Wednesday, July 10, 2013

In case you haven't noticed, Wave Serpents are ridiculously good.

Spaguatyrine is freaking out about them.  That says a lot right there.   Honestly, Krak missile and Lascannon spam is the way to go.  They wreck all of Eldar's good stuff.

I tested out a 4 serpent list with a Karandras guardian blob.  It worked pretty well, but it needed a little more  Wave Serpent.  I'm thinking of trying this out next:

Eldar 1850
Spirit Seer
5x Wraithgaurd w/ D-Scythes in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Wraithgaurd  in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon
5x Fire Dragons in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Dire Avengers in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Dire Avengers in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Dire Avengers in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
Fire Pirsm w/ Shuriken Cannon
Fire Pirsm w/ Shuriken Cannon

Just need to get some Wraith Guard.  I'll probably try it with proxies first.  Oddly enough, it's not that much different from what I was playing in 5th.  Wave Serpents and Fire Prisms FTW.  I think you could run a list with 9 serpents at 1850.  But you're taking Banshee squads to get the extra Serpents at that point.  Kind of sad really. 

I've also been thinking about an Eldar/Tau hybrid:

XV-8 Commander w/ 2x Plasma Rifles, Puretide Chip, Iridium Armor
Riptide w/ Smart Missiles, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override
Riptide w/ Smart Missiles, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override
12x Firewarriors
10x Kroot w/ 1x Hound
10x Kroot w/ 1x Hound
Avatar w/ Fast Shot
5x Fire Dragons in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Dire Avengers in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon 
5x Dire Avengers in a Wave Serpent w/ Scatter Laser and Shuriken Cannon
Wraith Knight

Normally I'm not a fan of the Wraith Knight, and I think the new Avatar is also problematic.  I'm hoping this list has enough big nasties that an opponent won't be able to handle all of them.

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4 comments:

  1. SpaguatyrineJuly 11, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    I really like 2nd list. is there another way to get a fourth wave serpent?

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    1. CaulynDarrJuly 11, 2013 at 7:07 AM

      Yeah, if I give up the Wraith Knight, I can take a min squad of Dark Reapers instead. They can take a Wave Serpent as a dedicated Transport. Not a bad option since the DR make a good unit to stick the Commander to. The only problem is it gives up those two ST 10 guns on the Wraith Knight.

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  2. NurglitchJuly 11, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    So why not take a couple of D-Cannons in a battery?

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    1. CaulynDarrJuly 11, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      Cause they are pretty expensive and only have a 24" range. Vibro Cannons I like a bit better. Still its a static unit that kind of feels out of place in a very mobile army.

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