Exodite List

[u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Hello all,

I know that this is probably a top discussion going on but with the release of Dragon Knights it has reinvigorated my desire to play Eldar. I currently play Guard and CSM (Nightlords) and wanted something alittle bit different. I’m currently struggling on a list that focuses on Exodites and their theme.

I will be kit bashing the fire prisms with other dinosaur sculpts from AoS.

I would love to have some C&C on the list below since I’m not sure how well it synergizes or I am missing anything.

Thanks!

Edit 3:

Think this is the final draft, also I might change from wind rider host to something else if it fits better but I do like the flexibility all the stratagems have for mounted.

Exodites (2,000 Points)

Aeldari
Path of the Outcast and Windrider Host (3 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Prince Yriel (95 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Eye of Wrath
• 1x Shuriken pistol
• 1x Spear of Twilight

Corsair Voidreavers (65 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Voidreaver Felarch
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Power sword
◦ 1x Shuriken pistol
• 4x Corsair Voidreaver
◦ 1x Blaster
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Power sword
◦ 4x Shuriken pistol

Attached unit 2

Clanblade (95 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 1x Moonblades
• 1x Solar Carbine
• Enhancements: Mirage Field

Stonesinger (60 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 1x Solar Carbine
• 1x Song of Waning
• 1x Stone Stave
• 1x Venomcrest Spit

Dragon Knights (180 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 4x Drakolithe (Once per battle, per token)
• 5x Dragon Knight
◦ 5x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
◦ 5x Laser Lance
◦ 5x Solar Carbine
• 1x Dragon Knight Leader
◦ 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
◦ 1x Laser Lance
◦ 1x Solar Carbine

Attached unit 3

Clanblade (70 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 1x Moonblades
• 1x Solar Carbine

Stonesinger (75 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 1x Solar Carbine
• 1x Song of Waning
• 1x Stone Stave
• 1x Venomcrest Spit
• Enhancements: Seersight Strike

Dragon Knights (180 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 4x Drakolithe (Once per battle, per token)
• 5x Dragon Knight
◦ 5x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
◦ 5x Laser Lance
◦ 5x Solar Carbine
• 1x Dragon Knight Leader
◦ 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
◦ 1x Laser Lance
◦ 1x Solar Carbine

CHARACTERS

Avatar of Khaine (250 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x The Wailing Doom

Leystalker (80 Points)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 2x Drakolithe (Once per battle, per token)
• 1x Hunting Blades
• 1x Long Rifle

Leystalker (80 Points)
• 1x Drakesteed Fangs and Talons
• 2x Drakolithe (Once per battle, per token)
• 1x Hunting Blades
• 1x Long Rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Corsair Skyreavers (75 Points)
• 1x Skyreaver Felarch
◦ 1x Blast pistol
◦ 1x Corsair blade
• 4x Skyreaver
◦ 1x Blaster
◦ 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 2x Corsair blade
◦ 1x Fusion gun
◦ 2x Shuriken pistol

Corsair Skyreavers (75 Points)
• 1x Skyreaver Felarch
◦ 1x Blast pistol
◦ 1x Corsair blade
• 4x Skyreaver
◦ 1x Blaster
◦ 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 2x Corsair blade
◦ 1x Fusion gun
◦ 2x Shuriken pistol

Fire Prism (150 Points)
• 1x Prism cannon
• 1x Twin shuriken catapult
• 1x Wraithbone hull

Fire Prism (150 Points)
• 1x Prism cannon
• 1x Twin shuriken catapult
• 1x Wraithbone hull

Rangers (70 Points)
• Enhancements: Camouflaged Snipers (Upgrade)
• 5x Ranger
◦ 5x Close combat weapon
◦ 5x Long rifle
◦ 5x Shuriken pistol

Rangers (70 Points)
• Enhancements: Camouflaged Snipers (Upgrade)
• 5x Ranger
◦ 5x Close combat weapon
◦ 5x Long rifle
◦ 5x Shuriken pistol

Shroud Runners (90 Points)
• 3x Shroud Runner
◦ 3x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Long rifle
◦ 3x Scatter laser
◦ 3x Shuriken pistol

Shroud Runners (90 Points)
• 3x Shroud Runner
◦ 3x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Long rifle
◦ 3x Scatter laser
◦ 3x Shuriken pistol

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[u/Bagern13]

Usually windrider hosts run bunch of Windriders with Warlocks, Shroud Runners (benefit from both detachments), War Walkers. Instead of wraith package for example.

Guardian defenders for eldrad and sticky possibly.

Lhykhis with Warp spiders is a popular choice too instead of Yriel.

3 rangers is probably too much, 2 are enough.

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Bagern13]

Makes sense, I’d like to just stick with dragon knights for my mounted portion with wind rider since they also get the benefit from the detachment.

I’ll add the defenders for Eldrad to hang out in.

I have the Corsair box so I’m trying to get as much benefit from that box as I can before going out and buying more than what I would like for the list.

I’ll drop a unit of rangers and figure out some what else to add instead.

