eldar pathfinder army

[Erebus]

well ive already been hassled about this being a cheezy army list but i think it must have been written in the codex this way so you can take this combo. im using guardains to represent the pathfinders as i already had them and dont like 'normal' armies, ive built this army out of the models i had left after 3rd edition, and the hawks and banshees are from the bits collective at the club. this should provide a nice break from my Orks and my Chaos (yippee guns that work and have range) i have seen marine players doing a similair thing with there scouts as well.

1850pts

HQ:
Yriel
eldrad

Elite:
5 wraithguard with warlock with conceil,spiritseer, spear
8 Howling banshees with exarch, warshout, acrobat, mirrorswords

Troops:
8 pathfinders
8 pathfinders
8 pathfinders
3 jetbike, 1 cannon

Fast Attack:
8 Swooping hawks with ecarch, skyleap, intercept, sunrifle
Vyper, EML, holofields

Heavy Support:
Wraithlord EML and scatter laser

also have two support weapons teams and 5 dire avengers which i will use if the points need to be increased for anything.

so what do y'all think.
i know it will suck against horde armies but it should do ok against medium and high priced armies, like marines, nidzilla, tau and necrons. had first game with these guys (1500pt game) against my mates ultramarines and got a draw, killed his dread, two marine squads in rhino, 5 terminators he just had one tact squad and some assualt squad guys left. i had lost banshees, 1 almost two squads of pathfinders, swooping hawks, hoping at 1850pts they will be even better but not holding my breath.

will be putting up some pics soon to show my awesome skill with... a toothbrush?

[Lezle]

Looks good, but...

A bloke named Paul (Eiru) used to come to the club about a year ago. I'm afraid you will never know Eldar cheese until you have played him.

From memory he had:

Avatar
Farseer - probably Eldrad
Warlock body guard
Wraith Guard times many!
A few units of Pathfinders
Scorpions? I think?
Three! Wraith Lords!

I beat him... once Lots of others didn't.

And that I'm afraid is why you don't see him at the club anymore: he seemed to be shunned for his extreme cheese that no-one wanted to play him - and he wouldn't back down; stuck to his guns, and good on him. I'd like to see his take on fifth edition to be frank.

So in summary: good for you! It's about time a cheesy Eldar force made an apperance.   You are right though, horde armies will be a tad tough. You can't squeeze in another Wraith Lord can you?

Lezle

[Erebus]

yeah i dont get why people dont like tough armies, every army (no matter how cheezy) has its own kryptonite. my armys (and pauls' by the looks) dont like flamers and ignore cover type weapons, or as said before armies that can put up with high body counts.
i dont mind if people dont like it, thats what its about. looking through the codex and trying stuff out, sometimes winning, sometimes getting your ass kicked.  i was also kinda restricted with what i could field, there was only one striking scorpian in the bitz box and vebjon got the avatar that was there. i would really like just all pathfinders, not sure if it would work, or if anyone would play against it. lol
ive fixed the mistakes in my list, added it again and it comes out to 1851pts Noooooo!!
have to take something out, any ideas..
good on you lezle for beating him, was it with the marines?
so when are you coming back to the 40k fold lezle?

[Lezle]

Jolly good.

Take the bikes out for a Wraith Lord!


I beat Paul with my mighty Imperial Guard army. He got so mad that he instantly challenged me to a re-match the next week! He went home and honed his list even more, came back and only just beat me by about a couple of hundred Victory Points or what ever it was. He was thrilled to bits; I enjoyed the game: fun by all was had.

When will I return in seriousness is a good question. Most likely next month or so I'll rig up a game. I got thrashed by Phil and his High Elves... a few more of those and I'll probably feel the need to play a real game. Haha.

Besides, I just bought the I.G. Codex! Dun dun DAH!



In the next week or so I'll put my Eldar on TradeMe for sale. I have two Falcons, three bikes, two Vipers and an old Wraith Lord.

