Ultimate Eldar Battle Report "The Trilogy" - AlamoGT(X)Railhead Rumble(X)WargamesCon(X)19/19FINISHED

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**CaptainJay**

He blatently did, hence the non-delivery of promised battle report :-P

**Smitty0305**

Report Finale - WGC Game 7 vs. Paul M's Imperial Guard

Spoiler:

**Unholy_Martyr**

Still not done yet...

**Smitty0305**

Unholy_Martyr wrote:Still not done yet...

its done now, I was really busy this week so sorry it took a while.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ultimate Battle Report Conclusion

At the begginning of the summer I had a dream, which was to go to 3 Grand Tournaments, do well, post the games in a battle report format and get 20,000 views.

A month after that dream, the thread has all 19 battle reports posted, with a W/L record of 15-3 , and 19,700 views (It looks like we will reach the 20,000 view goal).

Alamo (4-1) - Tied Best General.
Railhead (7-0) Best General.
WGC (4-2) Top 20% , scored 19th of Rogue Trader Bracket.

Total Record - 15-3
W % = 80% Win Rate

Chaos Daemons - 0-0
Chaos Space Marines 1-1
Dark Eldar 1-0
Eldar 1-0
Grey Knights 1-1
Blood Angels - 4-0
Imperial Guard 1-1
Necrons 2-0
Orks 0-0
Sisters of Battle 1-0
Space Marines 1-0
Space Wolves 1-0
Tau Empire 0-0
Tyranids 1-0

I had alot of fun this summer, and if youve read the report I really appreciate it. I hope you learned something about the hobby, and I wish you the best in 6th (if youve read a report, please post a comment, long or short, about whatever. What you would like to see/not see. Tactical analysis, rules, opinions, anything you like).

One thing I learned about the hobby, is that the main thing is the people you play it with. The reason the 3 tournaments were so fun, is that I went with the same people to every tournament. The people are what makes the hobby great.

As far as a tactical analysis, it doesnt really matter now as 5th edition is done with. I did prove tho, that at the end of 5th edition, Eldar was still a viable codex, and you can win with them using many different styles and units.

Im going to go get my 6th edition book tonight, Ill probably attend a local tournament in a few weeks (If I do ill post a batrep of it). If I play 6th youll see my Eldar pulling the same shenanigans, if I dont like the game Ill probably switch to FoW or something.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it, and good luck in 6th!

**Zygrot24**

Smitty0305 wrote:One thing I learned about the hobby, is that the main thing is the people you play it with. The reason the 3 tournaments were so fun, is that I went with the same people to every tournament. The people are what makes the hobby great.

You're 100% right. I play to hang with friends and have a good time.

You did well in these tournaments and deserve a firm pat on the back for your dedication and hard work. Especially the hard work delivering these batreps to us.

Thanks for taking us on an exciting ride!

**Smitty0305**

Zygrot24 wrote:
Smitty0305 wrote:One thing I learned about the hobby, is that the main thing is the people you play it with. The reason the 3 tournaments were so fun, is that I went with the same people to every tournament. The people are what makes the hobby great.

You're 100% right. I play to hang with friends and have a good time.

You did well in these tournaments and deserve a firm pat on the back for your dedication and hard work. Especially the hard work delivering these batreps to us.

Thanks for taking us on an exciting ride!

glad you enjoyed it ! thanks for posting.

**Unholy_Martyr**

Oh ye of little faith! Knew you'd have it done soon.

Congratulations on your epic journey to finish out 5th edition. You did well and made all those sad Space Fairies proud!

**djn**

Simply awesome. Really enjoyed your reports, look forward to more from you in 6th.

**pretre**

Thanks for the reports!

As for Stubborn, he's right. No fearless wounds and no leadership penalties. plus, if he fails one, he can execute a sargeant to get a reroll.

**HiveFleet**

Excellently done. Thank you for your hard work.

**ravenousork25**

Excellent battle reports this was great

**Smitty0305**

Reached the goal of 20,000 views.

This is to my knowlege the most viewed battle report on DakkaDaka, and possibly in the history of 40k and Tabletop wargaming.

thank you to everyone for the support / views / replies!

**jy2**

Congrats on showing us how to get it done with eldar in the twilight of 5th. And thanks for taking the time to write up your experiences. They were both entertaining and informative.

