Hi guys,
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.
List 1:
HQ’s
Autarch 150pts – Jetbike, Mantle of Laughing God, Power Axe,
Banshee Mask
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.
TROOP’S
10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
Shimmershield
10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
Shimmershield
10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Bright Lance
10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Bright Lance
5 Guardian Jetbikes – 85pts
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.
FAST ATTACK
Crimson Hunter 160pts – Pulse Laser, Bright Lance x 2
Crimson Hunter 160pts – Pulse Laser, Bright Lance x 2
Nightwing Interceptor 145pts – Shuriken Cannon x 2, Bright
Lance x 2
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.
HEAVY SUPPORT
2 War Walkers 140pts – Scatter Lasers x 2
5 Dark Reapers – 217pts – Exarch, Fast Shot, Skyfire, Night
Vision, Starshot missiles.
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.
List 2:
HQ:
Farseer 100pts - Guide, Precience
Farseer 100pts - Guide, Precience
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
in the Dire Avenger Squads.
TROOP’S
10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
Shimmershield
10 Dire Avengers 160pts – Exarch, Power Sword and
Shimmershield
10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Scatter Laser
10 Guardian Defenders – 110pts – Scatter Laser
4 Guardian Jetbikes – 78pts – Shuriken Cannon
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
steal late objectives or boost other units.
HEAVY SUPPORT
Wraithknight 240pts – Heavy Wraith Cannon x 2
Wraithknight 240pts – Heavy Wraith Cannon x 2
Wraithknight 300pts – Sun Cannon, Shimmershield, Scatter
Laser
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.
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
fliers to an extent.
Which list would you take?
