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Hello all, here is my first ever Dark Eldar list in preparation for my first gaming day with my new Dark Eldar. My main opponent will be orks and possibly space wolves, 1500 points will be the limit. I am looking for advice and feedback on how this list could do and if it is competitive or not, if not how it can be improved.

1500 Points list :

HQ

Archon - Ghostplate armour - Shadowfield - Venom blade = 105

Elites

4x Incubi + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nightshield = 163

Troops

1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135
1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135
1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135
1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135
1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135
1x5 Kabalite Warriors - Blaster + 1x Venom - Splinter cannon - Nighshield = 135

Heavy Support

1x Ravager - 3x Dark Lance - Flicker field - Nightshield = 125
1x Ravager - 3x Dark Lance - Flicker field - Nightshield = 125
1x Razerwing Jetfighter - 2x Dark lance - Splinter cannon - 4x monoscyth missiles - Nightshield = 175

Total = 1503 ( I know I am over by 3pts )

There is the list and look forward to feedback and advice on it.

Thank you.

You have troop killing covered. Nothing is going to survive 7 venoms unloading 84 poisoned shots at it... To that end, I would be questioning your need for the incubi and the archon. The archon is almost overkill with a costly shadowfield. Perhaps arm him with just venom blade and ghostplate armor. Then comes the question of the incubi. Play with them but if you find they are coming up to fight nothing alot, I would see a need more for 4 trueborn with blasters...

Another option would be to lose 1 venom for a maxed out 20-man with say two dark lances and ideally a haemonculi. That gives you 20 FnP troops to control an objective. Also with the changes to rapid fire that is a lot of firepower to affect things out to 24".

I was thinking of maybe taking out one of the venoms ( turns out I thought I had 7 venoms total, but have 6), and found some reaver jetbikes ( 6 total), so could have a unit of jetbikes.