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I play dark eldar. I can field any list pretty much with the models I have. I just traded for a wraithknight and 2 wave serpents , 10 guardians(I'll just run them as msu dire avengers) do thy add anything to DE that can't be achieved just with a pure DE list?

Depends on what you want to do.....

Psychic powers are absent in the DE codex...so yes if you want to cast psychic powers Eldar can do that, DE cant.

Autarch's give +1 reserve rolls....thats unique.

Fire Dragons are fairly hilarious, IMO they are a better melta platform than Trueborn or Scourges.

Psykers. Add them to a Covens list and use Psychic Shriek to wipe out half a unit in one go.

Objective Secured Jetbikes. That 36" turbo boost in Maelstrom games is life-changing.

Effective anti-vehicle. Eldar do this much better, and for less, than the True Kin do.

And honestly, the armies just synch up well. Many of the CWE units benefit immensely from the DE open topped transports, for instance.

Durability is the major thing. DE tend to fold like wet tissue paper, Eldar can take much more of a punch between Wave Serpents and Wraith units.

Also you can have a Wraithblade squad loaded with combat characters and an Archon w/Webway Portal if you've got a good place to land them.

Two Serpents and a WK are a great addon for a DE army.
How should the rest of the army look like?

Fire Dragons are better than true-kin for anti-tank, in fact, over all the eldar codex is better at anti-tank (but is more expensive).

A spirit-seer and wraith troops is pretty badass to bring some high-toughness onto the board.

Wave Serpents will forever be great transports.

I will use an Autarch on jetbike with 2 units of 3 jet bikes troops as allies simply for the Reserve roll bonus for my Dark eldar reserves (for my flyers, scourges and Dark Artisan formation)... and it gives me 2 units of Eldar jetbikes with Objective secured that simply zoom arrounds the table at the objective cards wishes.

I never put eldar psykers as I feel DEs would never willingly ally with psykers anyways.

Howling Banshees have fun in Raiders, I hear.

 melkorthetonedeaf wrote:
Howling Banshees have fun in Raiders, I hear.

That is what I have been thinking.

 melkorthetonedeaf wrote:
Howling Banshees have fun in Raiders, I hear.

They're playable in Raiders, however then they compete with Wyches, Incubi, Grotesques, even Wracks.

The big things that the Eldar army add are anti tank, Psychic abilities, and the Obsec Jetbikes, they've also got some Alternative Flyers that are pretty decent.

Nothing says I love you like deep striking a unit of Wraithguard w/ D Scythes onto your opponents mega unit.

Also the Autarch Jetbike, Banshee Mask, Celestial lance or Jetbike, Laser Lance, Fusion Gun. Is pretty much the go to unit for adding to Reavers as they give him hit and run.