So, for those of you who followed my Iyanden painting blog ages ago on the blog page, you'll know my army a bit. I had quite a bit of success with them in 7th, sometimes even so badly that I was afraid to take them to the field in friendly games because of all the D-weapons.
However, a new edition has come, with new rules, new points costs and thus a new Iyanden army. Luckily, I had magnetized just about everything as I built the army, specifically for the inevitable change of editions. Now that it is here, however, I have discovered a downside to this tactic.
There is so much choice I hardly know where to begin.
I mean, for my two wave serpents, I have a choice of nose weapon, and a choice between 5 different turret weapons! The same goes for my wraithlords, who can also chose between having a neat looking sword or not. The wraithknight doesn't fare much better. Even the guardians have a choice between 5 different weapons on their heavy weapon platform. How is a poor girl like me (with comically stereotypical math skills) ever going to make anything out of this.
Well, ask help from the best eldar forum in town of course!
So. What I have is the following:
-Iyanna arienal. I could field her as a farseer, a spiritseer, or even as a counts-as Yvraine with the amount of research she had already done towards Ynnead even before it was cool.
-a spiritseer.
-An autarch with banshee mask, power sword and shuriken pistol
-One warlock with singing spear
-Two groups of 10 guardian Defenders with heavy weapon platform (all options available).
-Two groups of 5 wraithguard (with both options available)
-one group of 5 wraithblades (with both options available)
-two wave serpents - these used to be the rides for my wraithguard and I expect them to be so again. (all options available)
-Two wraithlords. Flamer/shurikens interchangeable, 2 heavy weapons optionable, and a ghostglaive optionable.
-Wraithknight. All options available.
I haven't quite finished, but have the materials for:
A warlock or farseer skyrunner.
12 striking scorpions, of which 2 exarch, one with the scorpion claw and one with a biting blade
10 dire avengers.
So now, oh wise an all knowing gestalt wisdom of the internet as may find its way here on the forum, what is your advice to me? I'd love to build both a 1000 pts and a 2000 pts army, though 2k one has priority as I have plenty of other armies that can fill the 1000 pts slot, and not that many that can make it up to 2k.
I'd like to hear your suggestions, from a whole thought out list to just general suggestions or ideas I should keep in mind.