The sinister forces of the Dark Eldar grow steadily in number…
February 16, 2011 by warzan
Games Workshop have just announced the availability of the following cool additions to the Dark Eldar Range:
Check Them Out!
Dark Eldar Beastmaster
Dark Eldar Succubus
Dark Eldar Clawed Fiend
Dark Eldar Khymera 1
Dark Eldar Khymera 2
Dark Eldar Razorwing Flock
So what do you guys make of these? I love that Clawed Fiend! (But I'm just a sucker for monsters!)
So a question for the DE players among us... what's been your general reception to the relaunch? As a player who enjoys Nid's we seem to have been pretty well looked after with a sharp succession of releases, but now the dust has settled are you happy? ... or in deliriously drug induced ECSTASY!!?!??!??!?
BoW Warren
They are super nice models.
Clawed fiend is a great sculpt and nicely painted to show that, but I really like the flock…
The khymera awesome, and the clawed fiend is perfect ! Three sets of eyes and nipples ? I’m sold.
I totally agree on the monsters, but I don’t like the succubus and beastmaster. I think the succubus is just too much like the others. The beastmaster just looks….I dunno…off. I can’t really put my finger on it, but I don’t like it.
Those khymera are awesome, I’m only slightly underwhelmed by the razorwings who just look like angry crows
@ keebrev ~ It could be the helm he’s wearing. Looks like a helm with six eyes to me. According to the book, these beastmasters are supposed to be a type of shaman…
Love the Fiend and the Khymera! I’m going to field as many as I’m allowed =D
Love the Succubus model too, but I’m giving her hydra blades =D
Love the beastmaster model too, but I think it needs a bit more detail. I’m going to add fur pelts, and maybe some flayed skin >=D
The succubus just looks like another wytch, and to be honest the weapons she’s armed with are maybe a bit counter productive, either could be a close combat weapon but you’re most likely only going to have one upgrade weapon- either an agoniser/corrosive wip or venom blade/power weapon, you can have one of each but you lose an attack and you can only use one per turn, and then you have to ask why you didn’t keep the pistol. There’s probably parts on the wytch frame for for any of the more effective combinations if you wanted to do a… Read more »
Awesome!!
Those beasts dont even look like gw models. they look superb but stray so far from the normal gw style.
The Dark Eldar Razorwing Flock
If they take a wound does that mean that 1 base is removed ( 3 birds ) or 1 bird from the base?
The Succubus is a great looking sculpt but why have they put this close combat killer in such a boring static pose? I appreciate its important not to overshadow similar miniatures in the range, such as Lelith Hesparax, but there is aboslutely no dynamism or movement at all in this model. As a commander of the wych cults and a commander model the fluff says ‘folllows her wych maidens as they seek out suitable opponents for her to kill’ this is another wasted opportunity and another example of GW playing it ‘safe and boring’. As for the other sculpts, i… Read more »
just a shame they’re all metal =/
So basically a unit with 5 beastmasters, 1 fiend, 4 flocks and 10 khymerae is going to cost me what? 175 pounds? O.K. this is great joke, I can have 20 strong unit taking one slot and 280pts for 175.
I love you GW
Is there any point in complaining about GW prices in every post about a GW release – I doubt that there’s a single person in the world that’s involved in gaming that doesn’t know about GW prices being high …..
Is there any point in keeping silent when you’re being f…ed with ?
Don’t like it don’t buy them – no ones twisting your arms
What about “i like it (or some of it), but I can’t or won’t buy it because it’s too damn expensive for what it is” ?
You don’t always get what you pay for.
I’m with you, mate. Very beautiful models, but very over priced. It’s a shame, I think GW might be shooting themselves in the foot on this one.
You cant, check page 90 of the codex. Theres a limit on the beasts
I take that back – your right!
Thought that was per beastmaster? I read it as 1 clawedfiend per beastmaster therfore 5 beastmasters in a squad = 5 Clawedfiends
It would be difficult for them to make a plastic kit for this unit but it would have been better. Although they are metal I think every one of those models look good.
Like the clawed fiend one of the most original looking monsters i’ve seen in the past few years from GW don’t play DE myself but i know my friends who do will be happy about these.
I would agree with you for the most part…but I cant help but giggle at the fact that the Clawed Fiend reminds me of the cat-like monster from the arena scene in Star Wars Episode II. somehow crossbred with an ape.
Nice models. I’m sure people will have a blast with them. What I find most hilarious is all the propaganda on the GW site that makes all this look like an instant win button. “the new Beastmaster and his monsters are truly deadly. Each unit destroyed at least double its points cost in every fight, which shows how devastating they can be if your opponents choose to ignore them (foolish, foolish people).”….hmmm….does this sound right…maybe…if you are playing against a total idiot. Advice for non DE players…again from the GW site. “If you don’t collect Dark Eldar then you’re going… Read more »
Wow. Those models are excellent. Truly what i envisioned they could be. I was about ready to actually start that dark eldar army i wanted………….. until they completly priced me out of it. Those prices are absurdly high. Jade has it right on this one.
gg GW. gg.
Whats with those over happy ‘zomgyouneedztobuydis’ comments from their staff at the bottom of the models in the store. :O.
They look great. Might have to buy a few even if I don’t use them
It’s nice to see that GW is filling in the gaps in the new Dark Eldar codex, I personally thought because of the other releases we wouldn’t see new DE till June, but I luckily was wrong x)
The Succubus does look indeed too much like the other wyches though :\ and these two are some of my least favourite units from the codex, so I would rather have seen something else first… but still awesome to see new DE models out x)
Im glad GW can take time to fill out the DE models but continue to neglect that the ‘nids who are missing 1/3 of their models still…
(rant ended for now…)
But the models look great and if I ever start building another army I may go towards the DE just because of the way their models look
I was really hoping vect would be released next. But the next release should be awesome. I hadn’t really thought about using beast masters until now. But they seem to be quite nasty.
Not enamoured by these and compared to the first wave am a tad disappointed.
The Succubus looks fine and I love the concept of the Beastmaster on the Helion with his flock of avians, but not so much the sculpts. The beasts are also rather tame imho (pun not intended)
They just lack the finesse and quality of some of the recent GW releases.
I thought they really raised the bar last year with the DE and this seems like a bit of a step backwards.
Here’s a new idea for a Beasts of War video, they should list all the other models out there that could be used as “count as” models instead of these borderline expensive piles of poop. Sure they look good (kinda) but when a unit costs more that a squad of Sisters of Battle things have gone horribly wrong somewhere. So Warren, Darrell and the rest, make a video about models from other miniature makers that people can use instead. I feel sorry for people who play in GW shops because they will be forced to buy these just to be… Read more »
Im glad they came out with more raven models. I have a raven guard. any Ideas ?
well, there’s honestly not much use for them. Although I plan on getting a set just to make a couple Psyber Ravens as decorative pieces to include in my Librarius Honour Guard. Other than that, maybe try to mount them on vehicles, bend the wings, I can’t think of any other exceptionally good uses.
i like the look but I am a little disappointed, i was hoping the next dark eldar miniture would be somthing along the lines of a new heavy support. i have plans for my dark eldar army but i don’t think these will be included, but then again they might grow on me