TouchDown wrote:
I wouldn't necessarily say your wraithknight is built wrong with a suncannon/shield and SL. While Eldar usually don't have a high wound count, your army's seems particularly low (20 on troops, and rangers don't last all that long when targeted, 9 on heavies, with only 10 Hull Points to go around). Assuming a BS of 4, every six S8 AP2 (oreven AP3) shots would be doing 2 wounds on your WK without the shield, and some armies (such as another eldar army) can pretty easily field firepower like that. Warwalkers can go down in one turn of shooting, especially if you only bring 2, and if your serpents get taken out before they deliver the wraithguard you could be in trouble. Keeping your toughest unit alive a little longer (4++), along with giving him the chance to knock out infantry blobs with the suncannon is a totally viable build (you have plenty of S10 Ap2 shots with the wriathguard), and it seems like the jury is still out on whether that or stock is better. I'd say run it.

I'd also like to agree with the changes to the warwalkers. While anti air is all well and good, you're paying a lot of points for that right. Double brightlance walkers would most likely serve you better, and with the other dangerous targets you're running, they could either be targeted early, letting the other pieces of your army get in range, or they could be ignored, giving you the chance to do some serious damage with them.

 Khaine's Wrath wrote:

TouchDown wrote:
I wouldn't necessarily say your wraithknight is built wrong with a suncannon/shield and SL. While Eldar usually don't have a high wound count, your army's seems particularly low (20 on troops, and rangers don't last all that long when targeted, 9 on heavies, with only 10 Hull Points to go around). Assuming a BS of 4, every six S8 AP2 (oreven AP3) shots would be doing 2 wounds on your WK without the shield, and some armies (such as another eldar army) can pretty easily field firepower like that. Warwalkers can go down in one turn of shooting, especially if you only bring 2, and if your serpents get taken out before they deliver the wraithguard you could be in trouble. Keeping your toughest unit alive a little longer (4++), along with giving him the chance to knock out infantry blobs with the suncannon is a totally viable build (you have plenty of S10 Ap2 shots with the wriathguard), and it seems like the jury is still out on whether that or stock is better. I'd say run it.

I'd also like to agree with the changes to the warwalkers. While anti air is all well and good, you're paying a lot of points for that right. Double brightlance walkers would most likely serve you better, and with the other dangerous targets you're running, they could either be targeted early, letting the other pieces of your army get in range, or they could be ignored, giving you the chance to do some serious damage with them.

With serpents and walkers maxing out on S6 dakka, infantry blobs aren't a real concern. He may have 5 S10 cannons, but their range is poor. The knight offers S10 at a 36" range. Nothing else in the list offers that. Similarly it's only a 5++ not a 4++ and is expensive when it reduces your two guns down to one. To fire two AND make the most of the Cannon you need a scatter laser on him. Sounded lay that's an 80 point upgrade. Utter waste of points on a unit that is so good stock.