1000 pt Farsight Enclave List

I chose FSE because Escalation leagues are a great way to try out something new. I also knew that I was eventually going to be fielding my R'varna as a counts-as Riptide, and I desperately wanted that Earth Caste Pilot Array. Plus this gives me some accountability for getting those other suits of mine assembled.
For more info on Farsight Enclaves and some of their unique army traits, check out EYIG's earlier post on the subject HERE.

The List

Elites

At 1000 points, there isn't a whole lot of strategizing going on, but it's a lot more than at 500 points. In previous games I dominated my opponents with longer range and my JSJ abilities (very little terrain). Once I destroyed the enemy transports, they couldn't catch me. I am hoping to do more of the same this weekend, but I also expect there to be a lot more LoS blocking terrain. This will reduce my early shooting somewhat, but my higher late-game mobility should give me the edge on nabbing objectives

Instead of using the Farsight warlord trait table, I'll be rolling on the BRB Command table. These powers are better than anything I'll get on the FSE table (and some are better than the Tau Empire table too). Plus, since this list is a legal CAD, I can re-roll my result. I do keep shooting sidelong glances at the Strategic Traits though, they look pretty amazing too. Hmmm....

The Commander will join the Helios and that will be my first response team, moving to engage the enemy front runners. Note, the Fusion Blades don't make my commander "good" at close combat, they just make him ok. XV8's really aren't that bad in combat, and a bunch of AP1 attacks at initiative could be awesome. If the enemy challenges, I have the 'Vre character for accepting so that my commander can do his thing.

The Riptide will place himself somewhere ostentatious and bait the enemy. If I can get the enemy to pour their early firepower into my toughest model, the rest of my suits can be free to do their thing at full power. When you are playing an All Suit list, every casualty counts. 

The IA and FB are more to scare than anything else. The low AP weapons will get the enemy's attention and hopefully attract some fire.
The ECPA gets more usage out of the Heavy Burst Cannon, but I really want that re-roll Nova charge since I am not taking STIMS. Plus it pretty much guarantees the large blast profile won't Get Hot! 

Fireknives and Deathrains are my transport hunters. They will focus on light vehicles and, subsequently, their contents. Last game both squads were Fireknives and I was very impressed with how the 5th edition staple held up. I switched one squad to full Deathrain in order to have better odds of hitting the enemy Storm Raven in Zoom mode. I fully expect the GK Storm Raven to deliver its cargo, but Deathrains are never a bad loadout anyways, and they are a bit cheaper too. 

The Stealth Suits make their way into all of my lists. They aren't the most efficient way to get burst cannons on the board, but their Outflank has saved my bacon more times than I can remember. Their cover save is absurd and drives my opponents nuts. They are my 'ace in the hole' that nobody ever seems to see coming (I wonder why...) and have yet to let me down in a game. 

Naturally, this is all well and good for theorizing, but I have never fielded a Farsight Army except at 500 points (and that hardly counts because it was just two XV8 teams and a stealth team). This army also has lots of elements that I've never even tried before:

We'll see how it goes this weekend and I'll be sure to post up my results. Let me know what you think of the list!