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I am new to the 40k world and have chosen eldar to be my army. After reading through some eldar tactica I have made the bare bones for my eldar army.

HQ
Eldrad Ulthran - 210

Elite
Fire Dragons x 6 Wave Serpent, Bright Lances, Spirit Stones - 217

Troops
Dire Avengers x 10 Exarch, Dual Catapults, Bladestorm, Wave Serpent, Bright Lances, Spirit Stones – 297
Rangers: Pathfinders x 5 - 120

Heavy Support
Fire Prisms – 115 x 3

Total: 1189

It is still far from 1750 but I am unsure of which units to add and don't know what counter-units I am lacking in. As I said I am new, so telling me some of the roles of the units and what to do with them would help a lot. I will be playing against my friends, one using daemonhunters and one using necrons. Any changes, additions and advice are much appreciated.

Nobody going to help me out...?

Don't worry.

HQ
Eldrad Ulthran - 210

Elite
Fire Dragons x 6 Wave Serpent, Bright Lances, Spirit Stones - 217

Troops
Dire Avengers x 10 Exarch, Dual Catapults, Bladestorm, Wave Serpent, Bright Lances, Spirit Stones – 297
Rangers: Pathfinders x 5 - 120

Heavy Support
Fire Prisms – 115 x 3

Total: 1189

I'd add another DA unit in a Serpent.
Either add a unit of Fire Dragons in a Serpent or outflanking Striking Scorpions in Serpent.

You need some close combat units..

Either Banshees (power weapons, no armor save)
or Scorpions (mandiblaster and chainsword give lots of strength 4 attacks against horde type armies).

And they'll need a taxi - Wave Serpent.. especially if you choose banshees because they are squishy.

Otherwise, another scoring unitL
Dire Avengers or Rangers/Pathfinders wouldn't do any harm. The way your list is set up now, if you played objectives - I'd just take out your Avengers so you couldn't score.

This kind of Eldar army doesn't need a cc unit.
I'd include an Autarch just in case you play vs a shooty army and go second.
Then it might be better to stay in reserve.

At 1750 a third scoring unit would be a good idea. Overall, it would be hard to beat the suggestion already made to just add another DA and another fire dragon unit to your list.

Going heavily mechdar you really dont need a cc unit at all.



Sliggoth