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Chase

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Dark Eldar: Help me AGAIN
« on: November 15, 2010, 02:55:05 PM »
So this Saturday we've got 3 new products hitting the shelves...

DE Ravager
DE Mandrakes
DE Hellions

The Ravager kit is pretty expensive but comes with a bunch of heavy weapons the Raider doesn't seem like it has.  I am planning to order light on this item (2 per store to start).  Good call or bad call?  Are they an army staple or are they more of a vanity "tank"?

Mandrakes...  So yeah, that's about all I've got there.  I was planning to get a couple boxes just to have.  I don't think I've ever seen or heard of them before.  Opinion?

Hellions are pretty cheap as far as GW goes, the models are cool, the kit comes with "all weapon option in Codex: Dark Eldar", and I think Riley(doh!) uses them.  I was planning to get a few boxes.  Thoughts?


Thanks, dudes.
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Re: Dark Eldar: Help me AGAIN
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 03:30:03 PM »
Why can you never get my name right?

Mandrakes are an Elite Choice and are rather interesting unit, ordering light on these guys is probably a good idea. I used them before but that may be changing a lot since Incubi are now an Elite choice instead of a HQ Retinue choice.

Ravagers are a Heavy Choice that mounts two more DLs than a Raider does and no troop capacity. With the addition of some of the new Heavy Choices from what it was before, Talos or a Ravager, The ravager might see a lot less play since it still is lightly armored, and it is still not a Tank. So I believe it will be more of a so called 'vanity tank'.

Hellions now this is where it gets tricky. Last codex they were one of the worst units to field, this codex they are a lot better. One special char makes them troops choices if you take him and their ability to yank characters out of combats and drag them off with them has people looking at them in a new light. I think though it will be a small amount of people that will be getting them but thats my opinion, since the bikes or scourge are still better Fast Attack choices than the Hellions. So light ordering is probably for the best.


Now with that all said, I want one box of each for myself anyway since I want to be able to field Old and New of all the models :P

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Re: Dark Eldar: Help me AGAIN
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 03:34:54 PM »
Thanks, Steve.

Would you like to pick your stuff up in Abington or Plainville?
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Re: Dark Eldar: Help me AGAIN
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2010, 03:47:05 PM »
That would help if I said that wouldn't it? Abington please, it's closer to me and I don't have any immediate plans to be heading down to your neck of the woods.