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ElectricPaladin
01-02-2013, 12:34 AM
As part of my efforts to learn Eldar, I've decided to make some lists. Here's my first attempt at a 1500 Eldar list. I know that the list isn't perfect - for one thing, it's one point over, but the Eldar codex is old and messy and I don't want to bother fixing it - but I'm curious to hear your feedback.

The idea of this list is that it's supposed to be a very mobile foot list. Lots of infiltration, things that can outflank, and jet bikes!

I'm unlikely to settle on this list as my main list, because I really like painting vehicles. As a result, I've tended to gravitate towards mechanized armies, which let me paint some tanks, some transports, and some infantry. However, I see some ways that a list like this could be a lot of fun.

HQ
• Farseer w/Jetbike, 2 Powers

Elites
• 10 Striking Scorpions, Exarch w/Scorpion's Claw, Infiltrate

Troops
• 10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w/Two Catapaults, Bladestorm, Defend
• 10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w/Two Catapaults, Bladestorm, Defend
• 10 Guardians + Heavy Weapons Platform w/Bright Lance
• 10 Rangers (Pathfinders)

Fast Attack
• 5 Shining Spears, Exarch w/Star Lance, Hit and Run
• 10 Warp Spiders, Exarch w/Extra Death Spinner, Powerblades

The idea is that the farseer and his shining spears crew are my main hammer. They fly around, soak up fire, and try to use hit-and-run to stay locked in combat on my enemy's turn so that no one can shoot at them. The rangers, scorpions, and warp spiders all have ways of deploying behind enemy lines, while my dire avengers just have to footslog it. The guardians will probably camp a backfield objective and take on enemy vehicles with their bright lance.

Questions? Comments? Thoughts?

Lost Vyper
01-02-2013, 01:43 AM
Harlies are (IMHO) better than Scorpions and i NEVER get the Avengers withoutta ride. If you have to use Defend on DA´s, you have lost already :), so i would save points, and not get that. Pathfinders are awesome (except against flamers etc.). Guardians, meh, without cover (Aegis-line), they gather fire quickly and run off board quicker. I would drop Guardians, defend and get Wave serpent/serpents with tlBL´s.

Ghost
01-07-2013, 10:23 AM
I think a jetcouncil will fare better than a shining spear hammer. Even with fortune they are killable with low AP weapons, and they are really expensive pointwise.

DrLove42
01-07-2013, 10:40 AM
You have 1 long range AT shot.

At BS3.

Pathfinders at a push could hurt armour at range, but barring that you will lose to anyone who fields more than 1 tank.

Lose 1 unit of Avengers. Buy a Tank, put the other avengers in it.
Lose something else, likely the Scorpions, and buy a Wraithlord with lance and/or EML