tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91612640638771671842024-02-20T02:37:28.534+00:00Wild Serpent-Saim-Hann is an Eldar Craftworld. It regarded by other Craftworlds as anything from a slightly wild and dangerous place to a nest of barbarians living on the edge of Eldar society-
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098743162209825371noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-75233575687513957692013-08-27T19:34:00.000+01:002013-08-27T19:34:50.755+01:00Revelations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey all!<br />
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Well we hit mid-week and i'm really looking forward to my game of 40k tomorrow evening against Jan's Orks. But before that I would like to make a couple of announcements here on Wild Serpent. Firstly some bad news I'm afraid, Wild Serpent blog is going on hold for the foreseeable future. Why? Well that brings me to the good news my friends, because alongside some 40k Eldar buddies of mine, we have launched a new joint blog.<br />
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The New blog is called The Witchblade and you can get to it <a href="http://witchbladeblog.blogspot.ie/" target="_blank">HERE.</a> We are all Eldar players and nuts about Eldar so expect great content from the new blog. Please add The Witchblade to your respective blogrolls as this will greatly help us from the very start :) <br />
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Finally I want to thank you all for following this blog for so long and I hope to see you all over on the Witchblade along with Jay and Mike.<br />
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Many Thanks,<br />
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JohnoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098743162209825371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-69903023398349811562013-08-19T12:00:00.000+01:002013-08-19T12:31:34.689+01:00Eldar Units in a Nutshell<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Johno here and today I’m going to summarize each section of the
new Eldar Codex and pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly of each section. I
know there are lots of excellent in-depth reviews of the new book online so I
will take a lighter approach so for those of you at work can skim over this and
get all the information you need without getting caught by your boss with your
head in your smart phone. We are very lucky that our new book is very strong in
nearly all areas and we have a lot to choose from. I'm going break this
analysis it down into HQ, Troops, Elites, Fast Attack, Transport, and Heavy
Support. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">HQ Section<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Excellent Choices:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Avatar</b> – Fearless Bubble, Attracts fire from
other units, anti-EVERYTHING. Cheap for what you get!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 205pts with Fast Shot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Eldrad</b> – Best Psyker in 40k, Nice special rules
with a sprinkle of cheddar. You WILL lose friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Farseer</b> – Excellent Psyker and very versatile.
Makes already excellent units amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – No Addon’s really worth it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Jetbike, Mantle of the Laughing God, Power Axe, Banshee
Mask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Karandras</b> – Godly close combat character. Powerfist
strikes at I7.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Asurman</b> – Another great close combat character
with good rules to match. Close call between him and Karandras.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fuegen</b> – Really good close combat character and
has feel no pain, whats not to love?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Prince Yriel</b> – Fantastic close combat character but at
a hefty price.However you get a lot of nice special rules and a lot of killy
for your buck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moderate Choices:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wraithseer</b> – Crucial if you are taking
Wraithguard/blades and can give them great buffs. Don’t bring if not taking
Wraith units.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout </i>– No Addons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Warlocks</b> – Excellent support units for large
groups of guardians. Is 35pts too much for a guy who’s head can explode on a
roll of 9 on 2d6? You’re Choice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout </i>– Singing Spear (Basically a 12” range Lascannon).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Maugan Ra</b> – Decent close combat and ranged
character however he’s not exceptionally great at either really. Definitely not
worth the outlay in points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Illic Nightspear – Comes with a great sniper rifle and very killy.
Very Fragile. Unlocks Pathfinders. Can be a thorn in your opponents side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poor Choices:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jain Zar</b> – Great Close Combat character however
with lack of grenades means she will die fast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout </i>– N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Baharroth</b> – Can be useful but unlikely to really
make back his points in most games. Can be good for stealing Line Breaker in
late game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout </i>– N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Troops Section<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Excellent Choices<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Guardian Defenders</b> – Cheap and once in range are
devastating. Great buy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Support Platform with Scatter Laser or Brightlance.
Blobs of 20 are amazing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Dire Avengers</b> – Upgraded version of the Guardian. 18”
range can be crucial. Better Armor and invun save from Exarch. Excellent unit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Exarch with Powersword and Shimmershield.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Guardian Jetbikes</b> – Extremely fast and durable. Cheap and
very reliable Catapults (Twin linked).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Take in units of 3 or 6 with upgraded Shuriken cannon
for every 3 you take.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moderate Choices<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rangers</b> - Still a great sniper unit however
compared to other races snipers they are expensive for what you get. Not sure
if worth it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pathfinders</b> - Amazing Snipers but having to spend all
those points on Illic Nightspear to unlock them relegates them to moderate
choice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – N/A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Storm Guardians</b> – A close combat unit that does its intended job quite poorly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> - Can be ok if you take blobs of 20 with flamers or unit
of 10 in a wave serpent with two fusion guns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fire Dragons</b> – Still amazing even with points hike.
Very reliable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 5 Fire Dragons in Wave Serpent, Done…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wraithblades</b> – Phenominally hard unit to shift if
attached with Wraithseers giving buffs. Capable of 2+ armor save. Extremely
killy and will worry your opponent from turn one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Axes and shields are best. Buy a unit of 10 with two
spirit seers and march them across the board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wraithguard</b> – Shares the W.Blades durability but
lacking an invun save however give these Wraithscythes and they WILL kill
anything you point them at.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 5 bodies with Wraithscythes in wave serpent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Striking Scorpions</b> – Fantastic Close combat unit. The Exarch
really makes them shine with his I6 Powerfist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 5 Scorpions with Exarch and Scorpions Claw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moderate Choices<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Harlequins</b> – As good, if not better close combat
unit than Striking Scorpions, however you have to pay through the nose to get
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Shadowseer, Troop Master, Kisses all round.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Howling Banshees</b> – Best Model, Worst rules. Decent for
protecting backfield troops or counter attacks. Will die in droves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 9 Banshees and Exarch with Executioner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Crimson Hunter</b> – Best Air Superiority fighter in the
game, epitome of “glass cannon”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Keep with the Pulse Laser and Bright lances and upgrade
to an Exarch for BS5 goodness and able to pick out models in a squad on a roll
of 6 to hit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Warp Spiders</b> – Amazing damage output, extremely fast. One
of the codex’s best units.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 8 Warp Spiders with Exarch and Dual
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flexible. Can make back their points but die easily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Upgraded under Shuriken Cannon, Shuriken Cannon or
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Swooping Hawks</b> – Great harassment units, Can win you
games. Great at claiming line breaker. Will destroy tanks and infantry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – 5 Hawks with Exarch and skyleap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Hemlock Wraith Fighter – </b>Too expensive and rather situational. Can
horrify your own units too. Best to leave at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wave Serpent</b> – Expensive transport but absolutely
worth it. Probably best transport in the game right now and our best tank in
general.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Holofields, Scatter Laser, Upgraded under
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wraithknight</b> – Extremely durable, fear factor, kills
everything. Expensive but worth it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Standard two Heavy Wraith Cannons is best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fire Prism</b> – Kills armor and all types of infantry
with ease. Can be very difficult to kill. Avoid getting close to close combat
troops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Holofields<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>War Walker</b> – Good Value, More durable now with inv
save, a lot of firepower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Dual Scatter Lasers is best<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Falcon</b> – Excellent anti-tank platform, Can carry
small units. Typical tough Eldar tank design.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout
– </i>Pulse Laser and Bright
Lance, Holofields<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Nightspinner</b> – Kills all infantry with impunity.
