Is eldar a viable Competative army??

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**DAaddict**

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You are compiling a strat guide? When there are rumours of 6th Ed in the coming year? Left it a bit late didnt you...

As for Eldar Mech lists, these will earn you a 0/5 Comp score in most tourneys you attend.

I would not 0/5 an eldar 1850 list that was all meched up and ran some variation. (i.e. not all 5-man dragons and 5-man DA) I probably wouldn't 0 of 5 any list but I would probably ding an army of min-maxed waveserpent and fire dragons. But how is that any worse than a 3 x ML long-fang army or a leaf blower guard army?

As stated, it does fit the fluff of the eldar to have a meched up army - just not all 5-man units to maximize the number of serpents. Run 2 or 3 DA units of 10 and I won't ding you even if you run the 3x firedragons. I understand why they need to run it and am not going to 0 comp score somebody for running it.

**blaktoof**

its pretty ignorant to state that you will get a 0/5 for comp for having a transport for each unit... seriously. I would disregard all of whomever said that statements opinions, for serious.

anyways Eldar are still a viable army, and in 5th edition nits usually more viable to be in a transport than walking on foot. Modern military operations do not send foot units from base to do something... just saying.

considering there are still rumors of Witch hunters, tau, and necrons coming I doubt 6th is anytime soon, as many of the other codexes are still not updated.