Eldar: 1,500pts

[Pawn of Decay]

40K Army: Eldar

After taking into consideration the advice from people on a 1,000pts list, and talking to a few people who know a lot more about Eldar than I do, I have decided to look at a 1,500pts list.

I am looking at a very mobile shooting army with some different threat levels. Whilst I have gone for a fast moving style army, there were a couple of things in the list that I wanted for a couple of different reasons. Against the flow of the army I have included a Wraith Lord. This is in part because I love the model, but it is also a nice threat level that can draw units and fire from other areas. Running down a flank or protecting an objective with other units is a nice addition that will cause the enemy to deal with it.

All comments and criticism would be very greatly appreciated.

Eldar: 1,500pts

HQ:

Farseer – 178pts
- 4 cheapest powers
- Runes of Warding
- Spirit Stones
- Singing Spear

Warlocks (5) – 190pts
- All with Singing Spears
- 1 Enhance
- 1 Embolden
- 3 Destructor

Wave Serpent – 130pts
- Eldar Missile Launcher
- Spirit Stones

Troop:

Rangers (5) – 95pts

Dire Avengers (5) – 60pts

Dire Avengers (10) – 152pts
- Exarch with additional Shuriken Catapult
- Bladestorm

Wave Serpent – 130pts
- Eldar Missile Launcher
- Spirit Stones

Fast Attack:

Vyper Jetbike – 60pts
- Scatter Laser

Vyper Jetbike – 60pts
- Scatter Laser

Heavy Support:

War Walkers (3) – 120pts
- 2 Scatter Lasers each

Wraith Lord – 130pts
- Wraith Sword
- Star Cannon

Falcon Gravtank – 175pts
- Spirit Stones
- Holo Fields
- Scatter Laser

[FireAllMarkerlights]

The list seems pretty strong except a few of the units are a little funny.
I take it the 5 man squad of dire avengers is filling in points? I don't see the effectiveness of them.
Also the vyper squad seems pretty weak, they serve up very little harassment and you already have an ideal serving of scatter lasers.
If you take out these elements I would upgrade your rangers to pathfinders, maybe add a few more to the unit and instead of scatter lasers use vypers with eldar missle launchers.
These changes are just my opinion and really come down to play style and preference.

[Pawn of Decay]

The 5 man unit of Dire Avengers were planned to hide in the Falcon Gravtank and cry softly to themselves as they hid and went for Objective Grabbing.

Dropping the Vypers is always an option. They were a bit of a points fill as I had some points left over and in the end just went for more strengh 6 fire power. Dropping them and upgrading the Rangers to Pathfinders and bulking the unit out a little would be cool.

My only problem then would be what to do with the remaining points.

[FireAllMarkerlights]

I would probably invest in something with a brightlance to take out the heavier tanks in the game, maybe on your wraithlord and dedicate is solely to tank hunting?
Its just an option but really I don't think the 5 man squad will be all that useful, would you consider finding the points to buy some fire dragons for that falcon? That's always an option for tearing open those land raiders.
Also what are you considering for your Wraithlord as far as shiruken catapults/ flamers??
If anything take one vyper out and use the points to increase the edge on those dire avengers, 6 man bladestorm would be ideal. And then give the other a brightlance, I know it's expensive and not something to rely on due to BS3 but still, its better than nothing.

[ChobitsCrazy]

You can only have 2 warwalkers with 2 scatter lasers for 120. 3 will cost you 180 points.

[FireAllMarkerlights]

I meant replace the wraithlord's star cannon with a brightlance.

[Pawn of Decay]

@ ChobitsCrazy: you are perfectly correct. I must have been in a daze and saw the points for Shuriken Cannons as the points for Scatter Lasers. It will be two War Walkers then.

Getting some Firedragons is always an option. I am not sure what I would take out for them really. Increase the small unit of Direavengers to 6 with Bladestorm is a nice touch I think and certainly doable. I must admit that I never thought about them doing anything.

I am not sure about the inclusion of a lone Bright lance. If I add Firedragons in, I will have them and the Singing Spears that can deal with the higher armoured tanks. I am just not convinced that a lone Bright lance will achieve much. I may be worth testing out on the Wraith Lord perhaps for a couple of games to see. The Eldar Missile Launchers can threaten the higher armoured vehicles as well if need be.