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| My XV8 Commander - Man of the Match! |
What
did I learn at the weekend?
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Flyers. I no longer fear flyers! Two of the
games I won (one against twin Helldrakes, the other against twin Stormravens)
would have given my marine army fits. This army simply swatted them out the
sky. Twin or triple Vendettas might still cause problems, but I think the time
of flyer dominance is over (thank god!).
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Newdar. Eldar are much improved with their new
codex. The outstanding units (of the ones I played at the weekend at least) are
Wave Serpents, Guardians, Warp Spiders and Guardian Jet Bikes. War Walkers put
out a lot of shots, but are fragile (a squad of Fire Warriors blew 2 of them
away with ease). Night spinners are also pretty effective. However, the main
change I think elder will bring to the meta is an increase in mechanised
armies. This is hardly news I know, but I saw it first hand at the weekend.
Scatter Laser, Shuriken Cannon Wave Serpents are really good, mowing down
infantry and light vehicles reasonably easily. Add in blade storming guardians,
and maybe some fire dragons and you have a pretty effective mechanised base. If
you also include a mix of night spinners, Fire Prisim’s and some reserved
Guardian Jet Bikes ….. well, that becomes pretty scary! Ask yourself this – in
the present meta of anti infantry fire, does you list have enough fire power to
take out 6+ AV12 hulls that all have a 4+ cover save simply from moving … and
are unlikely to die to one shot! My list certainly doesn’t.
