Thursday, January 19, 2012

Considering Dark Eldar and Price Constraints

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HQ
2 Haemonculi w/ Liquifier Guns- 120 pts.

ELITES
4 Incubi; Venom w/ Splinter Cannon- 153 pts.
4 Incubi; Venom w/ Splinter Cannon- 153 pts.
4 Kabalite Trueborn w/ 4 Blasters; Venom w/ Splinter Cannon- 173 pts.

TROOPS
5 Kabalite Warriors w/ Blaster; Venom w/ Splinter Cannon- 125 pts.
5 Kabalite Warriors w/ Blaster; Venom w/ Splinter Cannon- 125 pts.
10 Kabalite Warriors w/ Blaster & Splinter Cannon; Raider w/ Flickerfield- 185 pts.
10 Kabalite Warriors w/ Blaster & Splinter Cannon; Raider w/ Flickerfield- 185 pts.
9 Wyches w/ Haywire Grenades, Shardnet & Impaler; Hekatrix w/ Agoniser; Raider w/ Flickerfield- 218 pts.
9 Wyches w/ Haywire Grenades, Shardnet & Impaler; Hekatrix w/ Agoniser; Raider w/ Flickerfield- 218 pts.

HEAVY SUPPORT
Ravager w/ Flickerfield- 115 pts.
Ravager w/ Flickerfield- 115 pts.
Ravager w/ Flickerfield- 115 pts.

TOTAL
2,000 points on the button.
Bitin' the dust.
Notice anything different? That's right, the Wracks are gone. I dropped them in favor of a pair of units of Blaster armed Kabalite Warriors in Venoms. The reasoning behind this is, as usual, twofold. One, the Kabalites have more killing potential. They can engage armored targets and reliably crack them open, or they can lay down a salvo of 20 Poisoned (4+) shots and a Strength 8 AP 2 shot when within 12" of a target. Of course, this is only under ideal conditions, and against an unsupported squad (it would be foolish to commit to attacking, say, the heart of an enemy force with these guys), but hey, that's a lot of potential. They're generally just superior to Wracks in that they don't have to commit to an assault in order to do their thing, while still being cheap enough to not sting too much if they get nuked.

The other reason? they're cheaper ($) than Wracks. Even less than my bargain basement conversions. One box of Kabalites can (with some conversion) be turned into two squads of Blaster Warriors. This is much cheaper than a box of flagellants and a box of ghouls getting spliced together. Of course, I'll probably come around and convert up some wracks in the future, but for now they're hitting the cutting room floor.

This changes the feel of my army from an aggressive, in-your-face army into a force centered around evasion with the deathblow coming in hand-to-hand combat. Interesting how changing up two squads can alter the gameplan of the rest of the army.

I'm sorry to be hitting you with a big ol' salvo of army lists recently, but I may be putting in a big order soon, and I need to feel out what it is I want to get before I commit.

Oh, my out of production female Archon came in the mail today. My next post should have her all painted up and ready for display!

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