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I'm going out to get my first set of DE next week (I sold my car finnally! Wooo!) and have made various lists, essentially lists that build upon one another point wise. That said, the foundation is important, and here is the start of my three lists (other is 1500, then 1850)

You may ask why I'm taking the Archon. Well, 1. I like the unit, and 2. I'm both giving a story to my army, and having the Archon's model unique. Going to get both a Lhamaean and Ssylth, cut the torso and up part of the Lhamaean off, the bottom half of the Ssylth off, and essentially make a Dark Eldar Gorgon.

1000 pts

HQ
Archon w/ Agoniser, Shadow Field. 110 pts

Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts

Elite
4x Trueborn w/ 4x blasters. 108

Troops
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 140 pts
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 140 pts

Transport
Raider w/ flicker field (Archon and one Wych Squad) 70pts
Raider w/ flicker field (Haem and one Wych Squad) 70 pts

Venom w/ cannon (trueborn) 65 pts

Heavy Support
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts


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Updating from here is quite simple. More wyches, I don't like wracks but was going to put a squad in for their liquifiers, Inucbi for the Archon (as well as a venom), and a third ravager, maybe a squad of warriors for more support (was also toying with having the archon flat out range based, and throwing it in a dakkavenom)

Want to throw in some scourges somewhere, just because I love those gorgeous models, and will have three reavers as well (battleforce). Though don't see why I would ever use them!

Your expansion plan is good, except for selling your reavers off to some sucker.

And the list is almost decent, but lacking in troops. I'd exchange the archon for a venom and KabaliteW unit. Same cost.

At 1000 points, 18 troops isn't enough?

It was suggested I fit some wracks in, so I modified the list a little.

Essentially, get rid of the trueborn and put in wracks (they count as troops), using left over points to give all the wyches haywire grenades. New list looking like this:

HQ
Archon w/ Agoniser, Shadow Field, Combat Drugs, Soul-trap. 130 pts

Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts

Troops
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 9x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 158 pts
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 8x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 156 pts

5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)
Transport
Raider w/ flicker field (Archon and one Wych Squad) 70pts
Raider w/ flicker field (Haem and one Wych Squad) 70 pts

Venom w/ cannon (Wracks) 65 pts

Heavy Support
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts

Namica wrote:At 1000 points, 18 troops isn't enough?

I'd be okay with two units of SM at 1k, but not with fragile wyches or KWs. Same with tau.

Namica wrote:It was suggested I fit some wracks in, so I modified the list a little.

Essentially, get rid of the trueborn and put in wracks (they count as troops), using left over points to give all the wyches haywire grenades. New list looking like this:
5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)
Venom w/ cannon (Wracks) 65 pts

Ack! The Trueborns' blasters are far deadlier than what the wracks offer.

I poo-poo the archon as I have yet to see *my* archons do anything more damaging than what a venom can, yeah, even with Shadow Field.

Ok! How is this then?

HQ
Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts

Troops
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 9x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 148 pts
10x wych w/ 2x Hydra Gauntlet, 10x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 160 pts

5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)
5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)

Transport
Raider w/ flicker field (Archon and one Wych Squad) 70pts
Raider w/ flicker field (Haem and one Wych Squad) 70 pts

Venom w/ cannon (Wracks) 65 pts
Venom w/ cannon (Wracks) 65 pts

Heavy Support
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts

All this @ 998, and $365

I was also considering this:

HQ
Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts

Elite
4x Trueborn w/ 4x blasters (108 pts)

Troops
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 9x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 148 pts
10x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 10x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 160 pts

Transport
Raider w/ flicker field (Archon and one Wych Squad) 70pts
Raider w/ flicker field (Haem and one Wych Squad) 70 pts

Venom w/ cannon, (Trueborn) 65 pts

Fast Attack
3x Reaver w/ Blaster (81)

Heavy Support
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts
Ravager w/ flicker field 115 pts

All at 992 pts and $302

One last I was considering, was taking that last list, getting rid of the reavers, and putting in a Blaster Archon with the trueborn as well as either a night shield on the venom, or another weapon for the 10x wych squad.

Namica wrote:Ok! How is this then?

HQ
Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts

Troops
9x wych w/ Hydra Gauntlet, 9x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 148 pts
10x wych w/ 2x Hydra Gauntlet, 10x haywire grenades and Hekkatrix w/ Agoniser 160 pts

5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)
5x Wrack w/ Liquifier (60 pts)

Transport
Raider w/ flicker field (Archon and one Wych Squad) 70pts
Raider w/ flicker field (Haem and one Wych Squad)

All this @ 998, and $365

Did you forget to incorporate an archon's points cost? And I don't like the list as 2 sets of wracks eat up points with only a liquifier for oomph.

Namica wrote:I was also considering this:
HQ Haem w/ Liquifier. 60 pts
Elit 4x Trueborn w/ 4x blasters (108 pts)
All at 992 pts and $302

I like the second list by far. When you buy your ravagers, buy a raider instead. $16 cheaper. I took two warriors with Dark Lances, two 'boarding planks' and used a REmagnet to stick each one on a boarding plank, and no one has given me a hard time about it. It has three DLs on it.

Save $32 collectively.

The first list is write as far as points go, I got rid of the Archon to make room for more troops.


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And I think I'll stick with ravager for looks, I mean, if I was relaly going -that- cheap, I'd take the three guys off my raider and make them into hellions, giving me free hellions with my raider!


... though, come to think of it, are those two exactly alike, save for one has those two cannons extra?

Namica wrote:... though, come to think of it, are those two exactly alike, save for one has those two cannons extra?

There is a bar that goes across to hold both sets of guys and chairs. So, yeah, there's just an extra sprue in the box.

As for extra bodies, I made several more DE models from the raider bling, an archon/succubus, hekatrix, & a few warriors/trueborn.

I might be a little late to the party, but here's my take on the list. Feel free to swap the wracks for a KabaliteWarrior-BlasterVenom. I just felt that the Ravagers gave adequate anti-tank that some liquifier goodness would be helpful.

I don't usually do 1k lists, so if this comes off poorly, I apologize for my inexperience.

Think I'll go with the first list (with 10x wracks)

It's way better for objective holding, and the ravagers should be sufficient fire support.