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Hi!

i have a few days to make the list for my first tournament. it will use rule of 2 and beta rules. 36 players so im expecting a mix of everything.

here is what i got now, please let me know what you would change and thanks in advance:

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [68 PL, 1250pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

+ HQ +

Autarch [4 PL, 81pts]: Avenger Shuriken Catapult, Banshee Mask, Craftworlds Warlord, Forceshield, Shuriken Pistol, Star Glaive

Farseer [6 PL, 110pts]: 2. Doom, 4. Executioner, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

Warlock [2 PL, 55pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Guardian Defenders [5 PL, 80pts]: 10x Guardian Defender

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

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

+ Heavy Support +

Dark Reapers [13 PL, 209pts]
. 5x Dark Reaper: 5x Reaper Launcher
. Dark Reaper Exarch: Tempest Launcher

Dark Reapers [4 PL, 107pts]
. 2x Dark Reaper: 2x Reaper Launcher
. Dark Reaper Exarch: Tempest Launcher

+ Flyer +

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

+ Dedicated Transport +

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 139pts]: Spirit Stones, Twin Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 139pts]: Spirit Stones, Twin Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Catapult

++ Total: [68 PL, 1250pts] ++

3 Fire prism should be competitive in 1250 points.


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++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [55 PL, 999pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned

+ HQ +

Eldrad Ulthran [8 PL, 150pts]: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, 3. Fortune

Warlock [2 PL, 55pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, 6: Seer of the Shifting Vector, Craftworlds Warlord, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
. 4x Dire Avenger: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Avenger Shuriken Catapult

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

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

+ Heavy Support +

Fire Prism [9 PL, 160pts]: Twin Shuriken Catapult

Fire Prism [9 PL, 160pts]: Twin Shuriken Catapult

Fire Prism [9 PL, 160pts]: Twin Shuriken Catapult

+ Dedicated Transport +

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

++ Auxiliary Support Detachment -1CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [14 PL, 250pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Saim-Hann: Wild Host

+ Fast Attack +

Shining Spears [14 PL, 250pts]
. 7x Shining Spear: 7x Laser Lance, 7x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Star Lance, Twin Shuriken Catapult

++ Total: [69 PL, 1249pts] ++

thanks for your reply!

sadly, they apply rule of 2, so no 3xFP, which i dont own yet so even if allowed i couldnt go with that list.

i do own shining spears tough, but as i find it difficult to mix ynnari i was not going to use them.

any advice?

You wouldn't even have to mix in Ynnari, they're already pretty good standalone.

Going back to your original list, dropping spirit stones on your serpents and dropping the guardians for an MSU Avenger squad is good for cutting points and investing them in some underslung shuriken cannons for your serpents or whatever you please.

Apart from regen of CP, I think you should drop the Autarch and put resources elsewhere. I know he'll probably sit beside the reapers but in small point games that's a fair chunk of points.

Here is my suggestion. Its a variant of the above lists. Autarch and Farseer are on jetbikes and in this way have higher mobility. Fire Dragons are inevitable for tank/monster hunting if any. Guardians should come in the 2nd turn as shock-and-awe unit via the stratagem.

New Roster (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [66 PL, 1249pts]
Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [66 PL, 1249pts]
No Force Org Slot
Craftworld Attribute
Selections: Biel-Tan: Swordwind
Gametype

HQ [13 PL, 265pts]

Autarch Skyrunner [6 PL, 130pts]
Selections: 5: Mark of the Incomparable Hunter, Banshee Mask, Craftworlds Warlord, Laser Lance [8pts], Reaper Launcher [22pts], The Phoenix Gem, Twin Shuriken Catapult [5pts]

Farseer Skyrunner [7 PL, 135pts]
Selections: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, Shuriken Pistol, Twin Shuriken Catapult [5pts], Witchblade

Troops [15 PL, 256pts]

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
4x Dire Avenger [48pts]
Selections: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult [16pts]
Dire Avenger Exarch [12pts]
Selections: Avenger Shuriken Catapult [4pts]

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
4x Dire Avenger [48pts]
Selections: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult [16pts]
Dire Avenger Exarch [12pts]
Selections: Avenger Shuriken Catapult [4pts]

Guardian Defenders [9 PL, 136pts]
Selections: 17x Guardian Defender [136pts]

Elites [6 PL, 120pts]

Fire Dragons [6 PL, 120pts]
4x Fire Dragon [96pts]
Selections: 4x Fusion Gun [68pts]
Fire Dragon Exarch [24pts]
Selections: Fusion Gun [17pts]

Heavy Support [14 PL, 340pts]

Dark Reapers [7 PL, 170pts]
4x Dark Reaper [136pts]
Selections: 4x Reaper Launcher [88pts]
Dark Reaper Exarch [34pts]
Selections: Reaper Launcher [22pts]

Dark Reapers [7 PL, 170pts]
4x Dark Reaper [136pts]
Selections: 4x Reaper Launcher [88pts]
Dark Reaper Exarch [34pts]
Selections: Reaper Launcher [22pts]

Dedicated Transport [18 PL, 268pts]

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 134pts]
Selections: Shuriken Cannon [10pts], Twin Shuriken Cannon [17pts]

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 134pts]
Selections: Shuriken Cannon [10pts], Twin Shuriken Cannon [17pts]

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Used an extension of this list to 2000 pts against SW, today. Tabled him after 5 rounds. All three lists have some potential.

