My Army Lists: Dark Eldar "Kabal of a Thousand Cuts" - 2,000 points


Thought I had posted this list, I guess not.

Dark Eldar "Kabal of a Thousand Cuts" - 2,000 points


HQ

Baron Sathonyx

Elite

4 x Kabalite Trueborn w/ Venom - 4 x blasters - Venom w/ splinter cannon
4 x Kabalite Trueborn w/ Venom - 4 x blasters - Venom w/ splinter cannon
3 x Kabalite Trueborn w/ Venom - 3 x blasters - Venom w/ splinter cannon

Troops

5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon
5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon
5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon
5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon
5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon
5 x Kabalite Warriors w/ Venom - blaster - Venom w/ splinter cannon

Fast Attack

Beastmasters - 3 x beastmasters, 5 x khymerae & 4 x razorwing flocks
Beastmasters - 3 x beastmasters, 5 x khymerae & 4 x razorwing flocks

Heavy Support

Ravager - flickerfield
Ravager - flickerfield
Ravager - flickerfield

Total: 2,004


This list hasn't changed a great deal since I started Dark Eldar back in June 2011. The Trueborn have changed a bit, I've switched a Haemonculus to Baron Sathonyx and played about with Scourges.

In total the list has 108 posion shots from the Venoms alone, these can affectively reach across the board thanks to Venoms been fast skimmers. Add in 26 lance weapons too ;). It's also got two nice assault elements in the form of Beastmasters and a single distraction/tank hunter unit in the form of Baron Sathonyx.

Tactics

This list doesn't play like any of my others. You cannot split this army like you can with my others, it must stay together as one big fleet of skimmers and torrent things to death. To do this I don't mind going second (I used to like going first, but now only against Imperial Guard and that's to move flat out to get into range) and this way I can counter my opponent's deployment and bend over and take the fire storm, usually the damage output is low thanks to my out deployment.

All Venoms move up 12" along with the Beastmasters. The Ravagers just move up until they are into range. Ravagers torrent armour or another threat, I am quite happy to stun or shake vehicles with Dark Eldar as those vehicles are not shooting back, or the squad inside has to bail out to face poison death.

Beastmasters then move up and start assaulting immobilised vehicles. I have to be a bit sneaky and try and surround vehicles, so if they are wrecked then the squad inside is destroyed.