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I am in the process of building a list and I am looking to field Abadddon (265 pts) and then 2 10 man squads of Chosen each costing roughly 360 pts each. That is almost 1000 pts tied up in an HQ and 2 Troop choices. Now that is more than half of my 1850 list, are these troops really good at what they do for their points cost? Or should I go a different route with this list?

I suppose that would all depend on what they come with for 360pts. For me, 36pts a guy better come with a 2+. How have you equipped them?

Not worth it when stacked up to chaos terminators and such. Also Abby is pretty pricey for a sub 2k list IMHO.

With Abaddon, you could have an entire army of units with lightning claws. You could say the Black Legion recently raided a forge world that produced only lightning claws. It'd be glorious.

Impractical, but glorious.

The Chosen weapons IMO, were priced into oblivion. When compared to terminators, it's just sad.

I think you're better off served with either the Hordes of Power Armor, or/with Hordes of Cultists

I would like to build a Chosen Army, but I just don't think it's viable. A Base Chosen isn't too bad though, at 19 points, but it adds up quickly with any sort of Upgrade.

It's kind of a shame they gave you such a nice chosen kit, and those fancy boxed set Chosen... I've always been of the opinion that they were too fragile to put good gear on. If I wanted lightning claw spamming, I could have terminators instead. For a while now, Chosen have been trying to fill a gap that just isn't there. They're made even less desirable by Warp Talons also.

 Sasori wrote:
The Chosen weapons IMO, were priced into oblivion. When compared to terminators, it's just sad.

I think you're better off served with either the Hordes of Power Armor, or/with Hordes of Cultists

I would like to build a Chosen Army, but I just don't think it's viable. A Base Chosen isn't too bad though, at 19 points, but it adds up quickly with any sort of Upgrade.

No one in the right mind would think of using Chosen in a melee role, and this is true for both the old codex/new codex or 5E/6E. They're one of the most cost efficient ways to take a lot of plasma (great in 6th), and if you're using Abby (which you should if you're going chosen heavy) you get a bubble of "shoot half the armies in the game dead".

They just fit a really specific role.
I take 6, 5 meltaguns, champ with claw and fist, and give it all nurgle.
It's not too expensive and it shoots so very well.
With a take all comers champ just incase.

It's a scalpel on the table.

DonerStoom wrote:
They just fit a really specific role.
I take 6, 5 meltaguns, champ with claw and fist, and give it all nurgle.
It's not too expensive and it shoots so very well.
With a take all comers champ just incase.

It's a scalpel on the table.

At 166 points without a transport, with their best defense being T5 and a 3+ armor save.

That's an immobile, fragile scalpel. If they could still infiltrate or outflank that'd be one thing.. but I'd hesitate to spend points on them in their current condition.

I have run Abaddon in a Black Legion list for nearly 2 years. In the new codex, he gets an escort of 20 fearless cultists with no options for a neat 90 points. They slog across the board and deliver him into combat with full wounds - and, just ocassionally, survive long enough to help hold objectives.

My other troop choices are a squad of votlw CSM, unmarked, joined by a Tzeentch ML 3 sorcerer. I also have a squad of Thousand Sons, both cruisin' for a bruisin' inside some rhinos.

I back those up with daemonettes as a 4th troops choice because I also take the Masque for her lovely Pavane, rounding out my list and letting my army do what it does best - break things that think they are safe behind Aegis lines, inside ruins and while running away from Abaddon and a horde of screaming cultists.