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This is a Chaos list that i randomly thought of and was wondering how well you think it would do in a tourny.

HQ
Typhus

Lash Sorcerer

Elites
3 Terminator Champions w/ MoK and LC In Land Raider w/ Extra Armor

2 Dreadnaughts w/ extra CC

Troops
10 Plague Marines w/ Champ w/ PF, and 2 Melta Guns in Rhino w/ Extra Armor

10 TS w/ Wind of Chaos in Rhino w/ Extra Armor

8 Noise Marines w/ Sonic Blasters, Champ w/ Doom Siren and PW in Rhino w/ Extra Armor

Heavy Support
2 Defilers w/ 2 Extra CC weapons

Please rip this list apart as you see fit

I've never found chaos dreadnaughts to be worth anything, because how unreliable they are.

A random chance to be useless vs. other units in the codex that are 100% reliable.

You could probably get the same firepower from units of troops or more terminators or obliterators or something, without them ever going crazy.

I agree with the dready thing. I have a guy here in town who used 2. For a whole game they sat their firing at each other with autocannons I think.

I agree with both of you. I simply put them in there becasue they are awesome in cc, more or less though. However how does the rest of the list look?

40 models in 2000+ games is a bit low ... espescially when most of them die like any marine, and 6 of them are armor 12 or less vehicles.

The term squad would do better if there were 5 of them. The icon would be less points per model that way, and 3 models is not enough attacks or wounds to get through anything but the lightest combats. The problem with any marine assulting is WS 4. Against most competant assault foes you only hit on 4's. You need the full sqaud to overcome that. I prefer Mark of Slaanesh to get the attacks first and hopefully wipe the squad before they get to attack back at the small numbers of a 5 man squad, but Mark of khorne does give you an overwhelming # of attacks if you use all 5. (or 4 since it looks like you intend to have typhus ride in the raider as well. I have never used Typhiod boy myself, but I have seen mixed reviews on his performance).

I don't think extra armor is worth it on land raiders when their primary purpose is troop transport, stunned comes up so rarely that for me it's not worth it.

The thousand sons seem a little out of place in the list. It looks like you want to be rushing forward to close combat with this list. Zerkers would compliment the them better in my opinion, and would be cheaper too I think.

For my playstyle I would go with a lash prince rather than a lash sorc, but that depnds on how you like to play. I run a lash prince with a tzeentch warptime prince and they go around tag teaming units into oblivion.

I would personally drop both defilers and dreadnaughts and add more zerkers, Noise marines, or plague marines in rhinos to compliment your theme, or if you want some long ranged shooty bits, I would switch them for oblits or preds(who at least have the front av 13). A large nurgle raptor squad of 20 with 2mg could be fun in a rush list too.

Regardless, I hope this helps and Good luck!

Meph

i'd keep the dreads because the two cant attack eack other with guns and if they are running up the centre they can be unpredictable this puts fear into (my) enemies at least and i do agree that you need more terminators