With the intent of shaving off points:
Take off the SoC off the DP due to the cost. You have a 4++ with MoT and re-roll 1's. If you take Malefic (and if you get Cursed Earth), you can bump up to a 3++. Alternative, use Telepathy and get Shrouding and/or Invisibility if you really want to keep him alive longer. I wouldn't bother to make him into combat, but to ensure he survives to take opportunity objectives after changing flight modes. Keep him out of combat and busy casting.
Rather than Chosen with Plasma guns and MoT which isn't very beneficial, take Terminator Squads with MoT (4++) and use combi-weapons and AP2 weapons (Axes, fists, etc) that can also hit the heavy targets your Rubricae and Warp Talons can't kill.
Add melta bombs on your Rubricae squads.
I would refit your normal CSM squads to combat units used to countercharge objectives that your AP3 units don't slaughter. Take an Icon of Vengeance. Or, take units of Chaos Cultists to tarpit.
Warp Talons can also benefit from Cursed Earth if your DP casts it.
If you're going to take a Heavy bolter Havoc squad, take the Tzeentchian Icon to at least be able to inflict Soulblaze.
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