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2013/09/05 05:00:04
Subject: 2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
This is my first go at a 2000 point daemon list it, I went with a flying circus because I always wanted to run this army and now it's worth running!
First
Fateweaver Harold of tzeentch - Disc, Exaulted reward for grimoire Harold of tzeentch - Disc, Exaulted locus Harold of tzeentch - Disc
Plaguebearers x10 Plaguebearers x10
Screamers x5
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch - Wings, Armour, 2x greater, 1x lesser, ML2 Daemon Prince of Tzeentch - Wings, Armour, 2x greater, 1x lesser, ML2 Daemon Prince of Tzeentch - Wings, Armour, 2x greater, ML2
Ill be posting another list in a day or two that doesnt have the harolds or screamers in it and may add this one to that post with a poll deciding which is best
This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2013/09/07 06:29:22
2000+pts
23-0-2
5-1-2
still building slaanesh army!
2013/09/07 06:28:33
Subject: 2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
Fateweaver CSMDP - wings, armour, black mace, gift of mutation
Cultists x10 10x horror/plaguebearer/daemonett not sure which i should take yet, currently have plaguebearers slotted in here 10x horror/plaguebearer/daemonett not sure which i should take yet, currently have plaguebearers slotted in here
I like Pink Horrors better than the PB's. I don't take as many Gifts on my DP's, which for Tzeentch, I'd run as ML3. You using the second exalted for the portalglyph?
A ton of armies and a terrain habit...
2013/09/07 07:59:22
Subject: Re:2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
I voted for #2 simply because I remember in another post that you liked the idea of a flying circus. That said, both list would be pretty mean. Either psychic rape by a ton of princes, or by screamerstar. I've yet to play screamerstar, but I've heard it's devastating...until Grimoire fails, then your 800pt Death Star is gone in one turn lol.
Just thought I'd post my FMC list so you can see what I run most of the time:
CSM Daemon Prince of Nurgle - The Black Mace, Wings, Armour
Cultists (10) - Flamer
That comes to exactly 1850. I've had a couple 2k games using that list and both times I added 1 squad of 10 Daemonettes and 5 Seekers, who performed surprisingly well.
I'm also thinking of using a squad of 6 Screamers for some 2k games too, as more turbo-boosted vector strike madness could prove amusing. Plus, I'm thinking that with the release of the new SM Stalker/Hunter, it'd be nice to get some anti-armor into the enemy backfield quickly to minimize the threat to my princes and Fateweaver.
Daemons--5000
Death Guard --2000
Daemons--15000
Word Bearers--10000
Total investment in the Forces of Chaos: 38,000
2013/09/07 08:11:12
Subject: Re:2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
greg0985 wrote: I voted for #2 simply because I remember in another post that you liked the idea of a flying circus. That said, both list would be pretty mean. Either psychic rape by a ton of princes, or by screamerstar. I've yet to play screamerstar, but I've heard it's devastating...until Grimoire fails, then your 800pt Death Star is gone in one turn.
If you're Grimoire fails, and Fateweaver doesn't help out, then you should be turbo-boosting your screamerstar out of harms way. I play my screamerstar with 9 screamers and 4 herald's. Hard to burn that all down even if I can't get out of harms way (or don care too) in one round. Forewarning still gives them a 4+, re-rolling 1's.
A ton of armies and a terrain habit...
2013/09/07 18:42:51
Subject: Re:2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
dracpanzer wrote:I like Pink Horrors better than the PB's. I don't take as many Gifts on my DP's, which for Tzeentch, I'd run as ML3. You using the second exalted for the portalglyph?
How many gifts do you take? how do you find their survivability?
The second exalted you were looking at (I think) was a locus, not a reward, and it is for the +1 str to psyker shooting in the unit. Though in that first list I was looking to add a portaglyph, not sure wheere i could take points from though.
Care to elaborate on why you like the horrors better? or anyone?
2000+pts
23-0-2
5-1-2
still building slaanesh army!
2013/09/07 19:26:55
Subject: 2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
I don't know the daemon book that well, but you need the portapotty of doom to crap out little squads to help with scoring unit production. You drop it behind LOS blocking terrain in your deployment zone and fart out small squads to hold objectives while your army does the heavy lifting.
Almost a must for either screamer star or flying circus, IMO.
Shine on, Kaldor Dayglow!
Not Ken Lobb
2013/09/07 20:14:33
Subject: 2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
TheKbob wrote: I don't know the daemon book that well, but you need the portapotty of doom to crap out little squads to help with scoring unit production. You drop it behind LOS blocking terrain in your deployment zone and fart out small squads to hold objectives while your army does the heavy lifting.
Almost a must for either screamer star or flying circus, IMO.
How would you suggest implementing it into either/both of the above lists, I had similar thoughts but was unsure of how important it really was.
2000+pts
23-0-2
5-1-2
still building slaanesh army!
2013/09/07 20:26:09
Subject: 2000 point Daemon Flying screamer - competitive
Like I said, I don't own the daemon book, but I believe you can give a cheap herald in either list this capability. Give it to one of the heralds in the screamer star and toss it out before doing your dirty business.
Dunno how it would work for the flying circus, sure someone with better intimate knowledge of the books can wage that war.