Overthinking?

Recently I come up with new idea for my army at least once a day. Problem is, every idea requires new models, and that means playing with unpainted army for quite a while. My solution is - I wrote down my current idea (quite crazy, with loads of psykers, some Ynnari and Seer Council). I will assemble and paint all models required for that list before I start working on something else. I already have some models ready, like Warlock, Farseer, Autarch and Archon. I began working on the Council, which takes some time as I want every Warlock to look different, and their common style I want to be space painting on their bikes. Like here:

I have two Warlocks done, and 8 to go :) Yesterday I bought Triumvirate, so Yvrianne and Yncarne will join the force as well. Updates will be very soon, stay tuned :)

Going even crazier

It may be just whole covid situation that made my brain work strange ways, but bear with me. I created even stranger and crazier list than before.

Aeldari Army:

Total: 1998/2000

CP: 3+5-1+5+1=13

KP: 16

CC (Children of Prophecy, Expert Crafters) Battalion (Windrider Host)

HQ1: Farseer Skyrunner (Singing Spear) [137]

HQ2: Warlock Skyrunner [62]

HQ3: Warlock Conclave (10 Warlocks, 10 Singing Spears) [550]

TR1: 4 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

TR2: 4 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

TR3: 4 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

EL1: 4 Striking Scorpions + Exarch (Claw, Crushing Blow) [54]

FA1: 8 Shining Spears + Exarch (Star Lance, Withdraw) [272]

Drukhari Ynnari Battalion Detachment

HQ4: Archon [61]

HQ5: Yvraine [115]

TR4: 5 Kabalites [30]

TR5: 5 Kabalites [30]

TR6: 5 Kabalites [30]

Craftworlds Ynnari Supreme Command Detachment

HQ6: Autarch with Swooping Hawk Wings (The Lost Shroud) [93]

HQ7: Yncarne [280]

HQ8: Wraithseer (Warlord: Lord of Rebirth, Wraithcannon) [110]

What do you think? 8 HQ choices, that's freakin' lot, but it gives me 6 psykers (Wraithseer is like a half psyker, but still, one more deny. Seriously, they should at least give him smite...). Conclave,  Spears, Autarch, Yncarne and Wraithseer are serious CC threats, expecially after all the buffs I can give them. Avengers and Kabalites are here for screening, holding the line and being cheap pain in the ass of my oponent. Scorpions work either as linebreaker/objective grabbers if my oponent moves forward fast, or as suicide squad if I want Yncarne behing enemy lines quickly.

Guys, I'm not sure, but it looks like a very difficult to play but very powerfull list. Prove me wrong :) I ordered Triumvriate anyways ;)

Crazy Psykers battle test

Recently I wrote about my new idea for Eldar list. Last Tuesday I had a chance to put my concept to the test.

I had to proxy quite a lot. Sadly, due to covid-19 problem the supply of new minis is seriously restricted. Don't get me wrong, in this whole situation this is quite small problem ;).

My psykers with friends faced Arhiman, big unit of disco-tzaangors, even bigger unit of regular tzaangors, two units of Rubric Marines, one unit of Rubric Terminators, Land Raider, 11 and 20 strong units of Pink Horrors, huge unit of Plaguebearers, two slaaneshi harphs, Masque, Daemon Prince and Furies.

I was the attacker, so my deployment were quite agressive. We played hammer and anvil, and I put most of my units as close to the enemy as possible.

During my first turn I resisted temptation of charging with my Conclave turn one. Rafał set his forces up a bit backwards and put huge screen at the front. Charging wouldn't work well.

Instead I set my forces the way that will let me charge on turn two. Only my Falcons did some damage, but not enough to destroy the Land Raider.

Forces of Chaos moved slowly forward. Everything but discotzaangors kept their distance, knowing what may happen if I charge my Council at Ahriman and other characters.

Unit of Terminators used dark matter to move behind my lines.They shot at my Farseer and Dire Aveners, scoring one wound on the former and killing two Avengers.

