[1500] - Eldar - Local Tournament

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**The Shadow**

Ok, so here's a list I plan to run at a local tournament. Unbound is banned, but everything else is fine. I'm not really sure what to do with Eldar in 7th. Changes to Jink and Psychic Powers (including the rise of summoning spam) has led me to taking less Wave Serpents and Jetbikes and more Psykers, which is reflected in my list.

Anyway, here it is, all comments and criticism appreciated:

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Farseer - Spirit Stone, Singing Spear, Runes of Witnessing* - 135
Farseer - Runes of Witnessing** - 115
5x Warlocks** - 175

5x Dire Avengers - WS w/ HF, TL Scatters, Shuricannon - 210
10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w/ PW + Shimmershield* - 160
10x Guardian Defenders - Bright Lance, Warlock - 115
3x Jetbikes - Shuricannon - 61

8x Warp Spiders - 152
7x Warp Spiders - 133

3x War Walkers - Dual BLs - 210

Total: 1496

*/** - Indicates the units each IC is joining

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So I'm not really sure what the tactics are. Generally, with the help of psychic powers, I just shoot stuff. Unsure of whether to run Divination or Runes of Fate on the second Farseer, the first will roll on Fate for Fortune. The War Walkers (who are the anti-tank), Guardians and Warlocks hang back, with the Farseer Guiding/Prescience-ing stuff. Everything else moves up and shoots up. Jetbikes hang in reserve and then hang back for a last minute objective grab. Worried about dedicated Anti-Air, but I think the Spiders should be able to handle it.

Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance

**Random Dude**

The Shadow wrote:
Ok, so here's a list I plan to run at a local tournament. Unbound is banned, but everything else is fine. I'm not really sure what to do with Eldar in 7th. Changes to Jink and Psychic Powers (including the rise of summoning spam) has led me to taking less Wave Serpents and Jetbikes and more Psykers, which is reflected in my list.

Anyway, here it is, all comments and criticism appreciated:

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Farseer - Spirit Stone, Singing Spear, Runes of Witnessing* - 135
Farseer - Runes of Witnessing** - 115
5x Warlocks** - 175

5x Dire Avengers - WS w/ HF, TL Scatters, Shuricannon - 210
10x Dire Avengers - Exarch w/ PW + Shimmershield* - 160
10x Guardian Defenders - Bright Lance, Warlock - 115
3x Jetbikes - Shuricannon - 61

8x Warp Spiders - 152
7x Warp Spiders - 133

3x War Walkers - Dual BLs - 210

Total: 1496

*/** - Indicates the units each IC is joining

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So I'm not really sure what the tactics are. Generally, with the help of psychic powers, I just shoot stuff. Unsure of whether to run Divination or Runes of Fate on the second Farseer, the first will roll on Fate for Fortune. The War Walkers (who are the anti-tank), Guardians and Warlocks hang back, with the Farseer Guiding/Prescience-ing stuff. Everything else moves up and shoots up. Jetbikes hang in reserve and then hang back for a last minute objective grab. Worried about dedicated Anti-Air, but I think the Spiders should be able to handle it.

Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance

You NEED Wave Serpents. I would suggest looking at this list (you can subtract to get to 1500). http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/608279.page

**Arbiter**

This is the worst kind of uncreative advice, i'm sure if he wanted to play an internet spam list he would have just googled it.

The only advice you need it to drop the avengers and serpent, drop 1 spider from the 8 man unit, and but those points into a crimson hunter and warlocks for the council.

As for tactics, the council pretty much kills anything it can touch while spiders and walkers kill elite or tanks which the council shouldn't waste time on.

If you want list changing advice I would drop the warlock from guardians and throw him into the council as well.

**Random Dude**

Arbiter wrote:
This is the worst kind of uncreative advice, i'm sure if he wanted to play an internet spam list he would have just googled it.

The only advice you need it to drop the avengers and serpent, drop 1 spider from the 8 man unit, and but those points into a crimson hunter and warlocks for the council.

As for tactics, the council pretty much kills anything it can touch while spiders and walkers kill elite or tanks which the council shouldn't waste time on.

If you want list changing advice I would drop the warlock from guardians and throw him into the council as well.

I'm offended. I wrote that list without checking the internet first.

**Arbiter**

That list has been out since 4th ed, it isn't original.

**Eldarplayer**

I hate serpent spam! I think this will be a powerful list. Best of luck

**The Shadow**

Yeah, let's not forget who's list we're reviewing here

Random dude, I appreciate the advice, but Serpent Spam is not the only way to run Eldar in tournaments and nor do I think it longer is the best way, due to changes in Jink. If it'd genuinely make my list better, I could add in some more Wave Serpents, but I'll gather more opinions first.

**Arbiter**

Serpents are still very powerful, maybe even more so.

But with a codex full of powerful units there is no need to have the same net list all the Waac nerds take (yes serpent spam turns them into nerds).

**The Shadow**

How many would you recommend I take?

**Random Dude**

The Shadow wrote:
How many would you recommend I take?

If you really want to win, and you're not afraid of being harassed for spamming (like I have been), you could take 5 in a 1500 point list.