I was on the GW forum talking about dark eldar, and then got curious and messaged a buddy asking what my 1700 pt Dark-E-Dar force pulled in. 132 victories so far! Back when 4th edition came out we had a 1700 pt tourny to celebrate. I won it. The army kept on winning as people challenged it, then I left it at the store for anyone who wanted to play so long as they treated the force well. Then it got banned as it reached excess of 100 wins in a row. When new codexes came out they relented, and I played my dark eldar once more, but the 1700 pt force was not used for a little while.. Recently about a month back at 108 victories in a row, I returned it to its former glory of 1700 pts and back on the shelf of armies people can play. I havent touched it since then and honestly forgot about it. Until recently.

"Hey, I was just on the GW site and was talking about my old beat-up dark eldar 17"

"Yeah what about it?"

"How many victories it got in a row, is it still going?"

"S*** nobody told you dude, its at 132 and still going"

"WTF!!!"

I bet you guys anything the next time I use that rmy it will lose, lol. New players use it and win, so it must mean its a no brainer force, even when you get really strategical with it... I cant believe I forgot all about it. Most of those games won I didnt get, I played like 40 or so victories with it lol. Just thought I'd post it here. I'm told the wins have just raised to 132 as of two days ago. Last game was against a Space Wolf player, victorious slaughter win for Dark Eldar. My bud told me a new guy played it and couldnt stop rolling 3's and won. If the army makes 200 wins in a row, I think I will donate it to the store to be repainted by experts there and put on display.

187 (1+5+T) Archon: CCW, S.Pistol + 5 Warriors: S.Rfles, 2 D.Lances + Raider: D.Lance
162 (1+5+T) Dracon: CCW, S.Pistol + 5 Warriors: S.Rfles, 2 D.Lances + Raider: D.Lance
130 (5+T) Wyches: CCW, S.Pistols, 2 Blasters + Raider: D.Lance, Horrorfex
130 (5+T) Wyches: CCW, S.Pistols, 2 Blasters + Raider: D.Lance, Horrorfex
130 (5+T) Wyches: CCW, S.Pistols, 2 Blasters + Raider: D.Lance, Horrorfex
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
105 (5+T) Raider Squad: S.Rifles D.Lance + Raider: D.Lance
110 (1) Ravager: Disintegrator, 2 D.Lances
110 (1) Ravager: Disintegrator, 2 D.Lances
110 (1) Ravager: Disintegrator, 2 D.Lances

3 Disintegrators
28 Dark Lances
6 Blasters

25 targets to strike, mobile, skimmer, long ranged, fleeting, strategical.

If its indirect fire, send wyches in. If they're numerous melee, use raiders as a wall, if its a shooty force bounce raiders 12" back and forth within deployment zone. If its a fast melee force use raiders to block and pin units using horrorfexes to make them run and be trapped to annihilate them. If its a fast melee force, stay aboard the raiders and scatter around the table. If its an elite melee force, spread around the table, they cant be everywhere at once. If its a balanced army, destroy their shooty element and stay away from their melee using speed. If they deep strike, surround them with raiders and shoot the hell out of them. Speed, horrendous firepower and being alot of targets at once is your defence, use it well.

Starting the game aboard your ships or starting outside the ships is a good indication of what your planning. Mix it up if you want.