Durable grav tank. Cheap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lord</b> – Very tough, Decent
price, good all rounder. Can get bogged down in close combat with hordes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Ghostglaive, Brightlance, Missile
Launcher<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Dark
Reapers</b> – Expensive, Very
killy, Can kill all infantry and vehicles and also aircraft with an Exarch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – Upgraded all missiles to Starshot, 5
Reapers with an Exarch included, Night Vision, Skyfire, Fast Shot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Vauls
Battery</b> – Very Cheap and
durable but slow, move OR shoot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Loadout</i> – D-Cannons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">No Poor Choices in Heavy<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So there you have it, the Eldar codex in a nutshell. All the good
and bad points of each unit. Hope you found this article useful for those of
you wishing to know which units to take and their strengths and weaknesses. The
above evaluation is by no means the bible but it should give you a snapshot of
all the Eldar units.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for reading!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Johno here with idea’s for a couple of new look Eldar Saim
Hann lists for an annual 1600pt national tournament coming up at the end of
September called NWG. I love themed armies with lots of background and story to
them, but sometimes we are led astray by wild thoughts for just a cool army
regardless if it fits fluff or not. Well these new army lists kind of go
against the usual make-up of a traditional Saim Hann army but I think it
could be good fun to play and look brilliant on the table-top.</div>
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List 1:</div>
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Autarch 150pts – Jetbike, Mantle of Laughing God, Power Axe,
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This guy will boost my reserve roles for my Jetbikes or my
fliers or allow me to delay them with his master of strategy rule. But also he
is quite good on his own. With mantle of the laughing god he can’t join another
unit but gains hit and run, shrouded and stealth and can reroll all cover saves
which on a Jetbike can be a potential 2+ cover save. Pairing a Banshee Mask
with the Power Axe should allow him to still hit with his axe before most
enemies. He’s isnt going to kill Abaddon or anything but still quite good.</div>
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TROOP’S</div>
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10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
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10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Bright Lance</div>
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10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Bright Lance</div>
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5 Guardian Jetbikes – 85pts</div>
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The Guardian squads and their bright lances man backfield
objectives if possible, the Avengers move forward using battle focus to kill
enemy infantry and heavy infantry from afar. The Jetbikes will either go in
reserve and contest or steal late objectives or backup another squad.</div>
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Crimson Hunter 160pts – Pulse Laser, Bright Lance x 2</div>
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Crimson Hunter 160pts – Pulse Laser, Bright Lance x 2</div>
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Nightwing Interceptor 145pts – Shuriken Cannon x 2, Bright
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This will be my source of a good amount of anti armor in my
army. Although hard to hit for regular based weaponry, Eldar flier’s are
extremely fragile so I will have to be intelligent in my placement of them.
Luckily the Crimson Hunter’s weapons are ranged 48” so if im smart I can stay
out of that intercepting weapons like Aegis etc.</div>
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2 War Walkers 140pts – Scatter Lasers x 2</div>
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5 Dark Reapers – 217pts – Exarch, Fast Shot, Skyfire, Night
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Here my two War Walkers will tackle all types of targets,
from infantry to light vehicles to fliers. My Dark Reapers excel at killing
infantry and armor and the Exarch is pretty handy at taking out fliers also.</div>
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Farseer 100pts - Guide, Precience</div>
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My two Farseers will take Guide and Precience and spam cast
both powers on the Wraith Knights and Dire Avengers. I will run both Farseers
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10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
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10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
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10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Scatter Laser</div>
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Both Dire Avenger Squads will benefit from guide from the
Farseers spitting out 18” bladestorm death with rerolls to hit. The two will
hold back field objectives and kill light vehicles and infantry with the 36”
range scatter lasers. The Jetbikes will go in reserve and hopefully come in to
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Wraithknight 240pts – Heavy Wraith Cannon x 2</div>
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Wraithknight 240pts – Heavy Wraith Cannon x 2</div>
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Wraithknight 300pts – Sun Cannon, Shimmershield, Scatter
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The two Wraith Knights with the Heavy Wraith Cannons will pop Tanks and Transports and Monstrous Creatures with their instant death Distortion rules, all the while advancing to get into close combat. The Sun Cannon Wraith Knight will take out Elite Infantry and Light Infantry while also advancing. Should be hard to deal with these three.</div>
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So there you have it, the two lists I am pondering for this
tournament but I just don’t know which one to take. List one is excellent at
anti-flier and air superiority however I know it won’t dominate some of those
airforce lists out there but it should do ok. Plenty of troop’s choices with 5
squads in both lists at 1600pts. The Autarch will hopefully help manipulate reserve rolls
and kick some butt with his Power Axe although he will stay well clear of
Greater Daemons or Typhus etc. List two introduces three Wraith Knights. This
could be a lot of fun and a pain in the arse for opponents to deal with
provided they aren’t sporting a load of poison weaponry. The dual Farseer
support should mean that all shots hit from these monsters and also from the
Dire Avengers. The Farseers will also help with the Wraith Knights hitting
fliers however it’s still a long shot and I suppose list 2 somewhat ignores
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<i>The ground shook under
foot, rubble from a ruined Imperial communications outpost poured off the rough
edges of broken walls with each footfall. Luther’s Noise Marines dived out of
the crumbling structure just in time as the alien construct smashed through
what remained of the reinforced armored wall. With its elegant shape and smooth
lines the Eldar Wraithknight moved with an un-natural grace for a silhouette of
its size. The Wraithknight stood upright among the broken ruins bringing it to
its full colossal height, challenging with its tank sized sword. Then it
charged accelerating at breakneck speed….<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I may be no author but I do like to think I know a little
about Eldar and today I want to talk about the Wraithknight. This beast is the
tallest kit GW has ever released standing at an impressive 9”, it even towers
over the Tau Riptide and rivals the Ork Stompa. Aesthetically in my opinion
this model is very nice, especially when armed with the Ghost Glaive and
Shimmershield. So let’s take a closer look at this monster:</div>
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with it’s incredible strength 10 and toughness 8 along with 6 wounds. This means
most fire arms won’t be able to even wound the Wraithknight requiring weapons of
strength 5 or more to even be allowed to roll to wound and at that, they are
needing 6’s. Also in 6th edition monstrous creatures only need to have their
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I recently played a doubles game with this configuration and
popped a Land Raider quite easily. This gives you two strength 10 shots at BS4
with an AP of 2. Also any roll of a 6 to wound causes instant death due to the
distort rule. At base, this set up costs “just” 240pts and it WILL reliably
kill armored targets. You pay the points to kill the enemy tanks and it will do
it well but what happens when all the armor is destroyed? Well this is where I think
investing in two shoulder-mounted Scatter Lasers might just come in handy.</div>
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my recent game I destroyed the Land Raider and a Razorback, oh and managed to
send Marneus Calgar into the warp but after all that there was very little to
shoot at. I was shooting just two shot’s a turn so it felt like it was a little
redundant, bit like shooting a high powered rifle at a swarm of rats. So my
recommendation would be to take two Scatter Lasers along with the 2 Wraith
Cannons bringing the points cost up to 280pts but making it much more flexible.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoMx52Kmdj79r2rIcDwlCVNHgdn788s8NedF2Bv3mgYvmYs_YFUcfuGGsyXZ5cd9AnkD-4jl2OOOEkC6qncbEe1nLD2-n9foVPCH6glc2RmvA_YYebzdQ_lx_S7ctQVEN0tvDHB5ztBZR/s1600/WN2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoMx52Kmdj79r2rIcDwlCVNHgdn788s8NedF2Bv3mgYvmYs_YFUcfuGGsyXZ5cd9AnkD-4jl2OOOEkC6qncbEe1nLD2-n9foVPCH6glc2RmvA_YYebzdQ_lx_S7ctQVEN0tvDHB5ztBZR/s1600/WN2.jpg" height="236" width="320" /></a>Straight away im just gonna come out and say the Suncannon
is awesome. It’s a 3 shot Strength 6 AP 2 small blast weapon with a decent
range and is sure to melt infantry of all kinds in large numbers. Then there is
also the Shimmershield which gives the Wraithknight that invaluable 5+
invulnerable save. So no more trying to touch cover, you can get that 5+ out in
the open and in close combat. Then at least one Scatter Laser is a must have.
