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Hiya

Recently got back into WHFB after several years of 40k. Dusted off my WoC army, grabbed a new army book and preparing to kill in the name of the unholy 4! Anyways would appreciate feedback on my Khorne rush list. I like to make my WoC lists somewhat fluffy (hence nothing but khorne) but semi-competitive would be nice too! The general idea of the list is to run at the enemy as fast as possible and smash heads, nothing complicated! Please let me know what you think.

LORDS
Valkia the Bloody

HEROES
Exalted Hero - BSB (Banner of Swiftness), Shield, Halberd, MoK, Soul Feeder

CORE
Chaos Chariot - MoK
Chaos Chariot - Mok
Chaos Warriors x 23 - Command, MoK, Shields, Additional Hand Weapons

SPECIAL
Chaos Knights x 5 - Command, MoK, Enscrolled Weapons

RARE
Skullcrushers of Khorne x 3
Skullcrushers of Khorne x 3

--- 1996 ---

The two parts of this list I am unsure of is the Warriors & Knights. I was contemplating having marauders instead with great weapons just to dish out extra pain at the expensive of being more squishy but went for the safer option. I am just flat unsure about the knights as I feel the skullcrushers fulfill their original purpose. Would appreciate input and any alternative ideas.

PS. I was originally thinking of running nothing but chariots as core choice (no infantry whatsoever), but thought that might be a bit dumb....

Thanks!

Is the rational on the shields for the Khorne warriors the 3+ against shooting?

I only ask because I've seen people forget that you can't take a parry save if you're frenzied.

Additionally, Skullcrushers are just better Knights in this list, so there's a bit too much redundancy. Chimeras are always a safe choice, but you kind of need 2 to make sure one of them does something,

Hmm.

Maybe a Gorebeast Chariot? It'll only be 1M faster than the Warriors so the 2 can keep up together. The Gorebeast chariot is arguably the best chariot in the game. Try using it to snipe dangerous characters.

Really the only thing I can think of is to ditch the Knights.

Hope that helps!

Yeah the shield were primarily for shooting defense, but I was not aware of the frenzy & shields thing so thanks for letting me know. Was planning on either additional hand weapons or halberds for the warriors.

Thanks for the advice about knight alternatives, ill have a look at your suggestions and see what I can come up with. Maybe chimeras would be a good choice as they could keep up with Valkia and give her some support.

Any thoughts on Warriors Vs Marauders in this list?

A Marauder with MoK and GW is what, 11 points? 11 or 12. A AHW MoK Warrior is 18 points. You're paying 6 points for a 4+ save and better stats in literally every field (well, not movement)

If you like Marauders, take them. The days of GW MoK Marauders being king are over though because of how expensive they are.

Another thing to consider is that Valkia is essentially a BSB. While she does fly and won't necessarily be around the rest of your army, she can be called to hang 12" from an important Ld test, thus saving you all those points on the Exalted Hero. Obviously it's not as reliable, but something to consider.

OK an updated list:

LORDS
Valkia the Bloody

HEROES
-none-

CORE
Chaos Chariot - MoK
Chaos Chariot - Mok
Chaos Warriors x 23 - Command, Banner of Swiftness, MoK, Shields, Halberds

SPECIAL
Gorebeast Chariot - MoK
Chimera - Regenerating Flesh, Venomous Ooze

RARE
Skullcrushers of Khorne x 3
Skullcrushers of Khorne x 3

--- 2000 ----

I yanked out the knights & the exalted hero to make room for a single chimera and a gorebeast chariot. Moved the banner of swiftness from the hero onto the unit themselves so they are still moving a little faster (for infantry). I know I am left with an odd number of warriors but I decided to shift them over the halberds instead of additional hand weapons. They still have shields for extra ranged armor.

Just a thought, try and get another chimera in, they work way better in pairs.
I suggest dropping the gorebeast a few warriors and venemous ooze to make room for it.
valkia and 2 chimeras flying around will be all kinds of nasty and at the very least give the warmachines some very difficult target choices.

Cool thanks, thats probably not a bad idea, especially as I have a regular playing buddy who is working on a Dwarf gunline list.


I also have a nurgle list which I have posted here, which I am also looking for feedback on if people have the time. Based on what people say, either of these two armies will be what I work on first.

Thanks alot!