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Just asking what would be better for 2000pts

Abbadon or...

Khan and Ahriman

Well to put it bluntly Ahriman sucks...... (Well maybe not completely)
Why not Abaddon and Kharn, only 25 points more if your spending that many points..

Ahirman is great, it;s just difficult to find a place for him in a list.

Show the rest of your list, as it depends on what would suit them better...

Two named characters especially when one is almost 300 points is rarely effective as thats a fourth of your army right there more if you want a solid list as all 3 of those characters work best when supported correctly kharn with berzerkers or thousand sons(i know it sounds wierd with 1k sons but rapidfiring then assualting with kharn will hurt and if kharn misses he strikes at a guy with an invul so less lilly he kills someone) and ahriman isnt bad on his own but could always use some ablative wounds as hes a target that you cant afford to lose easily.

jariksolo wrote:Two named characters especially when one is almost 300 points is rarely effective as thats a fourth of your army right there more if you want a solid list as all 3 of those characters work best when supported correctly kharn with berzerkers or thousand sons(i know it sounds wierd with 1k sons but rapidfiring then assualting with kharn will hurt and if kharn misses he strikes at a guy with an invul so less lilly he kills someone) and ahriman isnt bad on his own but could always use some ablative wounds as hes a target that you cant afford to lose easily.

I like your idea but they would be better if the the 1k sons had warptime and softened the target for khan up then khan go's in for the kill

And as for Ahriman he knows nearly all the spell's in the codex (yes for nearly 300pts but he can be a support all on his own.

I use abbadon with tzeentch termies but only in 2500pts+ as they are too expensive to use most of the other time...

To put it simply, I've never seen Ahriman used on the table. I've seen his stats and he seems like a decent HQ, but at the cost he comes with, you can do much better.

I would say Abaddon or Kharn.

I am a fluff player in regards to chaos and field ahriman with a rogue 1k sons army (they chose to follow him to exile, seeing him as a beacon of chaos that the leaders of the 1k sons just don't recognize, as he can contesttheir power)

I have seen some success with ahriman, he is expensive to field... however, I would suggest just taking kharn and getting some other models instead.

Having used all three I'd say defo take Kharn, hes a killer, stone cold and really effective... Ahriman is good and important to remember that he has a force weapon, very killy against character types. Abaddon is just a monster, hardcore but expensive. It totally depends on what role you need filling otherwise its all just conjecture.

abbadon is a beast

I am always happy with Abbadon.
Every time I use him he makes up his points, either by killing a bunch of crap or by drawing enough fire to protect my softer units.

Although, I've rolled the 1 a few times on the daemon weapon; and it's heartbreaking. In an average game, he gets more than enough attacks to make up for the occasional 1, but it's alwas


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I am always happy with Abbadon.
Every time I use him he makes up his points, either by killing a bunch of crap or by drawing enough fire to protect my softer units.

Although, I've rolled the 1 a few times on the daemon weapon; and it's heartbreaking. In an average game, he gets more than enough attacks to make up for the occasional 1.

I hate playing HQs in chaos that don't have eternal warrior. They're an army that needs every unit to pull its weight in order to work, and most of the time I'd rather run a DP than any of the named dudes.

Abbie is alot of points. I save him for apoc games. Kharne is cheap and wrecks everybody. I usually stick him w berzerkers. He will occasionally kill some of his buddies, but you learn to laugh it off. He kills way more of the enemy. Sucks that he doesn't have eternal warrior, but for the points you can't beat him.