That will allow you to reroll the scatter dice for the Suncannon shots making
it super accurate. This is an absolute beast and will cause havoc with all
armies you face. Just beware that everyone and their granny will be out to get
it, but that’s what you want!</div>
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its merits. Taking into account that the Wraithknight can jump 12” and then a
potential 12” charge, that bring's its threat to a fantastic 24". Upon the charge the Wraithknight will also get a
single Strength 10 Hammer of Wrath strike at initiative 10 so before the combat
even starts you can take out that character in a 1v1. Then striking at
initiative 5 with 5 attacks on the charge and at Strength 10, very little will
survive. Just beware that if your Wraithknight gets charged by 30 Ork Boyz or
Chaos Cultists or Plague Zombies that they will tar pit it for the rest of the
game. Like all Eldar units it is still a precision tool and should be used for
smashing vehicles or other monstrous creatures and small elite squads.</div>
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Overall the Wraithknight is an excellent addition to any
Eldar army and will serve the player well. It isn’t a battering ram, but a
destructive tool that in decent hands it will ruin your opponents day. Also enjoy the pictures in this article from various talented hobbyist's from around the globe.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098743162209825371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-80803736732055086712013-07-15T20:19:00.000+01:002013-07-18T13:22:37.610+01:00Eldar- Battle of the Battle Tanks<div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><span id="goog_1989351820"></span><span id="goog_1989351821"></span><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>“Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world” – Charles de Gaulle, WWII<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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At first it’s hard to ascertain what the best Eldar battle tank is. Four tanks (Falcon, Fire Prism, Wave Serpent, Nightspinner) all with the same armor values (12/12/10) and three residing in the Heavy Support section and one sitting comfortably in the Dedicated Transport section of our new Codex. But what is a Battle Tank?</div>
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Stock armament: Twin Linked Shuriken Cannon, Shuriken Catapults, Serpent Shield.</div>
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The Shuriken Catapults can be upgraded to a Shuriken Cannon. The Twin Linked Shuriken Cannon’s can be upgraded to twin linked; Scatter Lasers, Bright Lances, Star Cannons, Missile Launchers.</div>
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Ideally you should be transporting a unit in your Wave Serpent so it’s going to be getting close to your enemy. The best loadout really depends on your role as you can go for anti-infantry/Flyer or anti-armor. In my opinion the best loadout has got to be the Twin Linked Scatter Laser turret and the upgraded chin weapon to the Shuriken Cannon. Also as per usual don’t leave home without Holofields.</div>
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So here is a brief look at the three tanks in question but let’s categorize how well they take on most targets utilizing the different options they have at their disposal. Please note this is just my own opinion and taken from my own knowledge and experiences.</div>
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Heavy Support</div>
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Type: Skimmer</div>
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Armor: 12 (front), 12 (sides), 10 (rear)</div>
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Stock armament: Doomweaver, Shuriken Catapults</div>
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The Nightspinner is a great tank for taking on light armor but particularly infantry.To augment this, upgrade the catapults to a Shuriken Cannon and as per usual take Holofields. Strength 7 large blast with Monofiliment special rule followed by 3 Strength 6 Bladestorm shots is nothing to sneeze at. Dont forget all armoured targets are hit on side armor and at +1 Strength (8).</div>
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1=Poor, 2=good, 3=excellent, 4=Superb<br />
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The above results show the Fire Prism, Wave Serpent, and Falcon compare very closely in most categories with the Nightspinner faring better in infantry areas. In the Heavy Armor category the Prism and Falcon seem to do better with their higher Strength weaponry options than the Wave Serpent. This is not to say the Wave Serpent can’t take out Heavy armor with its twin linked Bright Lance. </div>
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In the Infantry and Heavy Infantry all tanks did well. The Falcon would equip a Shuriken Cannon or Scatter<br />
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Laser or Starcannon along with the chin mounted Shuriken Cannon for this role. The Nightspinner in particular does well in the infantry area, able to ravage hordes of infantry under it's large template barrage Doomweaver. The Prism has its various templates, and the Wave Serpent has sheer volume of shots along with Bladestorm. But the two categories that I felt the Wave Serpent really outshone the other two was in the Transport category with a capacity of 12 models and also the capability to deal with aerial threats. With the Twin Linked Scatter Laser turret and Shuriken Cannon and Serpent Shield your Wave Serpent can put out 4 x Strength 6 shots, 3 x Twin Linked Strength 6 Shots and D6+1 Twin Linked Strength 7 Shots on an aerial target. I recently had success shooting down a Space Marine Storm Talon in this way.</div>
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So there you have it folks, the best Eldar Battle Tank is the Wave Serpent. It can reliably take on most targets you are likely to face on the tabletop and do it very well. The Fire Prism is still an excellent tank and will do well in most battles. The Falcon is an excellent anti armor tank with a decent transport capacity for some late game objective holding troops. It’s really a testament to how good our tanks are that all tanks do so well in nearly all categories. The Nightspinner will reliably crush enemy infantry. I feel we are very fortunate to have such good tanks and I foresee a real resurgence in mechanized Eldar armies.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098743162209825371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-45000040656713165382013-07-12T12:00:00.000+01:002013-07-12T12:00:09.211+01:00The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread - Gaming Clubs<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi all, Johno here,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I would just like to discuss why joining a gaming club can enhance your hobby and bring your enthusiasm to a whole new level. Simple things like chatting with like minded individuals and discussing basic views on parts of the hobby are just some of the advantages to getting involved with your local club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I would like to kick this off by giving a scenario that I think most of us have been in at one stage or another and where I think most of the gamers in the country are at currently. There are the gamers who haven’t yet discovered a vibrant and active community such as ours with players attending tournaments regularly and at their local clubs and participating online in various forums and blogs. For the few hundred players that we all know and that take part on online sites such as www.w-ired.org, I am convinced that there is at least twice or three times that amount of players who have started collecting a wargame and are completely oblivious to the Irish war gamming scene and on their own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I discovered www-w-ired.org run by Nigel Kavanagh and promptly wrote a post on behalf of Jan and myself looking for local gamers to play and perhaps set up a club. Nigel got back to me informing me that NWG and Grumpy Old Gamers were also looking to merge and form a new club and heard that a new hobby shop (The Hobby Shack) were opening in Wicklow town. On September 1<sup>st</sup> 2011 5 of us met up and formed The Last Chancers gaming club over a very late pizza. Since then the Club has gone from strength to strength absolutely exploding in size and attracting players from miles around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What a club can offer is a group on enthusiastic gamers who all have similar interests to you and love sharing their ideas and talking and playing the hobby. Ever need advice about good or bad units or army lists? The lads will always jump hurdles in order to help you out. Members are always buying new armies and getting rid of old stuff. I can’t even begin to imagine how many bargains I have gotten from fellow TLC members over the years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are really lucky like TLC is or some of the Dublin based clubs are, your club will obtain a base for gaming regularly. If you and your buddies are looking to start a new club in your area the first thing you need to do is secure a location to do your gaming week in week out. Without this it is very hard for your club to get off the ground. TLC was blessed to have The Hobby Shack’s support and indeed it was crucial to the clubs success to date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are living in an area of the country where you think there isn’t any other gamers and you feel that enthusiasm for the hobby is slipping away, try dropping a post on </span><a href="http://www.w-ired.org/"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">www.w-ired.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and you never know what other players might be closer than you think…</span><br />
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Johno here,<br />
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Those of you who have followed me either here or on <a href="http://www.w-ired.org/" target="_blank">www.w-ired.org</a> or have played against my armies on the tabletop will know I love my Vypers. Even when we took the leap from 5th edition to 6th edition with introduction of hull points, I rarely played a game without my trusty Vypers. You hear alot all over the webtube how Vypers are useless and not worth the investment but I don't buy it at all. </div>
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<b><br /></b><b>Facts:</b> </div>
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Base cost - 50 points <br />
Ballistic Skill - 4 <br />
Weapons - twin linked Shuriken Catapults underneath and a Shuriken Cannon turret.<br />
Armor - AV 10/10/10 (Open topped) <br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Options:</b> </div>
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May exchange the Shuriken Cannon for one of the following; Bright Lance Scatter Laser Star Cannon<br />
May exchange the twin linked Shuriken Catapult for a Shuriken Cannon<br />
May take options from the vehicle equipment entry in Codex Eldar </div>
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<b><br /></b><b>Now how to load it out:</b> </div>
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First things first, you will want to upgrade that 12" range Shuriken Catapult to the Shuriken Cannon for 10 Points. This immediately increases the Vypers firepower but almost as crucially, it's active range. With an armor value of 10 all way around, you don't want these getting anywhere near all those Boltors if at all possible. Then you need to decide if you want to upgrade the turret to a Bright Lance, Scatter Laser, Star Cannon or Missile Launcher.</div>
