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Just wanted to get see what revisions I should make to this 1500 point DE list:

HQ:
Baron (105)

Troops:
4 x 5 Warriors w/ 1 x Blaster in each squad (240)

Elites:
3 x 4 Blasterborn in Venom w/ 2 x SC (519)

Fast Attack:
Beast Pack - 5 x Beastmasters, 10 x Khymera, 6 x Razorwing Flocks (270)

Heavy Support:
3 x Ravagers w/Night Shields (345)

The Baron + Beast Pack should get a LOT of attention early on, which will hopefully free up the Ravagers and Blasterborn to concentrate on one flank in the first couple of turns and whittle it down to such an extent it will not be much of a threat. The Warriors will start in reserves and will be mostly for mop up/backfield objective holding. Also, I only have three Venoms so that's why I didn't spam them with the Warriors. I do have some Raiders, however, and if it makes sense, I could reduce the number of squads and take a Raider or two.

Any suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Any advice or recommendations?

Are the kabalytes in Venoms?

Great question! I only have three Venoms and wanted to give those to the Blasterborn for mobility/extra protection and start the Warriors in reserves. Would you recommend putting the Warriors in the Venoms and starting the Blasterborn on foot?

Well the problem is that as with most Dark Eldar their armour saves suck so having them in transports as long as possible is always a good idea. The only ground runners I would do, would be a beast squad. Even Grotesques I try to put in a raider to get them close with an archon

sweetbacon wrote:
Great question! I only have three Venoms and wanted to give those to the Blasterborn for mobility/extra protection and start the Warriors in reserves. Would you recommend putting the Warriors in the Venoms and starting the Blasterborn on foot?

Don't run anything on foot, you'll get stomped. Every infantry unit needs a transport.

Ah, okay. So since I only have three Venoms, would it be worth putting dropping 1 x Blasterborn in each squad and a Blaster for each of the Warrior squads so I could have enough points to field 3 x 5 Warrior squads and give each squad a Raider to give them some added protection? So the new list would be:

HQ:
Baron (105)

Troops:
3 x 5 Warriors in Raider (315)

Elites:
3x 3 Blasterborn in Venoms (438)

Fast Attack:
Beast Pack (270)

Heavy Support:
3 x Ravagers w/Night Shields (345)

Comes to to 1473 points. Should I give two of the Warrior Raider either Night Shields or Splinter Racks with the leftover points?

With no further access to more transports, I'd stick trueborns in cover, with dark lances. Have warrors in veins

Hmmm, interesting. So put the Warrior squads in the Venoms, jettison the Raider altogether and instead of giving the Trueborn Blasters, give each 3 man squad two Dark Lances and park them in cover? I hadn't thought of that, but it does sound intriguing. I do like the extra range of the Dark Lances as compared to the Blasters. I think I'll give it a try and see. Thanks!

If you can get access to a bastion that's the perfect place for you lance trueborn put a Icarus lass cannon on top and put one unit inside and one on top.

Sadly, I don't have a Bastion currently, but I think it is a great suggestion. I will put the Bastion on my list of things to get as I think you are spot on about how it would really complement the Blasterborn and increase their survivability while also giving them access to some heavy duty long range shooting.

If you're looking for purchase suggestions, with what you have, i would try to get my hands on two raiders. Make two 10 man squads of with a splinter cannon each, and toss splinter racks and night sheilds on the raiders. That gives you more mobility, and then you can toss the Trueborn back in the venoms. The lack of poison shots disturbs me with this list. The raiders also give another dark lance each.