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So i'm currently building a Craftworlds list for 2500 points.
Its mostly for fun casual play but I want it to have teeth too.

The list I was thinking of using was:

Ulthwe or Biel-Tan Battalion.

HQ:

Farseer Skyrunner - 132
Warlock Skyrunner - 67

Troops:

4 x Dire Avengers + Exarch - 58
10 x Guardian Defenders w 1 x Shuriken Cannons - 95
20 x Guardian Defenders w 2 x Shuriken Cannons - 190

Fast Attack:

4 x Swooping Hawks + Exarch - 68

Heavy Support:

Falcon - 130

Transports:

2 x Waveserpents w 3 x Shuriken Cannons each - 314


Saim-Hann Outrider Detachment.

Autarch Skyrunner w Banshee Mask, Shuriken Pistol and Laser Lance - 105

Fast Attack:

2 x Shining Spears + Exarch - 104
4 x Windriders w Scatter lasers - 92
4 x Windriders w Scatter lasers - 92

Alaitoc Battalion.

HQ:

Autarch w Swooping Hawk Wings, Fusion Pistol and Powersword - 102
Warlock Skyrunner - 67

Troops:

5 x Rangers - 60
5 x Rangers - 60
9 x Dire Avengers + Exarch - 113

Heavy Support:

Night Spinner - 112
Night Spinner - 112
3 x Support Weapons w Shadow Weavers - 111

Flyers:

Crimson Hunter Exarch w 2 x Starcannons - 161
Crimson Hunter Exarch w 2 x Starcannons - 161

Total points - 2497

Anything glaringly obvious I should change or add to make it slightly more balanced and fun?

Only rules I have really are no metal or resin models (my Rangers & Swooping Hawks are converted).

I'm looking to up it to 3000 eventually, i'll probably add another Waveserpent in and increase the Shining Spears to bump it up.

The min squad of shining spears will honestly get ripped apart. The 2 squads of 4 windriders make the danger of morale, do 6 or stick with 3. The falcon I feel is a waste of points, maybe another wave serpeant. If you can make it, always make sure avengers 10 man squads. And in a boat so they don’t die. That’s honesty my opinion for any aspect host so even the swooping hawks I would either get rid of or bump to 10. Are you deepstriking both sets of guardiands? 1? None? Cause imma tell ya 20 man blobs with dual Shuriken cannons coming down is brutal and with the refills of 1 will kill practically anything if you pop that strat. And when your opponent goes to shoot them next turn, which they will cause they are deadly, pop the 4+ invul strat. Make them work to kill it. Anyway, if you’re gonna deepstrike both try and get the 10
Man to another 20 man. You CAN turn one shadow weaver into a d cannon but it’s not necessary if you don’t wanna. But I love 1 d and 2 weaver.

I can run upto 5 shining spears with the bits I have at the minute, so may do that.

The Falcon I only have in there because I already own one.

I was going to only deepstrike the 20 man blob, the other squad I was going to put into a Serpent.
The small DA squad was going to be in the Falcon.

I wouldn't be opposed to losing the Falcon and adding another Serpent though, could get the points by running the Windriders as 2 x 3 man squads.

I don't have the parts to run the Swooping Hawks as a 10 man squad yet though I'll work towards it.