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OK... so my local GW is having Fight Night 40,000. We have 500 points to take an HQ and Unit (any unit) to try to kill w/e we feel like. To reiterate it is 1 unit + HQ + potential dedicated transport.

I play Eldar 99% of the time, so I insist on playing Eldar, with a twist. I am looking for some C&C regarding this and any possible changes in unit composition, or an entirely different unit. However, I am trying to break my opponents will to live (teehee) by using Imperial Armour 11 : Codex Corsairs.

Corsair Princess
Void Sabre, Shadow Field, Fusion Pistol, All grenades, Jet pack, Balelight

10 Harlequins with EVERYTHING
Troupe Master with Kiss and Fusion Pistol
Shadowseer with Kiss and Fusion Pistol
Deathjester
7 Clowns with kisses

This comes to 492 points (200 for the Princess).

The Princess has the jetpack, an assault 4, S4 rending gun, void sabre is +1 strength and rending in CC, fusion pistol to open transports, Shadowfield for 2++, all the grenades (plasma, melta, haywire) for any issues and her infinite range void strike (option for nightfighting for 1 turn, a S9 AP2 Lance large blast or a S4 AP5 pinning, ignore cover, D6+6" blast). She is also something like 5 or 6 attacks on the charge at a brutal initiative.

The only known enemy team so far is Belial w DW Termie bodyguards (hence my choice of Harlequins instead of my original Void Storm squad).

The store manager (who is running Belial) also is expecting someone to do an IG platoon blob for 500 points... hence the GTFO void strike of nomliness

I just now read IA11, so for once I know all that juicy goodness in the book.

I understand killing the points, but taking haywire grenades AND melta bombs is just overkill. Then again, nothing else to throw points in.

Not totally sure, but I think you could include a venom for the harlies(they include 5 models, and I know in the FAQ you can take dedicated transports for squads larger than the transport can hold. See marine squads and razorbacks) Drop the melta bombs, jump pack and fusion pistols and you just got yourself a venom. Maybe make another cut or something to try and eek in a scatter laser or eml for it.

Overall I like it. Keep the princess, as far as other possible units, consider running a full spectre squad, or maybe fragons in a serpent. Wraithguard could be cool. But a full clown troupe with the princess having the blast weapon of doom is nice.

My book is unfortunately in my model case at GW... can harlies take a Corsair venom? Didn't think harlies in any of the 3 codecies got such toys.

I didn't think about running the princess in a Spectre squad. Would be funny as hell. My fully kitten spectre squad is 247 points... so plenty of room for it. And the Princess's jetpack means she can JSJ and keep up with the robed warriors.

They totally can!(Bout time they get an assault transport!)

The squad can't fit inside, but it is just a gunboat that you are adding. Even with just a shuricannon, the points are better spent than your extra nades. I would argue you wont need either grenade, unless somebody brings bjorn the fell handed or another Av13 dread, which you can just melta/hit and run.

I'm not 100% versed in marine codecies and all that BS... all I know is that D-cannons turn them into small stains on the table top. But is it possible for there to be a LR dedicated transport at this sort of point level - i.e. termies + HQ + LR transport?

I know that space wolves and blood angels can take a land raider as a dedicated transport, not sure about nillas.
LR's run 250+ so you would be looking at the majority of their army. Even if you see one, three fusion pistols+the corsair void blast should do it. With melta bombs and haywire grenades, you can only use one anyways...so just stick to one to help shoe in a venom.

Could drop the death jester if you get the venom in. Mobile gun platform independent of the harlies, which should probably be running, he is also less effective in cc. The troupe master is also pretty expensive for +1 attack, the extra LD does not matter much as the princess is providing the Ld10

Well for at least 1 turn they won't be running so I can drop the strike template onto the table. Can confirm someone will be bringing the platoon blob and cheap commisar. So sonic torpedo time!

I have found nothing wrong with the reasoning for any of the above, but have you considered a Wraithseer and the harlies or even back to the void sabres? for a seer with a D-Cannon its only 25 points more. I'm sure there are other creative combos but I like T8 Models stomping across the field with warp guns and flamers

I do love my wraithseer, but we are restricted by 2 things - 1. Your HQ must be able to join your unit (i.e. it is meant to be an HQ with bodyguards) and 2. the Wraithseer cant be taken on its own as an HQ, it needs a 2nd HQ to babysit it.

I asked originally if I could take a wraithseer and 6 shadow spectres (coz I'm a giant dick sometimes - see my apocalypse seer council) but they said no to the wraithseer. Nids cant take FMC's... Demons cant take big MCs/FMC's they have to take A herald...

There is always the classic response of 10 Dire Avengers with blade storm, a farseer with singing spear guide and doom, and a wave serpent with scatter laser shuricannon combo. I think you might have leftovers in terms of points there but its simple, effective and you don't need to worry about overwatching flamers or other bars to cc

@Farseer14 - I can see it working, but against say an infantry platoon of 50+ guardsmen, bladestorm becomes a bit lacking as I can only target 1 squad in the platoon. (Yes under the rules of the event you can take a lord commissar and an entire infantry platoon as long as it totals under 500 points).

The Princess offers me that GTFO versatility of totally broken blast plates (D6+6" S4, AP5, ignores cover, pinning - for taking out blobs).

I also can't take Dire Avengers in the codex list as they are a craftworld troops choice. I CAN however take a unit that is a craftworld ELITE or FAST ATTACK choice and still use Codex:Corsairs.