Monday, 14 May 2018

The Iyanden Wraith Host - a 4000 point army

Here is my take on the Iyanden Wraith Host. 4000 points let you take a lot of Wraith-units, so I felt it was the perfect chance to field a bunch of them and see what I like and what I don't.


Firstly, I built a Supreme Command Detachment to lead the force;
  • Autarch, as my Warlord
  • Farseer, with Doom and Fortune
  • Avatar of Kaela Mensha Khaine, at 250 points I don't often get to field him
  • Bonesinger, to heal my Wraith units
  • Wraithknight, with twin Heavy Wraithcannon and Scatter Lasers
The Avatar and the Wraithknight aren't things I usually field in other lists, due to their point values. The Autarch and Farseer combo are my usual army commanders. The Bonesinger, while not actually a must-take, feels like one in such a Wraith heavy army.

I then followed up with a Brigade Detachment to be the core/bulk of the army;
  • Autarch with Hawk Wings, to drop down from the sky and give re-rolls to my Wraithguard when they leave the Webway
  • Spiritseer, with the Psytronome of Iyanden to accompany the Wraithblades with Ghostswords. She also has Empower to give them +1 to wound rolls in combat.
  • Spiritseer, with Enhance to accompany the Wraithblades with Ghostaxes and mitigate the -1 to hit the axes have.
  • 10 Guardian Defenders, with Shuriken Cannon
  • 10 Guardian Defenders, with Shuriken Cannon
  • 10 Guardian Defenders, with Aeldari Missile Launcher
  • 10 Guardian Defenders, with Aeldari Missile Launcher
  • 5 Dire Avengers, with Exarch and twin Avenger Catapult
  • 5 Dire Avengers, with Exarch and Diresword
  • 5 Wraithblades, with Ghostswords
  • 5 Wraithblades, with Ghostaxes
  • 10 Wraithguard, with Wraithcannon. Deployed in the Webway via the Stratagem
  • 3 Windriders, with Scatter Lasers
  • 3 Windriders, with Scatter Lasers
  • 3 Windriders, with Scatter Lasers
  • 2 Support Platforms, with D-Cannons
  • Wraithlord, with 2 Bright Lances and 2 Flamers
  • Wraithlord, with 2 Shuriken Cannons and 2 Flamers
  • Wave Serpent, with Shuriken Cannon and 2 Scatter Lasers to carry the Wraithblades with Ghostswords and Spiritseer
  • Wave Serpent, with 3 Shuriken Cannons to carry the Wraithblades with Ghostaxes and Spiritseer
  • Crimson Hunter Exarch, with Bright Lances
  • Hemlock Wraithfighter, with Jinx
An impressive looking core army. Plenty of Wraith units to deal with heavier troops. Tonnes of Shuriken and Scatter Laser fire to deal with infantry. Heavier firepower to deal with tanks.

I've had one game with the list, as 4000 point games aren't that common, and it's been a blast so far. It contains some expensive units, but at that size of a game, they are given a chance to be played. The Avatar got unlucky and the Crimson Hunter underperforms, but everything else I was happy with.

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