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Null deployment was always my favourite way to play dark eldar in 5th edition. So, I had to harken back a few editions and try this out. Using a scalpel squadron and an autarch, this army relies on the Beta Strike. I was playing against a knight and some fast, and tough bikers. Will they fall to the poison, or will the space marines overwhelm the dark kin?



Thanks for watching.

As always great report man! Keep it up.

Would this work with Deathwing Terminator armys that can choose turn 1 or 2 to come in?

Good game. I think the BAO format ignores your squadron bonus to first blood though. Its a flat 1 point to meet the max of 10 system.

Seems like your list was tailored to fight bikes as you never take more than one flyer... no Grotesques or beloved Talos.

@Dozer - The list concept is something I have been working on for a while now. This was the first time that I had brought it out, happened to be against bikers , lol.

Very effective versus the bikes - army had no skyfire.

Excellent report, keep going!

Sweet beta strike army. If he would of brought Khan (which I think most WS lists should) he could of been in a much better position to potentially get the turn 1 table or at very least start shooting/assaulting venoms as they arrived. Your longer range and toughness ignoring poison really tore him apart despite playing two monster chapter masters. Good job!

Khan is not worth his points imo - you can turbo boost first turn with 2+ if it's night fight. Versus some armies it's over second turn.

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Thanks a lot for the comments. I really like the concept of the BETA strike, because it takes away the pressure from going first or second. Khan is very nice for the scout, but the two chapter masters do hit like a tonne of bricks as well!

As always a great report and also the again realization that you insist on a having a Archon boggles my mind.

Why you go Archon with Trueborn over Scourges w/ Heat lances ?

Did the bikes fall back, auto regroup, AND move after? I thought that they didn't get a move after their regroup anymore? Could have matter as they took out the jetbikes squad and contested that objective. I'll admit that I could be wrong for sure.

@ Hollismason - I love my archons! Great all rounders. As for the trueborn, I usually dont run them, i added them into this list on a last minute whim, for gaks and giggles.

@NakedSeamus - The marines have ATSKNF special rule. They auto rally, and then can act normally on the turn they do so. Its a great rule!

Yeah I don't see why you'd run Trueborn over Fire Dragons when you've allied in a Autarch.

You should try out the Scalpel formation with the Dark Artisan formation in the same army. It's particularly fun.

I havent run more than one formation in the same list.

You know that you can't reserve all your army ? If you do so, you are table out.

 SkaredCast wrote:
I havent run more than one formation in the same list.

Is that your local or something you don't prefer because the Haemy coven is basically point and click on the combos.

scarabae wrote:
You know that you can't reserve all your army ? If you do so, you are table out.

He can because the scalpel squadron arrives automatically arrives on turn 1 via deep strike. He'll have units on the board by the end of turn one.

scarabae wrote:
You know that you can't reserve all your army ? If you do so, you are table out.

You lose if you have no models at the end of the game turn, not player turn. He is running a formation that always deepstrikes in on turn 1.

If he goes second, he is fine as long as at least one venom arrives safely. Turn 2 his Archon will help ensure he gets a good chunk of his army.

If he goes first, its a bit tricky without good terrain on the board as his opponent has the opportunity to table him by killing 2 venoms and 10 wracks. So then he may want to have more on the board turn 1 and perhaps bait his opponent into exposing himself to an easy kill via the dsing venoms (they get bonus VPs when scoring First Blood).

Was it just luck getting the reroll reserve (the labyrinthe..) in two battle reports in a row or is their a trick?

It's over three.

Yes. I have been quite lucky with rolling my warlord trait. And I love it, im not going to complain

It seems that a lot of the power of this army comes with Labyrinthine Cunning combined with the Autarch ability. Is there anyway to assure Labyrinthine Cunning, or some other way to give you more control over your reserve rolls?

You could always use a comm relay for a reliable re roll.