extremefreak17 wrote:
Wraithknights are great. I take mine stock, head straight for enemy MCs/High AV tanks turn one, and hope for a turn 2-3 assault. If he dies before he gets there, then he will have most likely absorbed enough firepower to keep my war walkers/hornets/wave serpents safe while I blast him off the board. 3 I think would be fun. Might be even more fun to take an autarch and deep strike all 3 behind their lines! Only problem is the rest of your army might be a bit small.

toocool61 wrote:
Why don't you like one?

Admiral General Aladeen wrote:

toocool61 wrote:
Why don't you like one?

Personal preference maybe, I just dont think they are the best option to take, I dont need a distraction my seer council is good enough at that for me, i fill out the rest with lots of shooting warp spiders, serpents, I like to take 2 fire prisms for the utility they offer str 9 lance is beautiful and usually a lot better than str 10 no lance, and i can take 2 of them for the cost of one knight. Also adds to the hull count, and if played well is a lot more survivable than a knight as well. Its debatable which will do more damage but I think there are better ways to spend 300 points in eldar than on a wraith knight. And not to brag but I haven't lost with my eldar yet since the new book came out so clearly something is working for me

 Nettik189 wrote:
Unless you are fighting Blob squads w/ white scar allies then your in big big trouble

Glorywarrior wrote:
1 wraithknight if it can get into assault can be extremely good. It can also take out tanks. if you take too many that takes up too many points that should be spent on anti-infantry and it ends up screwing your game.

 FlingitNow wrote:

Glorywarrior wrote:
1 wraithknight if it can get into assault can be extremely good. It can also take out tanks. if you take too many that takes up too many points that should be spent on anti-infantry and it ends up screwing your game.

I have to disagree with practically everything said here. A Wraithknight is not an extremely good CC MC. He wants to stay the hell away from Decent CC MCs like the Black Mace Prince or Dreadknight for example. It is good in CC against the shooty death stars but needs a buddy to do that job. So likewise I disagree taking 1 is a great idea. 1 can be dealt with or ignored depending on your opponents army. 2 can't be ignored and are much more difficult to deal and is probably the easy number to build a competitive list around. 3 has some very good match ups at the top of the Tournament scene, but also some very bad though the later is rarer at the top end of the tournament so you just need to avoid a bad draw early on.

Admiral General Aladeen wrote:

 FlingitNow wrote:

Glorywarrior wrote:
1 wraithknight if it can get into assault can be extremely good. It can also take out tanks. if you take too many that takes up too many points that should be spent on anti-infantry and it ends up screwing your game.

I have to disagree with practically everything said here. A Wraithknight is not an extremely good CC MC. He wants to stay the hell away from Decent CC MCs like the Black Mace Prince or Dreadknight for example. It is good in CC against the shooty death stars but needs a buddy to do that job. So likewise I disagree taking 1 is a great idea. 1 can be dealt with or ignored depending on your opponents army. 2 can't be ignored and are much more difficult to deal and is probably the easy number to build a competitive list around. 3 has some very good match ups at the top of the Tournament scene, but also some very bad though the later is rarer at the top end of the tournament so you just need to avoid a bad draw early on.

Why cant i ignore 2 str 10 shots that take up a large portion of your army.

 Nettik189 wrote:
At 1850 240pts doesnt take up a large portion of some ones army. And if you ignore it, it can wreak havoc on your army. wither its poping vehicles or killing characters it isnt something you can just ignore. That being said some armies can ignore it but the few that can no body really plays. I would never invest 300pts into a wraithknight, i think at 240 pts its the max i would pay for it. otherwise its cutting into better things i can use in my army

 Admiral General Aladeen wrote:

 FlingitNow wrote:

Glorywarrior wrote:
1 wraithknight if it can get into assault can be extremely good. It can also take out tanks. if you take too many that takes up too many points that should be spent on anti-infantry and it ends up screwing your game.

I have to disagree with practically everything said here. A Wraithknight is not an extremely good CC MC. He wants to stay the hell away from Decent CC MCs like the Black Mace Prince or Dreadknight for example. It is good in CC against the shooty death stars but needs a buddy to do that job. So likewise I disagree taking 1 is a great idea. 1 can be dealt with or ignored depending on your opponents army. 2 can't be ignored and are much more difficult to deal and is probably the easy number to build a competitive list around. 3 has some very good match ups at the top of the Tournament scene, but also some very bad though the later is rarer at the top end of the tournament so you just need to avoid a bad draw early on.

Why cant i ignore 2 str 10 shots that take up a large portion of your army.

Glorywarrior wrote:
What I'm trying to say is that if it can get into combat, it is a tar pit to any infantry units it gets in combat with. It has too little attacks to kill the whole unit, but the second turn it should, which will leave it open to charge another unit.

 FlingitNow wrote:
Yes they can be used in combat but only against shooting units not combat units. You're against Farsight Bomb or O'vesastar and you have 1 Wraithknight it dies plain an simple. 2 should mean at least 1 makes combat you may even panic him into splitting his fire trying to deal with both. But against competitive players 1 isn't enough to worry him and is too many points for that. 2 will cause him a problem.

Glorywarrior wrote:
I never tried to make it seem like it is a close combat beast, I would never throw mine into a powerfist. just troops.