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Hi, maybe you can help me out.
Rules wise, what arcane lore would you give to dark elf mages? I know they use dhar, but afaik the only two dark lores detailed in 2nd edition are chaos and necromancy, which aren't really appropriate in this case imho.
I'm open to unofficial stuff, if there's any (dark elves are pretty much unofficial anyway).

Thanks!

Well fluff-wise Dark Elf sorcery is more a way of controlling magic to maximise your power than an actual lore itself.

Many Dark Elf sorceresses have used Chaos magics, especially that of Slaanesh, due to Morathi and the Slaaneshi cults of pleasure and the lore of Necromancy is based on Dark Elf magic which Nagash learned from a captured Sorceress.

The lores of Death and Shadow are also perfect for counting as Dark Elf sorcery. Create a mix of spells from both (probably focusing on dealing damage and weakening the enemy), give them new descriptions and voila! Dark Magic.

So just hand pick the blasts and powerful spells from those 4 lores. I like the idea, it's just simple and elegant. Thanks.