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Hi, everyone!

I'm trying to start a Corsair army to be used for friendly gaming (at most Semi-Competetive),

The list I came up with is as follows:

Primary Detachment (Eldar Corsairs):


HQ:
Corsair Prince: Void Sabre, Corsair Jet Pack, Balelight, Meltabombs and Shadowfield
Corsair Blade Sworn Retinue: 4 Blade Sworn w/ Power Axes, Meltabombs and Corsair Jetpacks
Corsair Void Dreamer: Neural Shredder, Gyrinx, Corsair Jump Pack, Void Sabre
/463pts

Troops:
Corsair Squad: 10 Corsairs, 2 Missile Launchers, Corsair Jet Packs
Corsair Squad: 5 Corsairs, Flamer
Corsair Venom: Scatter Laser
Corsair Squad: 5 Corsairs, Flamer
Corsair Venom: Scatter Laser
Wasp Assault Walker Squadron: 3 Wasp Assault Walkers, Dual Missile Launchers
/637pts

Elites:
Corsair Voidstorm Squad: 6 Veteran Corsairs, 2 Flamers, Meltabombs
Corsair Voidstorm Squad: 6 Veteran Corsairs, 2 Flamers, Meltabombs
Harlequin Troupe: 5 Harlequins w/ Harlequin Kisses
Corsair Venom: Scatter Laser
/363pts

Fast Attack:
Corsair Nightspinner
Corsair Nightspinner
/260pts

Allied Detachment (Craftworld Eldar):

HQ:
Farseer: Jetbike, Mantle of the Laughing God, Singing Spear
/160pts

Troops:
Guardian Squad: 12 Guardians, Missile Launcher
/138pts

Total: 1999pts


So, the basic fluff (you just can't NOT have ANY fluff...) is that the Corsair Prince (have yet to come up with a name) of the (name of Corsair Band, haven't come up with one...), former Autarch of (name of Craftworld; I have yet to come up with name for that one either), sees an army of his Craftworld leave to battle (insert name of enemy army) for unknown reasons. However, the Prince predicts a great defeat, as the people of (insert Craftworld name) misjudged the enemy power. While the Prince became a Corsair to be free from the Craftworlds diciplines, he still feels a duty to protect it's people. After all, he is still, at least partly, one of them.

So, he readies his army, gathers his personal guards and gets ready to enter battle. He gets unexpected help from the Harlequins, to whom he gives a transport, and they, in return, give him an ally. They inform one of (insert Craftworlds name)s Farseers, (another name which I haven't come up with yet), and gives this Farseer a mantle to help him in his quest to aid his people and the Corsairs in the quest to save them.

Arriving at the battlefield, the Corsairs are, unfortunately, late. The Aspect Warriors has been defeated, with the Dire Avengers having made a final stand to protect the last Guardians, whom are, at the arrival of the Corsairs, getting in position to blast as many enemies as possible to pieces. At the brink of losing morale and fleeing, the Corsairs are seen at the horizon, and hope returns. Corsair troops deploy and get ready to do what they came to do: utterly annihilate their enemy to aid their original Craftworld.


There are some rules that I would like to ask about:
If the Prince gives a Venom the Deep Strike rule, can the Venom then Deep Strike its carried unit? This list is kind of built around that rule functioning...
Have they updated any of the rules from the Doom of Mymeara-book? And if so, where can I find them?

How do you think this list will fare against friendly lists, and semi-competetive lists? Is there anything you'd change, while maintaining the theme?

Oh, and if anyone has a brilliant idea of a name for the Prince, his Corsair army, the Farseer, or the Farseers Craftworld, please do post them. Also, what do you think about the fluff? Does it make sense?

Thanks in advance!

Edit:
My counting was a bit off... I had enough spare points to remove the rather unnecessary Fusion Guns from my background Corsair squad and add a Void Dreamer!

They have not updated the rules for the Corsairs (yet), meaning they are stuck at BS3. In terms of the deep strike, simply put, yes, so long as the squad is in the vehicle. The harlequin squad is flimsy at best in this list. For a squad of clowns to be any good they need to have numbers, a Troupe Master, and a Shadowseer (veil of tears super good from eldar codex) EML are sub-par, they're a lot of points and don't really do much, star cannons are better. Idk what the corsair Nightspinner rules are like, but they are cheaper in the Codex: Eldar, so look into that for sure.

Thanks for the reply! I'll try to adress all of you ideas:

For the BS3, they are actually BS4 (unless I'm reading something wrong). Regular troops are, however, WS 3, which is not a big problem.

The purpose of the Harlequin Squad (beyond the fluff and fun) is just to cause a bit trouble to enemy backfield units. I am aware that they are better in numbers, but in bigger numbers they cannot take a Corsair Venom. The plan is basically landing them in the Venom behind my enemy lines, shooting the Venom into either Vehicle back armour or something else rather fragile. As the Venom is opentopped, I can disembark and assault in the same turn, thus giving my opponent another threat to take care of. A charging unit of 5 Harlequins can put some hurt to AV10 and other fragile backfield units.

For the EML's, they are actually less points than many other weapon options in the Corsair codex. Shuricannons and Scatter Lasers are cheaper, while Starcannons and Brightlances are more expensive (I think it's 5pts/Shuricannon, 15/Scatterlaser, 20/EML, 25/Starcannon, and 30/Brightlance in most cases). This, combined with bringing more versitality, greater range, and being carriable by regular Corsairs, was the reasons for me to bring them. For the Guardian squad, it was mostly the range that made me choose it over the others.

The Corsair Nightspinner rules are basically the old Eldar Nightspinner rules, and 130pts/piece. Not sure if they have been updated though.

Thanks for the reply, even though I might not use alot of the advice in my current list. Great perspective and tactical notes are always useful!

Any other advices, etc?