Lezle

[Lazarus]

I would not say that is cheesy you have 4 troop slots used, yes the troops my be crazy troops but none the less they are.

People have to remember with uber units they cost and you are limited in numbers. Also uber units only tend to be good at one thing and not a good all round unit like a stock troops just ok at all things.

Numbers on the other side and speed out take out this army with out to much issues but this is the same with most small size big gun armys. Every one would cheese it up if it was that easy to win with them. There is always something they lack.

[Erebus]

so far ive been hassled about all three of my current armies being cheezy. tech/smart orks and my chaos thats all elites and special units.
but thats just how i like to play, with a few flash units that are specialised. like zagstruk and snikrot, as well as chaos chosen and flying HQ. all of which are completely legal, not to mention i lose a fair bit too. been playing so long if i wanted to  just win everygame i probably could (except against eisenhorn) just by taking the best in the codex.
thats why i only use one flying daemon prince with warptime in my chaos army, its just no fun to play, there to powerful if used right.

did come up with an army that even i thought was cheese,
ALL GROT Army, well except for the herders obviously.

HQ ?? maybe two wierdboys (who else would lead grots to war)

TROOP: 6 units of 30 grots with herders.

Heavy Support: 3 Units Of 3 Kans

again not sure if it would work but 180 gretchen and 9 kans teleporting round the table would sure be a fun game.
not a lot of points though.

[Erebus]

heres some shots of the models
this is the old colour scheme and the new colours, a bit to much golden yellow, gunna lighten with a highlight or two i think

thw wraith part of my army, have to do guns on guard and lots of gems yet.

and whats nearly done, got 8 more guard/pathfinders done last night so hopefully have all troops done for sunday love those flames 

[Lazarus]

So you have issues beating eisenhorn a, i had a game with him at battecry it was a good fun game, he does have a good marine army. I did win what i was happy with i think i got full points also would play him again. he does make very little mistakes and is good at marines, but there still there and that what you always need to exploit with any player see what they do wrong and exploit those mistakes.

[kittenslayer]

Haven't seen any eldar playah at da club for ages now  :'(  Please come back!  Jokes about Eldar's sexual orientations were just in jest 

[Erebus]

i think the problem with beating eisenhorn for me is that i taught him to play and he knows all my moves before i do them  :'(  i have gotten better against him since playing others at the club, learning new tricks and tactics etc. but yes he is a very good player and when i beat him i will be well pleased with myself, and yes he was the ultramarine player i got a draw with in the eldars first game, so i am pretty happy with that result really. i read somewhere that with a defensive style army like this eldar one and with the nasty armys out there that a draw is good and a win is really great.

so where are all the citygaurd eldar players???
are there any? me and vebjorn and paul(no longer going?) is all i know of.

[kittenslayer]

i think the problem with beating eisenhorn for me is that i taught him to play and he knows all my moves before i do them  :'(  i have gotten better against him since playing others at the club, learning new tricks and tactics etc. but yes he is a very good player and when i beat him i will be well pleased with myself, and yes he was the ultramarine player i got a draw with in the eldars first game, so i am pretty happy with that result really. i read somewhere that with a defensive style army like this eldar one and with the nasty armys out there that a draw is good and a win is really great.

so where are all the citygaurd eldar players???
are there any? me and vebjorn and paul(no longer going?) is all i know of.

By the way, your not in NZ right now are you?

[Erebus]

yeah im here, just had to go to christchurch to do family crap, will be there on sunday with my eldar.

[Lazarus]

I will be into club soon i hope i have so much work to do, i got 25% of my army to buy and paint and a titan to paint and another one to make for the torny in sept.

[Erebus]

yeah that titan is choice, did you finish all the a4 size templates. please say yes.
i really want a chaos one.... to go with my NEW STOMPA!!!
oh yeah baby stompa stompa stompa!!
went to chch and all i got was an awesome new toy. just cant put it together until i finish the eldar to 2000pts, thats my rule just so i actually finish an army. i put together the ammo grot from the stompa box though, just so i had something to stick together. he will make a wicked ammo runt for my boss.

