[Masked Jackal]

Don't use Teclis.

This post is pretty unhelpful, but it does have a point. If you use Teclis (Or a mage with the Book of Hoeth), it's likely that a lot of players will accuse you of hopping onto High Elves just for the cheese factor. Obviously, this is not a good impression to give.

 

[Masked Jackal]

With Lords and heroes - a BSB never goes a miss in 8th, along side a level 4 and 2 caster and if possible a nice combat lord (griffon would fill this role nicely).

A note on BSB's, magical banners may seem like a good idea with some of the great ones in the High Elf army book, but weigh it against the actual survivability of the elf who's bearing it. 5+ or so armor save and T3 isn't going to be surviving for long.