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So hi. The vote to be on strike at the university just passed for my association, so there's many chances all of the other associations of the university do the same, so I might be able to find a job during the period of the strike (if it ever comes to be). So while I get money, why not search for to finally start my w40k army? I was intrigued about the dark eldars seem to be relatively cheap and yet effective if I trust the post and threads I've found arounf here, and wanted to know more about them, yet also learn more about what could be the army I'm searching for. So basically, what I am searching to do is summarized as follow

Start an army
1- That is relatively cheap
2-Quick to build
3-That can stand up to MEQ
4-That doesn't need to much transport or that it's transport is cheap money-wise
5-That have all it's models for it's units
6-That have it's codex in 5th edition
7- That is not IG or SoB

So is there any hope for my poor soul?
Thx for all those that kindly answer my questions

My comment would be that DE tend to be pretty unforgiving of mistakes. They can stand up to MEQ if they're able to hit them first. But if you're looking for an easy army to build for a small amount of money, GK might be a good option, since you can build a force out of a tiny number of models.

Durza wrote:My comment would be that DE tend to be pretty unforgiving of mistakes. They can stand up to MEQ if they're able to hit them first. But if you're looking for an easy army to build for a small amount of money, GK might be a good option, since you can build a force out of a tiny number of models.

Pretty much this.

I would have to agree that GK are the cheaper option to build an effective force however a DE force can be built and be quite effective just not as cheap.

1. Wyches - They stand up well once in HTH and will do the job.
2. Razorwing - Good anti-horde and decent anti-tank. Not as good as a ravager but still good.
3. Venoms - Good anti-personnel

So let's say 1000 pt force

HQ: Any is good - to follow your theme perhaps just a succubus.

X4 Troop: 5 wyches - 1 hydra blade, agonizer, haywire grenades in a venom.

x 2 Razorwings

Now you can go with raiders or ravagers but the razorwings will cut down numbers quite well. The venom splinter cannons gives you protection from MCs. The wyches will do the dirty work against any infantry and the haywires and dark lances on the razorwings should take out any vehicles.

The problem is cost:
1 Succubus @ $18
2 Boxes of Wyches @ $60.
4 Venoms @ $120
2 Razorwings @ 80

Khornate25 wrote:1- That is relatively cheap
4-That doesn't need to much transport or that it's transport is cheap money-wise

Those two are false. Dark Eldar NEED transports to be effective, at least two to pop out WebWay Portals, but you're better with six, and three HS slots. So 9 vehicles, 6*20.50 + 3*31 pounds, total over 200 pounds just in vehicles. If you want a cheap army, you are looking at GK, or maybe cron.

DE is not a cheap army to collect.

I thought I'd be smart and only build a 1500 point list to use for smaller games instead of my usual 1850-2000.

The sucker is going to cost as much or more than my 2500 points of Space Wolves or Emperor's Children.

5 transports and the units to put in them, 2 gun ships, and a ravager really add up fast.

It is not the most competitive but I think it could be worthwhile..

On foot Kalabite warriors with an haemonculus with WWP.
This can be on the board and the FNP is going to be effective in keeping the unit alive. The problem, of course is keeping the rest of your army cheap AND effective.

Otherwise what springs to mind would be beast units piling out of the WWP along with some of the warmachines. Perhaps some wracks forming screens for the rest of your army.

It could be fun and relatively effective but then you have to think what are you going to to for anti-tank. Trueborn?

if your looking for an army thats

1- That is relatively cheap
2-Quick to build
3-That can stand up to MEQ
4-That doesn't need to much transport or that it's transport is cheap money-wise
5-That have all it's models for it's units
6-That have it's codex in 5th edition
7- That is not IG or SoB

why not do draigo wing? all you need is draigo, 4X terminator units and a libby for a 1750pts army

As a general rule when starting a new army from scratch (including codex) you want to budget around £200-300 (around CAN$300-500) for the first 1500-2000 points, (or around £50-100 per 500pts).

Dark Eldar can happily wreck MEQs, but we're very much a fast, fragile force (Haem Covens like my own aside, but even then the vehicles are still made of paper)