Army list of the week: 2000 pts dark elder

This list comes to us from the Invitational at Feast of Blades.  Overall it did pretty well, qualifying during the Qual by fire event (a last minute qualifier held the night before) and then placing at/near the top 10.

HQ: Succubus (1#, 90 pts)
   1 Succubus, 90 pts = (base cost 65 + Agoniser 20 + Haywire Grenades 5)

HQ: Haemonculus (3#, 195 pts)
   1 Haemonculus, 75 pts = (base cost 50 + Liquifier Gun x1 10) + Shattershard 15
      1 Haemonculus, 60 pts = (base cost 50 + Liquifier Gun x1 10)
      1 Haemonculus, 60 pts = (base cost 50 + Liquifier Gun x1 10)

Elite: Kabalite Trueborn (5#, 178 pts)
   4 Kabalite Trueborn, 108 pts = 4 * 12 (base cost 12) + Blaster x4 60
      1 Venom, 70 pts = (base cost 55 +   -10) + Splinter Cannon x2 20 + Grisly Trophies 5

Troops: Wyches (9#, 216 pts)
   7 Wyches, 84 pts = 7 * 12 (base cost 10 + Haywire Grenades 2)
      1 Hekatrix, 52 pts = (base cost 20 + Haywire Grenades 2 + Phantasm Grenade Launcher 10 + Agoniser 20)
      1 Raider, 80 pts = (base cost 60) + Shock Prow 5 + Grisly Trophies 5 + Flickerfield 10

Troops: Wyches (10#, 228 pts)
   8 Wyches, 96 pts = 8 * 12 (base cost 10 + Haywire Grenades 2)
      1 Hekatrix, 52 pts = (base cost 20 + Haywire Grenades 2 + Phantasm Grenade Launcher 10 + Agoniser 20)
      1 Raider, 80 pts = (base cost 60) + Shock Prow 5 + Grisly Trophies 5 + Flickerfield 10

Troops: Wyches (10#, 228 pts)
   8 Wyches, 96 pts = 8 * 12 (base cost 10 + Haywire Grenades 2)
      1 Hekatrix, 52 pts = (base cost 20 + Haywire Grenades 2 + Phantasm Grenade Launcher 10 + Agoniser 20)
      1 Raider, 80 pts = (base cost 60) + Shock Prow 5 + Grisly Trophies 5 + Flickerfield 10

Troops: Wyches (11#, 260 pts)
   9 Wyches, 128 pts = 9 * 12 (base cost 10 + Haywire Grenades 2) + Razorflails x2 20
      1 Hekatrix, 52 pts = (base cost 20 + Haywire Grenades 2 + Phantasm Grenade Launcher 10 + Agoniser 20)
      1 Raider, 80 pts = (base cost 60) + Shock Prow 5 + Grisly Trophies 5 + Flickerfield 10

Troops: Kabalite Warriors (6#, 130 pts)
   5 Kabalite Warriors, 60 pts = 5 * 9 (base cost 9) + Blaster x1 15
      1 Venom, 70 pts = (base cost 55 +   -10) + Splinter Cannon x2 20 + Grisly Trophies 5

Troops: Kabalite Warriors (6#, 130 pts)
   5 Kabalite Warriors, 60 pts = 5 * 9 (base cost 9) + Blaster x1 15
      1 Venom, 70 pts = (base cost 55 +   -10) + Splinter Cannon x2 20 + Grisly Trophies 5

Heavy Support: Ravager (1#, 115 pts)
   1 Ravager, 115 pts = (base cost 105) + Flickerfield 10

Heavy Support: Ravager (1#, 115 pts)
   1 Ravager, 115 pts = (base cost 105) + Flickerfield 10

Heavy Support: Ravager (1#, 115 pts)
   1 Ravager, 115 pts = (base cost 105) + Flickerfield 10

My thoughts: Let's see, 3 ravagers? Check.   Venom with blasters? Check.  This list has some of the basics when it comes to competitive DE lists.  I'm not sure what I think of all the wyches, in my experience wyches make better tar pits than killy units, but if you have a good plan these wyches can carry you through.  I didn't see the ever-common ultra-poison-venom that seems to make it's way into every DE list, perhaps dropping one of the wych squads for a ton of dice isn't bad... But then again I don't really know the overall plan with the wyches.

All in all it is a decent list... Now go copy it and play it with your friends.


Duke