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So I'm running a small campaign with a few friends of mine and have made this list for it. I'm not trying to make it the best list in the world i mainly have it themed around a coven primary with a dark eldar kabalite/wych allied force. But I am versing tau and necrons, the tau especially giving me trouble. Just running a list past everyone making sure its legal and that I haven't made too many errors in just unit choice as well. Hope you guys like it and I would love some feed back.

Dark Eldar Coven Primary: Covenite Coterie

-HQ
Haemonculus - WWP, Flesh Gauntlet -115 (WL)
Haemonculus - Scissor hand - 80

-Elite
--------- Scalpel Squadron ---------
Wracks x5 - 50
Venom - Splinter cannon - 65
Wracks x5 - 50
Venom - Splinter cannon - 65
--------------------------------------------
Grotesques x3 - 105
Raider - Night Shields, DL - 80

-Heavy
Talos - Ichor Injector, Heat Lance - 135
Cronos - Spirit Probe - 125
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Dark Eldar: Allies (Unbound)

-HQ
Archon - Armour of misery - 75

-Troops
Kabalite Warriors x10 - 80
Raider - Splinter wracks, Night Shields - 85

-Fast
Razorwing - 130
Scourges x5 - Haywire Blasters - 120
Reavers x6 - 2x Cluster Caltrops - 126
--------------------------------------------
-Fortifications
Comms Relay - 20

Deployment is more or less Archon and Scissor hand Haemonculus with the grots in the raider, other haemonculus and Engines in dark artisan formation. Null deployment apart from reavers holding the comms relay. Scalpel squad comes on then let the fun begin.

I am a huge fan of Dark Eldar all deepstriking the board hard and fast but haven't been able to do it effectively until I went through the 'Sronghold Assault'. Because I didn't want an allied Autarch just for the +/-1 roll and I couldn't rely on the War Lord Trait coming up every game. So I'm keen to see if this list works. I was trying to write in some helions because I just painted up some models and they look awesome but my revears (which I also love) do it better.
But yeah thoughts please.

 vorrax-ghul wrote:
So I'm running a small campaign with a few friends of mine and have made this list for it. I'm not trying to make it the best list in the world i mainly have it themed around a coven primary with a dark eldar kabalite/wych allied force. But I am versing tau and necrons, the tau especially giving me trouble. Just running a list past everyone making sure its legal and that I haven't made too many errors in just unit choice as well. Hope you guys like it and I would love some feed back.

Dark Eldar Coven Primary: Covenite Coterie

-HQ
Haemonculus - WWP, Flesh Gauntlet -115 (WL)
Haemonculus - Scissor hand - 80

-Elite
--------- Scalpel Squadron ---------
Wracks x5 - 50
Venom - Splinter cannon - 65
Wracks x5 - 50
Venom - Splinter cannon - 65
--------------------------------------------
Grotesques x3 - 105
Raider - Night Shields, DL - 80

-Heavy
Talos - Ichor Injector, Heat Lance - 135
Cronos - Spirit Probe - 125
-------------------------------------------
Dark Eldar: Allies (Unbound)

-HQ
Archon - Armour of misery - 75

-Troops
Kabalite Warriors x8 - Splinter cannon - 79
Raider - Splinter wracks, Night Shields - 85

-Fast
Razorwing - 130
Scourges x5 - Haywire Blasters - 120
Reavers x6 - 2x Cluster Caltrops - 126
--------------------------------------------
-Fortifications
Comms Relay - 20

Deployment is more or less Archon and Scissor hand Haemonculus with the grots in the raider, other haemonculus and Engines in dark artisan formation. Null deployment apart from reavers holding the comms relay. Scalpel squad comes on then let the fun begin.

I am a huge fan of Dark Eldar all deepstriking the board hard and fast but haven't been able to do it effectively until I went through the 'Sronghold Assault'. Because I didn't want an allied Autarch just for the +/-1 roll and I couldn't rely on the War Lord Trait coming up every game. So I'm keen to see if this list works. I was trying to write in some helions because I just painted up some models and they look awesome but my revears (which I also love) do it better.
But yeah thoughts please.

It doesnt look so bad but if you wanna win, you will need some troops for objectives secured...
Usually, DE goes for a normal CAD and fill the troop spot with 6x venom with SCs ( 5 warriors / 1 blaster in )
For the rest, follow your heart and see where it leads you !
Ok, honestly, go ahead and play the grotesquerie formation with 2x raiders for the grotesques and abominations ( its the best formation in the codex by far )
For the rest, i think you were on a good track

Have fun mate

I am restricted on models sadly. I had thought objective secured but I was thinking just CC them off objectives, maybe I haven't had enough games but we'll have to wait and see

If I was to swap the scalpel squad for one unit in a raider and put two units of kabalites in venoms for either CAD detachment or the raiders detachment would that be better? I'd give the kabalites a splinter cannon in each too

Reavers are great, I do suggest putting a cluster caltrop on an arena champ so that way you can I10 kill an enemy opponent in a challenge.

Can you use caltrops in a challenge? Do hammer of wrath attacks get used in challenges i should say?

So for those who are still watching here is an updated list, please point out anything you see.

Unbound

Archon - Armour of misery - 75

Kabalite warriors x 5 -40

Scourges x 5, 4x Haywire blasters - 120
Razorwing - 130
Reavers x4, clustor caltrops - 79

Comms Relay - 20

Coven formations
Scaple squadron:

Wracks x5, liquifier gun - 65
venom - splinter cannon, chain snares - 70

Wracks x5, liquifier gun - 65
venom - splinter cannon, chain snares - 70

Grotesquerie:

Haemonculus - syndriq's sump - 80

Grotesques x3 - 105
Raider - 55

Grotesques x3 - 105
Raider - 55

Dark artsian:

Haemonculus - WWP - 105

Talos - ichor injector, Heat lance - 135
Cronos - spirit probe - 125

With a null deployment of onlt Reavers and Warriors to hold the comms relay. And yeah I think that's looking pretty good