark Lances - 105
Razorwing Jetfighter - 145
with 2 Dark Lances, twin-linked Splinter Rifle,
4 Monoscythe Missiles
Voidraven Bomber - 165
with 2 Void Lances, Void Mine
and 2 Shatterfield Missiles
3 War Walkers - 120
with 2 Shuriken Cannons each
Total: 1749 Pts, 60 Models, 21 Units, 7 Troops
I'll have to be careful of range, as both Doom and the Warwalkers only have 24" range.
I've also been finding my single ravager doesn't last long, so I'm tempted to swap the razorwing for a 2nd ravager which would also allow me to change the beastmasters back to their original size (with an extra beastmaster, krymera & razorwing flock).
Another option which would get more firepower is to swap 5 wyches for 3 trueborn with 2 splinter cannons. This would allow the haemonculus to have a venom blade or the farseer to have a singing spear.
Well that's the lists, all comments and suggestions on either list greatly appreciated. What do you think of the effectiveness of the Eldar allies ? Do you think I'll miss the expensive trueborn or the quad gun ?
Rathstar