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Hi y'all
Im taking part in a escalation league and im looking for advice on my list, its starting at 500pts with only hero, core and special choices.This is what I'm thinking of taking

Sorcerer lv1: tome

15 corsairs: full command, serpent banner, 2 Hand weapons 
  
10 repeater crossbowmen 

5 shades: light armour

What do people think?

Sorceress and tome at that point level is pretty much your only good option.

Corsairs are good but you might find yourself needing more.

Crossbowmen are awesome.

5 shades are not going to do much and light armour is not going to help them. 5 harpies will die just as quick but they are much faster and so they can threaten warmachines and do all that fun flyer stuff. I'd suggest go 5 harpies instead of shades and use the leftover points on more corsairs.

Things can be a bit difficult at this point level, but DE have all the tools they need to do well.

1) Corsairs are the bomb at low points. They cover your core cost with troops that can do many things well.

2) As has been mentioned, light armor on shades is a waste. Go with two hand weapons instead. With their high I and WS/BS and plentiful deployment options at this point level, they will rock. They can even go through units of 10-12 lightly-armed and -armored troops with ease, and can take even bigger units if they hit in the flank. And there is literally nothing better for rolling up warmachines than AHW shades.

3) Harpies are nice. I'd consider dropping the RXBs for a minimum unit, and use the leftover points to beef up the shades. 7 or 8 shades will shoot a lot more to death at close range than RXBs will at long range. And without shields or command, the RXBs really don't have a role other than shooting.

4) As an alternative, take a small unit of Black Guard for some extra punch in close combat. 7 with musician fits nicely within those hundred points for the RXBs.

8 Witch Elves at this size game wrecks up enemies. 3 attacks each plus frenzy, hatred, and poison at I6. All for just 80 points.

Against any unit that is 120mm wide(6 20mm or 5 25mm models) you charge, and get 24 Ws4 attacks, rerolling misses to hit, poison(auto wound on a 6 to hit) and in like 90% of cases hitting first. Against any core troops that is a devastating charge, and it costs next to nothing.

Thanks for the advice guys. What's people's thoughts on coldone  knights, are they worth the points

Witch elves are pretty nasty in cc it's true. I'd flush them out to include more though just because without the save some could die before getting to combat.

COK? 142 points for minimum size with musician. 5 S6 + 5 S4 hits on the charge, 10 S4 hits on the grind. 2+ save. Not bad at this point level, but you will want to maneuver to hit the enemy in the flank... which could be hard because this would clearly be your biggest threat on the board.