hi
bear in mind im not a gamer at heart, however when reading over the obligitary 'nercons are sooo OP my cheese tastic list wont win again' posts i was thinking about the strengths/ weaknesses of the crons:
strengths:
- mobile fire support (destroyers, flyers and the support barge) means that they can get the big guns where they count.
- lots of powerful guns: self explanetory
- powerful CC: with triarch praterions possibly more powerful that THSS termi's and the volume of attacks generated by flayed ones means that crons can hold thier own in CC
- powerful charecters.
-amazing anti-tank.
weaknesses.
-transport: with the only transports being expensive, and the main APC being more useful as support rather than transport means that they are not as mobile as armies such as IG or DE.
- all round CC. whilst hero's and CC units excel at CC, the other units, such as warriors and immortals are not as good as others.
-combat speed: typically low I
so a large mobile army with enough anti-tank to bust those expensive tanks, as well as a solid core to hold objectives?
I always have wanted to make some of the less used eldar units viable: and to make a non cheesy and unique list.
heres the eldars, built around a core of warp spiders and a small heavy group of wraith-constructs.
HQ -autarch (jump generator, mandiblasters, power weapon and a fusion gun)- 125pts
HQ- farseer (mindwar, fortune, eldritch storm, spirit stones) - 125pts
ELITES-3 wraith-guards- 105pts
TROOP-3 jetbikes (1 shuriken cannon) -72pts
TROOP-3 jetbikes (1 shuriken cannon) -72pts
TROOP- 10 strorm guardians ( 2 fusion guns)- 92pts
TROOP- 10 guardians and a warlock(eldar missile launcer) -125pts
FAST-10 warp spiders (exarch, surprise assault, power-blades, dual spinners)- 257pts
FAST-10 warp spiders (exarch, surprise assault,power-blades, dual spinners )- 257pts
FAST-10 warp spiders (exarch, surprise assault,power-blades,dual spinners)- 257pts
HEAVY- Wraith-lord (wraithsword, eldar missile launcher) - 125pts
HEAVY - Wraith-lord (scatter laser, eldar missile launcher) - 135pts
TOTAL = 1747pts
tactics after the jump!