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<b><br /></b><b>Bright Lance</b> </div>
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For 10 Points you can upgrade the Shuriken Cannon to the mighty Bright Lance. With a 48" Range and a Lance that's hitting on 3's now thanks to an upgraded BS4 in the new Codex this could plug a whole in much needed AT weapon systems. It has a Strength of 8 and is AP2 but for those unfamiliar with the Lance rule, anything above AV12 is counted as AV12. This means the Bright Lance will always glance on a 4 and penetrate on a 5 or 6 at the very worst. But back to the Vyper itself, would I equip my Vyper with a Bright Lance? The answer is simply no for two reasons. The first is that you have already upgraded the Shuriken Catapults to the Shuriken Cannon so by taking a Bright Lance you are equipping one anti-infantry weapon and one anti-tank weapon that don't compliment each other. That's a 70 point model that will never be firing to it's full potential each turn. The second reason is that there is so much better anti-tank option's in the heavy support section that it just seems like a waste of great anti-infantry potential for this unit. Therefore I cannot recommend the Bright Lance for the Vyper. The only way I see this working is if you don't upgrade the Catapults to the Cannon but for 10 Points it's hard to say no. </div>
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<b><br /></b><b>Scatter Laser</b> </div>
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The next option is the fantastic Scatter Laser. The Scatter Laser has a long range of 36", and puts out 4 Strength 6 shots with an AP of 6. So it's not great at denying those armor saves but to be honest with the abundance of cover saves these days, I think the volume of high strength shot's mitigates against this. The best part about the Scatter Laser though is the new rule called Laser Lock. If one of your shots with a weapon that has this rule hit the target then all other weapons on the vehicle are twin linked. So the Scatter Laser is a 10 point upgrade for the Vyper which means you are paying 70 Points for a fast moving Vehicle that put's out 7 Strength 6 shots if you upgrade the Catapults and 3 of those 7 shots are twin linked and nearly always wounding models on a 2+ and any roll of a 6 to wound means it's counted as AP 2 thanks to the Bladestorm special rule. These can reliably strip other light vehicles and transports and can even have a decent chance of taking down flyers due to the volume of high strength shots. I highly recommend kitting out your Vyper's with a Scatter Laser Turret. </div>
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The Star Cannon is third choice turret option and is a fairly decent gun. It is an Eldar version of a Plasma Gun with a 36" range and shooting two Strength 6 shots with an AP of 2, perfect for killing Terminators. I think this is a better option than the Bright Lance but compared to the stock Shuriken Cannon turret I dont think it is worth the point's investment for one less shot, and with the Bladestorm rule the Shuriken Cannon can get AP 2 shots too. It is far inferior to the Scatter Laser with only half the shots and lacks the Laser Lock special rule that makes the Scatter Laser so amazing. </div>
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The final option for the turret mounted weapon is the old reliable Missile Launcher. Like the regular Eldar Missile Launcher it fire's the Plasma (Strength 4 small blast) and Starshot missiles (Strength 8 AP3). Mounted on a Vyper you are paying 15 points for the privilage and bringing the cost of the skimmer to a expensive 75 points. I feel with the Missile Launcher it is a jack of all trades and master of none. The Bright Lance deals with armor better and the Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon deal with infantry better so I would refrain from taking the Missile Launcher.<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Psychic Powers</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /><br />The Eldar are the most potently psychic living race in the galaxy yet some of their wargear doesn’t reflect this, like the super nerf to Runes of Warding and also leadership 8 warlocks, but in saying that I think their new psychic powers are quite nice. In the Codex there are two lines of psychic powers available, one for the warlocks (Runes of Battle) and one for the Farseers (Runes of Fate). Let’s take a look at them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">One would think that with the name Fate as opposed to Battle, that the Runes of Fate would be all about blessing and helping your units but the fact is, that Runes of Fate are very much a direct set offensive powers compared to Runes of Battle with their blessings. These powers are available only to our Farseers and range 1 to 3 Warp Charges. The powers themselves are quite useful but they do have to compete with Divination and Telepathy from the main rulebook. So I will let you decide.<br /><br /><b>Primarius - Guide</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The venerable guide, oh how we love you. Typically Guide was always one of the most used powers in the old Eldar Codex and even though it is similar to Divinations Primarius power Precience it’s still an excellent choice. It has a range of 24” which is fantastic (Precience is 12”) but unfortunately it only offers rerolls to hit with shooting as opposed to both shooting and close combat that Precience offers. For an truly excellent loadout on a Farseer take guide primaris power and then the precience primaris powers casting rerolls to hit with shooting and melee left, right and center on two separate units. Really effective on a backfield Farseer near some Scatter Laser Warwalkers or Dark Reapers.<br /><br /><b>Executioner</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Executioner is a witchfire power with a range of 24” and deals 3 automatic hits to an enemy model. Also it carries the fleshbane special rule so you will be wounding on 2+. Unfortunately it doesn’t have an armor value but that doesn’t stop the fun. If the model targeted dies then another model is chosen and suffers 2 automatic hits and then if that model also dies then a third model is chosen and that suffers one automatic hit. Very handy for picking out heavy weapons and squad sergeants etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Like Guide, Doom is an old favourite among all Eldar players. However this version of doom has gotten a nice little buff. It now allows reroll failed to wound rolls and also failed armor penetration rolls against vehicles. Couple this with all our Wraith Cannons and rending Shuriken weapons and this becomes a real gem of a power. The only problem is as per the rest of the powers, it is randomly rolled for so you can’t rely on getting it. <br /><br /><b>Eldritch Storm</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Death Mission is an interesting power. It costs two warp charges to cast and it boosts the Farseer’s Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill and Initiative by +5 and also gives him/her an extra two attacks. This means that you will have a WS10, BS10, I 10 Atk 4 Psyker running around the battle field. Sounds good right? Not quite, because it certainly comes with its drawbacks. When you cast Death Mission you roll a D3+2 and that is how many tokens you have and on a D6 roll of a three or lower at the end of each turn, one token is lost. If you lose all of them, the model is removed as a casualty. The power once cast, lasts for the entire game and the only way to keep your tokens up is by casting it again so you can roll that D3+2. It seems a bit situational but could be useful if your Farseer is leading a close combat unit such as Harlequins. Having said that it’s random so you can’t rely on getting it.<br /><br /><b>Fortune</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Good aul Fortune. I once played an apocalypse battle with a large seer council on bikes and they tanked the fire power of a full Tzeench and Dark Eldar force for three turns before being taken out. This power was a must have and it is still great only that it‘s now random. It has a range of 24” now as opposed to the old power which was only 6”. It costs two warp charges to cast and it allows you to reroll all saving throws and all deny the witch rolls. This could be incredibly useful and annoying for your opponents when cast on your Wraithknights or Wraithguard. It is effectively an even better version of the old Fortune but unfortunately it’s now random like the rest of the powers. I can kind of understand this though because it was quite broken in the last Codex.<br /><br /><b>Mind War</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Good aul embolden, well now it has gotten better! Embolden makes the warlock and his unit fearless! I can see this great for twenty Guardians lead by a warlock. The Horrify power reduces the leadership value of an enemy unit by -3. This is absolutely lethal and used alongside a Wraith Fighter, you will see tones of Orks and Guardsmen running for the hills. <br /><br /><b>Enhance/Drain</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Wow I used to never leave home without an Enhanced warlock in my seer council. Again if used with a large squad of Storm Guardians this could be effective but to be honest will you ever be running Storm Guardians? Enhance provides the Warlock and his attached unit with a +1 to their Weapon Skill and Initiative. Drain reduces the weapon skill and initiative of an enemy within 18” which could be excellent if one of your close combat units is about to charge an enemy unit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Protect is a potentially fantastic power that grants the Warlock and his unit a +1 bonus to their armour save which could be excellent for giving Jetbikes and Wraithguard that 2+ armor save to drastically increase their durability. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jinx reduces the armor value of the enemy by -1 which could be excellent by softening up tough units like Terminators etc.<br /><br /><b>Quicken/Restrain</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Quicken provides the Warlock and his unit with an additional three inches to any running they decide to do. Again due to the fact that Warlocks can only really join 4 units (Jetbikes, Defenders & Storm Guardians, Vaul Support Batteries) and the fact that bikes can’t even run anyway I think this is most useful to Guardian Defenders. Why? Well Storm Guardians are so outclassed by most other dedicated close combat units in our army but by adding 3 precious inches on a squad of 20 Guardians armed with 12” shuriken weapons, this could potentially be a big boost in getting them into range in conjunction with Battle Focus, Restrain reduces the chances of running from an enemy unit. I think this power will be mainly used in its blessing form due to the flexibility it provides. <br /><br /><b>Empower/Enervate</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Firstly this isnt a battle report but I will give an idea on how each unit performed in the battle. The list I took is slightly different to my normal list. As some of you may know I am building a new footdar 2000pts army list that comprises of a bit of air support too. But anyway here is what I ran.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eldrad – I rolled and got Executioner, Guide, Mind war (All Runes of Fate), and took Prescience (Divination).