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So I think I've got my core 1500pt list figured out and I want to scale up my army. Let me know what you think I can improve upon. General plan is for the berserkers and the CC chaos marines to advance on a flank while the havoks and oblits hold the backfield. The plasmagun chaos marines go for an objective and the chosen can act as firesupport or go contest an objective. Termies DS where they are needed.

HQ: 322
Lord (150): MoK, Sigil, Axe of Blind Fury, VotLW, Mutation

Lord (172): MoN, Terminator Armor, Black Mace, Combi-Melta

ELITES: 325
4 Terminators (150): 2 Power Axe & Combi-Melta, 2 Powerfists

5 Chosen (175): 3 Flamers, Plasmagun, Lascannon
Rhino

TROOPS: 675
9 Berserkers (220): VotLW
Champion, Powersword

10 Chaos Marines (225): VotLW, BP & CCW, 2 Meltaguns
Champion, Powersword
Rhino, Dirge Caster

10 Chaos Marines (230): VotLW, 2 Plasmaguns
Champion, Powersword
Rhino

HEAVY SUPPORT: 578
Land Raider (235): Dirge Caster

3 Obliterators (228): MoN

5 Havoks (115): 4 Autocannons

FORTIFICATIONS: 100
Aegis Defense Line, Quad Gun

Total: 2000

Bumpin for FTL forums.

What do you want the chosen to do? They are all over the place.

Too many points on hqs.
Nothing to deal with flyers.

It's just all over the place.

I'm not a big fan of the black mace due to it's AP4, also because of the T test means it isn't a realiable weapon againsta MEQ armies.

If you are paying for the Nurgle lord why not add some plague squads, a squad of 7 could be as good as a CSM one plus they are more durable on the field.

I also think the chosens are a little expensive for just being a ranged unit that and the mix between flamers and lascannon. I think another squad of havocs would be cheaper and maybe better for what you are after

Very strange combination of equipment on your chosen, I cant see a lascannon and plasma gun every syncing up unless your enemy is right in front of you, the mix of heavy and non-heavy guns seems strange. Why no mark on the termies all the marks are of benefit to them, T6, I5+slaanesh FnP banner, blood for the blood god or 4++

Tiarna Fuilteach wrote:
Very strange combination of equipment on your chosen, I cant see a lascannon and plasma gun every syncing up unless your enemy is right in front of you, the mix of heavy and non-heavy guns seems strange. Why no mark on the termies all the marks are of benefit to them, T6, I5+slaanesh FnP banner, blood for the blood god or 4++

If he plans to attach the nurgle lord to them their only choice would be nurgle who isn't that good for termies since everything that is going to try to kill them will be str6+ and ap2

 Lord Yayula wrote:

Tiarna Fuilteach wrote:
Very strange combination of equipment on your chosen, I cant see a lascannon and plasma gun every syncing up unless your enemy is right in front of you, the mix of heavy and non-heavy guns seems strange. Why no mark on the termies all the marks are of benefit to them, T6, I5+slaanesh FnP banner, blood for the blood god or 4++

If he plans to attach the nurgle lord to them their only choice would be nurgle who isn't that good for termies since everything that is going to try to kill them will be str6+ and ap2

That was my thoughts when making the list.

As to the chosen I agree, they are all over the place but I have alot of special/heavy weapon guys lying around so that's basically why it's there as I couldn't think of a better use of the points. Oddly enough, once my troop, heavy, and HQ slots are filled I'm finding the new chaos marines hard to scale. Thoughts are appreciated.

You can make the LR dedicated to the termies so that you can free up a heavy slot and put them as havocs, that would be 5 points cheaper each, and with those extra points deck them all with heavy/special weapons (also drop the black mace).

Your nurgle lord as it stands isn't a very good combination you'll probably make him effective by changing his wargear to:

MoN, Termie armor, Blight grenades, Chainfist/Power Fist, Lighting Claw, VotLW.

It id cheaper, it's got ap2 attacks to deal with termies, it's got AP3 shreding to deal with power armor or worse, gains an extra attack due to both specialist weapons and most importantly it gives defensive/assault grenades to the termies, maybe not as important if you are using I1 weapons but your lord will appreciate it and if will reduce 1 attack whenever they get charged by anything that might attempt to kill them

That's a good Lord weapon setup..

Also could add the burning brand to him. The mace only works with Daemon Princes.

Need to fix up the chosen a bit.
Plasma Guns are good, flamers..... meh, Lascannon no.
Or take them the CC route.

 jegsar wrote:
Also could add the burning brand to him. The mace only works with Daemon Princes.

Need to fix up the chosen a bit.
Plasma Guns are good, flamers..... meh, Lascannon no.
Or take them the CC route.

Ya the problem I've run into with my chaos termies are WSYWIG problems so my lord has a mace (which didn't matter last edition as a generic daemon weapon) which now kinda limits my options. However, I have a kind of scratch build termi-lord that has pretty cool flamer-esq weapon so perhaps I will use him.