Editing Warhammer 40,000/10th Edition Tactics/Dark Eldar (section)

==Unit Analysis==
As per the [[Warhammer 40,000/10th Edition Tactics/Eldar|Eldar Index]], you can add in up to 25% of your army allowance in {{W40kKeyword|Anhrathe}} and {{W40kKeyword|Harlequins}} units to your army. These units will not benefit from Strands of Fate nor will they gain Power from Pain.

===Characters===
*'''Archon:''' The big cheese comes stock with a Shadowfield for a 2++ save that can't be re-rolled and thus breaks once failed - sadly, you don't have any backup saves beyond your 4+ armour. As a leader, he lets an attached squad of Kabalites or his court re-roll 1s to wound, but empowering his gang lets them re-roll all wounds. A bit useful for most splinter weapons, but empowering will help the reliability of your blasters and dark lances. On top of that, he has a single-use ability to force a stratagem the enemy uses to cost 1 more CP for the rest of the game.
**The reliance of {{W40kKeyword|Anti-Infantry 3+}} extends to his own weapons as well. The Huskblade has a nice AP and damage, but its strength makes it useless on anything outside of infantry, as is the splinter pistol. If you want a blast pistol, you'd best hope that you'll find someone close enough to use and not worry about either tanks laughing it off someone bumrushing after that.

*'''Beastmaster:''' [[Derp|Not in a Wych Cult this edition]]. You shouldn't really use him as much more than a kamikaze unit anyways, since they can't give any buffs and are stuck to a permanent set of monsters with near-identical stats who can re-roll 1s to hit when charging. The Razorwings have laughable power but throw out tons of attacks with ''[Sustained Hits 1]''. The Khymerae, while weaker at W2, has more impressive S5 attacks with ''[Lethal Hits]''. The Clawed Fiend is your only powerhouse, though only with some extra wounds and ''[Devastating Wounds]'' on their attacks to denote that.

*'''Haemonculus:'''

*'''Succubus:''' Sadly a victim of the weapon downsizing, meaning those S3 AP-2 ''[Anti-Infantry]'' attacks are all you'll get in terms of melee. She can give an attached squad of Wyches ''[Sustained Hits 1]'' in melee to guarantee as many hits as you can. On top of that, empowering the Succubus gives her squad ''Fights First'' for the turn.

====Epic Heroes====
*'''[[Drazhar]]:'''

*'''[[Lelith Hesperax]]:''' A souped-up Succubus who shares a permanent ''Fights First'' with her squad of Wyches and +1 to the Strength and AP of their weapons. While not giving you as many hits, she does give you consistently stronger Wyches who benefit from not using drugs. The only major downside she has is a lack of any guns.
* Her weapons prove to be every bit as deadly, a barrage of attacks at S3 AP-2 with ''[Anti-Infantry 2+]'' and ''[Sustained Hits 2]'' so you can effectively drown enemies with some critical hits. You can make this rain of dice pour even harder once per game by adding even more attacks and giving a 3++ save for the Fight phase.

*'''[[Urien Rakarth]]:'''

===Battleline===
====Kabal====
*'''Kabalite Warriors:''' The backbone of the Dark Eldar's forces remain very mobile this edition. On top of being ''[Anti-Infantry 3+]'' (meaning your shots will simply bounce off monsters, swarms, bikes, etc), their Splinter Pistols and Splinter Rifles also get ''[Assault]'' so they can fire while moving as fast as they can. Sadistic Raiders makes doubly sure of this as any objective they cap (whether on their own or when embarked in a transport) will remain capped as they continue rushing forward.
**Average A*BS*D of your weapon choices:
***Splinter Rifle: 1.33 at S2 AP0, {{W40Kkeyword|assault}} and {{W40Kkeyword|anti-infantry 3+}}
***Shredder: 3.5 at S6 AP0, {{W40Kkeyword|assault}}; automatically hits, so can't be buffed by Empowered Through Pain
***Blaster:  3 at S8 AP-4, {{W40Kkeyword|assault}}
***Splinter Cannon: 4 at S3 AP-1, {{W40Kkeyword|anti-infantry 3+}}; 5 if you sit still for {{W40Kkeyword|heavy}}
***Dark Lance: 2.25 at S12 AP-3; 3.67 if you sit still for {{W40Kkeyword|heavy}}

====Wych Cult====
*'''Wyches:''' Oh, how the mass consolidation of weapons has harmed these girls. Each one only comes with an S3 AP-1 weapon with no hope of punching above that without Lelith leading them and their survivability remains as dodgy with a 6++ that becomes a 4++ in melee. Uniquely, these girls force non {{W40Kkeyword|Vehicle/Monster}} enemies to make a Desperate Escape check in order to fall back from them, with battle-shocked units taking a -1 to the test.

