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Hello Dakka Land!

CAD
Chaos Lord, Juggernaut, Axe of Khorne, Melta Bombs

8 Bloodletters
8 Bloodletters
8 Chaos Cultists including Champion

3 Heldrakes with Baleflamers

2 Soul Grinders with Phlegm Bombardment

Gorepack
3 Bikers Squads with 2 Melta Guns and a Melta Bomb on the Champion

9 Khorne Hounds
10 Khorne Hounds

The Lord goes with the 9 hounds. Bloodletters can deep strike if needed.

Thoughts? Thanks.

Looks solid to me. Personally with I would go with a axe of ruin on the lord to get the temp bloodthirster when he dies. Now the new FAQ states can be gliding you can use it to assault without waiting a turn (assuming the FAQ doesn't change and for that question I doubt it will).

In order to maximize your blood points you should prob have 5 model dog units. I would also drop the cultists because they can't threaten anything and go with another unit of bloodlettters as at least they can kill stuff. People who know KDK will just ignore the cultists to not give you a point but its harder to ignore letters.

just my 2 cents

How's this?

CAD
Lord on Juggernaut, Sigil, and Axe of Ruin

3 units of Bloodletters

3 Heldrakes with Baleflamers

2 Soulgrinders

Gorepack
3 Bikers Squads with 2 Melta Guns and a Melta Bomb on the Champion

4 units of 5 Khorne Hounds

As a KDK player, it is worth determining an answer to the question "What will I be spending my Blood Tithe on?"

If the answer is global FnP or +1A, then I strongly advise you to consider the Blood Host Detachment with a Slaughtercult. The additional Blood Tithe a turn, along with the ability to "double tap" additional rules is not to be underestimated.

You can also link Cultists and a Herald as a CAD to the Detachment, and if the new flyers can be taken as formations by themselves, 3 Heldrakes will work perfectly.

Your list is nearly identical to the list I run in tournament play, I just dont use a Gorepack, and instead take an Aegis with Comms and another 2 Soul Grinder without Phlegm.


Ill be happy to post it if you would like.

I'm thinking of doing KDK again when I have the time, could you post your list rusty? Wanna see how people run theirs.

 Lord Bingo wrote:
I'm thinking of doing KDK again when I have the time, could you post your list rusty? Wanna see how people run theirs.

I almost always go for MSU and Blood Host.

Blood Host: 1848

Slaughtercult
Herald
2x 8x Cultists
Possessed, Rhino
2x CSM, Meltagun, Rhino

Charnel Cohort
3x Bloodcrushers, Instrument
2x 8x Bloodletters, Instrument
5x Flesh Hounds
2x Skull Cannon

Gorepack
2x 3x Bikers, 2x Meltagun
3x 5x Flesh Hounds

It gives me a little of everything, which I prefer. I've got 2 pie plates, a crap ton of tarpit, good CC, and high mobility. I have to admit, with the new Black legion dex I'm highly skeptical this list will be able to handle all that Psyker. The one benefit is sooooooo many objective taking units though.

i honestly think that (for me as competitve player) the blood host is not that good. i would go with double msu gore pack x2 bloodthirster and khorne knight. but the problem with the first list is that you have three heldrakes. what happens when your army gets into close combat? those guys become useless, i would go with 1-2 maximum and invest in a herald, knight, more hounds, d-thirster, or ( if you are competitive like me) the new cyclopia cabal.

I really dig the list ideas, all are excellent suggestions. I've been using Heldrakes to help out my CSM for years. In fact, the Heldrakes are the only things that most of my friends feel threatened by. I was hoping that a 5++ with a 5+ FnP would be decent.