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Here is a list. Give me some thoughts on it.

Fire Prisms player pretty standard. Support Weapons sit in back and counter bomb. Guardians move to hold objectives, stay with autarch on foot for no morale and rerolls.

Shadow Spectres guard characters as they move towards enemy/objectives. They will be -3 to hit outside of 12 inches with Conceal, and have a 5++ from Asurmen. I debated giving them protect instead for a 4++ and using Lightning Reflexes to give the -3.

Farseer dooms bad guys and uses Executioner and maybe a Smite with the right Stratagem combo.

Autarch's and Asurmen are there for hth, and mini-anti-fly.

Main opponents in the meta are guard with 3 tanks commanders with Pask and a knight, and an Adeptus Custodes list with Blood Angel allies.


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [63 PL, pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

Specialist Detachment

+ HQ +

Autarch [4 PL, pts]: Alaitoc: Puritanical Leader, Craftworlds Warlord, Forceshield, Star Glaive

Autarch Skyrunner [6 PL, pts]: Banshee Mask, Laser Lance, Reaper Launcher, Shimmerplume of Achillrial, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Farseer Skyrunner [7 PL, pts]: Shuriken Pistol, Twin Shuriken Catapult, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Rangers [3 PL, pts]: 5x Ranger

Rangers [3 PL, pts]: 5x Ranger

Rangers [3 PL, pts]: 5x Ranger

+ Elites +

Shadow Spectres [19 PL, 280pts]
. 10x Shadow Spectre: 10x Prism Rifle

+ Heavy Support +

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

Fire Prism [9 PL, pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [56 PL, -1CPpts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Alaitoc: Fieldcraft

Treasures of the Craftworld (1 Relic) [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Asurmen [9 PL, s]

Autarch Skyrunner [6 PL, pts]: Banshee Mask, Laser Lance, Reaper Launcher, Twin Shuriken Catapult

Warlock Skyrunner [4 PL, pts]: 1. Conceal/Reveal, Shuriken Pistol, Twin Shuriken Catapult, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Guardian Defenders [5 PL,pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Scatter Laser

Guardian Defenders [5 PL, pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Scatter Laser

Guardian Defenders [9 PL, pts]: 12x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Scatter Laser

+ Heavy Support +

Support Weapons [9 PL, pts]
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver

Support Weapons [9 PL,pts]
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver
. Support Weapon: Shadow Weaver

++ Total: [119 PL, -1CP, 1998pts] ++

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I don't understand why you would want 2 biketarchs with reapers without spears. A lot of your army is foot slogging so maybe one autarch on foot to sit with the shadow weavers and take the avatar for 12" fearless bubble instead of the two autrachs.

Also if you are taking asurmen why not take DA blobs instead of guardians. Make more sense. If above sugestion taken keep guardians but drop asurmen for third prism as you will have the avatar for CC.

 Argive wrote:
I don't understand why you would want 2 biketarchs with reapers without spears. A lot of your army is foot slogging so maybe one autarch on foot to sit with the shadow weavers and take the avatar for 12" fearless bubble instead of the two autrachs.

Also if you are taking asurmen why not take DA blobs instead of guardians. Make more sense. If above sugestion taken keep guardians but drop asurmen for third prism as you will have the avatar for CC.

I want the guardians to sit on objectives and the weapon platforms give them some long range firepower.

Asurmen gives the Shadow Spectres a 5++ save. Debating swapping Conceal for Protect to make it a 4++.

I originally had the Avatar in and a third prism. But my Meta has a lot of flyers and shield captains and I wanted fast moving hth characters to at least put a hurt into them.

Well, too less damage output.
Guardians baby sitting a heavy weapon, support batteries are not killy enough.
The list is also too HQ heavy.
The Shining Spears could do a better job in cc than the two Autarchs.
After all, looks more like a Marine army with the babysitting Guardians.

Keep in mind, Eldar are fast and hard hitting, can fly circles around the enemy, and can attack where they want. They can attack, retreat and attack another flank at leisure.

General Hobbs wrote:

 Argive wrote:
I don't understand why you would want 2 biketarchs with reapers without spears. A lot of your army is foot slogging so maybe one autarch on foot to sit with the shadow weavers and take the avatar for 12" fearless bubble instead of the two autrachs.

Also if you are taking asurmen why not take DA blobs instead of guardians. Make more sense. If above sugestion taken keep guardians but drop asurmen for third prism as you will have the avatar for CC.

I want the guardians to sit on objectives and the weapon platforms give them some long range firepower.

Asurmen gives the Shadow Spectres a 5++ save. Debating swapping Conceal for Protect to make it a 4++.

I originally had the Avatar in and a third prism. But my Meta has a lot of flyers and shield captains and I wanted fast moving hth characters to at least put a hurt into them.

170 pts is a big ask for a 5++. I've toyed with the idea in my lists a lot, but think hes just too expensive for what he offers for one unit. If added 2 blobs of 10 DA as with 4++ and alitoic just seems ok, but then becomes a bit of a points sink to justify taking asurmen. Also consider that his movement is slower than the specters so you might end up out of range of their 18" guns in order to stay in the invuln bubble you are paying all those points for... I like the idea of asurmen but I think hes too expensive sadly. Its a shame he does not allow re-roll ones for DA's at least.