Possible Dark Eldar Tournament Builds: Part 1

Ok so after some pooring over of the new Dark Eldar Codex the certain tactics and strengths it hold are starting to become apparent. Although my specific tournament list is none of the following I can see three major tournament builds out of the lot of the codex.

The first of the three builds I can see as being popular is the Incubi Power list or the heavy list of the three. It is an in your face type of list that can overpower some builds. It plays a little away from what Dark Eldar really should be played like. Here is an example of such an army...

Incubi Power List

HQ

1. x3 Haemonculus each with huskblade, shattershard, (one with webway portal, and the other two with liquifier gun) -355

Troops

1. Kalabite warriors x10, dark lance, blaster, Sybarite, agoniser, blast pistol, Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, enhanced aethersails, spinter rack, shock prow- 285

2. Kalabite warriors x10, dark lance, blaster, Sybarite, agoniser, blast pistol, Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, enhanced aethersails, splinter rack, shock prow -285

Elites

1. Incubi x9 Klaivex, demi klaives, onslought, blood stone raider with night shield, flickerfield and advanced aethersails, shock prow- 348

2. Incubi x9 Klaivex, demi klaives, onslought, blood stone raider with night shield, flickerfield and advanced aethersails, shock prow- 348

Heavy Support

1.Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

2.Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

3.Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

total 1998

Now this list could do with a Cronos and have less "filler" upgrades on the transports and warriors to add more units. This list is probably the heaviest hitting of any type of list the DE book can deal out. It focuses on pure punch. Fitting each squad (but one warrior squad) with a heamonculus. Basically the webway haemonculus flys forward with a Raider and drops a portal for the incubi to come out and punch you in the face with a double handed sword. 3+ with FNP automatically makes them fast moving plagemarines that kick your ass in combat. With furious charge these incubi can get up to strength 5 on the charge, Strength 6 with the demi klaives. They also have fleet. Ouch! Ravager support with a lot of anti tank punch in the Raiders with warriors. This list does rely a lot on the raw power punch in the face that is those...

the next list I see as a popular build is the medium power build of the lists, the Wrack List...

Wrack'em! Willie List

HQ

1.Urien Rackarth -190

2. x3 Haemonculus each with huskblade, shattershard, (one with webway portal, and the other two with liquifier gun) -355


Troops

1. Wracks x9, liquifier gun, Acothyst, scissorhand, Raider, night shields, flickerfield, shock prow, advanced aethersails -215

1. Wracks x9, liquifier gun, Acothyst, scissorhand, Raider, night shields, flickerfield, shock prow, advanced aethersails -215

1. Wracks x9, liquifier gun, Acothyst, scissorhand, Raider, night shields, flickerfield, shock prow, advanced aethersails -215

1. Wracks x9, liquifier gun, Acothyst, scissorhand, Raider, night shields, flickerfield, shock prow, advanced aethersails -215

Elites

1. Grotesques x5, liquifier gun, aberration, scissorhands, x5 +1 Strength (from Urien) -235

Heavy Support

1.Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

2.Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

3.Cronos Parasite Engine, spirit vortex, spirit probe -110

Total- 2000

Now this list definatly emphasizes what I see the Haemonulus is gonna be to this army which is what a sanguinary priest is for the blood angels. Most of the Wrack units are gonn start off with 2 pain tokens because of Urien and the Haemonculus in each Wrack squad. Grotesques will come out of the webway portal and fleet around being S6 and S7 with furious charge. This is a mean list which will wreck face in close combat. A good Wracks unit is way cheaper than any other major troops choice... This list will be great against nids and other MC heavy or horde lists with the probability of a lot of wounds being lated down fairly easy. This is a fairly themed/fluffy but particularly strong list, much like a salamanders Vulken list is still fluffy.

Look for Part two with the lighter lists. The Wyche Cult/Warrior list and I will lay down my specific tournament build for critisism....more on this later in part 2.....