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Avatar of Khaine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6 x Guardian Jetbikes (2 Cannons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6 x Guardian Jetbikes (2 Cannons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6 x Guardian Jetbikes (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b> Cannons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10 x Dire Avengers with Exarch and Power Weapon & Shimmer Shield<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 x Vypers with Dual Shuriken Cannons<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 x Vypers with Dual Shuriken Cannons<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5 x Fire Dragons<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wave Serpent with Dual Shuriken build<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fire Prism with Holo Fields<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fire Prism with Holo Fields<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Performance Evaluation<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<u><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HQ<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eldrad was with the Dire Avengers Squad and I deployed them midfield and in the front lines. I did this because I wanted Eldrad to manipulate as much as he could and be in range of everything. I also deployed the Avatar right next to them in the middle of the army to give the 12” fearless bubble but also act as a deterrent to any units wanting to get too close to Eldrad and the Avengers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eldrad First;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the later part of the battle a squad of Plague marines double charged Eldrad and the Dire Avengers and a squad of Guardian Jetbikes. This battle lasted a few turns until the Plague Marines were wiped out. Only then the last remaining Death Guard Terminator charged but was cut down in overwatch by Eldrad and 3 remaining Dire Avengers. Eldrad isn’t so shabby in close combat either, with a base of 2 attacks due to his sword and pistol and with Fleshbane and AP3 it made mince meat of Plague Marines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eldrad finished the battle with just one wound and it is worth mentioning that both of those wounds were cause by Perils of the warp and not having any warp charges left to prevent the perils. It was typical that I would roll over 10 on my last casting each turn.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Avatar;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Believe it or not this was the first time I have ran an Avatar since 2<sup>nd</sup> edition. The Avatar acted as the fire magnet and also to generally give my opponent a big worry from the very start. I had to go second so the Avatar lost a couple of wounds in the first turn due to some good shooting. It must be said that if a unit of havocs shoots at your Avatar or anything that bypasses his 3+ save, then you will notice the slight decrease that his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inv save provides going from 4+ to the now 5+.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Overall though the Avatar performed well this match, be it earning his points back and more but also dying after dispatching a Maulerfiend and Typhus along with a few terminators. It was the last few terminators that took him out though. Overall I am happy with his performance and not having to take those Ld8 break tests on guardians was a godsend. I think in future game though I will be taking the Fast Shot Exarch power on him for two wailing doom melta shots a turn at BS10!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dire Avengers;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Dire Avengers tagged along with Eldrad during this battle. I didn’t get much success out of their 18” range catapults apart from killing a Plague marine or two but that was due to the over effectiveness of my Guardian jetbikes which I will come to. However the 5+ Inv save offered by the Exarch’s Shimmer Shield really saved my bacon a few times when the Forgefiend dropped those multiple plasma cannon templates on their heads and I think overall this is a better option than the dual catapults due to its flexibility that they can be somewhat a threat in CC and get a inv save of 5+ compared to 2 Shuriken Catapult shots.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Guardian Jetbikes;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m going to come out and say this right now, these guys have had such a boost in the new codex it almost seems… broken. But I say almost because it’s about time Eldar got a unit like this. Most other armies (not all) have an overpowered unit and I’m just glad we got one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I ran three squads of these guys, two of which sporting two Shuriken Cannons. They performed absolutely brilliantly. The BS4/WS4 upgrade along with the new Bladestorm rule has had a huge impact on how good this unit is. The range of the twin linked Catapults is still only 12” but the bikes also move 12” so you are effectively getting 24” threat range. All shots are twin linked and all to wound rolls of a 6 are AP2… just nasty! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And all this for 17pts as opposed to a 23pt plague marines. Granted the Plague marine is fearless, has T5 and good poisoned CC ability but after a good discussion, myself and Ugo agreed the Jetbike is much more bang for your buck. The sheer number of twin linked and semi- rending shots these guys put out is crazy. If you are not playing Eldar and looking for an allied unit, pick these, you won’ be disappointed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FAST ATTACK<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vyper;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg51XjgbuP65YIwZ4abbDv13Dnbkza6bUX-quuZ-xXz1wEjzbj3gpJyz8pyk9YUJHESUyyUWkM2vZARbeQvm_ZMbNsTbkDi2TY30xdluiqVoT-vzBNqYnu8sdhj3bKOz2Eq0Xwz6Advmao/s1600/vyper.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg51XjgbuP65YIwZ4abbDv13Dnbkza6bUX-quuZ-xXz1wEjzbj3gpJyz8pyk9YUJHESUyyUWkM2vZARbeQvm_ZMbNsTbkDi2TY30xdluiqVoT-vzBNqYnu8sdhj3bKOz2Eq0Xwz6Advmao/s1600/vyper.png" /></a><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I ran with two squads of two Vypers for this battle. Many people have said and continue to say that Vypers aren’t good. I have used them consistently for a year now in all my battles and rarely do they disappoint. Now though they are BS4 and Semi-rending Strength 6 24” guns that still fire 3 times each. They were just absolutely nasty and did an incredible amount of damage to the Deathguard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think going forward I might equip them with a Shuriken cannon and Scatter Laser for the Laser Lock ability (Twin links any other weapon if the laser has hit previously). One squadron really decimated some Plague marines and the other unit flanked around and took out a Forgefiend through its rear armor and then finished off the havocs in the ruins. Really great unit even though they are made of wet tissue. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ELITES<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fire Dragons;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As per usual I still think more than five fire dragons is overkill and a waste of points that could be better spent elsewhere. Unfortunately the Wave Serpent carrying them blew up after being hit by a Lascannon and even with their 3+ save now, two of them still died in the explosion. This mean’t I had three left in area terrain in the middle of the battlefield. Even after some shooting these three survived the entire battle and managed to take out a couple of Terminators probably earning back their points in the process. Overall they performed OK but I don’t think their roll has changed much. They are now slightly tougher and more expensive and still do the same thing as before. Still though, always was and still is a solid unit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wave Serpent;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Wave Serpent has gotten a massive upgrade. In this battle I ran it with Twin linked Shuriken Cannon turret and underslung Shuriken Cannon. In future I will put Holo Fields on it for that 4+ save. The Wave Serpent was blown out of the sky by a bullseye shot from a Lascannon totting havoc but it did manage to cause some casualties beforehand which ironically led it to becoming target no.1 for the Death Guard next turn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it was still alive I shot at the havocs with it firing the BS4 6x Strength 6 semi rending shots, 50% were twin linked and then along with D6+1 Strength 7 shots (I rolled a 6 lol) that ignore cover and pin at the havocs killing about half the squad. It was awe inspiring to see such a formidable amount of fire power from one tank that has a transport capacity of 12. The above setup only cost 135pts too! That was 13 Strength 6/7 shots in all from one tank… wow! Although it didn’t last long enough in this battle it showed a glimpse of what is yet to come of this transport or should I say Battle Tank?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HEAVY SUPPORT<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fire Prism;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa1kVJ0hLepRQsE9UZKMumsw3GM1XNi5_-SRa9Tsm9LN24otXDm-NkTLUneWCU6CGdujerx1buI_eDzsWlMxApgmXtJKnWv4UWfuAoUn-N37XzUyLFwJjSv2W6DqvDX_xSetwf7x0cXI4/s1600/Heavysupport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa1kVJ0hLepRQsE9UZKMumsw3GM1XNi5_-SRa9Tsm9LN24otXDm-NkTLUneWCU6CGdujerx1buI_eDzsWlMxApgmXtJKnWv4UWfuAoUn-N37XzUyLFwJjSv2W6DqvDX_xSetwf7x0cXI4/s1600/Heavysupport.jpg" /></a><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I took two Fire Prism tanks in this battle and equipped both with Holo fields to give them that +1 to cover. These tanks are still a steal at 125pts. Both tanks performed OK during this battle. They did manage to worry some Terminators but mainly dueled at range with the Forgefiend humorously stripping all 3 guns off the daemon engine over the course of the battle. The Forgefiend did manage to regenerate a couple of wounds throughout but eventually dying after getting flanked by a couple of Vypers. They didn’t perform too well in this battle but did enough to worry the Death Guard and draw some fire away from the rest of my army. Also the new Lance ability of the Prism Cannon was great for shooting single targets like the Forgefiend where you didn’t have to worry about scatter. Big upgrade and a main stay in a lot of my games going forward.</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CONCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am absolutely delighted with the well earned boost Eldar have gotten with the new Codex. I truly believe that all the moaning on the internet about lack of assault grenades and random generation of powers are only a minor hiccup in an otherwise exceptional piece of work by Phil Kelly. The army still requires finesse and is still quite fragile but it certainly got its sharp teeth back. From what I have seen so far, the Wave Serpent and Guardian Jetbikes are the star of the show.