what would be the best approach for eldar versus orks?
I am now quite easy versus IG (being myself a previous IG player) but I  do not see the light after a few games versus orks... any ideas ?

Thanks
Luc

Mutually supporting assault formations and clipping assaults.  

Eldar are wonderful at assaulting and a cheap guardian formation is perfect for supporting fire.  Ideally bring one and lay a BM or two with support weapons or whatever they happen to be carrying in tow.  Use a second formation's activation to 'clip' the Orks, and this is best if you use an Aspect formation without BM's.  

Get into extreme assault range of the Orks and go at it.  If you've done your job right, you'll be +2 on the assault modifier for BM's and +2 for the inspiring exarchs.  -2 for being greatly outnumbered that is +2 going into the assault.  If you can clip them properly you end up with minimal casualties on either side...  until the supporting fire.  Before that assault resolution, the supporting fire of guardians at 4+ FF will make some nice big cuts into his numbers and that should help out exceptionally.  A +3, +4, or +5 on your assault modifier is not uncommon and you will watch your opponent's 'Uge Mob flee before you.

Once broken, keep hammering it and letting those extra BM casualties do their dirty work for you.

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It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I've got my Milkbone underwear on.

One more thing, try to assault in a direction that kills boys and not grots. Grots don't count as kills in assaults so you need to hurt the boys.

thanks for the inspiration ! so in fact I mainly try and FF them rather than CC ?

when you say Get into extreme assault range of the Orks

, do you mean to try and lay most of my troupe at limit 15cm, so a minimal number of his can relatiate ? ideally on a side part of his "blob" of troop?

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Neal

thanks again Neal.


Also, if you break a warband, try to hit it with an assault again before it rallies.