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Hello All,

So this would be my first time running the Dark Kin, but as a casual observer and someone who has been watching quite a few Dark Eldar 8th edition batreps I have become quite fond of what their army has to bring. Their special rules and gameplay seems to be very fun, fluffy, fast, and hard-hitting. I am very seriously considering adding the Drukhari to my list of armies. I believe the list I have come up with is fairly competitive but also fun/fluffy. There are most likely 1-2 choices in here that are not really optimal but I just want to know if you all think this army can be competitive on the table.

2000 PTS - Battalion Detachment (+3 CP)

HQ -

Archon (Warlord 6+ FNP)
Phantasm Grenade Launcher, Agoniser, Blaster

Succubus (+1 T Combat Drugs)
Archite Glaive, Blast Pistol

Court of the Archon
4x Slyth - Shardcarbine x4, slyth sword x4

TROOPS -

5x Kaballte Warriors
Splinter Rifle x4, Blaster x1

5x Kabalite Warriors
Sprinter Rifle x4, Blaster x1

9x Wyches (+1 STR for Combat Drugs)
Hecatrix Blade x7, Hydra Gauntlets x1, agoniser x1

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS -

Venom (For Incubi)
2x Splinter Cannon

Venom (For Warriors)
2x Sprinter Cannon

Venom (For Warriors)
2x Splinter Cannon

Venom (For Archon + Slyth)
2x Sptiner Cannon

Raider (For Wyches + Succubus)
Dark Lance, Shock Prow

ELITES -

5x Incubi
4x Klaives, 1x Demiklaives

9x Mandrakes
8x regular, 1x leader

FAST ATTACK -

Razorwing Jetfighter
2x Dark Lance, Missiles, Splinter Rifle

Razorwing Jetfighter
2x Dark Lance, Missiles, Spinter Rifle

6x Razorwing Flock/Swarm (cant remember name)

HEAVY SUPPORT -

Ravager
3x Dark Lance

Ravager
3x Dark Lance

So what does everybody think, a competitive list, what would you improve?

Your list looks nice, maybe thing about getting a desintegrator cannon on each Ravager!

Looks very solid. I'd only suggest to spare a few points and stick a beastmaster that rides near the birds to buff their crappy Ld.

why give your Archon the WLT of a 6+ FNP he auto gets it first turn because of Power from Pain right?

Not a huge fan of the court, not sure they will ever get their points back. Also not sure of 5 incubi. Their major downfall has always been their lack of an invuln. Now with modifiers to AP and only one wound, they are waiting to get squashed

Obviously its FW, and you may not have one, or may not be able to use it in your events (although I cant imagine there still being events which don't permit it...) I would consider the tantalus. Its a monster these days. Huge damage output and better carrying capacity. Give it coven keyword and keep a haemon by it and its T8!

You could drop the Archon's & the Incubi's Venom's, and put them together in a Raider w/disintegrator, add a disintegrator to the Wyches Raider, and pick up a Beastmaster w/agoniser and be at 2000 pts. exactly.

The Beastmaster will really help keep the Flocks alive.

 supreme overlord wrote:
why give your Archon the WLT of a 6+ FNP he auto gets it first turn because of Power from Pain right?

You are absolutely right, this shows how new to the DE I am. I forgot about Power from Pain right off the bat.

I agree that the incubi and court probably aren't the best units (or needed), but they are so fluffy and don't seem sooo god awful that they will hamper the army. I plan to run my original list in testing for a game or 2 to see what happens, then apply these suggestions and tweeks. Thanks again everyone!

EldarExarch wrote:

 supreme overlord wrote:
why give your Archon the WLT of a 6+ FNP he auto gets it first turn because of Power from Pain right?

You are absolutely right, this shows how new to the DE I am. I forgot about Power from Pain right off the bat.

I agree that the incubi and court probably aren't the best units (or needed), but they are so fluffy and don't seem sooo god awful that they will hamper the army. I plan to run my original list in testing for a game or 2 to see what happens, then apply these suggestions and tweeks. Thanks again everyone!

You get both rolls, per the faq-unless one of the rule states otherwise.

Razorwing flocks are also 14 ppm instead of 7 ppm per the 1.1 xenos faq, not sure if that's considered as you don't list points.

blaktoof wrote:

EldarExarch wrote:

 supreme overlord wrote:
why give your Archon the WLT of a 6+ FNP he auto gets it first turn because of Power from Pain right?

You are absolutely right, this shows how new to the DE I am. I forgot about Power from Pain right off the bat.

I agree that the incubi and court probably aren't the best units (or needed), but they are so fluffy and don't seem sooo god awful that they will hamper the army. I plan to run my original list in testing for a game or 2 to see what happens, then apply these suggestions and tweeks. Thanks again everyone!

You get both rolls, per the faq-unless one of the rule states otherwise.

Razorwing flocks are also 14 ppm instead of 7 ppm per the 1.1 xenos faq, not sure if that's considered as you don't list points.

Ya I do know that you get both rolls per the FAQ, but do you think that this worth it since I have the slyth anyways to throw wounds on to? Do you think the leadership trait or +1 attack are better?

Also I'm wondering if this is how it would work with relation to the Archon Shield and his bodyguard.

Say I fail a 2+ Shadowfield save, can I then roll a 2+ to move the wound onto the Slyth and therefor retain your 2+ invul save on the archon?

Good list! Dont worry about that second 6+roll just take legendary fight its nice to ger that extra attack. Im
Not a huge fan of venom spam although i do know how popular its become. Try to squeeze a voidraven in its
Unbelievable the crying youll see from the voidbomb dropping haha. I dont like incubi either but i love the models. They do better with drazar if you can manage to get him in

If you fail the save and transfer the wound you still failed the save for shadowfield.