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098743162209825371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-39837586673032612232013-06-10T13:19:00.001+01:002013-06-10T15:02:11.327+01:00The New Eldar Warlord Traits<div class="MsoNormal"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<b><u><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Warlord Traits</span></u></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /><br />Eldar players may choose their Warlords traits from either the codex specific warlord traits table, or they can select from the three charts in the main rulebook. I suppose the first and foremost incentive for you to take the codex traits over the ones in the rulebook is that they seem geared for Eldar and in my opinion are quite decent for what you get. On my first observation the warlord traits left much to be desired however after reading them over and thinking of how they could affect the game I have changed my mind on these. Let’s march on and see what we can conjure up with the traits given to us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It allows friendly units within 12” to re-roll to wound rolls a one result for the duration of that shooting phase. Now bearing in mind that the army I field has about 70+ strength 6 shots (typical Eldar army does really) a turn so most of the time I am rolling a 2+ to wound, it could still be very handy if you are fielding large bubbles of infantry. Think about running 2 large blobs of 20 Guardian Defenders along with some Dire Avengers and an Avatar and what you get is one messy round of shooting when you use this warlord trait. Use it as soon as you are in range and when you have most models alive (early in the game) to maximize your damage output. Bear in mind that this is a one use only per battle trait.<br /><br />2. <b>An Eye on Distant Events</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This trait allows for the Warlord to give the Stealth special rule to any units within 12”. I can see this especially useful for a footslogging Eldar army. Not bad having 60+ infantry with the stealth special rule don’t you think? It also confers stealth to vehicles too so not a bad trait at all. Just keep in mind that if you are playing Tau, don’t bother with this trait as they can remove it at a whim. Still though for other games this one is definitely worth considering.<br /><br />3. <b>Falcon's Swiftness</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Well it's finally here, the new Eldar Codex! I am so excited about this release I have probably been talking about it way too much around my gamer buddies and wore ears off them. But now that it's here at last I would like to write a little bit about my first impressions of the book itself. So stick around and read on!<br />
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<strong>The Codex</strong><br />
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It has to be said GW have done a fantastic job on all the 6th edition codex's written so far. I have bought everyone of them. Maybe I have more money than sense but to be honest I just love reading the fluff and the rules. It's always nice to know what to expect when your opponent fields Daemons or Dark Angels with their new rules.<br />
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As with all the previous 6th edition hardback book's it is comprised of 104 pages and takes on the same format as all the previous codex's (Race Background, Timeline, Common special rules, Individual leaders and units back ground and rules, followed by the army section with the points and stats). Even if you are not an Eldar player it's still worth picking up a copy of this because it has some of the most beautiful artwork (just look at that cover) of any of the codex's and if art isn't your thing then the fluff and the background makes up for that. <br />
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To put it in a nutshell as a whole the army got a boost. I know all over the net people are whining that this unit and that unit weren't fixed (Banshee's I'm looking at you!) and some things went up in price and very little came down in price but in the sum of all parts we got a boost not a nerf. <br />
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One critical improvement was a boost from BS3 to BS4 across the board. Let me put this into perspective. This is a core stat, not a special rule like Battle Focus or Ancient Doom which I will touch on a bit later but an actual core stat. This vastly improves a whole heap of our Eldar units. I know personally playing a guardian heavy army that I was absolutely ecstatic when I seen this improvement.<br />
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Then we have this special rule called Battle Focus. Oh wow is this good or what! We can move and then run and then shoot, or Move and Shoot and then run. This is HUGE. Ok Guardian Shuriken Catapults have a 12" range but you move 6" then Run another 6" with a reroll due to the whole army getting fleet now and then shooting another 12". The whole army basically has a minimum movement of 7" and inches my friends win games especially with an army that requires finesse like the Eldar do.<br />
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Ancient doom is a bit more situational as it only works against units with mark of Slannesh. This can be Daemons or Chaos Space Marines. It gives our entire army Hatred against these foes which is great! But we also received -1 to our leadership roles for fear when playing these armies. Still though Hatred is better than -1 LD so I'm happy.<br />
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The humble shuriken catapult is not so humble anymore... With BS 4 now more shots will hit their mark, couple this with that every roll to wound of a 6 now counts as AP2, we are going to see a lot more bang for our buck when our opponent starts picking up his models after a round of shooting from our Shuriken wielding Gardeners and Mechanics.<br />
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But let's not kid ourselves, the Eldar army itself is for the advanced level of player and that hasn't changed. It's not going to be the next Grey Knights nor is it the new Necron's. Each and every move you make, the consequences must be planned out in advance. It's not a point and click army. If you are new to Eldar I highly advise you speak to an experienced Eldar player to get that much needed little boost to help you at the start. You may find it frustrating at times but the army can be one of the most rewarding when everything comes together and the synergy works.<br />
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So overall a thumbs up (Thank you Mr Noris!). I will be reviewing each unit individually and our new Psychic powers in a series of posts over the coming weeks so check back with us here at Wild Serpent regularly because we are as excited as you are!<br />
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A little diversion from my usual Eldar chatter but I thought I would share pictures of my finished Aegis Defence Line for my other army, my Space Wolves. Hope you like it :)<br />
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I think we are all guilty of this at some point, a large collection of your favourite models sitting there collecting dust waiting endlessly for some of your love and attention. There is nothing worse, yet we all do this. I have lost count of the amount of times I have bought a single box of miniatures or an Army Codex in the hopes of starting a new army, only for them to sit idle in my bottom drawer.<br />
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The only army that I bought and assembled and then painted straight away was my Eldar Saim Hann jetbike army. I dunno what it was but if I had to describe the motivation I got during this project it was pure passion for the fictional race itself and the models I truly love. I love their history, their advanced technology, their sleek vehicles and who wouldn't love a space elf army led by a molten daemon running around with a big sword? <br />
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There was a national tournament coming up and I had just ordered my entire army. It came in a large cardboard box filled with all my jetbikes and grav tanks. Needless to say it was like Christmas! Straight away I cracked open the boxes and got to work not as a burden but in excitement. Leading up to this I had been telling myself "man I really would love a fully painted army, i'm just sick of making excuses and making false promises". So I had about 6 weeks until this tournament and I was determined to get a fully painted original looking army done by then. <br />
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Six weeks later and the army was complete and I was a very proud owner of a 2000pt themed Saim Hann Jetbike army. These days I have so many ongoing projects that I am kinda swamped but I am waiting to rekindle that same passion once the new Eldar codex hits us in June. I am thinking of doing a Ilyanden themed army which should be good. <br />
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Until then I am ticking away on various projects notably my Space Wolves and High Elves and the odd addition to my Saim Hann army. Still though, I love playing my Saim Hann army more than ever and can see myself playing it for many years. <br />
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These days all you see are Farseers and Eldrad and the odd Avatar, but I ask you, how often do you play against an opponent who fields an Autarch against you? <br />
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I sometimes imagine the Farseers all gathered in the canteen in their Craftworld eating salad and talking about glorious battles and boasting about slaying some deadly opponent by popping their heads. Just then a couple of Autarchs walk into the canteen and a sudden hush comes over the room. Why? Because the Farseers don't want the Autarchs to know about the fun they been having in all these battles just in case they want to come along to the next battle instead of another Farseer or Mr, Khaine Himself.<br />
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For 70pts base you get:<br />
WS BS S T W I A LD Sv<br />
6 6 3 3 3 6 3 10 3+<br />
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They come stock with Shuriken Pistol, Plasma Grenades, Haywire Grenades, Forcefield (4+ inv).<br />
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Special Rules: Fleet, Independent Character, Master Stratagist (+1 to reserve rolls).<br />
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Ok so not bad on paper but how do we load him out?<br />
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<strong>Movement Options:</strong><br />
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Swooping Hawk Wiings:<br />
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You can equip your Autarch with Swooping Hawk wings. I suppose the only real reason that makes sense for doing such a thing is to attach your Autarch to a unit of Swooping Hawks and just stay off the board the whole game dropping templates and skyleaping away. Then in the last turn land in your opponents deployment zone claiming "Line Breaker" objective. <br />
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Warp Jump Generator:<br />
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Another way your Autarch can get around is by taking a warp jump generator , identical to the teleportation device that our Warp Spiders operate. This will allow your Autarch to jump 12" in the movement phase, then shoot and then jump away again. How would you use such an Autarch? Well obviously a unit of Warp Spiders would work well but I can't see it being worthwhile.<br />
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Eldar Jetbike:<br />
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This is by far the most popular and for good reason. Ok it costs a little bit more than the other two options but for the privilege you get a 12" movement that can turbo boost up to 36". You get +1 T and also twin linked Str 4 Assault 2 shots. It also gives you a 3+ armor save but the Autarch already comes with this. The best way to use this type of Autarch is to attach him to either a Seer Council or a unit of Shining Spears.<br />