====Haemonculus Coven====
*'''Wracks:''' A bit slower but come a bit tougher at T4 with a 5+ FNP. Fortunately, they get to keep their good guns, with the Ossefactor becoming very useful at removing a MEQ with ''[Anti-Infantry 4+]'' and ''[Devastating Wounds]'' while the Hexrifle snipes out preferred foes. The Stinger Pistol just gives you a pistol with easy crits thanks to ''[Anti-Infantry 2+]'' while the Liquefier gives you an S4 AP-1 flamer. Of help is that they produce a pain token for each unit they murder, though that's a bit easier said than done with only S3 AP0 hand weapons.

===Infantry===

====Kabal====
*'''Court of the Archon:''' A set of specialists who can join any pack of Kabalites alongside their Archon, though nowadays they're stuck to only one of each type. The Lhamean gives everyone ''[Lethal Hits]'', but this does negate the use of any ''[Anti-Infantry]'' guns you have tons of. The Ur-Ghul gives the squad ''Fights First'', which does more for your Archon and Court than the Kabalites you're stuck with. The Medusae comes with a high-powered ''[Torrent]'' weapon that makes anyone it hits take battle-shock. The Sslyth makes enemies take -1 to wound the squad, but they're also capable of fighting at any range with a really nice sword and shardcarbine on hand.

====Haemonculus Coven====
*'''Grotesques:'''

====Other====
*'''Incubi:'''
*'''Mandrakes:'''
*'''Scourges:'''

===Mounted===
*'''Hellions:'''
*'''Reavers:'''

===Monsters===
*'''Cronos:'''
*'''Talos:'''

===Vehicles===
*'''Ravager:'''
*'''Tantalus<sup>IA</sup>:''' The Tantalus remains the most powerful unit in the Drukhari roster, and with a points cost of 230 seems to be a viable choice. With 12 shots that fire at S10 AP-2 D2, its pulse disintegrators can delete an MSU unit of Space Marines or Einhyr Hearthguard per volley – even after advancing thanks to {{W40kKeyword|[Assault]}}. The dire scythe blades [[rip and tear]] the survivors in melee with a profile of A6 WS4+ S8 AP-1 D2. It is also fast, very durable for Drukhari standards, and continues to ferry up to 16 {{W40kKeyword|Drukhari Infantry}} models, allowing it to offload some Incubi into combat all the while it is cutting a bloody swathe through enemy ranks itself.

====Dedicated Transports====
*'''Raider:'''
*'''Venom:''' This nimble menace has gotten a lot from the edition change. While it still can only carry 6 models (no {{W40kKeyword|Fly}} units or Grotesques allowed), all 6 of those guys can still shoot while embarked thanks to ''Firing Deck 6'' and it can pick them up during the Fight phase if the Venom's within 6". It's still a paper boat, but now it's one that can offload a world of hurt.
**The differences between the Splinter Cannon and Twin Splinter Rifle are a bit subtle. Though both get ''Anti Infantry 3+'', the Splinter Cannon has ''Sustained Hits 1'' as well as more firepower from being AP-1 D2 while the Twin Splinter Rifle is far more mobile with ''Assault'', ''Rapid Fire 1'' and has ''Twin-Linked'' to ensure that the hits it makes stick.
**Its rule that allows you to split a 10 elf squad in two has the fun side effect of allowing you to get two dark lances into a Raider, since the elves not riding the Venom can start embarked in another {{W40kKeyword|Transport}}. Now remember that ''Firing Deck'' means you can spend a pain token to reroll all of the models' hits and the vehicle's hits since the vehicle counts as being equipped with the weapons.

====Aircraft====
*'''Razorwing Jetfighter:'''
*'''Voidraven Bomber:'''

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