Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hi, I'm thinking of trying out a WoC Nurgle themed army, I've used Tzeentch previously with varying degrees of success but find Nurgle to be more characterful so I want to try it out, well, here goes.

My list as it stands:

The cadavoristic choir of pestilent hymnals
2250 points

Lord and Heros

Sven Yellowfever
Sorceror Lord
Mark of Nurgle
Lv4
Deamonic Mount
Glaive of putrefaction
Power familiar
Armour of damnation
Conjoined Hommunculus
Stream of Corruption

Apostle Judas the leperous
Sorceror
Lv2
Mark of Nurgle
1 x Dispel scroll
Bloodcurdling roar

John Poxworth
Sorceror
Lv2
Mark of Nurgle
The black tongue

Core

The entropic chorus
20 Chaos Warriors
Mark of Nurgle
Champion
Shields

The dispairing symphony
6 Marauder Horsemen
Cheiftain
Mark of Nurgle
Shields
Throwing axes

The rotting musical
15 Chaos Warriors
Mark of Nurgle
Shields
Champion

Special

The bacterial climax
6 Chaos Knights
Command
Festering shroud
Mark of Nurgle

Rare

Grog the festerous (and spittle encrusted)
Chaos Giant
Mark of Nurgle

Total = 2242

Let me know what you think and if you reckon any changes, I'm open to suggestions

"Grog the festerous (and spittle encrusted)"

Best giant name ever

Man, that's a small army, innit? Lots of cool stuff going on though, and it certainly is nurgle-y!

My suggestions:
> puppet will help your boys out, and mess with the other dude, a lot more than the black tongue will (-15 pts)
> both warrior units need full command: they need that CR pip (and can easily protect it), and not taking a musician, particularly on a unit that can flee, is a mistake (+36 pts)
> horsemen, with their existence based around baiting and dicey combats, need musicians as well (+6 pts)
> knight champs offer very little return for their points, which are needed elsewhere (-20 pts)

Buffing up commands and swapping in the puppet works out points-wise (1 pt left), and adds another bit of functionality to the list. My next level of suggestions are less pressing but might help:
> even 1 unit of dogs for being thrown under things, baiting, etc
> a combat weapon for the horsemen, who with 6 models would bring some pain when equipped with flails (with light armor not shields) or even spears; you've already invested in them, and with such a small army having another unit that can fight when needed can't hurt
> points for the above can come from the lord's gifts and/or weapon, which while fluffy and cool may not be as useful in game as the above
> the horsemen chieftain is another quick 12 pts if you need it, and could convert quickly into 6 flails for the unit

Which in list form might look like this:

L: Sorcerer Lord - MoN, level 4, glaive of putrefaction, armor of damnation, power familiar, stream of corruption, daemonic mount = 455
H: Sorcerer - MoN, level 2, scroll, roar = 185
H: Sorcerer - MoN, level 2, puppet = 175

C: 20 Warriors - MoN, full command, shields = 380
C: 15 Warriors - MoN, full command, shields = 300
C: 6 Horsemen - MoN, musician, t.axes, shields = 132
C: 5 Warhounds = 30

S: 6 Knights - MoN, festering shroud, standard, musician = 325

R: Giant - MoN = 265
-------
2247

I ended up not going with a combat weapon on the horsemen, as I figure maybe you like the look of shields + axes over spears / flails stuck on too. Still think they could use it, but meh. Should be a way fun army to model whatever nurgle-filled list you take

- Salvage

I'll second the Boss's advice, altough I'd like to add that you should definetly mount up the lesser wizards on barded steeds as the extra mobility and more importantly the +2 to save really helps. Also a decent magic banner to either or both of the warrior units would probably help. Warbanner would offer needed extra cr, banner of rage on the other hand ItP and extra hitting power, altough the frenzy makes the unit unreliable in some cases. With all that elite infantry, a bsb would be good addition, but that's 150pts+ investment so...

I too felt the need for magic banners on those warriors, even as simple as the rapturous standard to lockdown your big 20 block if it takes a rather unpleasant charge from something(s). It's really an amazing deal for 20 pts, to the point that I'd say trading stream of corruption for it would probably be a great idea ... The increased insane courage will also help them as MoN does nothing for psych issues

- Salvage