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Realspace Raiders detachment
HQ
Lhamean in double cannon Venom
Troops
5 warriors w/blaster in double cannon Venom X2
Fast Attack
5 Scourges with 4 blasters X5
5 Scourges with 4 blasters and Solarite w/venom blade
Realspace Raiders detachment
HQ
Lhamean in double cannon Venom
Troops
5 warriors w/blaster in double cannon Venom X2
Fast Attack
3 Reavers w/CC and blaster X5

Been thinking about what kind of DEldar army I would want to build into and came up with this, and I find that I love Scourges. I know that haywire is better for killing tanks, but I find the blasters to be better TAC weapons. How does it look?

I'd swap the RSR for double CAD. Obsec is just better that a lame cover save that you should already be getting better from terrain. I have no idea why GW gave the units flat cover saves instead of Shrouded during Night Fight turns (with turn 1 always being Night fight for DE)

that wouldn't allow the 11 FS units I have, as double CAD only has 6 slots

Sorry, I didn't see the "x5" next to Scourges and Reavers. thought you only had 3 FA units. Carry on.

I take it your Solitaire is your Warlord? That's risky.
You have sooooooooooo many blasters already, why not drop all the Blasters from the Reavers (since they need to Jink anyway) and use the points for an Arena Champ and 2 more Reavers (so 5 Reavers in his unit)
Keep them in Reserve to protect the WL

I'm not sure about dropping blasters. I do have a lot of them, but they'll start dying very quickly

For the Scourge I'd swap the Blaster for Heat Lances, if you can DS in within 9" of an enemy tank you're probably going to blow it up and with S6, AP1 you're still very good at dealing with infantry. Might as well drop the Solarite whilst you're at it, I found all DE sgt upgrades to be largely useless and the Solarites no exception. With the points saved you might be able to fit in an extra 3 Reavers without upgrades and given how bad most of the DE Warlord traits are the lack of characters wont really hurt.

Scourges with Heat Lances are good. Cheaper than Blasters, more of a TAC choice than Haywire Blasters. It isn't that difficult to get in Melta range with DS or 12" move.

I sometimes use 2 teams like that. Some of their greatest trophies are an IK, a Renegade Baneblade and a Great Brass Scorpion. And many ordinary vehicles which, most of the time, do blow up.

 Imateria wrote:
For the Scourge I'd swap the Blaster for Heat Lances, if you can DS in within 9" of an enemy tank you're probably going to blow it up and with S6, AP1 you're still very good at dealing with infantry. Might as well drop the Solarite whilst you're at it, I found all DE sgt upgrades to be largely useless and the Solarites no exception.

How about changing 3 of the squads to Heat Lances, and keeping 3 as Blasters? I see your point about them being able to melta stuff nicely. That, plus dropping the venom blade, gives enough points to add another Reaver squad with cluster caltrops.

With the points saved you might be able to fit in an extra 3 Reavers without upgrades and given how bad most of the DE Warlord traits are the lack of characters wont really hurt.

The Warlord traits do have some bad ones, but Labyrinthine Cunning is amazing, so I wanna try and get that one at least, and its only 10 points to have the chance at getting it. Not too bad IMO

 SarisKhan wrote:
Scourges with Heat Lances are good. Cheaper than Blasters, more of a TAC choice than Haywire Blasters. It isn't that difficult to get in Melta range with DS or 12" move.

I sometimes use 2 teams like that. Some of their greatest trophies are an IK, a Renegade Baneblade and a Great Brass Scorpion. And many ordinary vehicles which, most of the time, do blow up.

I don't think changing all the blasters to heat lances would be best, as the added strength and lack of the need to get close to hurt vehicles from the blasters lends a lot of versatility to the unit. I find them great for killing anything with T4 FNP, MC/GCs, and are still quite nice at popping vehicles.

I agree, you don't have to switch all the Blasters to HLs. 3-to-3 sounds all right.