Hiya guys.... My mate's gotten into 40k recently and needs a hand in getting his army built up. He's asked me for some help, but tbh Dark Eldar are about the least familiar race as far as I'm concerned, so thought I'd ask you for your opinions on what to get next to expand the army.
So far he's got the following:
HQ
Archon (No retinue)
Lelith Hesperax
Troops
One lot of Warriors
One lot of Wyches
Transport
Raider
Heavy Support
Talos Pain Engine
Razorwing Fighter
I've got some Harlequins he's going to take out for a spin next time as well, but I think he'd be better off going for DE dedicated units.
Now he's looking to expand a little, and I've suggested some additional peeps for his Archon court/retinue to stop him getting shot to &^*% before even starting the fight and add some additional punch, another Raider (or two) to get the squads across the battlfield quickly and in one piece, maybe a squad of Incubi for some added hitting Elites and potentially another Pain Engine, on the grounds that stopping one is a pain in the butt, but stopping 2 at the same time is a REAL issue.
I've also mentioned he needs more Troops options for taking objectives, but I think he's looking for more BANG than tactical ability. We do have a relaxed 'have a laugh between mates' attitude to gaming rather than meta gaming down the LGS so strategic value is good, but not as highly prized as the ability to say 'Hah my unit totally kicked your little behind there'
2 things worth noting:
1: He likes his army on the whole but he's mostly been unimpressed with the durability of the army, and he's struggled to get the squads into combat before they've been shot to hell and back. This is why I suggested more raiders to get him stuck in quickly, because I keep getting ridiculously lucky to hit and wound dice rolls against him for some reason.
2: He's mostly gaming against Necrons and Space Wolves, with the occassional Tyranids and Eldar force in there.
So have it, what would you guys add to his stack to make him less vulnerable and a little more punchy?