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This will be my first shot at building a list--- I'm definitely a new player, but I've been reading rules and tactica voraciously so hopefully I don't make too much of a fool of myself. The idea is to make a 2k points wishlist based around shooty DE with a (mostly) Khorne based daemon attachment. Fluff wise the archon and his buddies decided that MURDER is a pretty sweet side dish to PAIN and so have been following the wake of a bloodthirster & co.

+++Dark Eldar+++

HQ: Archon
Blaster
75 pts

Troop: Kabalite Warriors x10
Dark Lance
Raider (splinter racks)
185 pts

Troop: Kabalite Warriors x10
Dark Lance
Raider (splinter racks)
185 pts

Elite: Kabalite Trueborn x4
Blaster x4
Venom (splinter cannon)
173 pts

Elite: Kabalite Trueborn x4
Blaster x4
Venom (splinter cannon)
173 pts

Elite: Kabalite Trueborn x4
Blaster x4
Venom (splinter cannon)
173 pts

Fast Attack: Reaver Jetbikes x6
132 pts

+++Demons+++

HQ: Bloodthirster
Greater Reward
Greater Reward
290 pts

Troop: Bloodletter x10
100 pts

Troop: Bloodletter x10
100 pts

Fast Attack: Screamer x6
150 pts

Heavy Support: Daemon Prince
Daemon of Khorne
Daemonic Flight
Warp-forged armor
Greater Reward
Greater Reward
260 pts

Total: 1996

I had the original idea to include daemons because the models are cool tbh, but I think I have a halfway decent rationale for including them in this list. For starters, the two FMCs provide some anti-air vector striking, with a ~~55% chance to land a S8/AP1/Lance skyfire shot from the greater reward table. Otherwise they can smash some tanks or cleave some dudes. Screamers and jetbikes run a turbo-boosting, bladevane-ing cover screen for the shooty boats and the bloodletters. Screamers have the potential to kamikaze melta bomb some tanks. I'm hoping the daemon attachment and the bikes can provide distraction/mobile cover for what I hope is a suitably dakka gunboat squad.

As above, this is my first list so I'm all ears. I'd love to hear any general listbuilding tips, or specific tweaks to this list. I'm not certain I expect the list to be super competitive, but it'd be nice if I could at least stand a fighting chance against a decent variety of armies. Is this a realistic hope? Thanks!

Aw yea, another DE/Daemons guy.

My only real suggestion here is to swa pout Screamers for hounds. Hounds are awesome and create a cheap early threat to take fire from your skimmers. But mainly its more thematic - they're Khornate and Screamers ain't

 Dakkamite wrote:
Aw yea, another DE/Daemons guy.

My only real suggestion here is to swa pout Screamers for hounds. Hounds are awesome and create a cheap early threat to take fire from your skimmers. But mainly its more thematic - they're Khornate and Screamers ain't

Awesome, glad I'm not completely crazy. Theme-wise I justified the screamers in that they are somewhat like opportunistic predators drawn to blood in the water, so they don't seem too out of place feasting in the wake of the bloodthirster (much the same as the DE actually). That being said, hounds definitely fit better, thanks for the tip.

Yeah just from my experience, screamers without 2++ shenanigans are crap whilst hounds are just solid.

But I don't play super tournaments and gak so YMMV