In your last game against Paul's IG, I don't think he would have been able to wipe out your seer council had he deployed everything because you would probaly have put them in reserves.

Regarding the most viewed battle report thread, I believe that would be Buffo's series of DE reports. Over 30K viewed before it got locked due to excessive arguing.

**motyak**

Curiosity led me to search for buffo's stuff jy, that ended messily...

And congrats on 20,000 views smitty, I enjoyed most of the games quite well, a few bits I didn't like, but everyone will have a few things they don't like, and hopefully many more that they really enjoyed!

**Budda 09**

It's been quite a ride! Well done on proving that a codex most people thought was not viable can really compete for those top spots. I really hope to see more Eldar shenanigans in 6th!

**marvin5**

I will come out of lurking to say that this is the best battle reports I have ever read, awesome read!

**Phragonist**

These battle reports have jaded me. Other battle reports just seem... gakky now. These gave me a good sense of what was happening, where all the units were, and WHY. What units do to be afraid of, what they are good at killing. I havent been to official tournaments, so it was enjoyable to read about what goes on there. I wanted to see how different armies do against each other, and what kind of lists people bring to be competitive. I'm looking forward to your reports from 6th.

**Smitty0305**

Phragonist wrote:These battle reports have jaded me. Other battle reports just seem... gakky now. These gave me a good sense of what was happening, where all the units were, and WHY. What units do to be afraid of, what they are good at killing. I havent been to official tournaments, so it was enjoyable to read about what goes on there. I wanted to see how different armies do against each other, and what kind of lists people bring to be competitive. I'm looking forward to your reports from 6th.

Im glad you found them easy to understand and learned a little bit about competitive play, thanks for reading and posting.

**Revenent Reiko**

Thank you for doing all this Smitty, theres a lot of time, dedication, and effort gone into these reports (well, and 40k too....).

Really well put together, and really gave us an idea of how exactly you were thinking throughout each game (where/how to deploy, target priorities etc.) that really make each of the games come alive from an observers stand point.

also, Congrats on all your wins/podiums and all that jazz, a great way to end 5th!

**djones520**

Smitty0305 wrote:
Phragonist wrote:These battle reports have jaded me. Other battle reports just seem... gakky now. These gave me a good sense of what was happening, where all the units were, and WHY. What units do to be afraid of, what they are good at killing. I havent been to official tournaments, so it was enjoyable to read about what goes on there. I wanted to see how different armies do against each other, and what kind of lists people bring to be competitive. I'm looking forward to your reports from 6th.

Im glad you found them easy to understand and learned a little bit about competitive play, thanks for reading and posting.

Definitely the best format for batreps that i've seen. Big fan, and I love how you played your Eldar. It's making me seriously consider dumping some cash on a bike Seer Council.

**Smitty0305**

djones520 wrote:
Smitty0305 wrote:
Phragonist wrote:These battle reports have jaded me. Other battle reports just seem... gakky now. These gave me a good sense of what was happening, where all the units were, and WHY. What units do to be afraid of, what they are good at killing. I havent been to official tournaments, so it was enjoyable to read about what goes on there. I wanted to see how different armies do against each other, and what kind of lists people bring to be competitive. I'm looking forward to your reports from 6th.

Im glad you found them easy to understand and learned a little bit about competitive play, thanks for reading and posting.

Definitely the best format for batreps that i've seen. Big fan, and I love how you played your Eldar. It's making me seriously consider dumping some cash on a bike Seer Council.

With the new psychic powers that make your opponent re-roll saves, and the new "invisible" power, I really think seer councils are going to be insane in 6th. Like you wont be able to kill them. Not only that, but shining spears got a huge buff.

**racta**

Amazing thread! It's been a great ride, and I've been following this the whole time.
You really have a great feel for writing reports. We get a little for-thought, a some blow by blow action, and some great post game thoughts. Most importantly though, the things I find great in your reports are the thought processes behind your gameplay and tactics, and also the personal emotions and expressions during the game. It helps set the tone and the feel of the moment when you are cursing at the dice gods.

I also like how you are respectful to your opponents, and everyone comes out looking like a class act.

Thanks for the effort smitty, it's been appreciated by me!

**Robbo97**

AWESOME Simply AWESOME love this thread SUBSCRIBED!!! and good luck in 6th!