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What I'm Bringing

Deamons

Group1:
(10) - Bloodletters
(5) - Pink Horrors (Including Changeling)
(5) - Deamonettes
(3) - Bloodcrushers

Group2:
(10) - Bloodletters
(5) - Pink Horrors (Including Changeling)
(5) - Deamonettes
(5) - Seekers

Total Pts: 845
Pts to spend on Elite choice: 130


What the Opponent is bringing

Tyranids
(3) - Tyranid Warriors (Venom Cannon Ranged)
(8) - Genestealers
(16) - Hormagaunts
(16) - Termagants
(3) - Ripper Swarms

Total Pts: 708
Pts to send on Elite choice: 130 (Possibly a Doom Of Malan'tai)


So the story is i decided to start a new army Deamons and i thought it would be fun if we did a Battleforce VS Battleforce and after each game we would add in a new unit. i.e. Elites this time i won only because i had some amazing +5 rolls and Power weapons made the nids cry because they had now way to defend against a power weapon. We rolled for an elite choice so I was wondering on what your opinion would be on an elite choice.

(3) Bloodcrushers - now the thing is Hormagants have an initiative 5 and Genestealers have an initiative of 6 so they will go first in CC but i would come out on top because i got Saves and my Bloodletters would come back hitting on 3's and wounding on 3's and i would win combat, So maybe with the +3 armor save it would be more manageable.

(3) Flamers - would be so amazing plus it would allow me a few extra points for changelings but i have to be able to Deep strike perfectly or they will get charged, I'm interested in your responses.

(4) Fiends - I herd these guys are great tank poppers but since there are no Vehicles or Monstrous Creatures on the board yet i dont think they would do well VS troop Nids atm.

(3) Beast - Never herd anyone that put these in a list so i dont know?

This is a very cool idea.

Bloodcrushers are superior. Flamers and fiends are situational. Beasts are crap.

Most competitive/tournament Daemons lists these days are focused on cramming as many Bloodcrushers as they can into the army, I suspect that means something about their quality.

Ignoring that, though, the Bloodcrusher takes everything that's wrong with the Daemons rules and sits on it until it gives up. It's got a 3+ armor save, T5, and 2 Wounds to ensure it lives long enough to make it to close combat, it's fairly-priced, and it's got exactly as much killing power as you'd expect from a Khorne elite unit.

Either Fiends or Bloodcrushers would be fine.
The Fiends crank out a lot of attacks, and can really chew through those large units of Gaunts, and when the time comes; putting Rending wounds on MC's. The Bloodcrushers will do the same thing, but will also be a good choice against any army, and have lots more staying power.

So with all the good things people say about Bloodcrushers i decided to add them and i also have revised the List.