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So after playing fatecrusher with some variations for about 6 months, and then recently trying out my random fiend bloodletter screamer spam I've come up with a hybrid. I was wondering what you guys think of it. I think it has potential, but as always I would like you comments and criticisms.

HQ
Fateweaver 333

Elites
6 Bloodcrushers- Icon, Musican, Champion 280
6 Bloodcrushers- Icon, Musican, Champion 280
6 Fiends 180

Troops
7 Bloodletters 112
7 Bloodletters 112
7 Bloodletters 112
5 Plaugebearers 75

Fast
5 Screamers 80
5 Screamers 80
12 Seekers 204

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The waves balance out nicely and evenly, with some room for switching things up. The bloodletters add some combat support, as well as the seekers. It's very light on shooting as fateweaver in the only guy who shoots, but there's not much I can do about that. This should really help my bad match ups as it has the strengths of both my fiend rush and my fate crusher army. It struggles more against land raiders than I'd like, but hopefully I can find ways to deal with it. Dreadnaughts are still rough but the fiends screamers and fatweaver help mitigate that.

What do you think?

if you play fatechrusher, play with plaguebearers as troop choices.

I've tried it adn it works, I can't deny that. It's just not my style. I like troops that contribute to the game as well as just standing there.

Your army looks pretty legit, and I can understand you wanting troops to do something other than be a sponge. I'm pretty sure Bloodletters are tough enough to get to the battle especially with FateWeaver.

Yeah, thats a powerfull list. Kairos being the only thing taking advantage of the shooting phase may prove to be a hindrance, but changing that would mean taking a different list.

The Bloodletters will probably do just fine. In this army they will not be top of the priority list for your opponent. You spam some smaller units so 1 or 2 will be able to wreak havoc.

My personal style focusses on MC's more, also I prefer Daemonettes over Bloodletters and Flesh Hounds over Seekers. But one is not better than the other, mostly difference in style.

In your list I'd probably drop the Plaguebearers and spam more Bloodletters and/or a single 5 Horrors, Bolt, Changeling unit. Plaguebearers are cool when you want the absolute minimum of troops, but their weak damageoutput becomes annoying when you have troops enough and bring the resilience trough numbers.
I'd bring the Bloodcrushers down to 2x4, shave some of the Screamers and maybe add a GUO or a Tzeentch Prince.

Maybe that is some food for thought. Truth be told: your list, with you as the general, would do just fine and will be able to compete. But hey, I got to think of some feedback...

Good luck with it.

Cilithan

Thanks for the complimetn clithan! I think some horrors would actually do a lot for me. But lately they've been such underperformers for me. I also don't think a blot prince in the type of shooting I need. Something with more shots for reliability is, but there aren't may options for demons.

4 man crusher squads dont have the staying power or flxibility that a 6 man has. And if they are going to be the backbone of ym list then I need them to be tough.