Sky & Vasara go to Cally

Caledonian Uprising is the biggest 40k event of the year in the UK, a two day event with 180 participants. There are three formats: 1850 standard (two source, restrictions, 90 players), 1850 battle forged (anything goes, 30 players) and 1500 highlander with 50 players.

Most of the top players in the UK and Europe will be in attendance this weekend.

And Sky Serpent and Vasara.

In this thread we will be going through some of the Dark Eldar lists going as well as sharing some photos and how it is all going.

Below are the Dark Eldar players taking part, I have only included players who have DE as their primary detachment. It doesn't state which tournament they are playing in but that should be easy to work out.

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James McDonagh

Darkeldar
Combined Arms Detachment

hq
archon agoniser,shadow field, helm of spite 150pts [WARLORD]
urien Rakarth 140pts

elites
10 groesques 350 pts

troop

10 warriors raider darklance nightshieldes splinerter rackes 170pts
10 warriors raider darklance nightshieldes splinerter rackes 170pts
5 wyches 50pts

fast
jetfighter 2 disintergrator monoscythe missiles x4 130pts
5 scourge x4 heatlace 120pts

heavy
voidraven dark scythes x4 implosion missiles 220pts

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Jim Bessey

ALLIANCE LEVEL: None (no allies)

COMBINED ARMS DETACHMENT: Dark Eldar

HQ1: Haemonculus (70): Webway Portal (35), Liquifier Gun (15), Scissorhand (10) [130] [WARLORD]

ELITE1: 6 Grotesques (210): Aberration (10), Agonizer (25), 2x Liquifier Guns (30) [275]
ELITE2: 5 Kabalite Trueborn (55): 4x Blasters (60) [115]

TROOP1: 5Kabalite Warriors (40) [40]
TROOP2: 5 Wyches (50) [50]

FAST ATTACK1: 5 Scourges (80): 4 Haywire Blasters (40) [120]
FAST ATTACK2: 6 Reaver Jetbikes (96): 2x Cluster Caltrops (30), 2x Blasters (20), Arena Champion
(10), Agonizer (25) [181]
FAST ATTACK3: Razorwing Jetfighter (130): Splinter Cannon (10), 1x Shatterfield Missile (5), 2x
Necrotoxin Missiles (0), 1x Monoscythe Missile (0) [145]

HS1: Ravager (110): 3x Dark Lances (15) [125]
HS2: Cronos (100): Spirit Probe (25) [125]
HS3: Talos (120): Twin-Linked Heat Lance (5), Chainflails (5) [130]

TRANSPORT1: Raider (55): Dark Lance (5), transporting Kabalite Trueborn [60]

TOTAL: 1,496 pts

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Max Barton

Primary - Dark Eldar CAD:

HQ1 - Archon(60): Webway Portal(35), Armour of Misery(15) = 110 [WARLORD]

TROOP1 - Kalabite Warriors(40) = 40
TROOP2 - Kalabite Warriors(40) = 40

FORTIFICATION - Imperial Bunker(55): Comms Relay(20) = 75

Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ2 - Eldrad(195) = 195
ELITE1 – Wraithguard(160) 4x Wraithguard(32) = 288
TROOP3 – Windriders(51) = 51

Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ3 - Baharroth(170) = 170
TROOP4 – Windriders(51) = 51

Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ4 – Farseer Skyrunner(115) = 115
TROOP5 – Windriders(51) = 51

Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ5 – Farseer Skyrunner(115) = 115
TROOP6 – Windriders(51) = 51


Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ6 – Farseer Skyrunner(115) = 115
TROOP7 – Windriders(51) = 51


Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ7 – Farseer Skyrunner(115) = 115
TROOP8 – Windriders(51) = 51


Allied Detachment: Craftworld Eldar

HQ8 – Farseer Skyrunner(115) = 115
TROOP9 – Windriders(51) = 51

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Miika Kalliokari

ETC Primary detachment: Dark Eldar Combined Arms Detachment
ETC Secondary detachment: Tyranid Leviathan Detachment

DE CAD

HQ1: Court of Archon, Lhamean[10]

Troop1: Kabalite Warriors[40] in Transport1
Troop2: Kabalite Warriors[40] in Transport2

Fast1: Reavers(9*16) Cluster Caltrops(3*15) Arena Champion(10) Power Sword(15) [214]
[WARLORD]

Fast2: Reavers(9*16) Cluster Caltrops(3*15) Arena Champion(10) Power Sword(15) [214]
Fast3: Reavers(9*16) Cluster Caltrops(3*15) Arena Champion(10) Power Sword(15) [214]

HS1: Cronos(100) Spirit Probe(25) [125]

Fort1: Imperial Bastion(75) Comm's Relay(20) [95]

Transport1: Venom(55) additional Splinter Cannon(10) [65]
Transport2: Venom(55) additional Splinter Cannon(10) [65]

Detachment total: 1082pts

Tyranid Leviathan Detachment

HQ1: Hive Tyrant(165) Twinlinked Devourers with Brainleech Worms(2*15) Electroshock Grubs(10)
Wings(35) [240]
HQ2: Hive Tyrant(165) Twinlinked Devourers with Brainleech Worms(2*15) Electroshock Grubs(10)
Wings(35) [240]
HQ3: Hive Tyrant(165) Twinlinked Devourers with Brainleech Worms(2*15) Electroshock Grubs(10)
Wings(35) [240]

Troop1: Mucolid Spore Cluster[15]
Troop2: Mucolid Spore Cluster[15]

Troop3: Mucolid Spore Cluster[15]

