Ive been thinking about how to build my Eldar force (when I get it) and was thinking along the lines of giving the Exarch the Diresword (I agree with above they are Dire Avengers),and giving him bladestrom (for fluff reasons-it fits) a scything wall of shuriken baldes just seems so Eldar.
This way they can sit at range and shoot anything coming their way (using baldestorm if needs be),then if Close Combat occurs the Exarch can use his Diresword on any troublesome models (carefull placing will be required) Id then have a seialised Close Combat unit at hand to support the unit (Scorpions or Banshees)!
One thing that makes me go for this is having read the codex and seeing other Eldar battles is that I feel you shouldnt try and make an Eldar squad an all rounder,make them specialised in one area and they will excell try and make them balanced and they will no good at anything,let the units do their one role and let another supprot and compliment them-you dont see Dark Reapers trying to charge anyone or Banshees in a shoot out! |