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Hi everyone,

I need your help, I am planning my List and with the eldar part I am more or less happy. (Ofc. any advices are welcome)

But I need support for the Harlequin part:

1) what do I need to have a legal Harlequin Detachment? I am uncertain (new to 40k)
2) Is my troupe equipment sufficient or do I miss some errors? Their purpose is to either outflank or jump in if close combat is unavoidable.




Combined Arms Detachment:

HQ - Farseer, Jetbike, Singing Spear

Troops - 5 Windrider , 3x Scatter laser

Troops - 5 Windrider , 3x Scatter laser

Troops - 4 Windrider , 2x Cannon

Troops - 4 Windrider , 2x Cannon

Night Spinner

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Formation detachment Aspect Host

5 Dark Reapers + Exarch + Wave Serpent with TL Scatter Lasers

5 Fire Dragon + Exarch + Wave Serpent with TL Scatter Lasers

7 Warp Spdier + Exarch

Combined Arms Detachment - Harlequins

Master - Harlequins Caress, Neuro Disruptor
Player - Harlequins Embrace, Fusion Pistol
Player - Harlequins Embrace, Fusion Pistol
Player - Harlequins Kiss
Player - Harlequins Embrace, Neuro Disruptor
Player
+ Starweaver

Points total 1683 of 1850 which makes room for additions = 167

In order to add Harlequins to a bound list, you either have to add one of their formations, or their special Masque Detachment. they have no HQs so they can never have a CAD or Allied detachment.

The Masque detachment requires loads of units, so that probably isn't what you want. There is no formation that is cheap enough to fit into the list above without dropping some Eldar. You could either take the Cast of Players formation (Troupe + Death Jester + Shadowseer) or Cegorach's Jest (Troupe + Skyweaver unit + VoidWeaver). All other formation either do not include a Troupe, or require 3 Troupes

The Cast of Players is probably what will work best for what you want, but the DJ & Seer have to join it and can never leave, meaning they cannot fit in a StarWeaver. I'd recommend using the Spectre from Deathwatch as your DJ as he gives the unit Shroud. This unit with both characters and some upgrades will be just under 300pts

Never take Fusion pistols, they are too expensive and require you to get too close. Neuro Disruptor are ok, but are usually the first thing people drop to save points. You need are least 2 Players in the unit to with NO upgrades since Harlies WILL die before they get to combat. Even with Shroud, they are only T3 with 1 wound.
I've played Deamonettes with Shroud before (Belakor was near and cast Shrouded) and still lost half their unit before they saw combat. Half the unit was 9 models, which means if they were Harlies, that would have been the whole squad.

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First of all,

Thank you very much I understood and made adjustments

Combined Arms Detachment:

HQ - Farseer, Jetbike, Singing Spear

Troops - 5 Windrider , 3x Scatter laser

Troops - 5 Windrider , 3x Scatter laser

Troops - 4 Windrider , 2x Cannon

Troops - 4 Windrider , 2x Cannon

Night Spinner

Night Spinner

Formation detachment Aspect Host

5 Dark Reapers + Exarch + Wave Serpent with TL Scatter Lasers

5 Fire Dragon + Exarch + Wave Serpent with TL Scatter Lasers

7 Warp Spider + Exarch

Cast of players - Harlequins

Death Jester
Shadowseer - The Mask of secret, haywire grenades, psyker lvl 2
Troupe Master - Caress
Player - Harlequins Embrace
Player - Harlequins Embrace
Player - Harlequins Kiss
Player
Player

This makes in total 1723 / 1850

I am now thinking what to add

Two Ranger troops for even more Map control is my first idea

I'd be tempted to either go small with a hero's path formation (haywire grenades and mask of secrets of course!)

Or use the Falchou's blade formation with 4 man units of Skyweavers (armed with Zephyrglaives and Haywire cannons) you then throw the Farseer in that unit and attempt to cast Shrouding for a 2+ rerollable jink save. With the cannons and glaives you have a very competent ranged anti tank option with some amazing close combat potential.

Oh that is interesting

My plan to not be boring was to drop Harlequins from time to time and put in a Wraithknight

With your idea about the Falchous I'd have another good option.

Thank you ! I am looking forward to paint Jetbikes anyway so even more would be nice