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Here's an experimental list I am working on to summon as many daemons as possible. I'm sure that Tzeentch would be better suited to this than Nurgle, and have some range to boot, but I like Nurgle better.

I know this will struggle against anything that uses Flyers or Super Heavies or has even a decent amount of firepower, but I'm interested to see how it runs. I think with as many Plaguebearers as I will be calling in, and as durable as they are, this list should be pretty great at holding objectives, even if it is slow and short-ranged.

This uses two Combined Arms detachments to gain access to the extra HQ and Heavy Support choices.


Epidemius 110

Herald of Nurlge - Psyker (Mastery 2) 95

Herald of Nurlge - Psyker (Mastery 2) 95

Herald of Nurlge - Psyker (Mastery 2) 95

Herald of Nurlge - Psyker (Mastery 2) 95

Herald of Nurlge - Psyker (Mastery 2) 95

Plaguebearers - Plague Banner 110

Plaguebearers - Plague Banner 110

Nurglings 45

Nurglings 45

Soul Grinder - Mark of Nurgle, Warp Gaze, Warpsword 200

Soul Grinder - Mark of Nurgle, Warp Gaze, Warpsword 200

Daemon Prince - Mark of Nurgle, Psyker (Mastery 3) 230

Daemon Prince - Mark of Nurgle, Psyker (Mastery 3) 230

Great Unclean One - Psyker (Mastery 3) 240

Total Points: 1995


The way to use this is to roll each Psyker at least once on the Daemonology (Malefic) chart, and take the Primaris power unless you get a better Conjuration. Then use your 20+ Psyker dice to summon as many Plaguebearers as possible and use them to hold objectives.

I'm interested to hear what you think! This is still very much in its infancy, and so far is pretty much just min-maxed for psykers and warp charge points, so I'm sure there's a lot of finesse that could be added.

I feel like some points should be dropped somewhere so those princes can have wings. I feel like monstrous creatures with wings and the soul grinders should be enough defense against many vehicles.

i'd get rid of epidemus and 2 or 3 heralds of nurgle and with the left over points give the dps wings and give the grimoire to the GUO. heralds of nurgle are no good by themselves and the points may be better invested in something like a squad of 6 plague drones for some fast attack.

I like the way that list looks and no Tzeentch isn't always the best for summoning Daemons, Nurgle is really great because it has a lot of staying power.

Please don't give your Soul Grinders Warp Gaze.

Give wings to those that can have them.

Grinders - warpgaze and warpsword are the most useless upgrades available. Get rid of them, and replace the weapon with the flamer or battle cannon. This will make them more efficient and 20 or 30 points less to boot.

If you are taking nurgle DP's, definitely give them wings. They can now jink at anytime for a nice 2+ cover save. Also, I would invest 20 points into a greater reward. This way you can get a balesword for them, and they can counter wraithknights and the like.

If you are putting many of the heralds in one squad, then a loci of FNP will be a good investment to help keep them alive.

Your army is slow. You should have wings on the DP's, but you might also want to consider plaguedrones. They will help you react to the opponent.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

I will definitely put wings on the DPs and fix the SGs.

As for plague drones, my thoughts were that with over 20 possible rolls on the Daemonology table, I would end up with at least a couple that can summon drones. Why pay for them when I can get them free, right?

I'm still on the fence about Epidemius. I really like to use him in all-Nurgle lists, but he certainly isn't the powerhouse he was in the previous codex with his range being limited now. I'll look into what else to replace him with (as much as I want just another herald with Mastery 2...). Once I see how many points I am at I will figure out what Loci and other upgrades I can get to. Maybe just dropping Epi and changing the SGs will get me enough for what I need.

I'll post the updated list when I get a chance to look at my codex again.

Wings on the DPs, no need for epidemus, Warpswrods? really? Don't use warp swords, they are too expensive, and bring the portalglyph. I mean if you are going full on ummoning, you gotta have a 50% chance for another unit to arrive. Worst case you bring in some pinkies and that is another warp charge and another roll on daemonology.
I would also downgrade the plague banner to just an Icon if you need more points to give those dudes wings.

Plague drones are hot gak, I feel they are a required staple in any mono nurgle list.

Pro tip - don't discount Sacrifice, especially if you get some pink horrors that have it. They can create a Herald of Nurgle with ML1, or FnP to boost other units. if you have the portal glyph and it is destroyed, you can summon another herald with it.

Are these rules over daemonology in the 7th Ed codex? Because I've tried to find a lot of this stuff in my codex and can't figure out where it is. Summoning sounds awesome and I would definitely like to know where to go to go and find out more about it

Rules for summoning are in the 7th Ed main rulebook, hefische.

This looks like a lot of fun to play!

While a FNP stick sounds like a decent plan if you're keeping the heralds together... I would seriously avoid keeping the heralds together. They need to spread out like stink or you'll lose them all to one barrage attack. One AM Wyvern will tear your casters asunder should they be together.