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<strong>Weapon Options:</strong><br />
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Fusion Gun:<br />
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Same thing as a Melta Gun with a phalic appearance and best of all it comes with the kit! Take if you want to blow up Vehicles but beware of its limited 12" range. Dont forget you need to be half range to get that juicey 2D6 armor penetration.<br />
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Reaper Launcher:<br />
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A 36" range missile launcher that fires two Str 5 missiles at AP3. Not only that but your Autarch can move normally and shoot this even though it's a heavy weapon due to him being on a jetbike. Bit pricey but well worth it in my opinion. You will have to convert this as it doesn't come with the current kit. Hopefully it does if the model is re-released with the new codex.<br />
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Laser Lance:<br />
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I really like the laser lance. You can shoot it from 6" away and when you charge with it you get all your attacks count as Str 6. It's only AP4 however but still Str 6 pretty sweet. I prefer this over a power sword but there are arguments for the power sword too so take what suits your taste.<br />
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Power Sword:<br />
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The famous power sword in all its glory. Oh wait it's wounding on Str 3! While the Laser Lance wounds easier, the power sword negates 3+ armor saves. Versus 2+ armor you are much better off with the Laser Lance since Str 6 will serve you better and is why I usually take one over a power sword.<br />
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<strong>General Uses:</strong><br />
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Ok so the stats above are good, not amazing but just good. Lets not forget that he is still only T3 when on foot. Also if you come up against a reasonably decent melee HQ from another army be prepared to open that figure case and get his designated space in it prepped because he will be going in it very soon. He just doesnt have the wargear or special rules to allow him to compete with the best or the very good for that matter.<br />
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So why bring one at all? If you are using some flyers in your list he will allow them in on a 2+ which is always handy. I use a Nightwing myself so it is that more reliable with an Autarch on the scene. Add him to the right unit and that unit will tear through anything bar the very best units in the game.<br />
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So currently what's the best way to use him/her?<br />
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Ok firstly in my opinion the only way to really take an Autarch and make the most out of him is on a Jetbike. Then a nice Laser Lance to give him that 6x Str6 charge in attacks is alway good. Then I give him a Reaper Launcher for some good ranged hitting power as you are closing in with your target. All this comes to a pricey 155pts.<br />
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I run mine in a Seer Council unit and currently I think this is the best way to use him. He gives the entire unit grenades which is extremely important. Also he gives the unit even more hitting power and crucially he protects the farseer from challenges. In return he gains fortune from the farseer increasing his surviablility drastically. Also with a Warlock with Enhance his WS and initiative goes up to WS7 and I7. Together with the Seer Council they will kill nearly anything they come across but be wary of 2+ armor. <br />
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Another way to run the Jetbike Autarch is with Shining Spears. He gives the unit that bit more "umph" and gains skilled rider which in his case he has a 4+inv anyway but gains the other benfits of the special rule. At the moment the Shining Spears are just too pricey for what they do but if you are so inclined they will gain grenades, LD10, and you can protect the Autarch from challenges with your Exarch or vice versa.<br />
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Is he the best unit it in the codex? Certainly not. Is he the worst unit in the codex? Certainly not. Although he is overpriced and wont stand toe to toe to lets say a kitted out Chaos Lord, if you play him with a some cunning I feel he can do you justice.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I acquired a second hand Eldar BFG fleet a few months ago from a very generous friend in the club. It was like new really because it wasnt even undercoated and it just required a little filing and then was ready to start painting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have taken a similar approach to this project as I did with my 40k Saim Hann army as in I firstly sprayed the models with Dragon Red from the <a href="http://thearmypainter.com/">Army Painter</a> range. This is then followed by a wash of Baal Red and then a dry brush of blazing Orange to get the highlights. This is the basis of the procedure and works well for me.</span></div>
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Thank again to Paul Quigley for the beautiful Eldar models I owe you buddy!<br />
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I am going to do a series of articles relating to the range of battle forces
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There are 12 battle forces in total so I am splitting each one up into a
separate article, however I will break this series up with in between articles
so were are not all battle forced out. I will also rate each unit in the battle
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Score Table</h4>
8.5 - 10 = Outstanding<br />
7.0 - 8.4 = Very Good<br />
5.5 - 6.9 = Good<br />
4.0 - 5.4 = Poor<br />
2.5 - 3.9 = Very Poor<br />
0.0 - 2.4 = Aweful<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>S<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>T<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>W<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>I<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>A<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Ld<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Sv<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
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<strong>
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<strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Dire Avenger<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>5<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>9<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
</strong></div>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4+<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<o:p> </o:p></div>
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Dire Avengers are still currently one of our best troop
choices that we have but don't let that fool you, they are still T3 and a OK 4+
armour save. Sure they are WS4 and I5 but they are not a dedicated CC unit by
any means nor are they a formidable gun line unit. They are good all rounder's
and their true strength lies within their Exarch's powers.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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These are:</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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Blade Storm</div>
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The Exarch and his unit may fire one additional shot each
that turn so a unit of 5 can fire 15 Str4 AP5 shots but the penalty for this is
that the unit cannot fire in the consecutive turn. This power is useful and
good when paired with dual catapults on the Exarch.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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Defend</div>
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With this power the Exarch reduces 1 attack from the
attacking enemies squad per turn to a minimum of 1 attack. This works well with
a shimmer shield and a Dire Sword as you will know that your unit is going to
be in close combat at some stage to try and "Tar pit" an enemy unit.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
I can see the place of this unit in the battle force itself
as a shock unit that is mounted into the wave serpent and flown across the
table hoping that the Wave serpent doesn't get blown up into little pieces and then
disembarks next to an enemy unit and unloads using blade storm to inflict
maximum casualties. </div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
My only irk with this unit is its numbers. Five T3 4+ Sv
guys are not going to survive long and my only thoughts are that you would have
to inflict maximum damage on the turn you disembark hoping that you kill enough
so that the enemy unit doesn't have enough chaps left to fire back at you next
turn. </div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
If this unit was a larger size I would give it + 2.5 for definite
but unfortunately the unit size really does let this inclusion down and without
a doubt you would have to boost this to 8-10 Avengers for it to be more survivable
and inflict the appropriate amount of damage to be willing to dump them out of
a wave serpent and in the path of your enemies units. </div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verdict 1.3</div>
</h4>
<h4 style="margin: 1.33em 0cm; text-align: center;">
Guardian Defenders</h4>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span></o:p></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>WS<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BS<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>S<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>T<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>W<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>I<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>A<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Ld<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Sv<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Guardian<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>8<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>5+<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<strong>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><strong>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Warlock<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>4<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>8<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
</strong><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 3pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>-<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
</td><strong>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Ok I am going to be honest here... I don't like saying it as
I love Eldar so so so much but it just has to be put out there.... Guardian
Defenders are the worst troop choice in the game. There I said it! </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Why you ask?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
They can't hit the broad side of a barn door, BS3 with a
12" ranged weapon need i say more?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
They couldn't even beat an egg, WS3, STR 3, T3, 1 attack.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
So we know they cant do much really except be there.... oh
and maybe try camp an objective. And this is where their strength lies guys.
