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Regular Dakkanaut




So my buddy and I are still playing around with army lists before he starts to buy stuff and we got to thinking about Yriel and Dire Avengers.  What about 5 Avengers w/exarch w/defend and shimmershield plus Yriel, all mounted in a falcon?  It's not the normal shooty DA platform, but hopefully the could jump out, shoot something and charge.

My thinking is that if placed right Yriel is likely to clear his kill zone, leaving opponents to smack around the reasonably cheap DA squad.  This also uses up one of the manditory troop slots in an eldar airforce list without investing the points for a full squad in a serpent.  Also, Yriel is a bit cheaper than the standard Doom/Fortune bikeseer.

Presently we were thinking of 2 units of harlies and a scorp unit for the falcons.  This would free up an elite slot that could be used for a full squad of banshees in a serpent in place of the second unit of harlies.  They may not be quite as good as harlies, but it would mean 1) more variety, and 2) less money invested, since he already has some banshees.

Since my friend wants minimal investment we don't want to have to purchase several HQs, so we're looking for experianced Eldar players to chip in.  Is there any merit to this thinking?

   
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Dakka Veteran





I think you would be better off putting banshees in a Falcon. The fact that they get to fleet and are delivered rather reliably is very nice. This is what I have been doing in my mech lists lately.

I'm not sure if you want Yriel with a squad. I think his blast template ability affects all models friend or foe... You could choose not to use it, of course. Regardless, if you want to do Yriel with some Avengers, it's a good combo but I think you should put them all in a Wave Serpent with vectored engines. This ensures that your opponent will be busy shooting wave serpents, and your falcons actually get to use their guns.

Ba-zziiing!



 
   
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Hoary Long Fang with Lascannon





Kalamazoo

Yriel's template hits "All models with S6, AP 3" so I wouldn't suggest firing that off when in a group of fellow eldar. Even without that he's still better then a standard Autarch for any foot squad. Not sure the 5 DA in a Falcon would do much though. I think you are better off with a full unit of DA, Scorps or Banshees in a Serpent. Leave the Falcons for the Fire Dragons.
   
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Sneaky Kommando




i really like the idea, he and the avengers can charge a unit after they bladestorm. With defend that units gets -1 attack. You hit and you do your damage, next turn get counter charged. Unleash EoW.

the avenger squad would be cheap enough where its like a meh, w/e if they die, they served their purpose.

   
 
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