Reavers are ten FUCKING points now, boys and girls and enbies!
TEN POINTS for a T4 2W 4+/6+++ model. That would be absolutely nuts if it was on infantry- but instead it’s on a model with 2 attacks base, an 18” move, S4 AP -1 attacks, and the ability to advance and charge.
TAFFY DOING VICTORY LAPS, HELLIONS BTFO
My new 2000 point army list is:
-Succubus on a Venom
-72 Reavers (yes, I own 72 Reavers. I have purchased many Gangs of Commorragh sets.)
-2 Razorwing Jetfighters
-2 Reapers
-2 squads of 5 Wyches
The succubus gets Hypex to help keep up with the Reavers, while the Wyches get Splintermind and Grave Lotus. That frees up the right drugs for the Reavers. The 3 squads running Blasters all get Painbringer, while the 3 squads without blasters get Serpentin x1 and Adrenalight x2.
Teamwork Jetbikes make the dream work
Upon further thought, it might actually be worth it to drop the Wyches (or a Razorwing) in favor of taking 2 outrider detachments with 6x6 Reavers each. Your army isn’t Stratagem-heavy, and you could:
A) have more Adrenalight Reavers and more unit champions with power swords
B) Make your melee, non-blaster-carrying Reavers Red Grief, while giving your blaster squads, Razorwing, and Reapers Test of Skill (and one other custom trait as suits your tastes.)
C) Less morale problems
If you aren’t playing 7E or earlier games I can see why you’d skip the Wyches, since you don’t need to include a Troops-tax to run your themed army. I don’t know enough about 9E or current DEldar unit synergy to really add to the above, but it might be something to skip one of the Razorwings, put the Succubus in one of the Wych units, put those in the Venom, and bulk out the other unit - possibly putting them in a Raider?
If the army is themed around Commorrite Street-Trash you could even replace the 2nd unit of Wyches with a fairly barebones unit of Kabalites, to represent a very minor gang or a small group of unfortunate DEldar who teamed up for this specific battle. If they aren’t going to be moving much (and if they aren’t a bunch of homeless elves looking for stimulation) you could even justify that rarest of upgrades for Kabalites - the dark lance (not that you’re likely to need much dedicated anti-tank in editions where all weapons can damage all units, and the overall list is mobile enough to gang up on one or two units at a time).
Unfortunately- and this is a LONG STANDING pain point among Dark Eldar players, which is why I bring it up- the transport capacity of a Venom is 5, meaning it can’t hold both an HQ and a minimum squad of Troop choices.
Equally unfortunately, I can’t take Kabalites because in 9th edition, if you want to get your subfaction bonuses, Dark Eldar are required to take Wych Cults, Covens, and Kabals as separate detachments.
Guess what motherfuckers?? We now have free unlimited Patrols, Venoms hold 6, and, if leaks are accurate, Reavers are 10 points in the Codex!!! LET’S GOOOOOOO