[NeckFace]

vaul's an eldar player


 

also the guy who was the ghost player at battlecry plays eldar, though he's been doing orks for a while now.  have to give him a game some time actually...

[Lazarus]

i never played the ghost.

Also Yes i have those titan plans all done, but there will be a warhound for grabs for 1st place at grumpy con. One of the ones i have made

[Erebus]

i missed out on grumpycon, but im helping with beginners tourniment that weekend.

[Big D]

When will I return in seriousness is a good question. Most likely next month or so I'll rig up a game. I got thrashed by Phil and his High Elves... a few more of those and I'll probably feel the need to play a real game. Haha.

Lezle

What you mean is you need to lose a few more fantasy games to erase the scars of having my Hammerhead asaassinate you BT Marshal, and having your marines beaten in CC by my Fire warriors


As for the titan, please ensure there is plenty of blank space for me to add Chaos embellishments, for the beserker cheeze will surely win through on the day >

[NeckFace]

i never played the ghost.

neither did i, poor guy got landed with all the bottom tier kids and just proceded to roll over them all.  he was also using a friend's grey knights as he didn't know he was going to be the ghost till he got there.

[Lezle]

Yeah, just rub the salt in Daryl.


Nick Ng used to be an Eldar player. As far as I know he has disappeared off the radar somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle; the other theory was that he is hard at work at Uni. The latter sounds a bit far fetched to me though.

And don't forget Dave Stent! Our once mighty President was once a mighty Eldar player! But, just like the Roman Empire, he has fallen.

Lezle

[Vaul]

vaul's an eldar player


 

also the guy who was the ghost player at battlecry plays eldar, though he's been doing orks for a while now.  have to give him a game some time actually...

I'm too focused on warhammer at the moment, which unfortunately is a better gaming system.  Still, that eldar list that lezle told us about looks a LOT like my 4th ed list.  Only I recently sold 5 of my 15 wraithguard and all of my wraithlords.  Still have more wraithguard, avatar, pathfinders etc though..

[kittenslayer]

which unfortunately is a better gaming system

Too far dude... too far!

[Sectiplave]

Hahaha Vaul is too hardcore for 40K no magic phase and not enough depth of tactical placement for his liking is my impression. I can see where he comes from in this regard.

That being said, you can call Vaul a Eldar player, but the chances of actually seeing him at the club playing 40K.....

[Lezle]

The Magic Phase isn't in 40K for good reason: the Magic Phase is bollocks.

Lezle

[Vaul]

That being said, you can call Vaul a Eldar player, but the chances of actually seeing him at the club playing 40K.....

Those chances are FAR higher than seeing you at the club playing 40k, matey.

[Sectiplave]

Rub it in why don't ya!

I have begged my manager about nineteen times to be taken off Sunday shifts, I'm yet to even get a maybe.

Best I've done at the moment is played 3 500 point games with my girlfriend because that's as many as I can convince her to play (because I'm still nub and we spend more time reading rules than knowing what to do next )

I mean no offence by my post as do ye kennit? I'm just saying you are not a 40k player.

[Erebus]

i use to play fantasy but switched to 40k when i grew up, 

but i am looking at getting back into fantasy, just that army tier thing looks gay, cant they (GW) make army books that are even with each other?? i dont remember any of that sh*t when i use to play! it was about skill and brains not me'books'better'n'your's...ok so we did use to argue that my books better, but not actually better, just cooler.

[Lazarus]

i use to play fantasy but switched to 40k when i grew up, 

Good One 

[kittenslayer]

i use to play fantasy but switched to 40k when i grew up, 

Good One 

Word up!

[grumpy old smurf]

And thats the truth! 40gay players unite! fantarsy is boring s#$%. played every incarnation of it(empire, orcs and gobs, skaven, chaos) and it still sux for me.....

But, back on topic. i hate the gay space elves. they have space herpes. (only cause they are the one race in 40gay that i have a mindblock against and struggle with.)