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Looking to enter Throne of Skulls sometime soon, here's my go hard or go home Eldar list. Will it bring the fight to the current meta?


Autarch on Jetbike w/ Laser Lance and Mantle of the Laughing God = 135
Warlock on Jetbike = 50
Warlock on Jetbike = 50


Windrider Jetbikes x7 w/ Shuriken Cannons x2 = 139
Windrider Jetbikes x7 w/ Shuriken Cannons x2 = 139
Rangers x7 = 84


Crimson Hunter w/ Starcannons = 160
Crimson Hunter w/ Starcannons = 160


Fire Prism w/ Holo Fields = 140
Fire Prism w/ Holo Fields = 140
Wraithknight w/ Scatter Laser, Suncannon & Scatterfield = 300


Total = 1497

You lack good AA in this list, your AT is limited to 2 lance shots, otherwise looks ok, I would opt for MSU of jetbikes instead of combat units, so maybe 4 x3 units no cannons and 2 x5 units of rangers, for 6 troops.

Well, this army is too fragile. The Jetbikes have a large foot print making them a target for blast weapons.

Yep I can split up the bikes and I agree it was a big footprint, the only thing I'll lose is the possibility of shrouded. I took the Warlocks for the ability to give shrouded and remove stealth/shrouded. I guess there's little point keeping them if I'm splitting units.

You picked up the two things I thought was weak. Eldar have very little reliable anti-air IMO, and I didn't want to drop points on allies just for that. But the anti-tank is definitely a problem, especially with the new guard 'dexes out. I was also a little worried if the enemy is dug in cover about what to do.

I can do a couple of things:

a) Split the bikes to four squads of 3, add a unit of rangers and a third crimson hunter. This is still fragile but it adds troops, more anti-air and a little anti-tank.

or

b) Drop the bikes to two squads of 3. Add a spiritseer and a unit of wraithguard with d-scythes in a wave serpent. This would also mean dropping the wraithknight to standard. Much tougher and adds anti-tank and good against stuff in cover but isn't as flexible.


Which do you guys would suggest is the better choice?

Only big thing that needs to be changed is the ranger squad. 5 man in the only way to take rangers

 ninjafiredragon wrote:
Only big thing that needs to be changed is the ranger squad. 5 man in the only way to take rangers

I had a few points left over and decided it wouldn't harm to make them last a couple of turns longer

Can you make the hunters take BL? It will give you the best AA eldar have, and it will up your AT 100%. Also by dropping the 2 warlocks, you can grab a farseer on foot who can guide/prescience the prisms, and because its 1 model can easily be placed out of LOS.

Yeah the hunters can take bright lances, starcannons gave more shots and re-roll armour pen against flyers but for ground targets it's not going to be as good.

Isn't paying 100pts just to let one squad a turn re-roll to hit a bit much?