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There's a local 2k ITC style tournament coming up. I was thinking of bringing something like the below.

The idea is to drop the warlord Farseer with the Guardians and Dragons for a fearless, guided+doomed hit squad. Footseers go with the Wraithguard in the Serpents. Everything else is relatively potent and highly mobile. The spiders are just there for the Outrider CP but aren't bad with Alaitoc. Would it be worth making the Outrider Saim Hann so I could take the celestial lance on the biketarch? Anything else to look at or swap around? The tournament shouldn't be Ultra-competitive but I'd prefer not to get hosed.


++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [33 PL, 655pts]

Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

+ Troops +

Guardian Defenders [9 PL, 190pts]: 20x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon

Rangers [3 PL, 60pts]: 5x Ranger

Rangers [3 PL, 60pts]: 5x Ranger

+ Flyer +

Hemlock Wraithfighter [10 PL, 210pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, Spirit Stones

+ HQ +

Farseer [6 PL, 100pts]: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, Alaitoc: Puritanical Leader, Shiftshroud of Alanssair, Shuriken Pistol, Warlord, Witchblade

Warlock [2 PL, 35pts]: 5. Quicken/Restrain, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [55 PL, 885pts] ++

Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

+ Dedicated Transport +

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 134pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 134pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

+ HQ +

Spiritseer [3 PL, 45pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, Shuriken Pistol

+ Elites +

Fire Dragons [12 PL, 147pts]
. 5x Fire Dragon: 5x Fusion Gun
. Fire Dragon Exarch: Firepike

Wraithguard [11 PL, 225pts]: D-scythe, 5x Wraithguard

Wraithguard [11 PL, 200pts]: Wraithcannon, 5x Wraithguard

++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [27 PL, 457pts] ++

Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

+ Fast Attack +

Shining Spears [10 PL, 157pts]
. 4x Shining Spear: 4x Laser Lance, 4x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Star Lance, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Swooping Hawks [6 PL, 94pts]
. 6x Swooping Hawk: 6x Lasblaster
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Hawk's Talon

Warp Spiders [5 PL, 98pts]
. 4x Warp Spider: 4x Death Spinner
. Warp Spider Exarch: Two Death Spinners

+ HQ +

Autarch Skyrunner [6 PL, 108pts]: Laser Lance, Mandiblasters, Twin Shuriken Catapult

++ Total: [115 PL, 1997pts, 8 CP] ++

Well, looks quite good.
I'm not so much into an FA detachment, since Eldar elite detachments are usually more solid.

I like all of your choices except the heavy weapon platforms on the guardians. I think you should just drop them to get another fire dragon in the squad that you're deep striking with them.

It seems that the shining spears + Autarch will have to start on the board in order to have enough units on the table. Make sure you hide them very well just in case your opponent seizes the initiative. I would leave them as alaitoc so the autarch can buff your other units as well. The warp spiders and swooping hawks should perform nicely via earning maelstrom points in the ITC missions.

Consider dropping in your deepstrikes turn 2 so everything can hit at once.

Don't drop cannons they can have a huge impact on survivability especially in cover, extra shooting is a bonus but some good rolling on those boys can save a ton of guys.