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i had bought some Dark eldar for allies to my Eldar. i started doing some math and found i have about 1850 give or take a few things.

I Have not built anything but basic bodies and one raider.

My question is Do i have a decent build for weapons load outs

Things to consider.
1) i wont be buying models before i finish at least a chunk of these guys. i know i need and want venom's and incubi
2) i only have the weapons that come in the boxes.
3) i have an Archon and Urien Rakarth but i like the 2 HQs in my list more
4) i like Hydra gauntlets and Razor flails. i think it makes them more killy. Would it be better to use Shard nets and try to kill in Opponents turn?
5) True born to benifit from the Dukes Venom
6) Blood Brides for Lilith
7)Reavers to Zoom around and slice things up and always take the jink save

List:
Lelith

Duke Sliscus

Trueborn x10 splinter cannon x2

Blood Brides x9 Hydra x2, Razorflail, Syren, PGL, Venom Blade,

Warriors x10 Bright lance
Warriors x10 Bright lance
Warriors x10 Bright lance
Wyches x10 Hydra Gauntlets, Razorflail

Hellions x10 Helliarch, PGL
Scourges x5 Blaster x2
Reavers x6 Cluster Caltrops x2

Raider Night shield, Flicker field
Raider Night shield, Flicker field

Ravager Night shield, Flicker field

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated
Thanks Dakka

A recently Fallen Autarch

I'm a current craft world eldar player also looking to start a dark eldar army, initially as allies.

From what I can gather giving warriors dark lances kills the units mobility (no relentless anti grav platforms like regular eldar) and plus if shooting at a vehicle with a lance all that splinter dakka is wasted. A splinter cannon seems a much better buy.

Not played them yet but I love the idea of razor flails and hydra gauntlets too, just wish there where more of them in the box.

Thinking of running a converted wych/succubus as a counts as allied Jain Zarr, claiming that pain killing drugs explain her scantily clad 2+ armour save. Thoughts?

I agree, Dark Lances are a bad idea in Warrior Squads. A single Dark Lance is rarely significant at the cost of wasting the rest of the units shooting.

Firstly, you said you had Eldar as well? I would advise you think about adding some of them, as there is always something they can help Dark Eldar with. For example, you have weak scoring units here (5+ T3 models) while Eldar get great ones. You have 'meh' Anti-tank while a Wraithknight is great anti-tank. But working with this stuff then...

Swap Dark Lances for Splinter Cannons and Add Blasters to the Warrior Units. Drop 1 Blood Bride (Duke has to start with Trueborn, not end with them. Have him jump in the Blood Brides Raider with Lelith after deployment), give all Wyches and Blood Brides Haywire Grenades. Give one of the Raiders Splinter Racks for the Trueborn, then drop some True born and give some the remainder shard carbines. Swap Scourges Blasters to Haywire Blasters for reliable HP stripping. Give Helliarch Power Lance (Use Scourge Sargants Power Lance model). Fit in an Arena Champ with Venom Blade.

You will need to work some of the points around, maybe drop a few Warriors down to 7 man units with just a Blaster, but over all the force should work better like that.

i am defiantly planning on adding Eldar Allies.

The above would at best be a friendly"hey i wanna try DE for the first time...ever" list. this was just a "Hey before i glue this down should i" list

1)For the warriors i was thinking of hanging back and using slow advace. Does this Not work well??

2) wyches would have haywire in actual game but since no model i didnt think to write it down

3)How effect are haywire blasters against infintry. was thinking rgular blasters would be better in general then my courges could flit around and pick there target.

4)totally forgot to account for Sliscus joining a CC unit to actually kill. how about 6 Brides, lelith Sliscus, and a far seer or Jain (i have all 6 Phoenix lords in metal. they make me a happy space elf)

5)how effect is a raider full of true born with Splinter racks and is it worth getting at 18 inches to mass pummel with poison shards?

6)On helliarch would the power lance be better or a power maul. if i can even find one =P