I have been working on hard on my own dark eldar lists, and trying out just about everything under the black suns of Commorragh. What I have found is that I am going in two different directions with my lists, one of heavy shooting with a good numbers of infantry and vehicles, and the other going the way of the webway portals and Haemonculi. I will end up posting both, since both have been having great success on the tabletop, and I will eventually have to decide between them. Here is my latest Dark Eldar list that is next going to hit the table top. It's a working list, so Any suggestions are very welcome.
Both lists use Asdrubael Vect in them, so that is a constant. This list is meant to capture both the heavy use of Darklight technology with just as much or even more splinter weapons. Vect is used simply to grab a hold of when I start the game, not to mention he will be jumping around in the middle of my trueborn to kill whatever comes his way. This army is meant to kill quickly anything that it chooses to engage at the medium ranges of the weaponry the wield.
Asdrubael Vect 2500 Pts A work in progress
HQ
1 Asdrubael Vect @ 240 pts Independent Character; Fearless; Master Tactician; Ancient Nemesis; Ghostplate Armour; Haywire Grenades; Plasma Grenades; Shadow Field; Splinter Pistol; Obsidian Orbs; Scepter of the Dark City)
Elite
8 Kabalite Trueborn @ 257 pts Splinter Rifle x2; Blaster x4; Splinter Cannon x2; Haywire Grenades)
1 Raider Dark Lance x1; Shock Prow)
8 Kabalite Trueborn @ 257 pts Splinter Rifle x2; Blaster x4; Splinter Cannon x2; Haywire Grenades)
1 Raider Dark Lance x1; Shock Prow)
8 Kabalite Trueborn @ 257 pts Splinter Rifle x2; Blaster x4; Splinter Cannon x2; Haywire Grenades)
1 Raider Dark Lance x1; Shock Prow)
Troops
19 Kabalite Cannon Warriors @ 210 pts Splinter Rifle x17;Splinter Cannon x2)
1 Sybarite (Splinter Rifle)
19 Kabalite Lance Warriors @ 240 pts Splinter Rifle x17; Dark Lance x2)
1 Sybarite (Splinter Rifle)
19 Kabalite Lance Warriors @ 240 pts Splinter Rifle x17; Dark Lance x2)
1 Sybarite (Splinter Rifle)
9 Kabalite Raiders @ 205 pts Splinter Rifle x7; Blaster x1; Splinter Cannon x1)
1 Sybarite (Blast Pistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Raider Dark Lance; Shock Prow
9 Kabalite Raiders @ 205 pts Splinter Rifle x7; Blaster x1; Splinter Cannon x1)
1 Sybarite (Blast Pistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Raider Dark Lance; Shock Prow
Heavy Support
1 Voidraven Bomber @ 195 pts Shatterfield Missile x4; Night Shields
1 Voidraven Bomber @ 195 pts Shatterfield Missile x4; Night Shields
Total Roster Cost: 2501
I am one point over, however this list is not ready yet, so I am looking to improve it, refine it or wipe it.
The heavy numbers here are meant to give this list some holding as well as provide round after round of firepower on the table top. It also allows them to hold objectives, with or without pain tokens.
The list has 29 Darklight weapons, with 10 splinter cannons, not to mention the 8 shatterfield missles.The Trueborn in most cases will move to take advantage of the raiders to move into a midfield position to gather maximize their shooting vantage. The Splinter Cannon Warriors will move forward on the field toward objectives, firing all the while, while the Lance Warriors keep up backfield position in cover while firing the lances at the enemy. The two smaller 10 man warrior teams, will move to midfield in support of the trueborn while the Voidravens will come in from along one edge or the other to pick off the enemies flanks or whatever gets exposed.
Following any blown up mech or units on the ground, an overwhelming hail of splinter rifles and cannons should keep any infantry at a distance.
Let me know what you think. This is a list I am planning on testing the merits of on the table top next.