Dark Eldar November and Grey Knights spring

[equinox]

The new sculpt is amazing, but I prefer the old Lelith a little more.

[ddaypunk06]

These new DE look great! Too bad I am not much of an evil guy or else I would trade my eldar for them lol.

[Andrew]

In battle a Dark Eldar force is a fantastic sight; they are lightning fast, have lots of firepower and include some of the most lethal close-combat units in the game - not a bad combination. If all that wasn't enough, every time you destroy an enemy unit your army gets stronger.

The first of the new plastic sets is the Kabalite Warriors; you get 10 in the box, and it includes absolutely every weapon and wargear option that you need. You can also use it to build the Kabalite Trueborn Elite choice who have 2 Attacks and a higher Leadership, so one box set isn't going to be enough. To transport your Kabalite Warriors and Wyches into battle, you are going to need a Raider or four. The plastic kit is fantastic, easy to assemble and will get your Warriors into battle quickly; the enhanced aethersail upgrade also allows your Raider to move an additional 2D6".

The Wyches kit is just one of six new plastic box sets that we will be producing for the new range and the great news is that many of them are interchangeable, giving you even more modelling options. With 14 different heads and every wargear option you can field, this set really has everything you need to build your own personal squad and have plenty of bits left over. Lelith Hesperax is the ideal accompaniment to your Wych squads and she really is a walking weapon. With Weapon Skill 9 and 4 Attacks that ignore armour saves, plus an extra one for each point her Weapon Skill is higher than her foe's, Lelith can murder entire squads. The Reavers box contains 3 unique Reavers and again the set has plenty of options including splinter rifles, heat lance and blaster. And if you are looking for speed then the Turbo Boost special rule allows you to move 36", which means you are immediately in the thick of the action.

Finally (for now anyway) we have the Archon and the Incubi. The metal Archon model has two variant heads and access to the Huskblade, which causes Instant Death on any model that suffers an unsaved wound, regardless of their Toughness. I'll take two please. The metal Incubi box set contains 5 models, but squads can be up to ten strong. They can be transported in a Raider and are armed with klaives, which are Strength 4 power weapons.

[equinox]

While on my lunch break, I did a couple different things. One of those things was to review the new Dark Eldar models and try to visualize a theme with them. I have to admit the new shiny bug is biting me, but I have resisted it so far. That said, if I do succumb to temptation, a hellion/jetbike army sounds like a fun choice. For CP tournaments, I would go with two small squads of wyches on vypers (the new transport w/o a model), small squad of hellions and a small squad of jetbikes. Figure each of these would be roughly 100 points per unit and should make for a fast and deadly army.

Another thought I had was whether or not we will actually see alot of dark eldar in around 8 months. It is the new shiny right now, but Grey Knights and Necrons are both on the horizon and Tau may not be far after them.

[Andrew]

I'm thinking the players with old armies will come back out to play, and maybe 1 or 2 more per scene, but not much more than that.

[Depayen]

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