First dip in the Deldar pool :)

Hi all,

So I am having my very first game with my DE army on the weekend! After a lot of reading on the forum I have put together this list for my maiden voyage. I would appreciate some feedback on the list


HQ

Archon - Huskblade, Soultrap, Shadowfield

Elites

Bloodbrides x4 - Haywires x4
Venom - Night Shields

Troops

Kabalite Warriors x10 - Splinter Cannon
Raider - Splinter racks

Kabalite Warriors x10 - Splinter Cannon
Raider - Splinter racks

Kabalite Warriors x5 - Blaster
Venom - Splinter Cannon

Kabalite Warriors x5 - Blaster
Venom - Splinter Cannon

Wyches x5 - Haywire x5
Venom - Splinter Cannon

Wyches x5 - Haywire x5
Venom - Splinter Cannon

Heavy

Ravager - DL, Night shields

Ravager - DL, Night shields

Void Raven - Flickerfield

Total - 1485


I have 15pts spare and I am not sure where to spend them. I was going to put a Splinter Cannon on the Bloodbrides Venom but I figured I would be turbo boosting most of the time to try and deliver my Archon into the enemy lines. Any suggestions on where to spend the 15 points?

The list I feel is pretty solid and thats what I want for my first game as I really want to just get a feel for how the core units work and how the army plays in general. I will let you guys know how the game goes.

-SMR

The bloodbrides unit looks a bit small and probably isn't going to help your archon out too much. Every model they lose (probably to overwatch fire) really hurts, and bloodbrides have very little protection outside combat so need slightly bigger units. You can get 3 incubi for only 6 points more, and I might be inclined to drop the night shields if that venom is just going all out for the enemy line.

Speaking of Archons I'd probably give him a venom blade as well, since depending on who you're facing that first character kill can be tricky with only strength 3.

Other than that, it looks a solid list to me, though I'd prefer to see some of the more exotic units in there, like scourges - but that's more a fluff kinda thing.