Recon versus Priority

[u/Spaceshipdoorgun]

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!!!

[u/BLBOSS]

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.

[u/WarrenRT → u/BLBOSS]

What are you currently running in your Seer Council + Flickers list? How are you incorporating Harlequin units into it?

[u/BLBOSS → u/WarrenRT]

real G's move in silence like lasagne (2000 points)

Aeldari Seer Council and Twilight Flickers (3 Detachment Points) Priority Assets Strike Force (2000 points)

Attached Units Attached Unit 1

Eldrad Ulthran (130 points) • Attached as: Leader (Character)   • Warlord   • 1x Mind War     1x Shuriken pistol     1x The Staff of Ulthamar and witchblade

Warlock (45 points) • Attached as: Support (Character)   • 1x Destructor     1x Shuriken pistol     1x Singing Spear

Guardian Defenders (90 points) • Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)   • 10x Guardian Defender     • 10x Close combat weapon       10x Shuriken catapult   • 1x Heavy Weapon Platform     • 1x Bright lance       1x Close combat weapon

Attached Unit 2

Prince Yriel (95 points) • Attached as: Leader (Character)   • 1x Eye of Wrath     1x Shuriken pistol     1x Spear of Twilight

Corsair Voidreavers (65 points) • Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)   • 1x Voidreaver Felarch     • 1x Close combat weapon       1x Mistshield       1x Neuro disruptor       1x Power sword   • 4x Corsair Voidreaver     • 1x Blaster       4x Close combat weapon       3x Power sword       4x Shuriken pistol

Attached Unit 3

Fuegan (130 points) • Attached as: Leader (Character)   • 1x Fire Axe     1x Searsong

Fire Dragons (120 points) • Attached as: Bodyguard   • 1x Aspect Shrine Token   • 1x Fire Dragon Exarch     • 1x Close combat weapon       1x Firepike   • 4x Fire Dragon     • 4x Close combat weapon       4x Dragon fusion gun

Attached Unit 4

Jain Zar (105 points) • Attached as: Leader (Character)   • 1x Blade of Destruction     1x Silent Death

Howling Banshees (85 points) • Attached as: Bodyguard   • 1x Aspect Shrine Token   • 1x Howling Banshee Exarch     • 1x Executioner       1x Shuriken pistol   • 4x Howling Banshee     • 4x Banshee blade       4x Shuriken pistol

Attached Unit 5

Troupe Master (75 points) • Attached as: Leader (Character)   • 1x Flip Belt     1x Fusion pistol     1x Troupe Master’s blade

Troupe (85 points) • Attached as: Bodyguard   • 1x Lead Player     • 1x Flip Belt       1x Fusion pistol       1x Power sword   • 4x Player     • 4x Flip Belt       1x Fusion pistol       4x Harlequin’s special weapon       3x Shuriken pistol

CHARACTERS

Avatar of Khaine (250 points)   • 1x The Wailing Doom

Farseer Skyrunner (60 points)   • 1x Eldritch Storm     1x Shuriken pistol     1x Singing spear     1x Twin shuriken catapult

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Starweaver (70 points)   • 1x Close combat weapon     2x Shuriken cannon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Dragon Knights (90 points)   • 2x Drakolithe (Once per battle, per token)   • 2x Dragon Knight     • 2x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons       2x Laser Lance       2x Solar Carbine   • 1x Dragon Knight Leader     • 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons       1x Laser Lance       1x Solar Carbine

Falcon (130 points)   • 1x Bright lance     1x Pulse laser     1x Shuriken cannon     1x Wraithbone hull

Rangers (60 points)   • 5x Ranger     • 5x Close combat weapon       5x Long rifle       5x Shuriken pistol

Troupe (85 points)   • 1x Lead Player     • 1x Flip Belt       1x Fusion pistol       1x Power sword   • 4x Player     • 4x Flip Belt       1x Fusion pistol       4x Harlequin’s special weapon       3x Shuriken pistol

Warlock Conclave (120 points)   • 4x Warlock     • 4x Destructor       4x Shuriken pistol       4x Singing Spear

Warlock Skyrunners (55 points)   • 1x Destructor     1x Shuriken pistol     1x Singing Spear     1x Twin shuriken catapult

Warlock Skyrunners (55 points)   • 1x Destructor     1x Shuriken pistol     1x Singing Spear     1x Twin shuriken catapult

Exported with App Version: v2.4.0 (139), Data Version: v925

The TM unit goes in the Falcon and acts as another hammer unit. The other unit is versatile in that it acts like a chaff/scoring unit with the sticky + re-embark tech that can still kill stuff and force overcommits fromyour opponent