Detachment total: 765pts

Army Total 1847pts
Killpoints: 12

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Paulie Wallis

COMBINED ARMS DETACHMENT
Codex: Dark Eldar

HQ1 : Archon [WARLORD] (60): blaster (15); webway portal (35); haywire grenades (5); the
archangel of pain (25) [140]
HQ2 : Court of the Archon: 4 sslyth (100); 3 medusae (75) (Transport1) [175]
HQ3 : Court of the Archon: 1 Lhamaean (10) (Transport2) [10]

Troop 1 : 5 Kabalite Warriors (Transport3) [40]
Troop 2 : 5 Kabalite Warriors (Transport4) [40]
Troop 3 : 5 Kabalite Warriors (Transport5) [40]

FA1: 6 Reavers (96) 2x blaster (2x10); 2x cluster caltrops (2x15) [146]
FA2: 6 Reavers (96) 2x blaster (2x10); 2x cluster caltrops (2x15) [146]
FA3: 5 Scourges (80): 4x haywire blaster (4x10) [120]

Transport1 : Raider (55): dark lance (5); night shields (15); enhanced aethersails (5); (HQ2) [80]
Transport2 : Venom (55): splinter cannon (10) (HQ3) [65]
Transport3 : Venom (55): splinter cannon (10) (Troop1) [65]
Transport4 : Venom (55): splinter cannon (10) (Troop2) [65]
Transport5 : Venom (55): splinter cannon (10) (Troop3) [65]

FORMATION
Codex: Haemonculus Covens

HS1: Corpsethief Claw
Talos (120)
Talos (120) twin-linked haywire blaster (10)
Talos (120) twin-linked haywire blaster (10)
Talos (120) twin-linked haywire blaster (10)
Talos (120) twin-linked haywire blaster (10) ichor injector (10) [650]

TOTAL [(1847)pts]

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Let us know what you think of the lists.

Max Barton not really a de army...

Lol. I can't figure it out. A 5 man deathstar of bike farseers? With baharraoth maybe? It doesn't seem that potent honestly. Though he will run rampant in the psychic phase I suppose.

7x3 ObjSec Windriders but without scatter lasers. I guess he's planning on taking objectives! Plus he's got 9 Wraithguard who I guess will arrive with the Archon, Eldrad and Baharroth to form a death star. Maybe join all the jetseers into another death star? Or have them all join the Wraithstar?

If you can deal with the Wraithguard then he's got very little firepower anywhere else and you can pick off his small Windrider squads one by one.

Mad dash objective grabs often leave those obsec bikes open to a charge and any semi competent unit will destroy them in close combat.

And my problem is how easily both deathstars die.

Thanks for opening the topic Sky.

My list is the one with nid allies.

My first opponent is a nid/eldar list with 3 flyrants, venomthrope, 4 units of scattbikes and two 9 strong units of warp spiders. So it is as close as mirror as i can get here. Thing is to get flyrants in a right wave compared to opposing flyrants. I have no idea how good my opponent is so I assume he is perfect.

Sky Serpent managed to get a bye for first round but hopefully he get an opponent due to late arrivals or bail outs.

Saw a batrep at LongWar witu similair army to Barton. Maybe it was him? They are somewhat annoying so some detail got lost.
Although this list had scar bikes and a aspect host of 'Spiders as well as Eldrad+Baharroth+Wraith unit.

Anyway, apparently the wraithstar relies heavily on getting "Gate of Infinity", and then combined with Baharroths "Herald of Victory" allows him to move and just shoot units to death.

The batrep actually has a Chaos Space Marine +Daemons army winning against the list.

Been to the venue and registered, time for a good steak with good friends.

We stopped at Warhammer World on the way up and picked up a Dark Eldar art print as well as a good walk around the new miniatures hall which is stunning, I've taken photos of the DE studio army which I will upload when I am home after the weekend.

As Vasara said, currently haven't got an opponent at the moment but I am sure that will be fixed. Cally plays multi format missions so for the first game we have hammer and anvil for deployment, crusade for the primary mission and contact lost as the maelstrom. All of the usual tertiary objectives are there and kill points are in every game but the most you can score is 8.

My list is the one with a court and Corpsethief.

DAMN! I was so close to going this tear, but other lifey things got in the way!
I'll be very interested to see how you guys do.

@Sky Serpent wrote:

My list is the one with a court and Corpsethief.

When I first read all the lists, your one struck me as the I could get behind.

Full of threats, and pretty fast besides. Good luck, and give them hell!

P.S. can you make a mental note of how much damage your Archangel of Pain does? I'd be interested to see what it can do at high level events like these.

I too am pulling for the Court and the Claw list. Good luck to all of you.

Looking forward to seeing how the DE fare. Best of luck to our TDC guys!

How did the tournament go?

yea how'd it go

Sorry for the delay:

First opponent. Flyrants with eldar: 11-9 victory
Second: Eldar (Spiders, WK, bikes) 7-13 loss due time issues, only 4 turns. Last turn WK charged to relic denying it from me.
Third: Draigostar 5 centurions, chaptermaster, tigurius, 2 GK lobbies 12-8 Victory due T5 object grab.
Fourth game: Necrons (zandrecht, Orikan overlord and wraiths along with destroyers in a Decurion. 6-14 loss. I failed almost everything. Including 4” charge with reavers against 3 Scarabs and 3 tomb blades to 2 tournament points.
fifth game: Raveguard Skyhammer with scouts to precise deepstrikes. Reavers died first then flyrants to the resque. 11-9 victory (slight time issue again)

Three minor victories and two losses. So overall not so bad. Three hours playtime is not that much. We normally have an extra half hour and it really makes the diference.

It was nice meeting Sky and he’s very good looking army of true kin.