Then they managed to perform 9 inch charge, trying to kill my psykers. Luckyly for me 4+ inv proved enough to keep my heroes safe, only Warlock took one wound. In return brave Eldar killed two Terminators.

My second turn. Now was the time to charge with Seer Council. Shooting went well, they killed all Tzaangors, but in close combat I scored only single wound on Daemon Prince. Good thing was, thanks to dead Tzaangors I were able to teleport Yncarne behind enemy lines.

Daemons and Disco's moved closer to the center of the board, to secure objective. Sadly, they killed most of my Dire Avengers and Falcon.

Falcons fired their Shurikens into Horrors, and heavier gunst at Discotzaangors. Then I deepstriked Scorpions behind enemy lines.

One harph shot my brave aspect warriors, killing all but the Exarch. Then, Exarch proved that messing with Scorpions ain't a good idea and killed disciple of Slaanesh with few blows of his claw.

Yncarne finally delivered a few blows, but failed to kill Ahriman. Good thing was, he kept all enemy forces busy trying to kill him...

...only to escape before they fought back thanks to last Dire Avenger dying.

Pink Horrors charged Yncarne, but he jumped again, leaving them with jaws dropped.

Falcons charged at lesser daemons, cause why the hell not, if I didn't have anything to shoot at?

In enemy deployment zone everything tried to kill Council. After Daemon Prince's death they had to fight two units of Rubric Marines, Ahriman and huge unit of Plaguebearers.

Yncarne jumped back, thanks to my psykers who finished Enlightened. Of course I could have jumped him after my last Scorpion died to deny my oponent an objective, but that was my first time with this model and, gosh, it's very hard to play with. But I love it :)

After turn three we decided to call it. The result was 18:13 for the Eldar.

I must say, I like this list very much. There will be some changes, but Council and Yncarne stay for sure :).

Crazy Psykers List

Today I came up with an idea of a very strange list. Everything began with great need to test big, 10-men strong Skyrunner Conclave. Then, I thought "Eldrad is quite good, but I would need an Ulthwe detachment". Then, It came to me that Conclave could actually use that 6+++ save. Then, when I began building my list, I thought "why the hell not to use Yncarne here"? The idea of that huge avatar was in my mind for quite a wile, she is very, very difficult to play properly (probably the most difficult Eldar unit) but when played well she can do a lot of damage. Of course I had to "feed" her with some units that will die, so I chose a small group of Striking Scorpions. Of course I added some of my regular units to deliver some constant damage, and here the list was done.

Aeldari Army

Total: 1999/2000

CP: 3+5+1+1=10

KP: 15

CC (Masterful Shots, Superior Shurikens) Battalion Detachment

HQ1: Farseer Skyrunner [132]

HQ2: The Yncarne [280]

TR1: 5 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

TR2: 5 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

TR3: 5 Dire Avengers + Exarch (2 Catapults, Bladestorm) [69]

CC (Expert Crafters, Masterful Shots) Spearhead Detachment

HQ3: Spiritseer (Faolchu's Wing) [55]

EL1: 4 Striking Scorpions + Exarch (Claw, Scorpion's Sting) [54]

HS1: 2 Dark Reapers + Exarch (Tempest, Rain of Death) [98]

HS2: Falcon (AML, Crystal Targeting Matrix) [127]

HS3: Falcon (AML, Crystal Targeting Matrix) [127]

HS4: Falcon (AML, Crystal Targeting Matrix) [127]

HS5: Support Weapon (Vibro Cannon) [35]

Ulthwe Supreme Command Detachment

HQ4: Eldrad Ulthran [145]

HQ5: Warlock Skyrunner (Warlord: Seer) [62]

HQ6: Warlock Skyrunner Conclave (10 Warlocks, 10x Singing Spear) [550]

I will test it on tuesday, and if it works fine... Well, I'll have to buy Triumvirate, Eldrad, Scorpions... Oh, and build whole Conclave. Actually, I began working on that yesterday. I will write more about it next time, but here is WiP photo of my first Warlock for this unit: