The Call of the Druchii

Sunday Night Warhammer is starting back up in August, and I got so excited that I decided I should start a new army! Well, that and I found that there is another army out there rivaling my SoC: Eshin army when concerning Assassins: Dark Elves. Yes, the new book came out, and yes, there are all sorts of nifty new models coming out, but the real draw for me was the Assassins. Every infantry unit can take an Assassin! Now, they are pretty expensive when equipped to kill anything, but I've been playing around constructing armylists and have been able to fit six Assassins into a 2250 list. Now, if I were to play with said armylist, I'm sure I wouldn't fare very well, because it doesn't include any fear or terror causing creatures--in other words, no monsters! It might be interesting to try sometime, but I doubt it would be my all-comers list.

The interesting thing about my foray into the Dark Elves is that while I initially intended to have a very themed army--can you say Assassins?--I have come to the realization that this is a very balanced army, and that would be the most successful way to play it. Not only that, but there is not a single entry in the list that I don't want to use! I've envisioned great Cold One Chariot charges supported by extreme missile fire. I've seen myself with a Dreadlord leading a big frenzied unit of Corsairs across the battlefield. I've thought of how cool it would be to have Executioners and Witch Elves slaughtering everything in their path, bathing in the blood of their foes. I've also thought of playing a point-denial game, making use of Dark Riders, Shades, and hidden Assassins centered around two large Hydras. The ideas, themes, and possibilities are truly endless. This is going to be the biggest difference between my current Warhammer experience with the SoC: Eshin list. The Eshin play one way and one way only. There's really no deviating from that path (but that's okay, because it is the True Path). Dark Elves are going to expand my horizons on how to play Warhammer, and I find that prospect very exciting.

So starting in August, I hope to break out the new army. I placed an order with hakoMike from the UnderEmpire, and on August 2nd, the following items will be shipped to me:

Dark Elf Armybook
1x Dark Elf Warriors Regiment
1x Wood Elf Glade Riders Box Set (to be converted into Dark Riders)
1x Vampire Count Ghouls Box Set (to be converted into Harpies)
1x 25th Anniversary Edition Dark Elf Assassin
1x Closed Harpy Wings Bitz Pack (to convert the Ghouls into Harpies)
1x Open Harpy Wings Bitz Pack (to convert the Ghouls into Harpies)

Using these models, when we finally start the Escalation League with 500 points of Core Only, I will be able to field the following:

Unit Type	Unit Name	Number in Unit	Base Point Cost	Options	Options Point Cost	Total Point Cost
Core	Warriors	10	6	Full Command (Lordling is General), Shields	25	85
	Assassin	1	90	Additional Hand Weapon, Touch of Death	36	126
Core	Repeater Crossbowmen	6	10	None	0	60
Core	Dark Riders	5	17	Musician, Repeater Crossbows	32	117
Core	Harpies	5	11	None	0	55
Core	Harpies	5	11	None	0	55
						498

And there is much more planned for the future!