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I've been trying to wrap my head around the battle-forged lists requirements, and frankly, I'm lost in exactly how to do it, especially with the decurion-style formations...

So here is my example, and please tell me if this is legally battle-forged or not.
Using the Eldar Craftworlds codex as the main force, but not using the guardian battle host, i start with:

A Combined Arms Detatchement with:

1 HQ Farseer
1 Troop Dire Avengers
1 Troop Rangers

I then take the Seer Council formation

2 Farseers
1 Warlock Conclave

And a Aspect Host formation

Fire Dragons
Howling Banshees
Dire Avengers

is this Acceptable as battle forged?

For an allied force, I want to use Harlequins. Can I then use any of the formations in the codex as an allied force?
Can I add more than one Harlequin formation?

Any help in trying to clear this confusion would be greatly appreciated!

Avadar wrote:

Q: Can I then use any of the formations in the [Harlequin] codex as an allied force?

A: Yes, since you can include models from any number of different Factions in the same army. Furthermore, as long as all the Harlequin units belong to a formation, your army will remain Battle-Forged.

Hope that helps, and I didn't just confused you more...

Yes, it did, very much so, I now understand how it works, most of what I had understood was already right...

But this thing about any number of factions, I hadn't understood... the only restriction to that is the allied detatchement, right? Only one allied detatchement per army, it that what I understand?

This means that I could add another allied detatchment of Dark Eldar to this army so I can use raiders as assault vehicles for harlequins and banshees?

 Ghaz wrote:

No. There is no restriction on the number of Allied Detachments (and not a detachment of allies). The only restriction on the Allied Detachment is that it may not be from the same faction as your Primary Detachment (i.e., the detachment containing your Warlord).

Ok, got it... I think i finally got it right...