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So 'Ard Boyz is right around the corner again and was gonna give this list a go. I have kind of already decided on it but am willing to take suggestions. Also any advice on things to watch out for and generally avoid would be greatly appreciated. Have at it!
The Pacifying Pair:
Hero/Lord
Bloodthirster w/ obsidian armor, axe of khorne, immortal fury
Bloodthirster w/ armor of khorne, firestorm blade, immortal fury, spellbreaker
Tzeentch herald w/master of sorcery and scroll
Tzeentch herald w/power vortex
Nurgle herald lvl1 w/BSB:standard of sundering, slime trail
Blue Scribes
Core
19xplague bearers w/ full command and re-roll to wound banner
10xhorrors w/casting banner
10xhorrors w/casting banner
10xhorrors w/casting banner
Special
5xflesh hounds
5xflesh hounds
Rare
5xFlammers of Tzeentch w/pyrocaster

I like it. Might want to try a Lawnmower thirster for the second guy though (2d6+2 attacks, rerolls, armor).

I see no weaknesses, let me know how it goes! For the Ruinous Powers!

40kenthusiast wrote:Lawnmower thirster for the second guy though (2d6+2 attacks, rerolls, armor)

I agree. I've been so impressed with my "Lawnmower Thirster" that I take him in almost all of my lists.

Which BT is the General? What characters go in the plagebearers unit? What is the lawnmower kit?

Lawnmower Kit
Dark Insanity
Immortal Fury
Armor of Khorne

This build is a bad idea for a BT, as far as I can tell Dark Insanity, ends up taking away attacks and costing to many points 1/2 the time. . .

Better Kit designed with the same job of slaughtering units, I would be careful with the Fire Storm Blade, since enemies can get immune to fire very easily. . .
Immortal Fury
Fire Storm Blade or Axe of Khorne
Obsidian Armor

citadel97501 wrote:This build is a bad idea for a BT, as far as I can tell Dark Insanity, ends up taking away attacks and costing to many points 1/2 the time. . .

Statistically speaking the bloodthirster will gain attacks from dark insanity more often than he will loose them. The bloodthirster has a base attack characteristic of 7. At 2D6+2 attacks, the lowest result you can get is 4 (two ones +2), while a 5 on two dice is the break even point.

If you look at all the possible combinations of results on two dice:

There is one way to make two and twelve.
There are two ways to make the three and eleven.
There are three ways to make the four and ten.
There are four ways to make the five and nine.
There are five ways to make the six and eight.
There are six ways to make the seven.

This means that out of every 36 rolls, dark insanity statistically will result is less than 7 attacks 6 times.
This means that out of every 36 rolls, dark insanity statistically will result in exactly 7 attacks 4 times.
This means that out of every 36 rolls, dark insanity statistically will result in more than 7 attacks 26 times.

In other words, you will roll higher than the bloodthirster's base number of attacks 26/36 or 72% of the time (or approximately 3 of every 4 rolls).

Dark insanity is worth the points, statistically speaking.

I'm afraid a DoC army can be made much stronger at 3K points. I was under the impression that people were supposed to play hard lists at the 'Ard Boyz, but clearly I was mistaken. I would've thought that by now these things were so obvious I wouldn't have to preach here how to make a cheesy and outright broken DoC list. Your list has none of the required elements.