Ymmot's Geriatric Dark Eldar

[Ymmot (M.I.A)]

So, after spending a few days with the new codex and reorganizing my old models a bit, I have totaled up what I currently own in old timey dark eldar minatures and wrote up a list as close to WYSIWYG as I could manage.


Archon
+Agoniser
+Shadowfield
+ghostplate armor
+combat drugs
+djin blade =150

ancient haemonculus
+scissorhand
+liquifier gun =105

haemonculus
+stinger =55

5 incubi
Raider =170

10 trueborn
x2 dark lance
x2 blasters =200

5 harlequins
death jester
shadowseer
troup master
+power weapon =150

20 warriors
x2 dark lance
sybarite =240

20 warriors
x2 dark lance
+sybarite =240


10 wyches
+hekatrix
+agoniser
Raider =190

10 wyches
+hekatrix
+agoniser
Raider =190

10 warriors
+sybarite
+agoniser
+blaster
+splinter cannon
Raider =205

talos
+extra close combat weapon =115

ravager
x3 dark lance =105

ravager
x3 disintegrators =105

10 reavers
x2 blasters
+champion
+agoniser =280


total 2500


So, I guess the plan is to mob up my HQs with the Incubi and run it with the other raiders proteching the front and sides while the whole mess speeds into the enemy with a wave of jetbikes. The rest of my army is on foot, and packing enough firepower to kill just about anything, with the added bonus of harlequins and a talos to dissuade my opponent from getting to close. Ravagers slip up the flanks, shoot at stuff from turn 2 onward, but mostly draw fire away from the Raiders. Pretty simple plan and a basic list...it is all kind of straight forward I think. I'm not entirely sure about it's effectivness, but I'm anxious to give it a try.


Now, the trick is to get a few games in with all or some of this army while I gather together the resources to build myself a shiney new one.(about 1200 points worth to start out I think.)

[F.K.M]

Lots and lots of warriors and wyches that's for sure. Personally i'd have all my guys in raiders and other vehicles but that's me. You have a lot of anti tank but i'm not sure your big 20 man squads will get their chance to use it unless they fight transports or MC's. Your anti-MEQ is a bit weak honestly. I suppose you have incubi, archon, harlequins, and talos but the squads are only 5 man squads so it's not a lot. Agonisers might do some nasty damage though. Sounds like your whole army is based on numbers of basic units and combat drugs with some power from pain tokens and some good speed.

I think the difference between the force i'd make and what you'd make is i'd use a nearly complete force of raiders with voidravens and chronos with all the guys loaded up in raiders and moving and shooting so i could attack and run away from every threat i encounter. You can do this to an extent but you'd also lack the elite options and possibly the anti-MEQ i'd have. You do have more men though than i'd probably have and your anti-tank is great which is something my force would be more lacking of. Another big difference is you have all of your army mostly released or at least have the old models. I require a bunch of models to still come out before my force is ready.