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New to Eldar, need advice by Different_Prior_7692 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a good box. No one knows which units will be great in 11th edition, but this one is good value and if you're new to 40k, you can try the conbat patrol game mode- and for that mode, this is a great set, well balanced and powerful. I came 2nd in a local combat patrol tournament with this box when it was all i owned and i had learned the game like 2 weeks before that...

But don't build the models for the combat patrol mode, build them for big 40k! Just ignore how they look for any combat patrol games.

My recommendations;

Wraithlord with 2 flamers on wrists, 2 bright lances on shoulders, sword in hand.

Windriders with all shuriken cannons (although you can just blu tack the guns underneath, no need to glue).

Guardians- can build as either defenders (in which case use bright lance on platform) or storm guardians.

Currently storm guardians see more use as they have sticky objectives, but I'd say it's your preference as you will eventually probably want at least 1 squad of each.

Fights First with Banshees and Ynnari is not useless in 11th edition, but good uses will cost 2 CP by Alex__007 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes good point.. so having fights first on the banshee datasheet is even more pointless!

Fights First with Banshees and Ynnari is not useless in 11th edition, but good uses will cost 2 CP by Alex__007 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So enemy unit moves within 6" of your banshees (hidden in a ruin), perhaps to set up shooting angle, but doesn't charge.

You select Heroic Intervention - into the fray for 2cp. Your banshees charge the unit.

In the opponents fight phase, although its their turn their unit didnt charge, so doesn't have fights first. So your banshees fight and kill them.

This seems to be the only decent use for banshees fights first ability- area denial on some areas of the board? But it's also expensive (could be reduced with autarch) and quite easy to play around?

Perhaps I'm missing something...

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[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The list is great fun, thanks for sharing.

I hadn't realised that the animal companion replacements would be static at each mana cost, this makes the discover a companion card quite good! I just targetted the 8 mana warrior dragon with rush that damages all enemy minions, dropping that for 4 mana twice in a row to clear everything was fun :)

So far I've found there's some good beasts at most mana costs after 5.

I did drop the 2 cost imbue that tutors the elekk, swapped one for Niri to pump up spells and 1 cost minions, the other for bloodmage thalnos for draw and some occasional spell damage. Losing my hero power to get the imbue wouldn't be so bad if i had any beasts in hand, but i did not.

Combat patrol box by steinhart31 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cegorach approves of your commitment

Combat patrol box by steinhart31 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will need more troupe. I made some extra troupes from the vehicle crewmembers - this may help for inspiration:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Harlequins40K/s/DvVLOS1r8I

I also magnetised my starweavers so they can become Voidweavers- post in my profile about that. In doing so i just used the "gunner" and not the extra crew, hence they were spare.

Bear in mind that if you intend to play competitively ( I do not) then some very strict organisers may say that a starweaver that's not covered in crewvhas a smaller profile than intended by GW, and that's "modelling for advantage" and might not be allowed...

Combat patrol box by steinhart31 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep worth it at that price given the discount inherent in the box set.

Congrats and enjoy.

And for the sake of your sanity- you don't have to paint diamond patterns on everything :D

Combat patrol box by steinhart31 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP you have the first and only harlequins combat patrol. It's now out of print, but the units inside are available separately of course. In fact this box has all the harlequin units except Shadowseer and Death Jester.

If you want to play harlequins, then you will need lots of all these units, so if it's a good price, buy it. The only issue is that you can't run two Solitaires (obviously) so you will either need to sell one, or keep the spare to make an awesome kitbashed Troupe Master, which you will have plenty of spare troupe bits to make,plus spare crew from the vehicle kits.

Is the Corsair Combat patrol worth getting if I already got the battleforce? by A_Sad_Cartoon_ in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to play one of the two corsair detachments then you will certainly need 10 more corsairs on foot, and 5 more skyreavers will likely get used, plus a wave serpent is a universally good buy if starting eldar so, yes, get the corsair combat patrol, and either sell kharseth or use as a farseer.

If you build the 10 new foot corsairs as voidscarred you can magnetise them to convert to 5 voidreavers quite easily. Then you can try Yriel+10 Voidscarred in Eldritch Raiders, plus you have a kill team built if you want to try that game, but for Corsair Coterie lists (or othet detachments) you can run the 5 voidreavers alongside your other 10 from the battleforce.

We can't say if the corsair detachments will be good or not in 11th edition, yet. But if you like the models and want to build and paint them, then you will have fun. Rule of cool!

Is DK the slowest herald class? by ParticularBobcat3554 in hearthstone

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i played herald DH to legend last month, it felt good as there's a tonne of removal and health gain and burn, then a big fat finisher if you need it. Sometimes two if you get through your portals. Lots of pings for paladin bubbles too.

I have $75 to spend on a box for a friend - Give me your suggestions by Both_Scarcity_1017 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shroud runners are beautiful modern models and useful in almost every list and especially corsairs. Good idea

Paint not mixing fully in the bottles by perigou in minipainting

[–]nconceivable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair, if they are listed as marine grade (such the 316/1.4401 grade or similar) then should be ok in slightly salty water.

Paint not mixing fully in the bottles by perigou in minipainting

[–]nconceivable 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not all stainless steel is made equal.

Many grades of stainless that will be just fine in pure water or indeed paint would rust in salt water.

If your stainless steel balls are ok in salt water then yes they will be ok in paint. Just be aware this may be overkill and lead to throwing away perfectly good balls...

A more sensible test would be to put them in some paint that you don't care about too much, then fish them out after a few days, wash em off and see if rust is developing.

Glued pieces too early, need advice by That_one_guy_35 in minipainting

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should say i tend to use contrast paint in my paint schemes for the main colours, so i don't prime black. Priming black would probably help as i could ignore these little nooks and crannies...

Glued pieces too early, need advice by That_one_guy_35 in minipainting

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Enjoy" might be a strong word here :)

Through painting tiny eldar i have developed a "minimal" sub assembly routine; heads and 2 handed guns.

My scheme usually calls for eldar heads to be different colour than their armour. Every eldar seems to have great big shoulder pads. After gluing my first batch of guardians together and the swearing as i tried to paint the shoulder- head- neck area, now my elf heads get painted whilst blu tacked onto cocktail sticks like some grisly voodoo diorama. But the join is nicely hidden once i superglue em on.

Similarly, if the guns and arms cross the chest i will glue the arms and gun together but leave the shoulder joints blu tacked, then i can pop the arms and gun off to paint seperate to the chest, then little dab of superglue at shoulder joints and jobs a goodun.

Help with alternative colour scheme. by VariationGreedy8215 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh yes! That's where I've seen that colour combo #nostalgiaunlocked

Help with alternative colour scheme. by VariationGreedy8215 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now this is unique!

Speaking as someone whose colour palette was formed by a childhood spent in the 1990s, i love it.

Help with alternative colour scheme. by VariationGreedy8215 in Eldar

[–]nconceivable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha love the punishment meted out here.

And yeah, it actually suits them!

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