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So, I'm going to a tournament soon with my near undefeated Eldar army, and I've made a few adjustments to try and make it more competative.

Camerath Firhsone, Farseer Of Arash-Nahh, Last Pupil of Eldrad Ulthuan:
= 210 pts

Seer Council, 'Bards of Fate':
5 warlocks, 3 destructors, embolden, enhance
= 175 pts

Dire Avenger Squad, 'Blade Wraiths':
9 Dire Avengers
Exarch Eldashi with twin shuriken catapults, bladestorm
= 152 pts

Guardian Defender Squad, 'Craftworld's Virtue':
10 Guardians, scatter laser
= 95 pts

Storm Guardian Squad, 'Craftworld's Verdict':
10 Guardians, 2 flamers
Warlock Illidae with destructor
= 127 pts

Fire Dragon Squad, 'Khain's Fury':
4 Fire Dragons
Exarch Marsil with Firepike
= 100 pts

Warp Spider Squad, 'Warp Shredders':
6 Warp Spiders
Exarch Elenwé with powerblades, dual death spinners
= 181 pts

Warwalker Squadron, 'Star's Fury':
2 Warwalkers with 2 scatterlasers
= 120 pts

Dark Reaper Squad, 'Death's Glare':
3 Dark Reapers
Exarch Nexaris with tempest launcher, fast shot
= 192 pts

Wave Serpent 'Deliverance':
Shuriken cannon, twin-linked missile launcher
= 130 pts

Wave Serpent 'Immaterial Lance':
Shuriken cannon, twin-linked missile launcher
= 130 pts

Wave Serpent 'Fury of the Stars':
Shuriken cannon, twin-linked missile launcher
= 130 pts


Normally, I'd run wraithguard and rangers instead of the guardians and walkers.

But what you guy's think? See any fatal flaw?

Cheers


Von Chogg

your fluff really aggravates me

The List is fine, although I dont understand why you only have 3 wave serpents, when you need 5.

I guess your storm guardians are hoofing it? They wont do anything.

Besides that its "ok"

Appologies, just something me and my group do and this was just a copy and paste

Eldrad, dragons and storms are in serpants. Guardians and avengers hoofing it, sticking to cover etc (dont have as many wave serpents and no points). Spiders and walkers cause general havoc with S6 spam. Council will get stuck in after i destroy any annoying things like assassins, and I've found em to be a decent anti-tank.

Any suggestions other than 'more wave serpent'?

Von Chogg

Von Chogg wrote:Appologies, just something me and my group do and this was just a copy and paste

Eldrad, dragons and storms are in serpants. Guardians and avengers hoofing it, sticking to cover etc (dont have as many wave serpents and no points). Spiders and walkers cause general havoc with S6 spam. Council will get stuck in after i destroy any annoying things like assassins, and I've found em to be a decent anti-tank.

Any suggestions other than 'more wave serpent'?

Von Chogg

You have to ask yourself a question. What does the great amplifier (call me Eldrad) amplifies? He is in a serpant aiming for CC without being able to guide walkers while he is surrounded by too few warlocks. If your council gets caught in CC with a termi or two then its gonna stay there all game long. What I would like to see is council getting beefed up by a couple of bodies and a unit that can unlock it from CC, like harlies or banshees.

Otherwise it is fine.

Capamaru wrote:

Von Chogg wrote:Appologies, just something me and my group do and this was just a copy and paste

Eldrad, dragons and storms are in serpants. Guardians and avengers hoofing it, sticking to cover etc (dont have as many wave serpents and no points). Spiders and walkers cause general havoc with S6 spam. Council will get stuck in after i destroy any annoying things like assassins, and I've found em to be a decent anti-tank.

Any suggestions other than 'more wave serpent'?

Von Chogg

You have to ask yourself a question. What does the great amplifier (call me Eldrad) amplifies? He is in a serpant aiming for CC without being able to guide walkers while he is surrounded by too few warlocks. If your council gets caught in CC with a termi or two then its gonna stay there all game long. What I would like to see is council getting beefed up by a couple of bodies and a unit that can unlock it from CC, like harlies or banshees.

Otherwise it is fine.

Well usually, Eldrad stays in the back lines guiding and dooming from the safety of his serpent, then rushes forwards to kill tanks if need be etc. I don't send him head long into termies, I just gun them down, and usually use wraithguard for it But without them I'll just mass firepower combined with guide and doom. Truth be told termies are noramally a thorn in my side, but I've managed to kill 20 assault ones with shrike and win the game by a landslide.

Von Chogg

They only thing in your list that can "reliably" shoot at termies hoping to take some down are fire dragons and they are too few. If your councils gets in combat (even simple marines will do the work) it becomes bogged down. Beef up the potential of it or use an unlocking unit. Removing reapers will save you some points.

Does anyone ever take an Avatar and put him in the middle of a Seer Council anymore? That used to be a popular tactic when I played Eldar years ago