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Hi,

Currently getting back into 40K after a long hiatus. So working on my Dark Eldar just now and have made up a few lists I'd like your opinions on.

Firstly a more anti-vehicle ready list.

*EDITED LISTS*


Archon: Agoniser, Soul-Trap & Shadow Field (135) *Deployed with warriors*

Incubi x 5: Klaivex (110)
Venom (55)

Kabalites x 9 (72)
Raider: Dark Lance, Night Shields, Splinter Racks (90)

Kabalites x 10 (80)
Raider: Dark Lance, Night Shields, Splinter Racks (90)

Scourges x 5: Haywire Blasters x 4 (120)

Scourges x 5: Haywire Blasters x 4 (120)

Reavers x 6: Cluster Caltrops x 2 (126)

Total (998)


And a more anti-infantary list, or for lists lacking much armour.

Succubus: Archite Glaive (105)
Wyches x 9: Hekatrix, Agoniser (152)
Raider (55)

Kabalites x 10 (80)
Raider: Splinter Racks (70)

Scourges x 5: Splinter Cannon x 4 (140)

Reavers x 6: Cluster Caltrops x 2 (126)

Reavers x 6: Cluster Caltrops x 2 (126)

Razorwing: Night Shields (145)

Total (999)

 Scorpious wrote:
Hi,

Currently getting back into 40K after a long hiatus. So working on my Dark Eldar just now and have made up a few lists I'd like your opinions on.

Firstly a more anti-vehicle ready list.

Archon: Agoniser, Soul-Trap & Shadow Field (135)
Incubi x 4: Klaivex & Demiklaives (105)

get rid of all this and replace with a court of the archon, use the spare points for more models
Venom (55)

Kabalites x 8: Blaster (79)
Raider: Night Shields (70)

nothing bad to say about this except why 8 models?

Kabalites x 8: Blaster (79)
Raider: Night Shields (70)

same as above

Scourges x 5: Haywire Blasters x 4 (120)

Scourges x 5: Haywire Blasters x 4 (120)

Razorwing: Two Dark Lances & Night Shields (165)

Total (998)


And a more anti-infantary list, or for lists lacking much armour.

Succubus: Archite Glaive (105)
Wyches x 9: Hekatrix (127)
Raider (55)

Kabalites x 10 (80)
Raider (55)

Scourges x 5: Splinter Cannon x 4 (140)

Reavers x 6: Blaster x 2 & Cluster Caltrops x 2 (146)

remove the blasters for splinter racks on the kabalite raider

Reavers x 6: Blaster x 2 & Cluster Caltrops x 2 (146)

remove these blasters for maybe an agoniser on the hekatrix

Razorwing: Night Shields (145)

Total (999)

if any excess points after those, maybe upgrade any other squads.

just my humble opinion

I would go with your first list, Haywire can easily handle the vehicles you will find at this point range, save for the dreaded Wave Serpent.

I avoiding using the Court as your mandatory HQ simply because, as someone trying to get back into the game, it's best not to start your army based on shady (Or at least a Grey area of the) rules. On the other hand, i would also suggest the Archon doesn't go in the same unit as the Incubi and instead joins the Warriors. The point being those Incubi are putting out 13+d3 attacks on the charge, and you don't want to wipe out a unit on your own assault phase due to being open to be shot next turn. Adding the Archon to the mix makes the unit to expensive and to killy (Yes, that's a problem only Dark Eldar have )

Also drop the Demi-Klaives, just trust me on that. Then, my final suggestion is swapping the Razor Wing for a unit of Reavers. At this point range a unit of 6 Reavers with Caltrops will be bloody murder against anything they charge, while the flier is only effective against hordes and other fliers (2 Dark Lances won't help much). So if the opponent brings fliers, you ignore them. 3+ Jink saves mean most fliers aren't a threat anyway. The list would end up looking like this

Archon, Agoniser, Shadowfield & Soultrap. 135pts

Elites:

4 Incubi + Klaivex. 110pts.
Venom. 55pts

9 Warriors. 72pts
DL Raider w/ Nightshields and Splinter Racks. 90pts

10 Warriors. 80pts
DL Raider w/ Nightshields and Splinter Racks. 90pts

Haywire Scourges. 120pts

Haywire Scourges. 120pts

6 Reavers w/ Caltrops 126pts

998pts.

Seems fast enough and deadly enough to me.

Thanks for all the advice, I have edited the lists accordingly.

I agree with you ALEXisAWESOME on the court 'shady' ness, so I'm avoiding that for now. And yeah I forgot about how that can backfire on you with massively powerful close combat units getting pummelled in the next shooting phase after winning close combat in the turn I charge.

Also made the changes you suggested asdrubeal vect124 to the other list. Makes sense giving myslef a possibility of more poisoned shots and attacks if I'm aiming this list at toughness models as opposed to armour.

Now all I need to do is get into a shop and try them out!