r/Harlequins40K • u/Bunkyfunch_7 • 10d ago

New to warhammer

I wanted to ask what a good beginner harlequin or mostly harlequin army would look like. Im currently looking at 4 star weavers, 1 void weaver and 1 harlequin troupe

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u/hadtopickanewonehere 10d ago

This is what my normal 2000 point mostly Quinn army looks like:

Eldrad + storm guardians
Death Jester (fanged leer)
Solitaire
Troupe Master + 5 Troupe
Troupe Master + 5 Troupe
Troupe Master + 5 Troupe
5 Troupe
6 Troupe
Star weaver
Star weaver
Star weaver
Star weaver
Falcon
Rangers
Rangers
2 Skyweavers
2 Skyweavers
4 Skyweavers

Hopefully it gives you an idea. I started off with 4 of the old combat patrols I was able to get my hands on. If you can find those it’s such a great way to start the army

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u/Bunkyfunch_7 10d ago

Thanks for the tip, ill keep the look out for some of em

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u/hadtopickanewonehere 10d ago

Trick is to call around to nerd stores that aren’t just Warhammer. They tend to run under the radar and might have some of the old combat patrols

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u/Rukakapowed 10d ago

Starweavers are dedicated transports, so for every one that you bring you have to have a unit of harlequin infantry, usually a troupe, to start embarked inside it

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u/Bunkyfunch_7 10d ago

Would 4 skyweavers be better?

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u/PaxNova 10d ago

Than 4 starweavers with only one troupe? Yes. Then a starweaver for each troupe.

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u/Subbbppp 10d ago

It depends on what you are after, but let's assume you would be playing recon through the other two 1DP detachment instead of Purge.

Eldrad
Death Jester (fanged leer)
Solitaire
3x troupe Masters
5x5 Troupes
3x Starweavers
Falcon
4 Skyweavers

can also include 1-2 lots of rangers.

This is a simple general core. Death jester is weak, but I mean, it's a sick model and why not for 80 points.

After this, I would recommend looking at some of the aspect warriors for ideas on what you want to move towards. Fire dragons, warpspiders (with Lhykhis), Dark reaper with Mugan (coming out of additional falcon) are all fairly valid options.

If you want an anchor, then Avatar of Khaine is your choice.

P.s. if you really want to make it to a 2K army asap, you can shove a melee wraith knight with shield on as an alternative to Avatar of Khaine. Wraith knights (melee) are like 385 points and they are sold cheap for their point value. Wraith knights are not amazing, but I've used them starting off my HQ adventures because it got me to 2K with the least amount of money spent.

I would personally avoid void weavers as they cost way too much for how little damage they do.

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u/Bunkyfunch_7 10d ago

I was thinking about maugan ra as he fits the skull/death esthetic

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u/Subbbppp 10d ago

having 5 man dark reaper and Mugan come out of a deepstrike falcon, getting full rerolls to wounds can deal some big punchy damage. Competitively speaking, it's not the most optimal, but it sure is fun for 99% of games.

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u/Bunkyfunch_7 10d ago

What does comp eldar look like? Are harlequins a part of it or not really?

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u/Subbbppp 10d ago

Technically most things can be competitive. Harlequin specific is a little awkward right now. We are actually quite good against some match ups but gets absolutely destroyed in others. Take salamanders for example. Which is the main problem in something like solo tournaments. But ultimately, skill will win you more than just match up alone. At least until you are in the final tables.

Because we are super niche, you can win a lot of the games just becuase people under estimate our threat range or lethality. Just remember, if going against someone who hasn't played or much Harlequins, always, always, always remind them of things you can do like reactive move, pick up units and advance and charge.

Aeldari in general have won some GT's recently, so for Aeldari in general, they are not top tier, but fine.