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Asdrubael Vect
Haemonculous w/Crucible of Malediction

ELITE

8xIncubi w/Raider, Torment Grenade Launcher
6xTrueborne w/4xBlaster, 2xScannon, Raider
6xTrueborne w/4xBlaster, 2xScannon, Raider

TROOPS

10xWyches w/Haywire, 2xShardnet, Hekatrix w/Agoniser, Raider
5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider
5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider
5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider
5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider

HEAVY

Ravager w/3xDark Lance
Ravager w/3xDark Lance
Ravager w/3xDark Lance

-2000pts on the dot.


OR THIS

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155-Archon w/Agoniser,Phantasm Launcher,Shadowfeild,Ghost armour,Combat Drugs
50-Haemonculous

ELITE

246-8xIncubi w/Raider w/Flickerfeild
222-6xTrueborne w/4xBlaster, 2xScannon, Raider w/Flickerfeild
222-6xTrueborne w/4xBlaster, 2xScannon, Raider w/Flickerfeild

TROOPS

240-10xWyches w/Haywire, 2xShardnet, Hekatrix w/Agoniser, Raider w/Flickerfeild
130-5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider w/Flickerfeild
130-5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider w/Flickerfeild
130-5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider w/Flickerfeild
130-5xKabalite w/1xBlaster, Raider w/Flickerfeild

HEAVY

115-Ravager w/3xDark Lance, Flickerfeild
115-Ravager w/3xDark Lance, Flickerfeild
115-Ravager w/3xDark Lance, Flickerfeild

-2000pts

One goes first with weaker skimmers, the other has a bit more resiliancy but no "first turn" shenanigans....and the archon is a bit weaker than Vect in CC.

Going first with DE is super amazing.
Getting to ignore 1/3 of all shooting and assault hits on your skimmers is even better.

At 2000 points under the old dex I would not have tried to field an army with so few Raiders at 2000, and that's functionally what your first list is. Any gunline or army with decent amounts of anti light mech is going to eat a hole in that army. The second army adds the very potent flickerfields to the options of cover and moving flat out and I think it will enable you to survive long enough to hopefully have your dark matter do enough of a number on the opponent that it wears him down.

My thoughts,
Thor.

I'm not sold on vect TBH. Going first is awesome, but I'd rather not set up like I'm going first and count on seizing to get it. Normally if I'm going second, I've reserved everything. I prefer not to seize in those cases.

Also, I like FF. So I vote #2 as well.

#2. Your boats will survive longer.

Flickerfields hardly help your Raiders to stay alive.
Yesterday, I battled a Raider fleet with my mech Eldar (2000 pts) in the final of an RTT.
Scatterlasers and shuricannons downed Raiders with ease.
The more Raiders the better. Even 1st turn did not help DE.
I'd go with the 2nd list if you'd provide a 6th Raider in the troop section
dropping all those flickerfields.