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How should I kit out the Aeldari Boarding Patrol box?


Dread

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I just bought the box. My question is how would you set up a boarding patrol with just those models? 500 pts with Jain Zarr and the banshee for sure but how how would you kit out the corsair? Playing our first game of this Saturday night. Thanks and sorry I've been away so long

 

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Personally, I think the corsairs at 10pts each with a powersword are pretty amazing. Now you don't even need compulsory troops in an Arks of Omen detachment, I think 5 man squads of these are great, and I'm toying with the idea of a 10 man blaster, blaster, wraithcannon shuriken rifles unit also.

 

One of each specialist might be fun, and you can use them as voidscarred also.

 

The banshee exarch I'd make with mirrorswords and add piercing strike for 10A on the charge and 2D.

 

So just from that box, I'd probably go:

 

Jain Jar

5 banshees with mirrorswords and piercing strike

2x5 corsairs with swords and neuropistol, maybe a blaster in each unit?

1x10 corsairs with rifles and 2x blasters. 

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Thanks for the response. I like the idea. Wouldn't a 4+ invul for the banshees be a better option? 

 

This is my set up...

 

Jain Zar

Banshee mirror swords grace

 

5 corsair neuro

 

10 voidscare

Felarch rifle

Wayseeker

4 pistol psword

Pistol and inferno

Blaster 

Shade

Soul

 

I think the psycher will be good in a pinch and a healer for possible revive.

 

Now I guess taking Beil Tan for the banshee and Jain only makes sense but to bad it won't work for the corsairs.

 

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9 hours ago, Dread said:

Wouldn't a 4+ invul for the banshees be a better option?

 

In 9th, at least, you have to kill what you charge in the first place as things are not particularly tough, so piercing strikes will kill 100% more space marines than one without. The 4+ Invuln is nice on paper, but it's only against melee, and only a 4++ - you really have to worry about getting boltered to death at that point. Even with the 4++ save, they're still only T3 1W glass cannons. If it was a flat +1 save in combat, or the banshee mask blocked people from falling back, it might be nice. 

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