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I'm just wondering, what Dark Eldar HQ should I take? They're all pretty good, but it's so hard to choose... Also, I'm looking for a fast army (I'm not taking Dark Lances in my Kabalite Warrior squads).

Well, I always have one wych squad, with them I always take a Haemo.

so he gets my vote. 60 points for a model with a D6 AP Flamer and FNP?

Yes please.

few people take dark lance in Kabalite warrior squads. Its a pretty terrible option

Do you want to dominate in CC? take an archon

do you want random fun and all your troops starting the game better? take haemonculi

Do you want something really cheap to kill things in cc in a small game, but die slightly later? Take a succubus.

Do you like going first? Take the baron.

Do you want an uber character who will kill anything he gets into base to base with but costs so much you will probably lose the game? Take Vect or to a lesser extent drazar.

Haemonculi all the way. Use them with Wyches to get that nice free pain token, and equip them with a Liquifier gun and Scissorhand. Suddenly you've got a T 4 DE guy with 5 attacks on the charge and a nasty assault weapon, not to mention the 9 Wyches surrounding him with FNP saves.

infinite_array wrote:Haemonculi all the way. Use them with Wyches to get that nice free pain token, and equip them with a Liquifier gun and Scissorhand. Suddenly you've got a T 4 DE guy with 5 attacks on the charge and a nasty assault weapon, not to mention the 9 Wyches surrounding him with FNP saves.

No Fleet :(

Mine stay in the raider and make MEQ's into goo.

infinite_array wrote:Haemonculi all the way. Use them with Wyches to get that nice free pain token, and equip them with a Liquifier gun and Scissorhand. Suddenly you've got a T 4 DE guy with 5 attacks on the charge and a nasty assault weapon, not to mention the 9 Wyches surrounding him with FNP saves.

and he is only WS4 Initive4 without an armorsave much less an invunerable
he will get shredded
meq hit him on 4s and wound on 4s. Only need 4 attacks and a little luck. Even if you charged thats only 2 bloodclaws CSM or assault marines.

There's an in-depth discussion about DE HQ's here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/363719.page

Give it a read. No need for duplicate threads! =D

Haemonculi are not supposed to get into CC. Positioning tricks when disembarking can make sure he doesn't get too close when his wyches charge. They can also get the shattershard, which may be the best way DE have of nuking GK Paladins.

If you use Incubi, you'll want to take an Archon for the Phantasm Grenade Launcher. Otherwise their nifty Initiative is wasted whenever they assault units in terrain.

Duke Slicus is a decent little HQ, especially if you have lots of wyches. But he's only 2 wounds and likely won't tip over the scales in your favor all that much.

The Baron is pretty solid: cheap, fast, with a great save and a strong charge. He's best used with 10-15 hellions or a beast unit, though I'm not sure he works with the beasties, given that they move/assault at different ranges.

Truly, yes.

Thanks!