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Has anyone out there had a chance to play the Corsair list from the "Fall of Mymera" Forgeworld book yet?

IT IS SICK!!!!

I put together a 2000 pt list that ANNIHILATED my CSM opponent this weekend.

Corsair prince w shadowfield backed up by a unit of 5 bodyguard and the Psyker for the army. They all have JET PACKS.

3 units of 10 corsairs with lasblasters and 2 shuriken cannons. they all have jet packs as well.

1 unit of 10 voidreavers-- boys w ccw and jetpacks.

1 unit of 3 wasps with scatter lasers all around-- thats 24 shots per unit at str 6!! The wasp is not the ELDAR WAR WALKER. It is not bound by the twin linked rule for duplicate weapon mounts.

1 unit of 2 wasps with shuriken cannons and bright lance.

1 unit of 5 halequins mounted in a corsair venom with scatter las and holofield.

and

2 Warp Hunters-- 36" range D-cannons with 5" blast!!

It was SICK fellas!!

By the end of the game my dead pool was 4 harlequins , 2 corsairs and 1 hull point on one of the Warp Hunters and 1 hull point on a wasp. He had 3 noise marines left on the board.

The problem he faced was that the Lasblaster has a 24" range and my boys were able to move up, fire and then move away 2d6" every turn. He just couldnt come to grip with my army. I used the Warp Hunter to blast CHUNKS out of his army every round.

Any thoughts or feedback?

Hi friend, I haven't played it but I have the book and I love it. LOADS.

As for thoughts on the list. I like it, the only thing I would say that isn't very points worthy is the holo-field on the venom. You've almost doubled its points.
Now I will admit I have never put one on something so cheap so for all I really know it could be kick ass. Do you recommend it? Its definitely fluffy on the DT for the harlies though.

The wasp is not the ELDAR WAR WALKER. It is not bound by the twin linked rule for duplicate weapon mounts.

Sorry friend but the WW isn't bound by that rule either, only the wraithlord is. Did you use the jump often?

The only thing sicker than 2 Warp hunters is 3. I love these tanks and I cant wait to get my hands on even 1.

Cheers

Hello out there!!

Yea, the holofield is pricey , no doubt. But it saved my bacon for two turns. And I thought that when you buy the 2 weapons on a WW if they were the same they were to be considered twin-linked. No worries though. Yeah , the Warp Hunter is a SWEET model. And I will admit, the list I put together was a little cheesy, but it was a grudge match, the Slaaneshi player challenged me to build "the toughest eldar army you can make" Well, he got it. I dont own the Forgeworld book..yet. One of my buddies photo copied the list out of his book for his own backup and he let me borrow it.
What is your favorite Eldar build?
Andyman

Hello again,

I'm running a footdar style list, I say footdar but its really a hybrid mix that over the years has turned into a well oiled machine.

Do you have the FW corsair models? What about the Shadow Spectres? Do you like them?

I dont own any..yet. And i havent played w the shadowspectres yet. Are they fun? Im hoping the wife will get the forgeworld book for me for xmas!! I like running alot of guardians and shining spears in my current armylists. I hope Phil Kelley writes the next codex!!
How about you? Who is your favorite game designer. Mine is Jervis Johnson.
Later bud,
Amdyman

Very nice, I love my corsairs, they are one of the best lists out there, competitive but so fluffy. I have plans on using them as allies for my Dark Eldar, there is some serious synergy there, with the darkfire sunburst, mid strength shooting etc.

Hey bud, I've never had the chance to try them myself but they do look very cool. Shining spears! your brave I've never had much luck with them in this codex I own 3 but they may well be the start of my jet seers.

For me right now its all about harlequins. I just finished the eldar path trilogy and atlas infernal, good books for Eldar. So i've kinda got them on the brain right now.

I'm firmly in the church of Kelly, I have SW, Orks, CSM and of course Eldar all written by him. The guys got the right idea.

Jervis I will never forgive for the WD BA fiasco. Which is funny because I really enjoy playing Cruddace's SOB WD codex.

I switched from eldar to corsairs as soon as 6th nerfed the melee aspect warriors out of the game.

il give my run down of the army

Corsair prince 8/10. Very strong abilities but in CC he is pretty poor. Poor weapon choice, no ranged ability beyond his airstrike once per game, but access to shadowfield makes him a good backbone to a fragile army.

Corsair's bodyguards (cant remember name) 4/10. Overcosted 5 man unit that dont really serve a purpose. The prince should always be joining another squad to make it more survivable.

Void Dreamer: 7/10 Poor powers, no runes of warding, but decently costed. With 6th he can take 3 powers from the brb which is huge. Without warding he will always be sub par however.

Void Reavers. 3/10 No reason to take these guys. 5+ armor and WS4 means you dont want to be close but the only thing these guys specialize at is being close. Corsair squads are just better.

Corsair squad 9/10. These guys are incredible. Sure the 5+ armor hurts but 2 missiles, rentless, jump packs, and 2 melta guns for 170 points makes these guys cost effective hopping up and down hills for long range fire. Also a 5 man squad is very cost effective with catapults and EML for back line defense. Going to ground with 55 points is no loss at all to gain 3+ saves in area and you can spam a lot of those squads to make MSU very viable.

Corsair bikes 7/10 Good, but not much special. 2x CCW is very nice and unexpected buff. A buff over the GJB but not that much better.

Wasp walkers 5/10. You can take them, but really these things are just overcosted War Walkers. The OP was wrong in that War Walkers do not TL weapons if they take 2 of the same, that is only Wraithlords. Yes, this allows you to spam out more scatter lasers, but these are nowhere near as cost effective as the eldar war walkers.

Nightwing 9/10 oh god these things are insane. 2+ save when they jink now from IA:Aeronautica. 5+ save default from shrouding plus tall ruins also give 2+ saves (ruin 4+ plus shrouding). I have had one take out a full devi squad in one round of shooting with those double cannons. Very good vs med armor vehicles too. Vector dancer just makes this thing a near must-take. I converted mine from a razorwing with vyper parts and a lot of grinding/shaving. Just wish they had given it interceptor since it has a rule of the same name in IA11.

Hornet: 6/10 Decent, but kind of expensive. Great for kill team, but outside that these things are only a mediocre boost over war walkers for scatter laser spam. Definitely playable and can harass quite well but not a core unit.

Warp hunter 10/10. These things are amazing. BS4 large blast AP2 improved D cannon. 2-4 glance 5-6 pen on vehicles and 2+ wound on everything else with 6s ID. The MUCH needed successor to the fire prism. Able to destroy hordes as easily as parking lots. Between aether rift and barrage these things are as close to OP that forgeworld has. However, they are for one of the weakest armies (Eldar) in the game in 6th, so that offsets their power a bit. They are a must take and i bring 2 to every tourney i can. \

Pheonix 2/10. OK, come on. 200+ points for something that cant even hunt tanks well. Even vs inf it isnt good enough to justify that point cost. Sure it has a 3+ save when jinking, but why not just grab the nightwing. You can get 3 nightwings for 2 pheonix bombers and the nightwings are just all around better. Pheonix has always been incredibly overcosted for the damage and survivability and they did no service to it here.


I run eldrad in an allied contingent with harlequins, war walkers, and a reserved DA squad so that i can maximize on good psychic powers and cheap war walkers. FD jump into the allied elite slot for the corsairs to deepstrike in and obliterate something. MSU on the corsairs and grab nightwings and warp hunters where ever possibe. Run corsair prince, eldrad, and all the harlequins as a screen/distraction unit and pick them apart. I usually place top 3 every time i enter though last time a screwy mission faked me out and i lost a game because of it.