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how am i suposed to know what the values on the data sheets mean and how the weapons and granades are used for different units of dark eldar?

please give me a detailed explenation on how to read and understand it.

...um... you read it? I mean, GW codecies are pretty poorly organized and all, but it's all in there.

 Fafnir wrote:
...um... you read it? I mean, GW codecies are pretty poorly organized and all, but it's all in there.

yea but i dont really know what like the weapon skill values or toughness values actually means in game or how to read them

Many of the rules are not expanded on because the main rulebook has those rules. The main rules tell you how to play the game, the codex only tells you how your army adds to those rules
You read a codex from the standpoint that you have a main rulebook to refer back to.

To play 40K, you need a main rulebook and at least 1 codex, then you get the models

 eddesb wrote:

 Fafnir wrote:
...um... you read it? I mean, GW codecies are pretty poorly organized and all, but it's all in there.

yea but i dont really know what like the weapon skill values or toughness values actually means in game or how to read them

All of that is explained in the Warhammer 40k Rulebook.




However, a new edition will likely (rumored) to come out this summer, so you might want to hold off on buying a rule book for a few months.

 Fafnir wrote:
...um... you read it? I mean, GW codecies are pretty poorly organized and all, but it's all in there.

yea but i dont really know what like the weapon skill values or toughness values actually means in game or how to read them

Check your main rulebook-that'll explain it. If you STILL have questions, then ask us. But we are NOT a replacement for your main rulebook.

Like, get the rule book and read it.

 Jaxler wrote:
Like, get the rule book and read it.

sorry i aint getting it when 8th ed is around the corner

Then I'm afraid we can't help. We are not a replacement for actually buying your own copy.

While I can't say it's a bad idea to wait, you're going to have to go into your store and ask to borrow a friend's copy or something.

Higher is better for everything.

For Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill, 2 is awful, 3 is bad, 4 is good, 5 is great, 6 is awesome, 7 is amazing, 8 is outrageous, 9 is godlike, 10 is god. Strength and Toughness are similar, but tend to be lower, ranging from 3 to 6, typically. Initiative is important as it determines who goes first in combat. Wounds and attacks tend to range from 1-4, but there are exceptions for the very best characters and large creatures. Leadership ranges from 6-10. 8 is decent, 9 is good.

 eddesb wrote:

 Jaxler wrote:
Like, get the rule book and read it.

sorry i aint getting it when 8th ed is around the corner

Sorry, I ain't gonna type all the rules gak out for you when GW already had.

If you don't want to buy one now, ask to read/borrow the store's copy and/or a friends.

you can get cheap mini rulebooks on ebay. hell I just sold a few from dark vengeance for $20 each which included templates, scatter dice, and a baggie of d6

alternatively you can find quick guides that will have most of the information you need or barring that there are non-legitimate ways to get a rulebook the same way one can get just about any codex in pdf form with a quick google search

 JNAProductions wrote:
Then I'm afraid we can't help. We are not a replacement for actually buying your own copy.

Yep that sums it up.

Please feel free to post specific questions once you have a basic grasp of the rules from studying your own copy.