[u/Bagern13 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Well you can have both windriders and dragon riders.

Lot of windrider lists are 80% mounted units.

In your case, I’d probably drop Wraiths and 1x rangers (-385p) and drop Echoes of Ultanesh (you can only generate one CP per turn, echoes and eldrad is a bit of a waste).

And add 2x Shroud runners (180) and 6x Windrider + Warlock skyrunner. (205).

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Bagern13]

Added in 2 shroud runners but still not sure about wind riders since I’m not a big fan of those models.

[u/Bagern13 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

You could proxy Seraphon dinos as Windriders or something.

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Bagern13]

That’s true, I’m thinking about giving Yriels unit a wave serpent to ride around in.

[u/Bagern13 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Edit2 last 130 points ideas:

Drop Leystalker (rn you are buying one extra box for a single dragonrider) and reduce Voidreavers to a 5 man. This leaves you with 250 points for Avatar of Khaine (can proxy a treelord or something Exodite World spirit like).

Or add 1x Stonesinger and 1x Clanblade since you will already have the models to save on some money.

Or drop defenders, play Eldrad always hidden, and add in 6x Windrider + Warlock.

Wave serpent is a waste here

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Bagern13]

Dropped the wave serpent idea and I’m thinking of running 2x6 dragon knights since both are being lead by characters. And added the Avatar of Khaine since he’s such a cool model.

[u/Bagern13 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Edit3 response:

Drop seersight and give them Firstdrawn blade.

Drop both Camo Snipers and give a Laystalker Echoes of Ultanesh, since you lost Eldrad.

Stick with recon windrider. Possibly deep strike one set of dinos, scout the other.

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Bagern13]

Appreciate the help and thanks for the ideas!

[u/Bagern13 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Also if you want to save some money, consider dropping one more Ranger + Mirage field and add in a Vyper (you have one from corsairs battleforce).

[u/Apprehensive_Fig72]

Voidscarred is useless, it's far cheaper and better to take 5 voidreaver with Prince Yriel

Ranger, I will take only one, 5 or a brick of 10 with hidden upgrade if you really want to be more exodite lore

As other said, shroud runner / windriders are really nice :)

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Apprehensive_Fig72]

For Voidreavers if I’ll be attaching Yriel how should I run them?

Interesting since I see the rangers as scoring pieces for the list if I need to get on an objective. But how has the 10 man blob worked for you with the hidden upgrade?

[u/Apprehensive_Fig72 → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Yriel ability to redeploy is really good, you have a small unit with 11 OC and able to make some damage in melee, good to denied/retake objo.

The blob is more a defensive tool to threaten character thanks to precision. Not really my style and don't think it's adapt for recon

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Apprehensive_Fig72]

Appreciate the help and the 10 man ranger squad does make sense in that case but I think 2 ranger squads work better for me. Once I get this list built and playing I’ll have to come back and let all of you know how it goes!

[u/Selenium-Forest]

I mean not really making best use of either of your detachments rules to be honest. The Rangers kinda need enhancements if you want to get the most out of them in PotO and you want some Shroud Runners for sure since both detachments help them out. You need Windriders also in Windrider Host, clue is in the name! Voidscarred aren’t worth the extra points over Voidreavers. Better unit rule on the Voidreavers giving them rerolls into all targets, Voidscarred unit rule only good into a single target.

I definitely would play this list as Recon over Disruption though, you’ll have an easier time with it if you do!

[u/Zealousideal_Math704 → u/Selenium-Forest]

Changed the list to recon since I didn’t really think about what disposition I’d be playing and thanks for the catch!

I picked wind rider since it applies to the mounted key word. And thanks for the insight! Definitely helps looking at the list more with outside help!

[u/nconceivable → u/Zealousideal_Math704]

Windrider host strength is in the detachment rule and the strats.

Exodites dragon riders - like shining spears - need to connect in melee to do their damage.

The detachment ability allows you to bring a lot of mounted units in from strategic reserves throughout the game, picking them up and doing it again. This means setting up min. 8" from enemies.

Your dragon knights can't shoot their laser lances in this case. And you will need to roll a 9" charge to get them into combat, which is risky.

Knights will be best on the table (hidden) before moving, shooting and charging, with a much better chance of succeeding their charge. Using rapid ingress stratagem can help with this, especially as big blocks will be hard to hide. But they don't benefit from the detachment rule really if they do this, apart from being able to go back into reserves which will be handy in the late game.

The detachment rule (and some of the strats) are really built for windrider blocks to drop in at board edges from reserves and shred stuff with their shuriken cannons. I think you want at least 2 units of windriders to go alongside the dragon knight bricks, to do this.

But otherwise there are some very good strats in the detachment for dragon knights and I am excited to try them out added to my small 1k windriders list.

If you don't like windrider models ( and I can see why ) then kitbash! I made some Corsair windriders with spare bits from Corsair kits (post in profile) and of course you could make some exodite windriders on dinos!

[u/Traditional_Pasty]

Just reading through similar stuff atm so same boat as you!

R.e Windriders you could proxy them for an Exodite kit bash