Eldar Best Army to Collect?

[andersschm]

I was wondering the other day what the best army to collect in 40k would be and I am thinking Eldar are the answer, reasons below. What do you think are the best army for collecting and why?

• Lots of different units with different paint schemes for each of the aspect warriors provide lots of challenge and variety in painting.
  
• Access to some of the best looking models in 40k.
  
• A large number of potential army types possible from the Codex. Now with Dark Eldar allies!
  
• Good older models available that still fit in with the current models so you can pick and choose what you prefer, unlike some other armies which have been redesigned over the years.
  

The downside is that they aren't that competitive at the moment and they get even less love from GW than the tyranids!

[megadeth321]

Well, it's obviously subjective since people have their own opinions, in case you didn't know. That's your opinion which is fair enough. I can't say which is the best army, I've only played Tyranids.

[zephoid]

DE. Eldar's models are from casts from ~1994. DE's look much better and the variety of paint schemes is just as high. Also much better in the field.

[t⊗theark]

Chin up, Codex: Eldar are one of the rumoured xenos releases for this year so I would say grab yourself a battlefoce and some aspact warriors like banshees or something and hold out til their next release. Also, don't forget their allies, a couple of blaster kabalites in dark eldar venoms should help if you're looking to make up for the age of your army.

[Squire]

I don't like that aspect warriors are supposedly different colours. It doesn't look cohesive- a bit like 2nd edition Tyranids with everything unit having its own colour scheme. On the table they just looked like a parade of clowns

[t⊗theark]

Well, um....

[retnab]

The next few new codexes should have Eldar in them, personally I'm betting that sometime this year (or early 2014) we'll be seeing the updated Eldar codexes and (hopefully) new models. If you do want to start Eldar right away I'd get a few models at a time to paint while you wait for the new stuff, or just wait it out.

[Anggul]

I would definitely wait for the next codex before starting to collect them. I started them in 5th ed, but I wouldn't get Swooping Hawks, Warp Spiders, Shining Spears or Wraithguard because they'll probably make them in plastic in the next release.

[jhussey]

I played Eldar in 3rd-4th edition and they were loads of fun. I didn't paint my aspects differently from my army though. If you look in the old codex it mentions that some of the members of the aspects would color match their army to that of the Farseer they worked for. I like the Striking Scorpions and Swooping Hawks the best. My SH made a nice mess with their grenades on an assault.

[Squire]

I think if I decide to do another army it'll be Eldar. As a kid my three 40k armies were CSM, Tyranids and Eldar. As an adult I redid CSM, now I'm redoing Tyranids- I like the idea of doing Eldar again, but not a cheesy list this time. Something with character. A highly mobile shooty army, but fragile. I'll wait for a codex release before I start because I want swooping hawks and warp spiders as my aspects so, like Anggul said, it would be senseless to buy the current models

[Hellbreaker]

I have both Tyranids and Eldar, with some Battle Sisters on the side. I can't say I like one more than the other really although I haven't touched my Tyranids for a few years now and my Battle Sisters are on hiatus until they get a real codex.
There's a whole bunch of interesting armies for 40k, if I knew I could spend a fortune and have the will to paint it all I'd probably have a bunch of each. Every army has its own charm, even the 50 shades of Space Marine.

[Psychichobo]

Eldar are actually my least favourite army - I'm just not a fan of the ovular porcelain look. Dark Eldar on the other hand look CRAZY.


It's all down to opinion.

[Xantige]

There is no "best army to collect" if there was one, then GW would be doing a terrible job at selling all their armies. Each army has unique characteristics, which appeal to different people for different reasons. Some people might hate how many models you need to buy and paint for a horde army like Tyranids, while others jump on board for that very reason. Some people hate converting, some love it. For some people, rounded minis are best because they don't break as much, for others, pointy models are the way to go. You can't talk about the "best" army to collect without straying into lands that are wholly opinion. The best you can do to inject any fact into it, would be to narrow it down to a single aspect, such as "cheapest army to collect" or "best CC army".

Also, given that this is a Tyranid forum, I think it's clear what the majority of people feel is the best army to collect

[apaosa]

It seems that most people preach combing Eldar with Dark Eldar. I've been doing very well with Tau and Eldar and it looks very nice on table.