Dark Eldar strike into Virtual Realspace

It's been *forever* since I played 40k. So I decided to take out my beloved Dark Eldar out for a virtual spin. (Yay Vassal!) You see, it's been so long that I haven't actually used the new DE codex yet (it's only been a year!) 

This is the endgame of an Anhihilation Dawn Assault mission vs Tau. DE win of course (6 vs 9KP). The game hasn't really changed for the DE at all: Speed is life. All but one of those craters were DE vehicles, while 90% of the red smudges are what is left of the Tau infantry after the DE were done with them.

I lucked out on the Combat Drugs so all my combat monsters were so hopped up on drugs that they Felt No Pain, which mitigated much of the Tau shooting. I really like how the game moved from one end of the table to the other (Bottom right to top left). Power from Pain took care of the rest (represented by skulls in the image).


The Dark Eldar of the new codex are just as entertaining as the previous one, with some added durability thrown in so that the late game is still to be contested. I am absolutely statisfied with it.

Dark Eldar Halloween List

A few years back, I organised a haloween game of 40k. It was imperial guardsmen vs the walking dead. Well not really the walking dead, but they *were* Grotesques , Talos and Haemonculi. It was great fun to have the Grots trot across the board while the Guard were pouring tons of ineffective fire into them.

So here's a 1500 point Dark Eldar Halloween list for the new codex:

• Haemonculi Coven
• 95pts - Haemonculi[1] w/Webway Portal, Liquifier Gun
• 95pts - Haemonculi[2] w/Webway Portal, Liquifier Gun
• Elites
• 185pts - 5x Grotesques* w/Aberration
• 185pts - 5x Grotesques* w/Aberration
• Troops
• 100pts - 9x Wracks w/ Liquifier Gun
• 70pts - Raider, Flicker Field[1]
• 100pts - 9x Wracks w/ Liquifier Gun
• 70pts - Raider, Flicker Field[2]
• 100pts - 10x Wracks w/ Liquifier Gun
• Fast Attack
• 130pts - 5x Scourges w/ 2x Splinter Cannon
• 130pts - 5x Scourges w/ 2x Splinter Cannon
• Heavy Support
• 135pts - Talos Pain Engine* w/ Chain Flails, Additional CCW, Heat Lance
• 135pts - Talos Pain Engine* w/ Chain Flails, Additional CCW, Heat Lance
• Total: 1530pts

*: These units are deployed in the Webway

Is this an effective list? Nope. With only 3 Lances and 2 Heat lances, vehicle heavy lists will be a problem. But to take objectives from infantry, especially after the portals are deployed? Oooh boy, it will mess them up. Feel no pain on most units from the start of the game is going to help immensely. Remember to attach the Haemonculi to the Grotesques after deploying the portal to prevent them going on a rampage.

Happy Halloween!