Hey all,
I've been collecting up some Eldar for the past few months in anticipation of having some time off. That time has now come, so I have a few friends who are going to jump in with me. The problem is, we want to start off getting the hang of the game with some armies that we know are decently balanced against each other and will result in some fun games. We enjoyed a few DV games, but they were a bit limited in getting the whole experience. Plus, no one wanted to play CSM.
So I come here for help! I'm trying to get 4 lists, each of ~1500 points, that will allow us to get a feel for each of our armies of choice, have some fun, learn the rules, and get a handle on a decent list before we start building our own. Any advice would be appreciated! We'd prefer to field a larger variety of models. We picked 1500 because it seemed large enough to fit in some fun options but not big enough that we'd get lost keeping track of everything.
Starting point:
I'm playing Eldar. Assume I own enough of anything to field whatever you can throw my way (or will pick it up). I know this army is less beginner-friendly and harder to excel with, but I'm up for the challenge.
Space Marines
We have the battleforce and the contents of a Dark Vengeance. We'll use the DV set to 'count as' Space Marines, so feel free to incorporate them into a list.
Space Wolves
Nothing owned yet (except some SM stuff listed above that we'd be fine with using to count as Space Wolves)
Tau
Nothing owned yet. It would be great if the stuff on this list would also be a good allied force for the Eldar (so I can borrow it!), but that's lower priority than just getting a good list.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!