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So! I've just been getting into dark eldar, have a few boxes of models painted so far. And I've been doing internet research on how to play the army, and I'm confused.

Everywhere it says that Reaver Jetbikes can make a turboboost attack by flying over enemies, causing D3 hits at stength 4 for passing over them. Does this still exist? Because I can't find it in my codex anywhere, all it says is that bladevanes allow rending hammer of wrath attacks.

This rule was in the old codex. Scythveines I think. (I'm to new to have played that codex). The only current model with this legal rule is the tantalus by forgeworld.

Reavers now get better HoW attacks.

The 'flyover attack' rules for the grav-talon, scythevanes, and cluster caltrops were replaced with modifiers to the Reavers' Hammer of Wrath attacks.

Yeah, not nearly as fun now.

Things were better then... I had 3 full squads of Reaver Jetbikes with 3 cluster caltrops in each and the damage they could do with a 'fly over' was amazing... I miss old Reavers...

The new way is less cheesy, but it's pretty dangerous awesome in its own right.

They replaced that rule with the buffed up Hammer of Wrath attacks with Cluster Caltrops and Bladevanes.

And that's fine, actually - the HoW is quite strong.

Never played under the old codex, but the D6 S6 Hammer of Wrath attacks with Rending from Cluster Caltrops is excellent and even the standard S4 with Rending is usable, I think I'd rather have this than the old Bladevane rules.

The problem with the new version is that your stuck in combat. If the HOW doesn't do much, your normal attacks wont do much and then you get shredded by whatever you attacked.

In the old rules you buzzed over the unit and that was that. You got to do damage and were not locked in place free to move. Some people might have cried foul at that, but really, how hard is it to kill T4 5+ save guys with anything that isn't a grot blaster? Remember, Jink didn't exist back then.

I still wonder why DE Reavers get only a 5+ save while all Bikes or Jetbikes get a good one. Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, Eldars, they all get a 4+ or a 3+.

At least its a step up from wych suits that are only a 6+ and that reaver jetbikes are pretty much driven by wychs as I understand it.

I thought about it too but it's not consistent. Eldar Guardians riding the Windriders have a 5+ Save and end up with a 3+ one. Boyz have a 6+, but a 4+ on their bikes.