[quote]~ Sorry mEGALO, but, psycannons are FAR from being able to shred a DE HQ. (I have knowledge in the Eldar area as I play them too). The Dracon/Archon, whichever he takes, can have a 2+ invulnerable from shadow field. So you might be saying "well so what? psycannon ignores invulnerable saves." But he can choose to take it as a normal save type thing and will ALWAYS be rolling a 2+ save for any and all attacks (besides a c'tan wep). My friend plays DE (I play Eldar) and he has a streak of 53 2+ saves made in a row right now. BUT! the psycannon WILL shred Wyches (6+/4+). BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM! DARK ELDAR CAN HIT YOU ON FIRST TURN! WITH THEIR WYCHES! YOU WILL NEVER GET TO SHOOT THE PSYCANNONS TO MAKE THEM USEFULL! THEIR RAIDER CAN MOVE 12", HAVE THEM POP OUT 2", THEY CAN THEN FoF 1"-6", AND CHARGE 6"-12" DEPENDING ON THEIR COMBAT DRUGS WITH I-5 OR AUTO-GOING FIRST! (sorry if it seems like im yelling or something, I just want to get the point across.[\quote]
You can't take the shadowfield save as a normal save. The codex states it's a 2+ [i]invulnerable[\] save. Thus ignored by psycannons. The bigger problem (though I have no field expereince with DE) would be his incubi retinue, which can have a 3+ save. That's what will make the psycannon ineffective. Also you mention that psycannons well never get to shoot the raiders as they get tied up in CC too fast....then later mention taking a dread to take out raiders with. I'd rather go with psycannons, seeing as they're cheaper and protected from Dark Lances. Plus, they can glance all of the DE vehicles (penetrate if they don't move more than 6 inches).
Something to think about, don't neglect storm troopers. Their hellguns can be useful against DE, and I wouldn't care too much if they drop. Grenade launchers would make good special weapons, as they can glance the DE vehicles (krak) or drop a small blast template (frag).
Another suggestion:
Use an inquisitor with a heavy bolter retinue, then take the callidus assassin. The inquisitor will tear into the DE, and callidus can screw his wyches, neural shred the HQ squad, or just wreak havoc in general.
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