[Battle-Brother Wags]

One of my favorite model and fluff specific units in the new eldar codex is the ranger/pathfinder and I would love to find an every game use for them that will actually be beneficial. I understand I can use any unit I like no matter what, but I'd really like them to be at least somewhat effective as well.

Unfortunately, I don't see this happening with rangers. They are very expensive, especially if you upgrade to Pathfinders, which I always would want to do. The good things are that Pathfinders would be nearly invulnerable in ruin-style area terrain (at least from long range attacks) and can infiltrate into that sweet spot from the get-go. The problem is firepower. Yes, they get AP1 quite often, but those AP1 shots are determined before you roll to wound, so that AP1 shot may not even cause a wound and you only wound half the time.

I think this is a solid defensive unit that will probably survive each game, but my concern is that it simply wouldn't do enough damage to make itself worthwhile. Does anyone else have any experience or thoughts on this issue?

I know eldar aren't really space-elves, but sometimes I think of them like Tolkien-style elves and I just love the epitomy of those elves being desplayed in the characteristics of pathfinders . . .

. . . what do you think?