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2012/06/23 21:19:15
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Water-Caste Negotiator
Lafayette, IN, USA
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I'm talkin about Wraithguard all day long. How viable would this be now a days?
Or at least Wraithguard in general...
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2012/06/23 21:43:43
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Fixture of Dakka
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Moderately viable at the moment, could change in 6th Edition.
Ultimately, it's a very resilient army, but flawed in a lot of ways (namely low models, short range, low manoeuvrability, weakness in close combat and is expensive to build).
As a friendly list, it could be both very characterful and capable of winning IMHO, but I wouldn't recommend taking it to tournaments...
Hopefully that may help you.
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2012/06/23 21:55:50
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge
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Fortuned 10-man units of Wraithguard are hard as hell to kill. They're dangerous at close range shooting, but assault bogs them down. It's not a bad army choice, but an expensive one.
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2012/06/23 22:12:05
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Water-Caste Negotiator
Lafayette, IN, USA
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I've always thought that an army that was Wraithguard heavy would be a lot of fun. However, the last time I played was back at the beginning of 4th edition, when this mechanized craze wasn't nearly as ... bad... as it is now. I've gotten a lot of Necron stuff, and I also have a small Tau force from back then.
Just looking for options if I should decide to slowly build an Eldar army after I've gotten both of my current armies to decent sizes. I think it might be better to just take 5 man squads so I can make them more mobile... especially with the rampant transport meta.
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2012/06/23 22:16:07
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Fixture of Dakka
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5-man squads however aren't scoring. Only 10-man squads (with a Spiritseer) are.
2 10-man squads (with Eldrad for fortune) supported by a couple of Guardian Squads and 3 EML/BL Wraithlords could work at 1750pts IMHO.
FWIW, Mechanised is looking to be less prominent in 6th edition.
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"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now."
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2012/06/23 22:34:17
Subject: Iyanden style Eldar
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Water-Caste Negotiator
Lafayette, IN, USA
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That is a good point. I've not seen any of the info that's been leaked or "found" about 6th, because to be honest with you, I don't even know the 5th edition rules! 
I will surely keep this in mind. It's just so sad that they killed the Craftworld codex. :(
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