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Ok basic summary of what's happening. A friend from work has decided to take up playing again. He's going to build a HE army. We decided on 500 point armies because he is on a bit of a budget. So here is the list I'm considering. C&C would be awesome.
Now I haven't bought anything but the codex for this army. Plan is atm to buy the battalion box set. The set it's self exceeds the points. I'm planning on dropping the mounted chaos knights for now to make room.
Lord-
Exalted Hero

Troops-
Chaos Warriors x12

Chaos Marauders x20

Chaos Warhounds x16

I haven't picked anything specific for the units themselves but I do have some points to play around with. Let me know what you think.

The warriors or marauders will make core. Drop the hounds to 5. Get the knights. Elves, cant get many nice toys at 500 points so the knights should do fairly well

Knights are expensive. horde of marauders for 300 points is beast.

more warriors marks and gear is needed.

Hounds only in units of 5.

Hero with even a bit of gear is good like some defence an maybe a biting blade.

Swap the hero for a sorc. Nurgle sorc 15 pt spell familiar and charmed shield is 125 and phenomenal at low points. The signature spell twice will kill his hero and he will only be able to afford one.


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Also, you want a minimum of 30 marauders w/ flails going in against high elves. They will always strike first so most of what you bring to bear against them combat wise will die before striking, but a S5 hit will stomp an elf if landed. Consider dropping the dogs to 5 for your min 3rd unit and increasing the size of the marauder block.

Ok. So I've decided to drop the hounds completely for now. It's a Tzeentch themed army. More or less like the Raven Host for Warhammer Online.

Here's the new list.

Exalted hero w/shield & biting blade, MoT, Acid Ichor

Chaos Warriors x10 w/ shields

Chaos Marauders x36 w/ flails

This list leaves me with about 15 pts to play with. I'm thinking maybe getting a champion or musician with it. C&C please.
Also I'm pretty dead set on the Exalted Hero. I managed to get my hands on the 2008? Gamesday Ex Hero and I really to want to use it in my list.

No one has anything to say about my list? Any input is much apreciated.

Since you know your going to be fighting HElves it would be better I reckon to take a GW instead of the biting blade, since you are going to be going last anyway. That and I would ditch the shield and the acid ichor and take instead, the Dragon Helm and the 6+ ward save talisman, you should have the points left and you will have gained an extra strength and a better ward against shooting and magic. Intact although I don't have my book handy, I think it might actually be cheaper this way.

Dragosanii raises a good point. I'd go further and say that flails on your Marauders would be better off as great weapons for similar reasons (and because great weapons are better for Marauders anyway).

10 Warriors is very small, but at 500pts I don't doubt it can work. Just make sure they only get into the fights they want to.

Warpsolution wrote:
Dragosanii raises a good point. I'd go further and say that flails on your Marauders would be better off as great weapons for similar reasons (and because great weapons are better for Marauders anyway).

Generally flails are the better choice as they have no armour so you dont want to strike last...

Well on the flails and GW I can always just model the marauders with the flails and use them as either until I see which one will work better for me. That way when I make a more permanent choice I can fix the models to match.