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I was wondering if Dakkites thought this list was to slow to compete?...I am pretty sure it has the proper amount of staying power to weather the most severe storms, but am not sure if BA, eldar, and their dark cousins might not just dance around it. Following are my preferred waves and secondary wave:

Preferred Wave:
GUO
Fateweaver
5x crushers with Icon
Nurglings
Nurgle DP with wings
5x crushers
Plaguebearers

Secondary wave:
Khorne DP
5x crushers with Icon
4X units of Plaguebearers

If I get my preferred wave I attempt to control the central portion of the board spreading out to limit movement...nurglings drop on an objective or directly onto cover...everything else surrounds fateweaver preventing assault and setting up second turn charges by the bloodcrushers...Nurgle DP hunts mech...GUO guards fateweaver...

If I get my secondary wave then I deploy defensively looking for cover with the plaguebearers and deploying my crushers in my central third to avoid any torrenting style fire...then use their icon to build into my opponents side of the table with reserves...

I appreciate any ideas people may have to make this list more competitive...However I am sticking with the crushers as I have them all painted and converted onto different mounts...I have a bloodthirster painted and some other DP's that I can get my hands on...I think another with wings could help my lack of speed...I am also considering 3 units of 3 screamers to help handle mech...I would drop my nurglings to get them onto the battlefield...thanks for any help

LIST:

GUO w/ flies

Fateweaver

5X crushers w/ icon, fury

5x crushers w/ icon, fury

5x crushers

5X of 5 Plaguebearers

7x Nurglings

Nurgle DP w/ wings, Iron Hide, Flies, Noxious touch

Khorne DP w/ blessing of the Blood God, Iron Hide

1999/2000

Thanks...

Hey Widowsbane,

Nice list and cool that you're taking Daemons to a serious tournament.

Some comments in response to your post:

- I don't understand the split between your prefered and secondary waves. Both have to be more or less equal by the rules. If you have 8 units, you have to put 4 in each wave. If you have 9 for instance, you could choose, but only in that one of both waves could have 5 and the other 4.

- Keeping with the Crushers is fine, but you do lack some speed because of that choice. Normaly I'd want at least one full squad of Fiends somewhere in there, but you'll have to compensate...

- Ditching the Nurglings is a good idea. Taking Screamers in stead would be an improvement.

- You have way too many Plaguebearers if you ask me. They are great when you only want the absolute minimum in troops since then their toughness is needed. If you aim to take 5-6 troopschoices, by all means take something more killy than Plaguebearers who have a deplorable damageoutput.

Since you mention having acces to more DP's and a Bloodthirster, I'd take something a bit different:

255 Bloodthirster, Blessing ot Bloodgod
333 Fateweaver

200 4 crushers w/ icon, fury, instrument
200 4 crushers w/ icon, fury, instrument
165 4 crushers w/ instrument

100 5 Horrors, Bolt, Changeling
105 7 Plaguebearers
105 7 Plaguebearers

215 Nurgle DP w/ wings, Iron Hide, Flies, Noxious touch
160 Tzeentch DP, Bolt, Gaze
160 Tzeentch DP, Bolt, Gaze

1998

This list has three winged monsters to make up for the lack of Fiends. The Tzeentch Princes aid Fateweaver in trying to open up some transports at range and allow for the Crushers to assault the crispy content.

Waves could be split like this:

Prefered:
Fateweaver
Crushers w. Icon
Crushers
Horrors
Nurgle Prince
Tzeentch Prince

Secondary:
Bloodthirster
Crushers w. Icon
Plaguebearers
Plaguebearers
Tzeentch Prince

Good luck at NOVA. Write us a BatRep if you decide to go with Daemons!

Cilithan