Are 4 troops Enough for 2000 pts?

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**toocool61**

As the title states is 4 troops enough for a large point game like 2000 pts?

**toocool61**

That is a very good point. I will specifically say Eldar, are 4 troops enough? or should I bring 5 to make sure I have enough

**toocool61**

How do you guys feels 2 10 man rangers squads, a 10 man dire squad and a 20 man guardian squad would hold up? And the big thing I am worried about is if they will survive long enough to capture objectives. WIth double FOC shenanigans, those four troops will have to wither a lot and I'm not sure they are durable enough. Any other thoughts? Also, the tourney in question has 6 objective based missions, 3 of which are crusade with 3 objectives already decided to be on the field. the other three are two big guns never tire and one scouring.

**toocool61**

But do you think they are durable enough to survive a 2000 pt game? I was thinking about dropping the Avengers and maybe adding another squad of guardians but I am not sure.

**toocool61**

Split the Rangers into 5 man units. You gain little to no advantage from large units.

The DA gain nothing from having large units but also loose nothing. Are they going into a transport?

The guardian squad is fine if you have a farseer or warlock to stick with them but overall big units usually loose more than they gain.

Eldar troops are pretty good in the new book but there is no magic number to hit. Take enough fire power to kill the enemies troops and stop the enemy from killing yours. Then take enough troops to claim #objectives +1 but if you have enough killing power they can be wet tissue paper as far as durability goes.

I can see why breaking the 5 man squads would not be a terrible idea, but that does not make them any more reliable. I would think that makes them easier to pick off to be honest. and no I am playing footdar. so no vehicles short of war walkers

**toocool61**

Yea I'm running two. I can pm you my list if it would help you