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I don't know if this topic actually belongs in army list.

Can someone out there help me out building an 1850 point list using Emperors Children? I haven't made a list for a game this big in a while. I have almost everything you can field. So I can get as close to the list you make as I can.

I don't have the book at hand I am afraid so can't build a list, but as a starting point you will need Traitor Legions as that makes EC very durable with their formation bonuses to Feel no Pain (FnP).

Blastmasters and Doomsirens are your friends. Also Dirge Casters on Rhinos.

Don't take Lucious Lucius...waste of points.

Hope that helps as a start.

Yeah, I have been working on a few EC lists lately.

Do you have a theme in mind for the army?

Here's an example of a 1500 point list with EC's Kakophoni. It suffers from the lack of transports and other heavy weapons. The Raptors are clever but should probably be replaced with Bikes.

At 1850 points that list could be cleaned up considerably.

Here's an example of other ideas that try not to max out Kakophoni. There are 2 lists there, look at the first one, which vaguely resembles something competitive. Were it me, I would substitute the Raptors for a Cult of Destruction to get some long range firepower. At 1850 points, you could just add that.

Does that help?

Disclaimer: I don't know how to slaanesh very well.

Emperor's Children Rapture Battallion
Warband
190 - Lord, MoS, Bike, Claw, Fist, Sigil, Intoxicating Elixer
160 - Sorc, MoS, Bike, ML3, Familiar
245 - 10x CSM, MoS, Icon, 2x Melta, Rhino
245 - 10x CSM, MoS, Icon, 2x Melta, Rhino
197 - 6x Bikers, MoS, Icon, 2x Melta
124 - 3x Termies, MoS, 3x Combi Plas, 3x Maces
125 - 5x Havoks, MoS, 4x Autocannons

Raptor Talon
135 - Lord, MoS, Jump Pack, Claw, Fist, AoDG
125 - 5x Raptors, MoS, 2x Melta
125 - 5x Raptors, MoS, 2x Melta
175 - 5x Warp Talons, MoS

1846

Biker lord and sorc go with other bikers to grab FNP off the banner, other lord goes with warp talons and tries to hunt stuff out of cover or use the lord to at least thin out the numbers if assaulting into cover since he at least has grenades. Optionally start him on the table with the bikers for more hitting power.

It's not great, but then, EC aren't great. I'm sure someone else can do a better job than this. As much as I'd love to advocate the Kakophoni with 6 units as a core choice for that sexy +1 str, I really don't like the idea of giving up ObSec nor of paying so many extra points over MoS marines for basically no bonus, but that's just how cult troops work in traitor legions. Still, the idea of just parking your dudes on the line and having each marine wielding an ingores cover AP5 heavy bolter isn't terrible.

Edit: The main issue is that Death guard basically do everything EC do but better for cheaper. They're all fearless, just like EC, but they get a 5+++ instead of a 6+++ and they don't have to waste a billion points on icons and they also trade in +1I for +1T -1I which makes far better use of their FNP since it works better the higher your toughness is. It's a rare case that +1T doesn't matter when fnp is thrown into the mix but +1I is irrelevant far too often.

2nd Edit:

Kakophoni
190 - Lord, MoS, Bike, Claw, Fist, Sigil, Intoxicating Elixer
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master
134 - 5x Noise Marines, 3x Sonic Blasters, 1x Blast Master

Lord of the Legion
160 - Sorc, MoS, Bike, ML3, Familiar

Raptor Talon
135 - Lord, MoS, Jump Pack, Claw, Fist, AoDG
125 - 5x Raptors, MoS, 2x Melta
125 - 5x Raptors, MoS, 2x Melta
175 - 5x Warp Talons, MoS

99 - 3x Spawn, MoS

1823

Spend your remaining 27 points on whatever, maybe a sigil for the sorceror? Whatever, it's not great.