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Upon the starting of our local warring campaign, I find myself in a quandary of what to do with my Dark Eldar Force. While the forces of decadence and destruction need little help to get to the killing, I have noticed a slight problem with my list setup; I have far more troops than I know what to do with. Upon the 'acquisition' of some of the lesser cabals after seeing the simply dreadful conditions of unuse in my opposing Lords' care, I find myself with far bodies than I have craft to shuttle them. In fact, one might make the argument that I have myself been slightly less than responsible with my newer toys, instead sampling some of the simply stellar jets and pain engines available to one such as myself. As a result, i find myself slightly - And only as slight as a heart's murmur, I should note - Frozen with the indecision of what to do with the lesser elves.
While I have no doubt that my kinsmen will not find it difficult to rend the flesh of the lesser races when given the chance, I am unsure of the proper tactics with a force that has grown too large to simply ferry across a bloody battlefield in our miraculous boats of the sky. Should they stand in large numbers, firing their superior Blacklight and poison while taking the titillating sensation of danger when our enemies include the clunky, imprecise blasts of the Mon Keigh? Or should I promote those worthy into Trueborn and send them ahead of the rest in my two ships with support from many of the lesser ranks, ahead of the monstrous Wracks of my Homunculi? I already have readied a Venom for my current use, yet I hear of larger cabals using many, many more than my one and refusing to use less in the dangers of scratching their paint jobs untowardly.
With support from my larger constructions, Talos and Chronos both from the warp and the mighy Razorwing waiting in the shadows for it's chances to strike, I imagine that it would be possible to then swoop in with Jetbike and Scourge upon the harried enemy. As for Incubi, I have attracted the attention of none, and it seems that my Witches have been something more than territorial with their similar brethren (Aah, the dangers of being too well loved by your servants). In addition, there is little enough in the coffers for the copious amounts of stimulants and mental aid used by my little problems, let alone a shiny new fleet of sexy, bladed, and dangerous craft (*sigh*).

What solutions can the attendant knowledge base represented by my fellows here offer? I eagerly await your response.

~Sincerely, the Archon, Master of the Blade and forever favored by the whimsies of Death.

Soooo you want transports but don't have the money?

Ah, the common conundrum of orchestrating the harmonies of an abundance of slaves eager to perform on the stages of lesser worlds without relying the flat notes of the vulgar conveyances that have fallen out of fashion of late. Could I but hum such a melody in your ear! But, alas, the tune eludes me. Perhaps you shall find a proper composer to enlighten you on how to conduct such a symphony!

Captain Destructo wrote:Soooo you want transports but don't have the money?

No. He wants advice on playing a foot heavy Dark Eldar list. You know, something new, and not an internet list?

Depending on what you have, try using a webway portal to drop wyches, wracks, groteques, etc. and pain engines right in your opponent's lap. Or if you have an excess of warriors and guns, maybe use a webway portal to drop them right into cover so they can set up and get to shooting. Also arm some trueborn with as many dark lances as you can and turn them into a sniper squad.

I would advise Webway over foot - it favors large infantry mobs but isn't as troublesome as trying to actually march across the board with units that aren't built to inflict pain while marching. You only need 2-3 vehicles to make that list happen, and fielding 10-15 man Wych squads or having Scourges or Beasts or Hellions pop out of them actually becomes decently competitive.

Hmm. The labyrinthine corridors of strategy widen.

Ghenghis Jon wrote:Ah, the common conundrum of orchestrating the harmonies of an abundance of slaves eager to perform on the stages of lesser worlds without relying the flat notes of the vulgar conveyances that have fallen out of fashion of late. Could I but hum such a melody in your ear! But, alas, the tune eludes me. Perhaps you shall find a proper composer to enlighten you on how to conduct such a symphony!

Captain Destructo wrote:Soooo you want transports but don't have the money?

No. He wants advice on playing a foot heavy Dark Eldar list. You know, something new, and not an internet list?

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm looking for. Lots of dudes on the field, and a few strategic vehicles instead of venom-spam or the similar tricks.

So, three questions before the Night of Doom comes to the fleshy not-me.
1) Heavy weapon's can't attack the turn they walk in / come in out of the reserves, right? So if something scary is about to come in off-board, it should be akin to Blasters rather than Dark Lances, as the former will be able to run in and fire at a tank, ruining that guy's day something fierce.
2) What's an ideal first-turn Webway Runner? Group of Truebloods with a Homunculi with a Venom, blasting out as far as it can go and dropping a webway along with some Blaster fire? More True's in a Raider, ready to sit or charge a little better? it's times like these I wish we could still put Archons on Jetbikes and blast them off halfway downfield and toss a Webway that way.
3) I'm heavy on Warriors rather than Wyches, so it would be helpful to me in the thoughts of treating some Truebloods in a similar way - Give them ShardCombines, Haywire Grenades, things you can assault with, and use them as secondary assault teams (Not as many attacks nor a Dodge 4++, but more dakka going in).

The Witching Hour comes closer to hand, and with it the sweet, delectable souls and the pain that comes with them.

I'd check the link in my sig for some basic thoughts on WWP.

Trueblasters work okay, but thanks to DoW deployment you want at *least* one portal to be able to be fielded with a Troop selection. I think Wracks are most popular because they can be fielded the cheapest - though I'm also a fan of Warriors or even Wyches.

Trueblasters out of a portal is something some players get very excited by. Personally I'm kinda 'meh' on it and tend to favor heat lance packing Scourges if that's what I want to do - but it's certainly a viable option and should work out okay.

You do want some solid Wych/Talos threat coming out with you though - if all you have is Warriors and Trueborn you're not going to want to be trying for WWP, methinks you'd be chewed up fairly quickly.

Thor665 wrote:I'd check the link in my sig for some basic thoughts on WWP.

Trueblasters work okay, but thanks to DoW deployment you want at *least* one portal to be able to be fielded with a Troop selection. I think Wracks are most popular because they can be fielded the cheapest - though I'm also a fan of Warriors or even Wyches.

Trueblasters out of a portal is something some players get very excited by. Personally I'm kinda 'meh' on it and tend to favor heat lance packing Scourges if that's what I want to do - but it's certainly a viable option and should work out okay.

You do want some solid Wych/Talos threat coming out with you though - if all you have is Warriors and Trueborn you're not going to want to be trying for WWP, methinks you'd be chewed up fairly quickly.

I am in complete concurrence with Thor on this one. I run triple WWP in my 2K and love my big blob of 10 scourges with 4 HL and a BP. Most people don't take the BP with the Hekatrix but keep in mind a BP has an 18" range out of each WWP, and they can DS too. Not hard to get all 5 AT shots in range for full melta, and I would much rather have HL then Blasters if you're not having issue getting the melta in range.