the hell fire steel reavers. bear in mind i only have models on foot, no tanks right now, and i also love to beef of my sybarites

dark eldar lord, power weapon, splinter rifle, greusome talismin, haywire grenades, hell mask, shadow field, soul seeker amunittion, trophy rack
123 pts


retinue, five dark eldar, 2 splinter cannons
60 pts


16 warriors, splinter cannon, sybariteW/ trophy rack, tormentor helm, combat drugs, poisond blades, splinter rifle
186 pts


15 warriors, splinter cannon, sybarite W/ poisoned blades, splinter rifle, terrorfex, tormentor helm, trophy rack, combat drugs
193 pts


total: 562 pts

After looking at this list i see you have tried to make an all shooting style list, including your H.Q.

First of all, is it an Archon or a Dracon??

Secondly, the Dark eldar lord is imo one of the best close combat warriors in the whole of 40k, with the abilty to take down wraithlords and carnifexes with relative ease. So, instead of a power weapon which with the lords Strength of 3 wont be much use, take an agoniser... its only 5 points more but worth its weight in gold.

Also, many would agree with me here in saying that the soul seeker amunition its quite possibly the most useless peice of wargear on he block. Your lord isnt going to kill anyone shooting a splinter rifle, even with re-rolling missed hits.

I suggest swapping the rifle for a pistol (+1 attack) which is more combat orientated but thats what th elord is all about.

You should find some points for combat drugs, they are great for just about fighting anything.

Last of all the haywire grenades,,, as there wont be many dreadnaughts in 500 points, you shouldnt need them but of coarse its your choice.

A retinue of 5 warriors is quite often a disaster, for as soon as you lose 1 or 2 men, you start taking leadership tests. And at 5+ saves that wont be long. Your lord will be running off the table before you can blink, ive seen it happen many times before. I suggest drop the retinue, and use the points to maybe get another troop squad.

Even though you said you like bulking up your sybarites, this probably wouldnt be all too useful in this situation. Your sybarites are almost costing the same amount as your lord lol.

Maybe you could have what i/many others call a sniper squad:

10 warriors: 2 Dark lances

So your lord/assault troops advance under fire from 2 dark lances, at only 100 points.

I mucked around with your list and a few ideas and came up with thiss:


Archon: Agoniser, Shadow field, Combat Drugs, Splinter pistol

14 Warriors: 2 splinter cannons, 2 Blasters, Sybarite: Agoniser, Splinter pistol

10 Warriors: 2 dark lances

10 warriors: 2 dark lances

.499 points.

.the idea of this is the 14 warriors and the lord advance under the fire of the other squads. Tell me what you think.

Cheers, Brak

the list is of what i have at the moment. lord wise i'm using a magun ra model with a high elf sword at the waist.