"Hi Kirby.
Like the blog and thought, "hey why not send in a armylist and see how slaughtered the idea will be". Well really the idea behind this list is a DE Leafblower. Yeah i know i'm putting out AV 10 tanks on the table instead of the more durable ones IG presents. Well as a DE player i do not have much of a choice. Anyway, this list is nothing new. just my take on a leafblower version of the darklight spam.
I am not bothered with the fact this list is pretty much copy & paste, it looks fun and hopefully it will do enough damage.
The question i have been playing with is if i should try and fix up the raiders a bit more giving them flickerfields and such. If i would do so that will cost me one of the warrior units. I would gain a few more trueborns with blasters so the shooting will remain the same but one less scoring, one less target and more marbles in the same bag. Would be nice to hear what you have to say about this.
Thanks.
Duke sliscus 150
3 x Trueborns: 3 blasters in a venom with 2 x splinter cannons 146
3 x Trueborns: 3 blasters in a venom with 2 x splinter cannons 146
3 x Trueborns: 3 blasters in a venom with 2 x splinter cannons 146
5 x Warriors: 1 blaster in a raider with dark lance 120
5 x Warriors: 1 blaster in a raider with dark lance 120
5 x Warriors: 1 blaster in a raider with dark lance 120
5 x Warriors: 1 blaster in a raider with dark lance 120
5 x Warriors: 1 blaster in a raider with dark lance 120
5 x Scourges: 2 heat lances 134
5 x Scourges: 2 heat lances 134
5 x Scourges: 2 heat lances 134
Ravager: 3 dark lances, flickerfield 115
Ravager: 3 dark lances, flickerfield 115
Razorwing Jetfighter: 2 dark lances, 4 shatterfield missiles 175
Total: 1995"
List overall is solid but a few things. You're running the Duke so I'd prefer to see Reavers than Scourges as they are going to benefit from the combat drug double roll. The missile upgrades aren't really needed on the Razorwing and I do question whether or not the Razorwing is necessary at all. You'll have plenty of splinter fire so do you need those four missiles? Dropping this down to a Ravager will save you quite a bit of points (which you can use to upgrade the Scourges to Reavers).
I don't really like the small Warrior squads in the Raiders though. I'd prefer them to either be larger or in Venoms. What I might do then is drop one of the Trueborn squads and grab a Haemonculus so you can have some Wracks as Troops. Grab two of those squads and stick them in Raiders with a Liquifier gun and change the other four Warrior squads to 5x w/Blaster + Venom. This gives you 6 Venoms so you don't need the flickerfields on the Raiders/Ravagers. You lose one unit without the 3rd BlasterVenom but you have the three Reaver squads and still are running six Troops.
In terms of it being a 'leafblower' type list. No. Dark Eldar and Imperial Guard run completely different styles beyond the whole concept of leafblower being a non-optimised list.
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Natfka · 723 weeks ago
This isnt leafblower, its the leaves being blown. At 2000 points your opponent will have have quite a bit of units to deal with you.
Natfka · 723 weeks ago
1. Go up to 10 man squads and give them some longer range firepower. I prefer 1 blaster and 1 splinter cannon in my 10 man units. Although a single lance also works. I often run both types, 2 units of each. Do not forget that the simple splinter rifle has a 24" range and can lay down some good anti infantry firepower into midfield.
2. Give your trueborn two dark lances instead. This way they stay out of rapid fire range, and can remain in cover firing their long range guns.
3. I agree with Kirby on this one. If you are going heat lances, lets move to reavers and take advantage of the combat drugs.
4. The heavies should cover weaknesses elsewhere. I prefer my razorwing with two disintegrators, standard missles, and splinter cannon. Gives me 12 shots 6 S5 ap2 and 6 Poison ap5 + missles. The Ravagers are fine as they are.
Bert · 722 weeks ago
willydstyle · 722 weeks ago
teknistmajjan 9p · 722 weeks ago
Archon 60
3 trueborns: 2 dark lances in venom with 2 x splinter cannon 151
3 trueborns: 2 dark lances in venom with 2 x splinter cannon 151
3 trueborns: 2 dark lances in venom with 2 x splinter cannon 151
5 warriors: blaster in venom with 2 x splinter cannon 125
5 warriors: blaster in venom with 1 x splinter cannon (short 10p,, i know a haemo would save 10 but i'l get to that later) 115
5 warriors: blaster in raider with dark lance 120
5 warriors: blaster in raider with dark lance 120
5 warriors: blaster in raider with dark lance 120
5 warriors: blaster in raider with dark lance 120
5 scourges: 2 dark lances 140
5 scourges: 2 dark lances 140
5 scourges: 2 dark lances 140
Ravager: 3 dark lances, flickerfield 115
Ravager: 3 dark lances, flickerfield 115
Ravager: 3 dark lances, flickerfield 115
Total: 1998
So ive took a few advices here and there. Another famous blogger vrote about using Dark Lances insteed of blasters for example, just to utilize the ability to stay back and not have to risk your troops mid field while shooting. I'm going to give it a ago atleast.
So what do you think about this one? Better Worse? I have to mention that i play in a pretty competetive surrounding. There are strong lists and good opponents. We usually use tournement scenarios from a tourny that runs twice a year in a town nearby so i am keeping that in mind aswell.
EDIT: Well there is of course a way to get that second splinter cannon on the warrior venom, i could just use a Haemonculus insteed of Archon to obtain the cheapest HQ possible but i will draw the line here. This is a cabal of warriors going to war, the least i can do is bring their archon :)
Kirby 118p · 722 weeks ago
teknistmajjan 9p · 722 weeks ago
Haywire blasters are cool, but not sure i want to drop the flickers on ravagers, you find that fighting without flicker there works well?
Kirby 118p · 722 weeks ago
RunawayCanadian · 720 weeks ago
I suggest scrap one squad of scourges and upgrade the archon or get a different hq unit.