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+ HQ +

Shadowseer [7 PL, 134pts]: Shuriken Pistol

Troupe Master [4 PL, 60pts]: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol

+ Troops +

Troupe [7 PL, 125pts]
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade

Troupe [7 PL, 125pts]
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade

+ Elites +

Solitaire [6 PL, 117pts]: Harlequin's Caress, Harlequin's Kiss

+ Fast Attack +

Skyweavers [5 PL, 120pts]
. Skyweaver: Haywire Cannon, Zephyrglaive
. Skyweaver: Haywire Cannon, Zephyrglaive

Skyweavers [5 PL, 120pts]
. Skyweaver: Haywire Cannon, Zephyrglaive
. Skyweaver: Haywire Cannon, Zephyrglaive

+ Dedicated Transport +

Starweaver [5 PL, 99pts]: 2x Shuriken Cannon

Starweaver [5 PL, 99pts]: 2x Shuriken Cannon

Any idea's? I would consider swapping one unit of fusion pistols with a close combat setup, not sure what to give them though. The army seems very small to me for a 1k point army. Perhaps i could go with swapping the skyweavers for another troupe+starweaver, although I won't have a character to go with them unless I also swap the solitair with another character. What detachments should I pick to make this a valid army?

I really don't like haywire cannons. They're not that good against vehicles in the end, and suffer a lot from being heavy. With shuricannons you can advance, then shoot and still charge. That's a pretty good combo.
I would definitely try to find the points to add some melee weapons (embraces have my preference) on the players/troupe master. You'll probably have to drop a unit (Skyweaver or Solitaire) for that though.
Dropping the Solitaire is probably better, but it's a pretty cool model…

Definitely need to add close combat weapons to your Troupes, crazy not to. Too many fusion pistols too, at the expense of good combat weapons. For one, you always give a fusion pistol to the troupe master, he hits on 2s, not 3s so that's a gimme. I would then add 2 fusions to each unit and use remaining points to add embraces and put a caress on troupe master.
Drop Haywire cannons and go shurikens on skyweavers and I'd consider dropping 1 and making a unit of 3.
Something like...

HQ shadowseer 134
TM, caress, fusion 77
5 harlies, 2 fusion, 5 embrace 123
5 harlies, 3 fusion, 4 embrace, 1 blade 127
4 skyweavers, shuricans, zephyr 224
2 Starweavers 198
Solitaire 117

1000pts exactly.

personally, I think you'd be better off dropping 2 skyweavers and the solitaire for another harlequin sqd in starweaver (more command points too).

HQ shadowseer 134
TM, caress, fusion 77
5 harlies, 2 fusion, 5 embrace 123
5 harlies, 2 fusion, 5 embrace 123
5 harlies, 2 fusion, 5 embrace 123
2 skyweavers, shuricans, zephyr 112
3 Starweavers 297

11pts extra to maybe add another fusion or upgrade a few embraces to caresses.

Since the shadowseer also has a 2+ to hit, should I also move a fusion pistol to her? Or should i be using the the grenade launcher.

Why the caress for the troupemaster? With the reroll to wound, shouldn't another -1 to saves be better in most cases ( anything with a 4+ save)

I think I will go with two troupes for now, since I don't yet own the third starweaver.

I'm not really sure what to do against hordes, or is that simply a rock/scissor to my glasscanon?

the shadowseer can't take a fusion pistol. I like a few Caresses simply for wounding anything T8.

Would i benefit from a beastmaster + razorwing flocks? Should i drop the skyweavers for them?

ThePauliPrinciple wrote:
Would i benefit from a beastmaster + razorwing flocks? Should i drop the skyweavers for them?

I don't like it.......unless.....

You convert the beast master to be a Harlequin, and make the razorwing flocks be something more with a Harlequin flavour, no idea what that could be but you've peaked my interest.

Harlequin style beastmaster is a given, not yet decided on the flocks themselves, but I would like to contain the discussion here to listbuilding, not modelling

flying joker cards!

I like the flying joker cards, they should have harlequin faces though! The beastmaster could be a joker with cards comming from his/her sleeves.

How about this for flocks?

Shadowseer [7 PL, 134pts]: Shuriken Pistol
Troupe Master [4 PL, 74pts]: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace

Troupe [7 PL, 131pts]
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Blade
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol
Troupe [7 PL, 122pts]
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol

Beastmaster [3 PL, 56pts]: Beastmaster's scourge
Solitaire [6 PL, 117pts]: Harlequin's Caress, Harlequin's Kiss


Razorwing Flocks [4 PL, 84pts]: 12x Razorwing flock
Razorwing Flocks [4 PL, 84pts]: 12x Razorwing flock


Starweaver [5 PL, 99pts]: 2x Shuriken Cannon
Starweaver [5 PL, 99pts]: 2x Shuriken Cannon

It's very tight getting it in for 1000p, maybe I should consider going to larger armies.

 bullyboy wrote:

ThePauliPrinciple wrote:
Would i benefit from a beastmaster + razorwing flocks? Should i drop the skyweavers for them?

I don't like it.......unless.....

You convert the beast master to be a Harlequin, and make the razorwing flocks be something more with a Harlequin flavour, no idea what that could be but you've peaked my interest.

Just give the Razorwing Flock colorful feathers and use Harlie parts on the Beastmaster. Boom.