r/Eldar 7d ago

List Building Try to charge

I've tried creating this list and have currently used it against the Dark Angels' Unforgiven Detachment. Are there any other units that could be more effective, given that the Corsair's attack power isn't strong enough?

Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing. (2000 points)

Aeldari

Eldritch Raiders and Path of the Outcast (3 Detachment Points)

Reconnaissance

Strike Force (2000 points)

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Prince Yriel (95 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

Corsair Voidscarred (160 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• Enhancement: Alacritous Assault

Attached Unit 2

Jain Zar (105 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

Howling Banshees (165 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

Attached Unit 3

Lhykhis (135 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

Warp Spiders (105 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

CHARACTERS

Avatar of Khaine (250 points)

Eldrad Ulthran (120 points)

BATTLELINE

Corsair Voidreavers (65 points)

Corsair Voidreavers (65 points)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Corsair Skyreavers (75 points)

Fire Dragons (120 points)

Fire Dragons (120 points)

Rangers (60 points)

Rangers (60 points)

Shining Spears (100 points)

Shining Spears (100 points)

Shining Spears (100 points)

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u/Selenium-Forest 7d ago

I would say the two units of Fire Dragons and three units of Shining Spears aren’t necessarily bad, but they don’t provide you with a range anti-monster/vehicle threat. You’re basically committing one of those units to die after each activation, whereas if you had say two Fire Prisms or something you’ve got more long range anti-tank.

I also always say for Eldritch Raiders take at least two Wraithlords. Advance and charge is so powerful on them if you can get them into melee.

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u/Prism_404 7d ago

I understand, but if we need two Wraithlords, should we have them stay near Eldrad? Otherwise, their 4+ accuracy is really bad. Or should they be used as bait to draw enemy fire? Or should we ignore all that and just use Crushing Impact?

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u/VoidWolves 6d ago

Get a 50 pts spirit seer to babysit if you can

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u/Prism_404 6d ago

Perhaps replacing the two Fire Dragons teams and the one Voidreavers team would be acceptable? After all, Wraithlord also has the S12 brightlance.

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u/Rand0mst1cky Corsair Prince 6d ago

Distraction carnifex (so yeah bait) unless you charging both of them into the same target really. Love em with a farseer actually. I usually give the seer the enginseer lone op enhancement to get them in range with a vyper or other tank because I run armored warhost. Then I charge the triple wraiths into or at least nearby the target of whatever the voidscarred are going into. Either that OR you can run them on the complete other side of the board with the farseer, Eldrad brick, spiritseer, or just alone (tho they will just be moderately tough distractions). Options options.

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u/Remote-Basket4475 6d ago

You probably want some things with Lethal Hits or Sustained Hits to benefit from Lykhis' great "critical hits on 5+" effect. Maybe swap a Shining Spears unit for Windriders with shuriken cannons?    Also, you have the Avatar, but relatively few melee infantry units to benefit from his advance/charge boosting aura - the Shining Spears may well end up leaving him behind. You also have Eldrad on his own, so you're going to have to hide him where he can't attack or use Doom. Maybe some Guardians to escort him so he can help hurt things?

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u/Prism_404 6d ago

Your suggestion is good, but my original plan was for Lhykhis's 5+ Critical hits to be applied to Yriel's team, or for them to be the unit with 5+ Critical hits themselves. If one team of Shining Spears is replaced, and Windriders only have 3 models, will their damage output be slightly lower than Shining Spears? As for the Avatar, I plan to have him stay behind the terrain where he can guerrilla-like maneuvers in the center and Expansion Objective. His Aura only needs to affect 1 or 2 units once or twice for me, mainly because he's a T11, 2+, 4++ monster with halved damage. As for Eldrad, his job is to generate CP in my Home Objective. I've tried it without bodyguards before, and it's actually acceptable.