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I want to play an Iyanden list and I am current studying how to build and play one, but money is key as well.

I have eleven wraithguard, twelve harliquins, two serpents, twenty dire avengers, six jetbikes, two wraithlords, one avatar, one yriel model, and one warlock which I plan to use in it.

I would like to know which elite close combat unit would be a better support unit for the wraith guard and wraith lord? I am trying to decide between ten scorpians, ten banshees or another squad of harlequins. I want to use ten harlies with shadow seer along with an additional close combat unit.

Which would be better, scorpians or banshees or another squad of Harlequins? How would you deploy and use each to support the wraithguard if they get into close combat.

I was thinking of using the scorpians or banshees on foot walking behind the wraithguard wall alongside of the avatar as fearless unit witha a 4+ coversave.

Harlies would work well. Put them in the front of the wraithguard as their VoT will protect them, and your wraithguard will now get a 4+ cover you could fortune.

Darkness wrote:Harlies would work well. Put them in the front of the wraithguard as their VoT will protect them, and your wraithguard will now get a 4+ cover you could fortune.

A veiled unit of harlies that cannot be seen can provide a cover save, neat, I did not know this............ thanks for the strategy option. I can see this catching a few by surprise as I stack harlies in front, then wraithguard, and lastly wraithlords and avatar in the back all getting coversave.

rcm2216 wrote:

Darkness wrote:Harlies would work well. Put them in the front of the wraithguard as their VoT will protect them, and your wraithguard will now get a 4+ cover you could fortune.

A veiled unit of harlies that cannot be seen can provide a cover save, neat, I did not know this............ thanks for the strategy option. I can see this catching a few by surprise as I stack harlies in front, then wraithguard, and lastly wraithlords and avatar in the back all getting coversave.

True. Beware of drop podding units; they can get with ease into shooting range and kill your precious Harlies.
Wraithguard is your anvil unit. If fortuned they should last very long. While the Harlies are a hammer unit able to counter strike. theoretically, this contradicts shielding Wraithguard with Harlies.

wuestenfux wrote:

rcm2216 wrote:

Darkness wrote:Harlies would work well. Put them in the front of the wraithguard as their VoT will protect them, and your wraithguard will now get a 4+ cover you could fortune.

A veiled unit of harlies that cannot be seen can provide a cover save, neat, I did not know this............ thanks for the strategy option. I can see this catching a few by surprise as I stack harlies in front, then wraithguard, and lastly wraithlords and avatar in the back all getting coversave.

True. Beware of drop podding units; they can get with ease into shooting range and kill your precious Harlies.
Wraithguard is your anvil unit. If fortuned they should last very long. While the Harlies are a hammer unit able to counter strike. theoretically, this contradicts shielding Wraithguard with Harlies.

This could allow a person to give his spiritseer enhance for the wraithguard squad. neat