Eldar Review: HQ's Part III

Time for the second half of the Phoenix Lord review:

Yeah, they wish they could be THAT awesome! ==>

Jain Zar

While obviously a great CC specialist, able to blow away just about anything with relative ease...she suffers the same issues as, well, all the other Phoenix Lords which is only exacerbated for her: Dreads, MC's, inability to re-roll hits, and no invulnerable save. So wait...she's "acrobatic" and the "fastest" CC unit around, but...she doesn't even get a Imperial Assassin's 4+ Invulnerable Save? Really? Come on. For some reason, she still has a awesome marine killing triskele to throw. Hey, she already kills marines...well, slightly less than 6 of them per 2 assault phases. Totally worth 190 points! =|

Fuegan

Hey, a dual use Phoenix Lord! He has a Melta weapon, even! And counts as a MC in CC. While all of that is really awesome--he doesn't have 2 shots (though a 2+ and a 5+ is nice to hit, it's not enough to really kill things) and again, no invulnerable save. Given he's not oriented to CC, why is he so superior to Karandras and Jain Zar? I mean really. Here's to hoping the next version is worth 205 points. He's been fluffy for so long, I don't know what he'd do if he actually showed up on a tabletop. Start the Ranadandra? lol (Not sure that's how to spell it it's been so long.)

Maugen Ra

The only Exarch I've fielded this edition--he still suffers the problems of the Phoenix Lords, but he has a nice shooting attack and has a S6 power weapon so against most things--is as functional as Jain Zar in CC, but is much more capable in the shooting phase. Sadly, he still doesn't really bring anything to the army than a 'I'm tired of farseers' HQ.

Now, if you want a HQ to Guard Eldrad--any of the 3 above works just fine, just make sure you stick them in a Harlequin squad. Note if you want to be able to shoot, Maugen Ra is your real choice. If all you want is CC killy, then...Maugen Ra is your real choice. lol

Such is the way of the Eldar, sadly--all these neat units, and they are just totally useless.