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Im playing a game against a Dark Eldar player tomorrow, i've never played against Dark Eldar before, tactics advice anybody?

shoot down the planes. Lootas are great at this. Big shootas all around are also pretty good.

Reavers(jetbikes) are bad news. They run around with a 4+ or 3+ cover save, do lots of damage to infantry. You can assault them or burn them with a skorcha.


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aside from beasts, DE wont have too many good CC units you need worry about. Groteques and wracks might be slightly annoying, but not a huge problem. As for beasts, they are a mixed unit. Some parts are chump characters, some are ton of attacks with a 4++ and some are 5 wound 5 attack monsters with rending. Dakka the 4++ and the characters, then str6+ the 5 wounders to ID them.

DE have posion and str8. high toughness will not save you in shooting. cover is your friend though.

i went with a speed list at 1500 was enough to win. lootas 2 groups of 8, 2 trukks with shootas 1bw with shootas and warphead, 2 dakkajets and last a megawarboss with 3 meganobs kombi skorcha x3 in a trukk aswell. had some good fun here and the warphead got two melta shots taking down his transport

ya I would say speed freaks is the way to go. 3 squads of lootas is a must, and put them behind an ADL for some cover.

phatonic wrote:
i went with a speed list at 1500 was enough to win. lootas 2 groups of 8, 2 trukks with shootas 1bw with shootas and warphead, 2 dakkajets and last a megawarboss with 3 meganobs kombi skorcha x3 in a trukk aswell. had some good fun here and the warphead got two melta shots taking down his transport

I liked everything i see but the meganobs. You dont need power klaws against DE. You dont need 2+ saves either. An expensive warboss is just asking to be munched by an archon

Yeah a Big Mek with a kustom force field will help your Orks much more against DE.

Venoms are bad news, but av10 open topped and 2 hp.