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**Segersgia**

jojo_monkey_boy wrote:
They're sort of a safe mixing of eldar and dark eldar. Nothing really ground breaking but not terrible either.

Kind of miss those retro corsair FW helmets though.

Makes me wonder if this kit has an option for different heads, as the Kommando kit did.

**GaroRobe**

Daedalus81 wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but those Corsairs have to be the coolest Eldar I've ever seen.

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Sotahullu wrote:
Okay, I really like these guys but at the same time I really hope to lessen the amount of accesories.

Kill Team comes with tons of extra stuff to spiff them out so lots of it will be optional.

Makes you wonder what the "generic" version will be. Sister Noviates got autoguns, DKK have their lasguns, etc. Maybe they'll go the Kommando route and have more options

**Duskweaver**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

Perfect choice of band, given "Sigue Sigue Sputnik" means literally "Go, go, fellow space-traveller!"

Hmm... I wonder what that translates to in the Eldar language...

**The Power Cosmic**

Probably swap out a couple of the heads, but the rest is pure gold.

**Arschbombe**

beast_gts wrote:
Is that a Spider jump generator on the hood & 2 knives one?

Certainly looks like it could be, but I never thought they'd add that to kill team.

**tauist**

I hope the capes are optional.. Just realized I prefer the model without one. If given the option, I'd only have the leader wear a cape (for elevated status, of course)

**vipoid**

Those are pretty nice models.

That said, especially with the state of the Autarch, I'm quite concerned that all that nice-looking wargear is going to amount to feth-all.

Guess we'll find out soon.

**Crimson**

I love the corsairs!

**N3p3nth3**

Absolutely love them… apart from the bare head of the dude grasping the waystones. He’ll get head replacement surgery.

tauist wrote:
I hope the capes are optional.. Just realized I prefer the model without one. If given the option, I'd only have the leader wear a cape (for elevated status, of course)

Well, there were supposed to be two levels of corsairs with these as the higher.

**SamusDrake**

One of them has a Goose from Galaxy Rangers vibe, if he got his hands on a shuriken cannon. Hmmmm...

**Sacredroach**

I'm not an Eldar player, but damn...this set screams Rogue Trader. I may need to get a set to paint up in crazy colors...and yes, Sigue Sigue Sputnik will act as a partial inspiration.

Also, Neuro Disruptor!

**nou**

At last, the one new release I will definitely get. But that said, this is one hell of an ugly paintjob.

**stonehorse**

Think the colour scheme is a bad call for Corsairs, they should be flamboyant, and a riot of colour.

Been almost a 30 year wait for these lot, so they have an impossibly high level of expectations to live up to.

Hopefully we see different colour schemes soon.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

SamusDrake wrote:
One of them has a Goose from Galaxy Rangers vibe, if he got his hands on a shuriken cannon. Hmmmm...

And I thought I went obscure 80’s

Love Galaxy Rangers me.

I’m definitely going to have to include these in my 2nd Ed project as a Pirate Warband.

**The Red Hobbit**

These look great, can't wait to pick them up. I wonder if their boxset will also include terrain?

**NAVARRO**

Ponytails and weird hairdo

Love the minis though but probably not 36£ worth.

**SamusDrake**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
SamusDrake wrote:
One of them has a Goose from Galaxy Rangers vibe, if he got his hands on a shuriken cannon. Hmmmm...

And I thought I went obscure 80’s

Love Galaxy Rangers me.

I’m definitely going to have to include these in my 2nd Ed project as a Pirate Warband.

You and SacredRoach have convinced me I need these guys for Rogue Trader games.

Starting to get the feeling that the Nacho-mundo will be just the Corsairs...

**stahly**

Crossing my fingers for more Visarch style helmets!

I wonder if there'll also be a "generic" 40k version like the Sisters Novitate got. The datasheet leaks mentioned shuriken rifles, which I can't find in the WHC post, so maybe blasters, shredders and shuriken rifles for the generic loadoat?

**Vovin**

This is the single best GW release in the last decade. The corsairs are just crazy good. They have so much character.

**chaos0xomega**

stonehorse wrote:
Think the colour scheme is a bad call for Corsairs, they should be flamboyant, and a riot of colour.

Been almost a 30 year wait for these lot, so they have an impossibly high level of expectations to live up to.

Hopefully we see different colour schemes soon.

I agree, the color scheme they chose looks to Drukhari to me. Would have liked to see a bit of leopard-gyrinx print, hot pink, and neon green instead.

**GaroRobe**

chaos0xomega wrote:
stonehorse wrote:
Think the colour scheme is a bad call for Corsairs, they should be flamboyant, and a riot of colour.

Been almost a 30 year wait for these lot, so they have an impossibly high level of expectations to live up to.

Hopefully we see different colour schemes soon.

I agree, the color scheme they chose looks to Drukhari to me. Would have liked to see a bit of leopard-gyrinx print, hot pink, and neon green instead.

