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Hi friends! I'm getting back into Warhams and wanted to get into some Eldar. I kind of feel like my list is missing something meaty or crucial but I can't pinpoint what that is.

Anyhow, Guardians drop into the Wave Serpents w/ supporting fire from the Ranger squad and War Walkers, with the Autarch and Scorpions hitting and exposed flank somewhere. How does it look?

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [57 PL, -1CP, 999pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: *Custom Craftworld*
Diviners of fate: 6+FPN
Masterful Shots: No bonus to enemy cover

+ HQ +

Autarch with Swooping Hawk Wings [5 PL, 93pts]: 2: An Eye on Distant Events, Craftworlds Warlord, Forceshield, Fusion Pistol
. Shard of Anaris

Warlock [2 PL, 45pts]: 0. Smite, 1. Conceal/Reveal, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade

Warlock Skyrunner [4 PL, 62pts]: 0. Smite, 4. Protect/Jinx, Shuriken Pistol, Twin Shuriken Catapult, Witchblade

+ Troops +

Guardian Defenders [5 PL, 105pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Aeldari Missile Launcher

Guardian Defenders [5 PL, 105pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Aeldari Missile Launcher

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

+ Elites +

Striking Scorpions [7 PL, -1CP, 99pts]
. 9x Striking Scorpion: 9x Scorpion Chainsword
. Striking Scorpion Exarch: Scorpion Chainsword, Scorpion's Claw
. . Exarch Power: Exemplar of the Scorpion Shrine, Scorpion's Sting, Sustained Attack

+ Heavy Support +

War Walkers [8 PL, 136pts]
. War Walker: Bright Lance, Starcannon
. War Walker: Bright Lance, Starcannon

+ Dedicated Transport +

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 147pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

Wave Serpent [9 PL, 147pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

++ Total: [57 PL, -1CP, 999pts] ++

I would switch out the war walkers for fire dragons or a falcon. Remember you can always deep strike a squad of guardians if you need more space in your serpent for the scorpions or fire dragons. In a 1k I might reconsider your craftworld tactics. Masterful shots isnt going to help a ton because 1k games are usually played on a 4x4 board and you'll be under 12'' away pretty easily. Diviners of fate only gives you a 6+ invulnerable save not a fnp save so you could easily switch that to savage blades or hail of doom or expert crafters or superior shurikens or something like that

You can save points by taking autarch on foot and giving him falochus wing relic to substitute for wings option. The glaive he comes with is decent enough.. Also not sure why yo'd want 2 warlocks. Is that a model limitation?

Im not sure autarch brings any value in this sort of list unless you want to use him coz hes cool which I totaly support
However, in a 1K game you'd get more value out of a farseer with doom + executioner.

At a casual level you could make the whole army ulthwe for a 6+ FNP and take eldrad(who is a beast)+warlock.

Not sure if you have any of these models available of course..

Also I'd rop the EML form guardians and give them shuri canons so they can be mobile. You can slap 2 spirit stones on your seprents to make them more durable if you are not taking ulthwe.

Helvost wrote:I would switch out the war walkers for fire dragons or a falcon. Remember you can always deep strike a squad of guardians if you need more space in your serpent for the scorpions or fire dragons. In a 1k I might reconsider your craftworld tactics. Masterful shots isnt going to help a ton because 1k games are usually played on a 4x4 board and you'll be under 12'' away pretty easily. Diviners of fate only gives you a 6+ invulnerable save not a fnp save so you could easily switch that to savage blades or hail of doom or expert crafters or superior shurikens or something like that

Thanks, I took your advice!

Argive wrote:Im not sure autarch brings any value in this sort of list unless you want to use him coz hes cool which I totaly support

That's purely the reason! I think he's just a cool dude, swooping on the battlefield to do Eldar things. I opted for a Farseer like you recommended!

I'm a huge fan of symmetry and it bugs me that one of my Guardian squads is rideless but that's OK! Cardio is good.

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [995pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Craftworld Attribute: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned

+ HQ +

Autarch with Swooping Hawk Wings [93pts]: 2: An Eye on Distant Events, Craftworlds Warlord, Forceshield, Fusion Pistol
. Shard of Anaris

Farseer Skyrunner [137pts]: 0. Smite, 2. Doom, 4. Executioner, Shuriken Pistol, Singing Spear, Twin Shuriken Catapult

+ Troops +

Guardian Defenders [95pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon

Guardian Defenders [95pts]: 10x Guardian Defender
. Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform: Shuriken Cannon

Rangers [60pts]: 5x Ranger

+ Elites +

Fire Dragons [113pts]
. 4x Fire Dragon: 4x Fusion Gun
. Fire Dragon Exarch: Firepike
. . Exarch Power: Crack Shot

Striking Scorpions [108pts]
. 10x Striking Scorpion: 10x Scorpion Chainsword
. Striking Scorpion Exarch: Scorpion Chainsword, Scorpion's Claw
. . Exarch Power: Sustained Attack

+ Dedicated Transport +

Wave Serpent [147pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

Wave Serpent 147pts]: Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Cannon

++ Total: [995pts] ++