Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld

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Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 1, 2015 14:32:28 GMT -6

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Post by clint on May 1, 2015 14:32:28 GMT -6

Guardian Battlehost 635 pts
Farseer 100 pts

Guardian Defenders (3 units)

Starcannon & Warlock w/Spear (130 pts)
Bright Lance & Warlock (125 pts)
Scatter Laser & Warlock (125 pts)

Vyper 60 pts
Scatter Laser
Shuriken Cannon

War Walker 65 pts
Bright Lance
Scatter Laser

Vaul’s Support Battery 90 pts
Vibro Cannon (3)

Aspect Host 550 pts
Dire Avengers (10) 290 pts

Exarch Twin-Linked Catapults
Wave Serpent: Missile Launchers & Shuriken Cannon

Warp Spiders (5) 125 pts
Exarch: Power Blades & TL Deathspinners

Fire Dragons (5) 135 pts
Exarch: Firepike

Aspect Host 455 pts
Striking Scorpions (6) 147 pts
Exarch: biting blade + scorpion claw

Dark Reapers (5) 192 pts
Exarch: Tempest Launcher
Starshot Missiles

Swooping Hawks (6) 116 pts
Exarch: Hawk’s Talon

Falcon 150 pts
Missile Launcher
Spirit Stones

Total 1850

The idea is to not have to buy many more/new models, so drawing from my current collection as much as possible (although, I will have to buy/convert a unit of guardians and the support battery platform). My collection has a number of troops (rangers, avengers, storm guardians, & windriders), some walkers and vehicles (wraithlord, second falcon, serpent, & walker) and an autarch that I could use as well.

I could use the Autarch/second Farseer to create a CAD with guardians/windriders/rangers/avengers with a transport for late-game objective grabbing, but what to take out here?

The dragons or scorpions can ride in the Falcon, getting them where they need to be to fry/hack something.

The Guardian Defenders will shadow the Walker/Vyper or stay near the Support Battery to give those the bonus to-hit. Looking over the second Aspect Host, the reapers or the scorpions don't really belong there, they could get moved to a CAD (all 3 would have to, really).

Thoughts? I'm completely new to "modern" list building, and I've enjoyed reading your thoughts on other lists, so I look forward to this one.

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dex neophyte STATUS Posts: 739	Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 1, 2015 14:37:35 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dex on May 1, 2015 14:37:35 GMT -6 I like it. You have a lot of tools to kill things with. Are you going for Competitive or solid and fluffy?
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clint initiate Posts: 66	Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 1, 2015 15:22:56 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by clint on May 1, 2015 15:22:56 GMT -6 Solid and fluffy. I don't plan on ever going to competitions, unless they're group-hosted kinds of things. Just want a strong list that's not going to get destroyed by everything.
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Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 1, 2015 15:40:32 GMT -6

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Post by dex on May 1, 2015 15:40:32 GMT -6

Do you have more of the jumpy jumpy guys? (warp spiders)

They are really solid and fluffy. Also you could consider loading 1 Aspect Formation with Close combat and the other with ranged to maximize the +1Ws or +1 BS as those are for the full formation.

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clint initiate Posts: 66	Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 2, 2015 1:34:52 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by clint on May 2, 2015 1:34:52 GMT -6 I can make a unit of 10 of the jumpy jumpy ones, but again, what to take out and/or rearrange?
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Trying Not To Suck At This - 1850 Craftworld May 3, 2015 17:40:15 GMT -6

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Post by Joelercoaster on May 3, 2015 17:40:15 GMT -6

I would cut down on the upgrades on Exarchs a bit, personally. Is this a "I have these models and this is what they're armed with" thing? Mainly the Scorpian guy sticks out with two special weapons paid for, when you'll generally only use the Claw (is it still an at-initiative power fist? So tight).

Loving the Aspect Love, probably the single best thing to come out of the new Eldar book.

I'd consider the Windrider Host rather than the Guardian thing, as bikes are just so good at objective grabbing... plus I think it's the cheapest "tax" (not that 3 units of Windriders and a Farseer on bike is bad) to unlock the "real" formations. If you don't completely spam scatter lasers, it's not an overtly evil choice, either.

I'd love to throw down against it sometime. I've been about ready to start taking on larger games with my DE... I'll start working on an 1850 list.

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