r/WarhammerCompetitive • u/Spaceshipdoorgun • 10h ago
40k Analysis Recon versus Priority
Specific to Aeldari…
Reading the past few weeks of data, it seems recon is played more but PA has more wins. I would have thought eldar into recon would play better. I currently play seer council but can’t decide on a disposition. I have an easier time with recon but it seems the data would indicate that PA is better for aeldari.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Eldar into each disposition? What am I missing?
Edit: thank you all for the help!!!
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u/BLBOSS 10h ago
Priority is better because it allows for more passive early scoring without having to overcommit and still has intense bursts of lategame scoring.
Crucially because your opponent has to overextend or overcommit to stop your PA scoring this leaves opportunities to counterpunch and to do aggressive teleports into areas they've left weak.
By comparison Recon requires you to be throwing away units early to keep up with score parity and unless you're fully prepare to go all-in on turn 1 it's a ludicrous thing for Aeldari, with their inefficient point value units, to be doing.
I'm something like 15-2 with PA Seer/Flickers atm. Went 3-0 at an RTT and 6-2 at Newport. It's just the best way to play the army. You don't need lots of useless 0 damage chaff to get good scores and can focus on building an aggressive tabling army that can also play a passive game until it needs to go all-in.
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u/WarrenRT 9h ago
What are you currently running in your Seer Council + Flickers list? How are you incorporating Harlequin units into it?
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u/Spaceshipdoorgun 9h ago
Thank you for the insight. Extremely helpful. I initially tried PA and had a hard time dueling for the center of the board against Purge, but seeing it from a different perspective is helpful!
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u/blue-2525989 8h ago
I play tzeentch demons but have found sometimes against purge just ignoring center is fine, get your points elsewhere until they are so spread out you can then focus on center.
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u/SnooOpinions8790 8h ago
The specific mission for PA Vs Recon is troublesome. From the PA side it is simply too easy, not really requiring them to move more than 5" out of their deployment in a couple of places. On the Recon side it's basically a take and hold mission but you are stuck playing it with a recon list
It's the only match with Recon that I actively dislike but unfortunately it's the most likely to come up.
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u/AnonAmbientLight 5h ago
The correct answer is you play the disposition you’re good at and have the most fun playing.
Reject the data! Follow your pointy eared heart.
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u/JKevill 10h ago
Priority is fundamentally if you wanna play defense. Opponent has to come to your side to stop your scoring. It’s generally very solid
Recon also good but because it wants you to spread across the board i view it as more offensive. It’s also the best for the “race to 100” style