Further test for the BT. I wanted to see how PFE100’s test list

WRAITHGATE [50]
GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) [350]
Farseer, 4 Wave Serpents, 7 Guardians
SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
Fire Storm, 4 Fire Prisms
SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
4 Fire Prisms, Fire Storm
WARLOCK TITAN [850]
ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST [350]
4 Howling Banshee, 4 Warp Spider, 2 Exarch
ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [450]
Scorpion x 2
AVATAR [0]
ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [450]
Scorpion x 2

would work in my hands.

Game was against EUK Death Guard.

Main points, a retinue got caught by the Aspects and mangled. Terminators got engaged by Prisms with Avatar & Warlock support and were wiped out. Warlock was attacked by retinue with retinue supporting and made 12 straight saves. At end of turn 4 it finally took a wound which went critical. Scorpions were able to fail activations and still get some shots in.
Warlock summoned the Avatar.
I was lucky to face two Plague Reapers & two Defiler formations which maximised my AT shooting from the Fire Prisms. The extra range was useful but I would have preferred the additional shots from Falcons though.
Warlock was a monster, saving and contributing to engagements.
Death Guard had a nightmare when it came to saves and is not something that you would normally expect to see.
3-0 (Blitz, TSNP & DtF) turn 4 to BT

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I've never had a problem with the Warlock summoning the Avatar and it felt right that a WE with farseers in it could summon the Avatar. They do make a potent combination though.

Rematch will have to wait for a bit. I wanted to try the list out as I have seen you play it a few times and just couldn't get my head fully around the list. I'll be honest and say that I was still confused at the end of the game.

CAA made the mistake of moving a formation within engage range of the Wraithgate in the first turn before I had activated the aspects. He forgot that they were waiting. So I can't complain when I see it happen in other games.

Eldar won the first three SR roll-offs. Definitely helped as I was able to carry out a triple activation in both turns two and three which easily swung the game to the B-T.

I had expected to face Space Marines which would have given the list a sterner test as the EUK Death Guard are not allowed to march, have generally shorter range and only had a few aircraft.

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For what it's worth, I really struggle to use DG Terminators in the EpicUK list. Fearless is great on bigger formations but with four stands they always seem to die faster/do lees than the 125pt surcharge would suggest.

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Losing the roll-off was the key in this case. They were going to raise daemons and engage the Warlock if they had the chance and sacrifice themselves in a chance of taking BTS.

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It is the same thing that I have when I look at the list. It doesn't feel right to me.

I suspect that it is the lack of aircraft and artillery coupled with the Aspects wanting to engage out of the gate in the first turn, but I have no Storm Serpent to modify where they are going to go. However in this case it worked and worked very well.

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