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Which is the better weapon layout for a War Walker Squad? Why is one better than the other?

1.Eldar Missile Launcher
2.Scatter Laser
3.Star Cannon

sorry guys, I wish I knew how to delete the other one I posted. I did it by mistake, watching all this storm coverage. I am in Houston right now hunkered down. I will not get to play in the Ard Boyz tomorrow due to bad weather. That sucks. I hope they allow us to play next week as a make up. They cancelled the Tourney in all of Houston and surrounding areas at least two hundred miles out. I thought I would like to model my War Walkers while I am stuck in doors. Hence the War Walker question.

I like EML largely for the range. That, and the multishot S8.

Scatterlasers (and Starcannons) are good too, but so are Fire Prisms, Shuriken Catapults and Pathfinders.

Personally I go with EML.

EML with no guide, or Scatter laser for a guide combo.

I think EML are the best since you can deny cover saves with them off War Walkers to troops that aren't clustered up.

Also Ap4 blast is great against Fire Warriors and other select targets.

Depends on what you really want from them. As Stelek mentioned, there are really only 2 options worth looking at, missile launchers and scatter lasers.

The missile launchers are good because the blast templates no longer miss entirely and thus it helps counter the low BS of the war walkers. It also gives them the option to become an anti tank unit if needed. They are also the only weapon in the eldar arsenal that has a 48" range (other than the puls laser which has limited availability). On the down side, they are expensive.

Scatter lasers are a good option for several reasons. They rely on the proven virtues of massive amounts of high ap fire, they are the cheapest good option to take on walkers, and they see very large gains in killing power when combined with guide.

I find that the scatter laser versions work out the best for me primarily due to their low point cost. It helps keep them from being quite so much of a valuable target for my opponent while still being a very potent addition to my fire base.