Take a unit of 20 guardian defenders with a warlock and embolden and just sit
on an objective in cover and if a lot of fire is directed their way just go to
ground and hope for the best.</div>
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If you are going to take a heavy weapon I would recommend
the Shuriken Cannon or the Scatter Laser. Personally I would take the Scatter
laser since for 15pts I think 4 STR 6 shots at 36" range is well worth it.
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In saying all that we don't have 20 Guardians here we have
10 with a 12" range except for the heavy weapon. They have no Warlock support
so are Ld8. Please god let guardians get some sort of improvement in our next
codex.</div>
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Wave Serpent Transport</h4>
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Behold our premier mode of transport the Wave Serpent. Base
price is a whopping 90pts but you must take
a turret option so this just adds to the already expensive points cost for a
transport tank. Ok I know I started off a little bit negatively but there
really isn't many more negatives about this tank. Yes it's 6th edition and all
tanks took a whack of the nerf bat but it's still a very good tank.</div>
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Its max AV is 12 which is OK but it will get a 5+ invulnerable
save as long as it moves. It has 3 hull points and a special energy field that
negates the effects of melta and Ordinance rolling 2d6 for armour penetration.
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It can carry 12 models which is always handy and has very
flexible armament options. I usually run mine as a dual Shuriken cannon load out.
That is one cannon on the chin and a twin linked Shuriken cannon on the turret,
however in this battle force list I would be tempted to upgrade the turret to a
Twin Linked Bright Lance since 36" range would be nice for taking out some
enemy armour, not that there would be much at this point level but you never
know. </div>
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Don't bother with Spirit Stones or any of the upgrades to be
honest. The tank is a transport tank not a battle tank so it's main function is
to get its contents to where they are supposed to be supporting them if needs
be. Keep it cheap if at all possible.</div>
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This is still a good tank and you will use it right up to
your 2000pts games. The only thing I can fault it on is its cost and for that
it loses a .5.</div>
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The good ol War <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Walker</st1:place></st1:city>...
The Guardian on a lanky pair of stilts, well that's what the old model
resembled more however the current model is a far superior to its predecessor.
But in saying that it still is only a guardian driving this thing. This thing
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Wow this thing must really suck right?? Wrong! This is
probably the best unit in the box and here's why. They cost 30 points basic,
they can equip two heavy weapon each and even if you equip the same weapon it
doesn't count as twin linked but as two individual weapons. They can also scout
if you want to come in and hit that side armour and even though the guardian is
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The best way to field these in my opinion is with two
scatter lasers at 60pts per model. In a larger game you could take a squadron
(3) of these with scatter lasers pumping out 24 STR 6 shots at 36" range.
If you have a Farseer you can guide those BS3 shots giving re-rolls to hit. I
would be tempted to fill out my entire heavy support section with 9 War Walkers
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In this battle force I would give it the two Scatter Lasers
and just remain behind cover sniping from 36" away. Overall a very solid
unit if played right and kept at range.</div>
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<o:p> So there you have it and with a respectable score of 6.8 it puts this battle force in the Good category. Its's certainly functional just not all units contained in it are up to scratch. It score really was carried by the Wave Serpent and War Walker.</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>If you were thinking of starting an Eldar Army though I think you could do alot worse than buying this battle force. You will probably use all the models in it one way or another. Guardians have the use's, few i know but they do and the Dire Avengers can be boosted up by buying an additional box of them to make two squads of 7 and 8. Infact buying two of these battle forces wouldn't be a bad investment for laying the foundations of an army.</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>Price comparision</o:p><br />
<o:p>Individual unit cost = 107 euro approx</o:p><br />
<o:p>Battle Force cost = 85 euro.</o:p><br />
<o:p>Saving of around 22 euro which aint too shabby.</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>Overall Score = 6.8 (Good)</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>Regards,</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>Johno</o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-60309668437030961452012-12-04T20:18:00.000+00:002012-12-04T20:41:35.318+00:00Saim Hann Army CompletedHi Guys,<br />
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This is a back-post but I would like to just share with you my experiences of getting this army assembled and its first outing. Expect more current content after this.<br />
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Well I got the Saim Hann Army done in about 5 weeks after my initial post and was ready for NWG 2012. You can see the entire progress of the 2000pt project here <a href="http://w-ired.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3007">http://w-ired.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3007</a>.<br />
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What is NWG? <br />
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NWG stands for North Wexford Gamers and used to be the main wargaming club in south east Ireland. This has now been superseeded by a new gaming club called The Last Chancers (TLC). However NWG still holds an annual Warhammer 40k and Warhammer fantasy Tournament every year around late august/early September. I got the Saim Army done after crazy amount of hours put into my it. It really brought speed painting to a new level. I dont know if many of you have done similar but when your girlfriend/wife starts complaining that your project is getting more attention than them you know you are making good progress! <br />
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I think I finished around mid-table (10th) in the end and was happy on how things went. I also won players choice best painted award so I was over the moon for that.<br />
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For its first outing it did quite well as I had to learn the tactics pretty much on the spot which proved a challenge. I knew the individual units were quite weak however like most Eldar armies they cant take much punishment but can dish out a hell of a lot of fire power. <br />
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<u>This was my list:</u><br />
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<strong>HQ</strong><br />
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Seer Counsil</div>
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Farseer on Jetbike</div>
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Runes of Witnessing, Spirit Stones, Runes of Warding, Doom, Fortune, Ghosthelm, Witchblade, Shuriken Pistol</div>
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3x Destructor, Enhance, Embolden, 2x Singing spears</div>
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<strong>Troops</strong><br />
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Guardian Jetbike Squad #1</div>
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6x Guardian Jetbikes, 2 Shuriken Cannons</div>
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Guardian Jetbike Squad #2</div>
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6x Guardian Jetbikes, 2 Shuriken Cannons</div>
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Guardian Jetbike Squad #3</div>
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6x Guardian Jetbikes, 2 Shuriken Cannons</div>
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Guardian Jetbike Squad #4</div>
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6x Guardian Jetbikes, 2 Shuriken Cannons</div>
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<strong>Fast Attack</strong><br />
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Vyper Jetbike Squadron #1</div>
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3x Vyper Jetbikes with Dual Shuriken Cannons</div>
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Vyper Jetbike Squadron #2</div>
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3x Vyper Jetbikes with Dual Shuriken Cannons</div>
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Nightwing Interceptor</div>
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<strong>Elites</strong><br />
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5x Fire Dragons</div>
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Wave Serpent Transport</div>
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Dual Shuriken Cannon Setup, Spirit Stones</div>
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<strong>Heavy Support</strong><br />
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Fire Prism #1</div>
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Fire Prism #2</div>
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What did I learn tactically?<br />
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I need to protect and be smart with my 4 Guardian squads.<br />
The Seer Counsil is AWESOME!<br />
People really fear Fire Prisms<br />
The Nightwing is brokenly good<br />
Vypers are under estimated these days<br />
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The army as a whole is very mobile and needs to concentrate its fire on a single point until its dead and then move onto the next target. The army itself isnt the easiest to play however when it comes together well it provides an abundance of fun.<br />
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Signing out..... Johno.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161264063877167184.post-60900722887306318702012-06-10T00:31:00.001+01:002012-06-10T00:32:00.739+01:00<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Project Begins</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-size: small;">ne of the most attractive armies for me to want to collect has always been Eldar. I collected them as a kid back in 2nd edition in the 1990's as my first ever army. After taking a 12 year absence from the hobby I came back and have been collecting Space Wolves which are almost complete now. I think it's time to re-ignite old passions and start a new side project. Enter Saim-Hann.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">W</span><span style="font-size: small;">hy Saim-Hann? Well firstly the models. I think the thing that attracts every player to an army initially is how it looks. I just love the red paint scheme, it's so striking and who doesn't like an army all mounted on jetbikes?! It's a far cry from a tournament build Space Wolves but more of a fun fluffy theme army.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">S</span><span style="font-size: small;">o where to start? Well i've got some of the army so far:</span><br />
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Seer Counsul upgrade pack from Chapter House Studios<br />
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1x Fire Prism Tank<br />
1x Wave Serpent Tank<br />
8x Eldar Jetbikes<br />
6x Fire Dragons<br />
6x Howling Banshees<br />
1x Viper Jetbike.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: small;">m aiming to firstly paint 1000pts starting with my Fire Prism. I hope you enjoy the blog and my documentation of Project Saim-Hann.</span><br />
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Regards,<br />
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