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [66 PL, 1249pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

+ HQ +

Farseer [6 PL, 110pts]: 2. Doom, 3. Fortune, 6: Seer of the Shifting Vector, Craftworlds Warlord, Shuriken Pistol, The Phoenix Gem, Witchblade

Warlock [2 PL, 55pts]: 1. Conceal/Reveal, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
. 4x Dire Avenger: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Avenger Shuriken Catapult

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
. 4x Dire Avenger: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Avenger Shuriken Catapult

Dire Avengers [3 PL, 60pts]
. 4x Dire Avenger: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Avenger Shuriken Catapult

+ Elites +

Fire Dragons [12 PL, 195pts]
. 7x Fire Dragon: 7x Fusion Gun
. Fire Dragon Exarch: Firepike

+ Fast Attack +

Swooping Hawks [6 PL, 81pts]
. 5x Swooping Hawk: 5x Lasblaster
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Hawk's Talon

+ Heavy Support +

Dark Reapers [13 PL, 340pts]
. 9x Dark Reaper: 9x Reaper Launcher
. Dark Reaper Exarch: Reaper Launcher

+ Dedicated Transport +

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 144pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon, Vectored Engines

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 144pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon, Vectored Engines

++ Total: [66 PL, 1249pts] ++

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Big squad of reapers, buffed by psychic powers and lightning reflexes if needed. Fire dragons in the webway and hawks to swoop down when needed.

thanks to you all!

cfarbes wrote:
thanks to you all!

Any conclusions?

im going with this:

ulthwe batallion

eldrad (guide, doom, executioner)
warlock with wings (protect/jynx)

11 guardians + turret with shuriken cannon
5 rangers
5 rangers

10 reapers (exarch with tempest)

hemlock (protect/jynx)

wave serpent (triple cannon)
wave serpent

total 1246.

already sent the list (deadline was 2 days ago).

i will update with how it went next week.

well here is my report as promissed.

round 1 win against orks. he run out of time by turn 4, so i managd to grab almost every objective marker.

his army was 90 boyz, painboy, mechanic, 2 weirdboyz, 10 kustom kannons with grots crew.

kannons proved to be a real hazard. mob rule made hemlocks leadership debuff not so important. he started, and one jump on boyz with slugga and choppa gave him the chance to made an early assault, but no real danger after that, beside the kannons...


round 2 win against astra + GK. 30 cadians + 15 scions + 3 lemans (1 commander) + 2 characters + 3 mortars + dreadknight. hemlock worked wonders here, making most cadians run and severely damaging his lemmans. Serpents charged them so he could not fire a couple times. Reapers did the rest.

round 3 win against craftworlds. biel tan: farseer skyrunner + warlok skyrunner + 2 ws + 2 fire prism + 30 guardians + 8 shining spears.
i got to start in this one. erased most of his spears on t1, but the 3 who survive clreared my reapers. t2 i killed those 3 and then i got to fire his characters (bad positioned) so they felt. after that, there was no one to stop my executioner / smite, who hurt their ships hemlock cleared guardians until he felt, then WS ttook his job and managed to clear him of troops. i won by objective grabbing with rangers and WS. he had only the 2 prisms (damaged) and a WS on the table by the end, while i had 2 WS, eldrad and 2x3 rangers.

round 4 loss against ynnari. yvraine + 8 reapers + 8 shining + 15 rangers + 10 guardians + WS + farseer and warlock.
he got lucky that the marker worth 4 point felt right where he deployed (the scouring mission) so after i cleared his spears, he castled up and then grabbed some markers with rangers. i was forced to fight fot the big marker then. he blocked the path with a WS, my guardians shot and it was 1 wound left. ih it had died, my guardians could have charged forward his 2 guardians, but as it remained alive, i had to charge it and then consolidate. got in range, but in his last turn he managed to kill them all with 2 smites, shot and charge. his 2 smites where 12 (with yvraine) and 12 with farseer, so i couldnt deny any of them.

it was close enough, and i am happy with the overall performance. the list proved to be strong enough to forgive one or two bad moves from me.

thanks everyone for your advice!

Good stuff, congratulations.

Congrats, CW is one of the most powerful armies out there.