The little tease of leopard print on the banner is not nearly enough

**Semper**

Galef wrote:
So my son and I did some test games with the new Avatar rules vs Guilliman, Nightbringer and a Bloodthirster (the one with the big scary axe). 3 games each.

1v1 vs either Guilliman or the 'Thirster was no match.
Even when they initiated the charge to go first, neither could do enough damage to the Avatar before dying (usually on the Avatar's first swing but not always)
We even let Guilliman get up with full 6 wounds and still the Avatar won every game.

The Nightbringer was another story. The max 3 damage per phase and ignore invul weapon give him the edge.
Although it was fun to note that the 2+ armour the Avatar now gets gave him a 6+ against the Nightbringer that he would not have had before.
I think the Avatar would come out on top against any other C'tan shared because they others allow invuls, so the Avatar should live long enough to deal the damage needed.

I'm actually kinda glad they bumped him over 10W, specifically more than 11 or 12. 10/11/12 wound characters (and vehicles for degrading stats) are always tough to justify since they are so close to getting LOS.
The Avatar should absolutely never get LOS. Even before the size buff, he's a glowing molten iron daemon; you should be able to pick him out. I'm just glad tget gave him 14 wounds and a half-damage ability to make him beefier. Let's also not underestimate T8 and 2+ save.

On the flip side, I also hope Wraithlords LOSE a wound. They are currently 10, which gives them the annoying degrading stats. We know that the WK went from 24 to 22Ws and that Wraith units get -1damage, so here's hoping WLs are only 9Ws

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Glad the AOK has had a lovely glow up but I hope the GDs get their own and return to being as strong as they should be (ie stronger than the Avatar lol)

**Sasori**

The Corsair kit is just incredible. Probably a slight pain when it comes to rolling dice for so many options, but it is flat out gorgeous. Would love to see more kits styled this way.

**General Hobbs**

Sasori wrote:
The Corsair kit is just incredible.

Probably a slight pain when it comes to rolling dice for so many options, but it is flat out gorgeous. Would love to see more kits styled this way.

All of the weapons will have a single stat line, and you will spend CP on a stratagem for special effects.

**Eldarsif**

I think one of the most exciting things about this Kill Team is that it appears to be ripe for various autarch and hero kitbashing.

**GaroRobe**

General Hobbs wrote:
Sasori wrote:
The Corsair kit is just incredible.

Probably a slight pain when it comes to rolling dice for so many options, but it is flat out gorgeous. Would love to see more kits styled this way.

All of the weapons will have a single stat line, and you will spend CP on a stratagem for special effects.

Yeah. Im not sure how many specialist options are included in a 40k game, but the majority will have a basic statline. Noviates kit includes 10 autoguns, the DKK have their lasguns, etc.

**chaos0xomega**

Kommandos had most (if not all) of their Kill Team options available in 40k though, IIRC the same is true of the Tau Pathfinders. Seems to vary from faction to faction.

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GaroRobe wrote:
chaos0xomega wrote:
stonehorse wrote:
Think the colour scheme is a bad call for Corsairs, they should be flamboyant, and a riot of colour.

Been almost a 30 year wait for these lot, so they have an impossibly high level of expectations to live up to.

Hopefully we see different colour schemes soon.

I agree, the color scheme they chose looks to Drukhari to me. Would have liked to see a bit of leopard-gyrinx print, hot pink, and neon green instead.

The little tease of leopard print on the banner is not nearly enough

Tiger stripe is too 60s to do the Corsairs 80s-ness justice. We need leopard print proper if we're going to do this right.

**The Red Hobbit**

General Hobbs wrote:
Sasori wrote:
The Corsair kit is just incredible.

Probably a slight pain when it comes to rolling dice for so many options, but it is flat out gorgeous. Would love to see more kits styled this way.

All of the weapons will have a single stat line, and you will spend CP on a stratagem for special effects.

Gee I hope not, I guess we'll see.

**SamusDrake**

General Hobbs wrote:
Sasori wrote:
The Corsair kit is just incredible.

Probably a slight pain when it comes to rolling dice for so many options, but it is flat out gorgeous. Would love to see more kits styled this way.

All of the weapons will have a single stat line, and you will spend CP on a stratagem for special effects.

Wouldn't rule it out, but I wonder if that Harlequin CP business is an attempt to make them feel different in how they play, as both Drukhari and Craftworlds can also make "hit like a freight train" army lists. I'm assuming its because Harlequins have a low model count and incredible skills that they might be a CP heavy faction, going forward?

Trying to figure out the direction for 9th edition is hard sometimes.

**Iracundus**

I wonder if there are any head options, particularly helmets.

Also I note that all the Corsairs seem to have all universally gone for Dark Eldar left shoulder pauldrons and leggings (*ahem* I mean greaves). Almost like a mismatched uniform of their band, rather than individual mix and match armor.